The New York Times Company

The New York Times Company is a global media organization founded on September 18, 1851, by Henry Jarvis Raymond and George Jones. Headquartered in New York City, the company is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol NYT. While it is a public company, the Ochs-Sulzberger family has maintained control since 1896 through a dual-class share structure. For the trailing twelve months ending in late 2025, the company reported revenue of approximately $2.82 billion and had around 6,000 employees.

The company's primary operation is the creation and distribution of news and information. Its core product is The New York Times, a daily newspaper published in print and distributed globally through its website (NYTimes.com) and mobile applications. The New York Times Company has expanded its portfolio to include a variety of digital and print properties, such as The New York Times International Edition, The Athletic (a subscription-based sports website), Wirecutter, and lifestyle products like NYT Cooking and NYT Games. The majority of its revenue is generated from digital and print subscriptions, supplemented by advertising.

As a major operating company, The New York Times Company's patent litigation posture is that of a defendant. The provided case data shows it involved in one tracked case as a defendant and none as a plaintiff, a typical profile for a large corporation defending against patent assertions.

The single tracked case is DISH Technologies L.L.C. et al. v. The New York Times Company, filed in the Southern District of New York in late 2023. This suit is part of a broader litigation campaign initiated by DISH against several companies. The patents in these cases, including the one against the Times, generally relate to adaptive bitrate streaming technology, which adjusts video quality based on a user's internet connection. DISH has asserted patents it developed internally and acquired against numerous streaming services and media companies.