GoKawiilThe clock is ticking on the Disney streaming settlement, and for the roughly 40 million people who subscribed to YouTube TV or DirecTV Stream at any point over the past seven years, the Sept. 8 claim deadline is worth paying attention to.
The $50 million settlement resolves allegations in Biddle v. The Walt Disney Company that Disney used its ownership of ESPN to force streaming services into expensive channel bundles, preventing them from offering cheaper options and keeping subscription prices higher than they would have been otherwise. Disney settled without admitting wrongdoing. Individual payments will depend on how long you subscribed and how many total claims are filed.
Disney settled the case for $50 million without admitting liability. The settlement covers YouTube TV and DirecTV Stream subscribers, including DirecTV Now and AT&T TV Now accounts, who had active subscriptions at any point between April 1, 2019, and March 31, 2026. Now, the deadline to file a claim is Sept. 8.
To be eligible for a payout, you had to have bought a subscription to either YouTube TV or DirecTV — or both — between April 1, 2019, and March 31, 2026. DirecTV subscriptions might have been called DirecTV Stream, DirecTV Now or AT&T TV Now.
How to apply for the settlement
If you’re part of the settlement, you will likely get a notice in your USPS mailbox or your email inbox. Check your junk or spam folders in case your email service filtered it. The deadline for claiming a payment is Sept. 8.
If you get a notice, go to this website and log in with the ID and PIN provided on the settlement notice. You will need to verify your YouTube TV or DirecTV Stream subscription.
If you don’t get a notice but believe you are eligible for the cash settlement, send an email to [email protected] or print out a PDF version of the claim form and send it via snail mail to:
Biddle v. Disney
Settlement Administrator
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