YouTube TV subscribers win in lawsuit against Disney over driving up streaming costs

There’s no one not frustrated by the cost of YouTube TV and services like it, but prices keep on going up. In a small victory, though, YouTube TV subscribers that sued Disney over its role in driving up the cost of streaming have won in court, with Disney settling for $50 million. It just won’t change your bill. As ArsTechnica reports, a group of YouTube TV subscribers filed a class action complaint in late 2022 against Disney for the company’s role in driving up the cost of streaming live TV services such as YouTube TV and Disney’s own Hulu + Live TV. The lawsuit accused Disney of entering “anticompetitive agreements” through actions such as requiring its partners to distribute ESPN in base packages, which in turn drives up the cost of those packages. The complaint filing reads in part: Advertisement - scroll for more content