Defendant

iHeartMedia, Inc.

1 case as defendant.

Cases
1
Active
1
0 closed
Filed
2026
Top venue
W.D. Texas
1 case

Company profile

Company overview. iHeartMedia, Inc. (Nasdaq: IHRT) is a publicly traded, San Antonio, Texas–based audio media company and the largest owner of broadcast radio stations in the United States. It traces its roots to Clear Channel Communications, founded in 1972 by Lowry Mays and B.J. "Red" McCombs; the entity was renamed iHeartMedia, Inc. in September 2014 and emerged from Chapter 11 restructuring in 2019. TTM revenue is roughly $3.9 billion (FY2025 ~$3.86B) with a market cap around $500–600 million, and it employs roughly 7,500–12,000 people across sources (PitchBook: ~9,550).

Products / services / operations. iHeartMedia operates through three segments: the Multiplatform Group (800+ owned broadcast radio stations, Premiere Networks national syndication, live events, and the SmartAudio ad-tech platform); the Digital Audio Group (the iHeartRadio streaming app and service, podcasting, digital sites and ad tech); and the Audio & Media Services Group (Katz Media Group ad representation and RCS broadcast scheduling software). Advertising across broadcast and digital audio is the primary revenue driver.

Patent-litigation posture. iHeartMedia is an operating company that appears as a defendant in patent litigation; the tracked database shows 1 defendant case and 0 plaintiff cases. The suit is DynaMuse LLC v. iHeartMedia, Inc. (7:26-cv-00116), filed March 31, 2026, in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas (Midland Division), a venue frequently targeted by patent plaintiffs.

Notable case / context. Plaintiff DynaMuse LLC is a New Mexico LLC identified by the Stanford NPE Litigation Database as a non-practicing entity; it has filed parallel playlist-technology infringement suits against audio-streaming peers such as SoundCloud, Sirius XM, IDAGIO, and Mixcloud. The asserted patent, U.S. Patent No. 10,491,646, concerns a "playlist assistance" mechanism for locating playlists containing selected media — technology touching iHeartRadio's playlist and streaming features. The case is in its early stages; no merits assessment is appropriate.