Days left to apply for $50 million settlement over Disney, streaming prices

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Why are streaming fees going up?

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(NEXSTAR) – Subscribers of certain streaming platforms may qualify for payment in a $50 million settlement reached in a lawsuit filed against Disney.

An antitrust lawsuit was brought against The Walt Disney Company by subscribers of YouTube TV, DirecTV Stream, and FuboTV. They accused Disney of “engaging in various forms of conduct to raise the prices of Streaming Live Pay Television.”

Disney, which also owns Hulu and ESPN, allegedly used its size to “inflate prices marketwide by raising the prices of its own products,” the lawsuit said. Specifically, the plaintiffs accused the company of dramatically inflating prices since taking control of Hulu in 2019.

The plaintiffs are seeking “damages as well as injunctive relief to halt and unwind Disney’s anticompetitive practices.”

Disney denied any wrongdoing but agreed to a partial settlement with YouTube TV and........

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