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The Drama Continues As Disney Sued By Fubo Subscriber For Antitrust Violation
Fubo may have settled with Disney but one subscriber has not and is suing the media giant.
Cole Unger is seeking class action status for a suit in U.S. District Court in the Southern District of New York against Disney for a “multifaceted campaign to suppress competition in the market for live television streamed over the internet to paying subscribers” – or streaming live pay television (SLPTV). It had lost momentum and risked new litigation from satellite broadcasters Dish and DirecTV, with the latter announcing a skinny sports bundle earlier today. The partners settled in part to avoid legal challenges to how they offer their content to pay TV providers as case would have tested “the industry’s long-standing practice of network owners bundling their desirable networks with their less desirable ones,” said MoffettNathanson analysts, a practice that generates key cash flow.
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