The Walt Disney Company reportedly agreed to pay $50 million to settle a class-action antitrust lawsuit alleging that the media giant used its massive market leverage to artificially inflate the prices of live television streaming services. The settlement is set to benefit millions of consumers who held subscriptions to YouTube TV, DirecTV Stream, DirecTV Now, or AT&T TV Now at any point between April 1, 2019, and March 31, 2026.

Lawsuit alleged Disney inflated market prices by making carriers include ESPN.

There’s no one not frustrated by the cost of YouTube TV and services like it, but prices keep on going...

The final approval hearing will take place in January.

Disney agreed to a $50 million settlement following allegations that it pressured YouTube TV and DirecTV to increase live-TV streaming prices for subscribers.

The Walt Disney Company reportedly agreed to pay $50 million to settle a class-action antitrust lawsuit alleging that the media giant used its massive market leverage to…