Disney Answers Antitrust Allegations as $50 Million Settlement Advances
The Walt Disney Company has responded to allegations in the Biddle v. Disney antitrust case, which is now at the consented stage of a $50 million settlement.
4 reports on this incident · first at Aug 27, 2026, 6:16 p.m. ET
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Aug 29, 2026, 5:53 a.m. ET
Disney Settles Antitrust Lawsuit for $50 Million
The Walt Disney Company has agreed to a $50 million settlement in a class action antitrust lawsuit, according to reports from biztoc.com and newsweek.com. The settlement resolves claims that Disney violated federal and state antitrust laws through business practices that allegedly increased prices for Streaming Live Pay Television services, as reported by newsweek.com.
The case, Biddle v. The Walt Disney Company, was a civil suit filed in district court. The settlement fund is $50 million, and current and former YouTube TV and DirecTV Stream subscribers have less than two weeks left to claim a share, according to biztoc.com. The settlement is partial, as reported by newsweek.com.
Disney has not admitted wrongdoing as part of the settlement, according to the reports.
Aug 29, 2026, 5:23 a.m. ET
Disney Agrees to $50 Million Settlement in Antitrust Lawsuit Over Streaming TV Pricing
The Walt Disney Company has agreed to a $50 million class action settlement in an antitrust lawsuit brought by subscribers of YouTube TV and DirecTV Stream, according to reports from biztoc.com and newsweek.com. The settlement fund is intended to compensate current and former subscribers who allege Disney violated federal and state antitrust laws through business practices that allegedly increased prices for streaming live pay television services.
The case, Biddle v. The Walt Disney Company, is a civil antitrust lawsuit filed in district court. The settlement is a partial settlement, according to newsweek.com, and has been consented to by the parties. Millions of current and former YouTube TV and DirecTV Stream subscribers have less than two weeks left to claim a share of the $50 million fund, as reported by biztoc.com.
The settlement resolves allegations only; no court has found that Disney violated any laws. The company has not admitted wrongdoing as part of the settlement.
Aug 27, 2026, 6:16 p.m. ETFirst report
Disney Agrees to $50 Million Settlement in Antitrust Lawsuit Over Streaming TV Pricing
The Walt Disney Company has agreed to a $50 million partial settlement in a civil antitrust lawsuit brought by subscribers of YouTube TV and DirecTV Stream, according to a report by Newsweek.
The case, Biddle v. The Walt Disney Company, is pending in a district court. The plaintiffs alleged that Disney violated federal and state antitrust laws through business practices that allegedly increased prices for Streaming Live Pay Television services. The settlement fund is set at $50 million, as reported by Newsweek.
The proceeding is at the consented stage, meaning the settlement has been agreed upon but not yet finalized.
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