Disney Hit With Antitrust Lawsuit From Fubo Subscriber

Fubo subscriber sues Disney over “monopolistic” practices
On Tuesday, Fubo subscriber Cole Unger filed a federal lawsuit in New York accusing Disney of engaging in “monopolistic” practices with re
Venu Fallout: Disney Hit With Antitrust Lawsuit From Fubo Subscriber
The lawsuit claims that Disney's ownership of ESPN "enables it to extract monopoly rents" and the company imposes anticompetitive terms on rivals.
Disney to Merge Hulu + Live TV With Fubo, Ending Venu Sports Lawsuit
Following the completion of the deal, Fubo and Hulu + Live TV will continue to operate as separate streaming options for consumers. Disney has agreed to provide Fubo with a $145 million term loan set for 2026. The agreement also includes a $130 million termination fee payable to Fubo under specific conditions.
The Drama Continues As Disney Sued By Fubo Subscriber For Antitrust Violation
Fubo settled its suit last week, paving the way for Venu Sports to debut, but the partners shuttered it anyway. It had lost momentum and risked new litigation from satellite broadcasters Dish and DirecTV, with the latter announcing a skinny sports bundle earlier today. Fubo is also going offer them.
Fubo Subscriber Sues Disney for Antitrust Violations After Venu Shutdown
After Disney pulled the plug on sports-streaming service Venu last week, a Fubo subscriber filed a proposed class action suit in New York federal court on Tuesday, alleging that the media giant has violated antitrust laws as both a content supplier and a distributor.
Disney’s Disastrous New Sports Merger Is Only the Beginning
You might have missed it, but the world of sports TV changed forever this month. On Jan. 6, Disney announced that it was ...
How the new deal between Disney and Fubo will impact how fans consume sports TV
The corporate maneuvering  over your sports viewing dollars may offer more drama than some of the games that you pay to watch ...
Disney may be in monopoly trouble over whole Fubo-ESPN issue
A decade from now, law students are going to wade through the muck of legal drama around Disney, Hulu, Fubo, and Venu, and ...
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Sports streaming shake-up? What the Disney Hulu + Live FuboTV deal means for you
Discovery and Fox. Venu Sports was originally supposed to launch this fall but was delayed by an antitrust lawsuit brought by Fubo. In August, a judge granted a preliminary injunction blocking the ...
Why Disney was willing to pay up for Fubo in its quest to launch a new sports streamer
The future of streaming sports is getting more complicated, Peter Kafka writes.
Fubo-Disney Deal Will Create New Sports Streaming Service
Sports fans are about to get yet another option for streaming games. Fubo and Disney’s Hulu + Live TV service will be merging ...
Despite Disney’s Surprise Fubo Deal, DirecTV and Dish Signal They May Hold Up Venu Launch
The pay TV distributors raised a red flag to a U.S. district judge over a bid to dismiss an earlier injunction against the ...
Disney Inks Deal to Merge Hulu Live TV With Fubo, Ending Lawsuit Seeking to Block Venu Sports Streamer
Disney announced a deal with pay-TV provider Fubo to combine Hulu + Live TV with Fubo's operations in a joint venture, ending ...
Disney’s Sports Merger Reveals a Grim Truth About the Future of Television
You might have missed it, but the world of sports TV changed forever this month.