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How YouTube TV and DirecTV Stream subscribers can get a payout from Disney's $50M antitrust settlement

Disney is set to pay out a $50 million settlement in a class action lawsuit that alleged the entertainment giant broke antitrust and consumer protection laws by pushing prices for streaming subscriptions higher.The settlement follows a 2022 federal class action lawsuit that was filed by YouTube TV and DirecTV Stream subscribers who claimed the company engaged in anticompetitive conduct to raise the prices of streaming services' live TV plans due to its control over in-demand programming, such as ESPN and Hulu.The class action suit, known as Biddle v. Disney, alleged that Disney limited the abi...