Disney Media and Entertainment has agreed to pay millions of dollars to settle a class-action lawsuit brought by subscribers of three streaming platforms.
According to To the settlement administrator’s portal, Disney will pay $50 million to settle the antitrust lawsuit that was consolidated and filed in October of 2023. The class action lawsuit The alleged one Disney engaged in anti-competitive practices that caused streaming prices for its pay-TV services to rise by more than 100% in some cases.
The lawsuit alleges that Disney used its ownership of must-have channels, especially ESPN, to require streaming platforms to include them in their basic subscription packages through carriage agreements. Since these channels charge high licensing fees, this has allegedly forced services like YouTube TV and DirecTV Stream to raise their overall base prices to cover the cost.
“The lawsuit alleges that Defendant (Disney) violated federal antitrust law and various state antitrust and consumer protection laws by engaging in various forms of conduct to raise live pay television (“SLPTV”) prices and that these actions caused the Settlement Classes to suffer damages.
Disney denies any wrongdoing.
Anyone who purchased a YouTube TV or DirecTV subscription between April 1, 2019 and March 31, 2026 is eligible to claim compensation. The amount each subscriber will receive will be determined on a pro-rata basis and will be proportional to the Settlement Tier Member’s YouTube TV or DirecTV subscription term.
Claims must be submitted by September 8. Payments will be sent once the court gives final approval to the settlement.
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