Disney Agrees to $50 Million Settlement Over Streaming Price Allegations

A $50 million partial settlement has been reached in a lawsuit against The Walt Disney Company, pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. The settlement applies to certain purchasers of YouTube TV and DirecTV streaming services.

The lawsuit alleges that Disney violated federal antitrust law and various state antitrust and consumer-protection laws through conduct that raised, maintained, or stabilized the prices of streaming live pay television services. Plaintiffs allege that this conduct caused subscribers to pay higher prices for services including YouTube TV and DirecTV Stream.

The settlement covers two groups: The YouTube TV Settlement Class includes people and entities that purchased a YouTube TV subscription between April 1, 2019, and March 31, 2026. The DirecTV Stream Settlement Class includes people and entities that purchased a DirecTV streaming live television subscription during the same period.

The settlement is partial because claims brought by FuboTV plaintiffs have not been resolved through this agreement. If the settlement receives final approval, Disney will pay $50 million to resolve the released claims of participating settlement class members.