Judge Orders Disney to Pay $50 Million Class Action Settlement Over Subscription Packages

A judge has ordered The Walt Disney Company to pay a $50 million class action settlement with YouTube TV and DirecTV subscribers. Disney previously agreed to pay. The lawsuit, filed in 2023, claimed Disney inflated streaming costs by requiring that streaming platforms include ESPN. Disney Class Action Settlement The plaintiffs allege Disney’s carriage agreements forcing ESPN to be included in streaming bundles drove up subscription prices and were anti-competitive....