Disney faces new antitrust lawsuit over ESPN bundling practices
One Fubo customer is seeking class-action status for a suit that would punish Disney’s ownership of both ESPN and Hulu + Live TV.
Disney’s legal team has had plenty of experience combing through antitrust statutes of late. That may put the company in an advantageous position, as it reportedly faces legal action centering on a new antitrust complaint. A Fubo customer is suing the House of Mouse, and seeks class-action status for a case that alleges Disney is engaging in anticompetitive practices by inflating prices and forcing live TV streaming services to stuff channel plans with networks viewers don’t watch.
Key Details: The suit says that Disney’s ownership of ESPN allows it to demand “monopoly rents” from distributors. Disney’s ownership of channels and its status as a distributor are forcing other services to raise prices even higher, according to the suit. Disney recently faced another antitrust...
Disney’s legal team has had plenty of experience combing through antitrust statutes of late. That may put the company in an advantageous position, as it reportedly faces legal action centering on a new antitrust complaint. A Fubo customer is suing the House of Mouse, and seeks class-action status for a case that alleges Disney is engaging in anticompetitive practices by inflating prices and forcing live TV streaming services to stuff channel plans with networks viewers don’t watch.
Key Details: The suit says that Disney’s ownership of ESPN allows it to demand “monopoly rents” from distributors. Disney’s ownership of channels and its status as a distributor are forcing other services to raise prices even higher, according to the suit. Disney recently faced another antitrust...
- 1/15/2025
- by David Satin
- The Streamable
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