Global Interactive Media, Inc. v. ReelzChannel, LLC DC

Not long after the Supreme Court’s TC Heartland decision came down, Global Interactive Media, Inc. (GIM) and AMC Networks filed a joint stipulation to transfer a case between them from the Northern District of Illinois to the Southern District of New York (1:17-cv-04326). AMC has not yet filed an answer to the complaint GIM filed against it in February 2017, and according to a June 1st filing, the parties are “presently discussing a possible resolution” of the action. AMC is one of only three currently active defendants in GIM’s sole litigation campaign, which was launched in December 2014 and targets audio/video programming providers’ online broadcast listings.

The three patents (6,314,577; 7,574,721; 8,032,907) that Global Interactive Media, Inc. has asserted in its only litigation campaign generally relate to requesting and receiving metadata about broadcast programs. Global Interactive launched the campaign in December 2014, adding five more defendants this week: Viggle (1:15-cv-08492), TuneIn (5:15-cv-04961), Hubbard Broadcasting (1:15-cv-09608), Scripps Network Interactive (3:15-cv-04960), and ReelzChannel (1:15-cv-09609). The companies are accused of infringement through provision of broadcast listings.