Disney $50 Million Streaming TV Settlement: Claims Closed September 8, 2026, Final Hearing January 14, 2027

Subscribers sued Disney claiming it violated federal antitrust laws and state antitrust and consumer protection laws through conduct that raised the prices of streaming live pay TV services. According to Money and Media Play News reports on the case, the core claim was that Disney's contract terms required streamers such as YouTube TV and DirecTV Stream to carry ESPN and other Disney channels in their base packages, which the plaintiffs said propped up prices and blocked cheaper options.

Disney will pay $50 million, and it denies the legal claims and any wrongdoing. The official website says Disney also agreed to certain non-monetary relief, including commitments related to its business practices.

This is a partial settlement. The lawsuit also included FuboTV subscribers, and the website states that the FuboTV plaintiffs have not settled with Disney. Their claims are still pending, so FuboTV customers are not covered here.

There are two settlement classes, and you could be in both:

• YouTube TV class: all persons who purchased a YouTube TV subscription from April 1, 2019 through March 31, 2026.
• DirecTV Stream class: all persons who purchased a DirecTV streaming live pay TV subscription, including DirecTV Stream, DirecTV Now, and AT&T TV Now, in the same period.

The website says the classes include people, business associations, entities, and corporations. Disney, its employees, officers, directors, affiliates, and subsidiaries, counsel for the parties, and the judicial officers and their families and staff are excluded.

A Disney+, Hulu, or ESPN+ subscription by itself does not put you in this class. For how class definitions work, see how to know if you qualify for a settlement.

After court-approved fees, costs, service awards, and administration, the net fund is split two ways, and each claimant's share is proportional to how long they subscribed:

The 39 repealer jurisdictions, places whose laws let indirect purchasers seek antitrust damages, are: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Florida, Guam, Hawaii, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oregon, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. You count if you lived in one at any time during the class period.

Class counsel will ask for up to 30% of the fund ($15 million) in fees plus costs, and up to $5,000 per class representative. Money reports that the plaintiffs' March 2026 filing estimated about 17 million class members, and that the administrator expected a 2% to 5% claim rate. At that rate, roughly 340,000 to 850,000 people would split about $35 million or less, but the official website gives no per-person estimate, and long-time subscribers in repealer states should receive more than short-term subscribers elsewhere. See how class action money is divided.

Claims were due by September 8, 2026, online at OnlineTVSettlement.com or by mail to Biddle v. Disney Settlement Administrator, P.O. Box 4720, Portland, OR 97208-4720. People with both a YouTube TV and a DirecTV Stream subscription were told to file one form covering both.

According to Money, the online form asked for the Unique ID and PIN sent in the emailed or mailed notice, and payments can be made digitally or by check. That filing window is closed.

If you filed, keep your confirmation, and update your contact or payment details with the administrator (1-877-704-2517) if they change. Payments are made only after the settlement is approved and becomes final. Settlements this large attract scams, so read how to spot settlement scams.

The final approval hearing is set for January 14, 2027 in Courtroom 4 of the Robert F. Peckham Federal Building in San Jose, before U.S. District Judge Edward J. Davila. Class members who did not opt out can still file a written objection by December 1, 2026. See how to object to a settlement.

If you are a class member who did not file by September 8, 2026, you will not receive a payment. Because the exclusion deadline was the same day, you also remain bound by the release once the settlement is final, meaning you cannot sue Disney separately over these claims. You can still object by December 1, 2026 if you think the deal is unfair; an objector stays in the class.

If you were a FuboTV subscriber, the claims against Disney on your behalf are still being litigated and are not affected by this deal. For other streaming-related cases, see the YouTube TV auto-renewal settlement. If you think you were harmed by a subscription practice not covered here, a free case review can connect you with independent attorneys who handle consumer cases.

Related cases include the Amazon Prime FTC settlement and the Verizon administrative fee settlement. Browse everything still taking claims on our open settlements page. For this case, updates on approval and payments will be posted on the official settlement website linked above.