"Disney+ subscribers in some European countries have lost access to advanced HDR features like Dolby Vision and HDR10+, and FlatpanelsHD report. The issue was first spotted by German Disney+ subscribers on Reddit, but currently also impacts subscribers in Portugal, Poland, France and the Netherlands, according to FlatpanelsHD. "Dolby Vision support for content on Disney+ is currently unavailable in several European countries due to technical challenges," Disney said in a statement. "We are actively working to restore access to Dolby Vision and will provide an update as soon as possible. 4K UHD and HDR support remain available on supported devices.""
"If the issue is in fact a technical one, it seems like it could be around for the long-term. Disney has removed any reference to Dolby Vision from its Disney+ video quality support page in Germany. As of now, the company lists HDR10 as its default HDR format, despite Dolby Vision support being a feature of Disney+ for several years now."
"FlatpanelsHD writes that the real issue might be legal, rather than technological. A company called InterDigital won an injunction in a German court against Disney in November 2025 because it violated at least one of the company's patents on streaming video technology. The injunction specifically requires Disney to stop violating InterDigital's patent on "a method for dynamically overlaying a first video stream with a second video stream comprising, for example, subtitles.""
Subscribers in multiple European countries have lost access to advanced HDR features such as Dolby Vision and HDR10+. The outage was first noticed by German users and now affects viewers in Portugal, Poland, France and the Netherlands. Disney stated Dolby Vision is unavailable in several European countries due to technical challenges and that teams are working to restore access while 4K UHD and HDR support remain on supported devices. Disney removed Dolby Vision references from its Germany support page and now lists HDR10 as the default. A German injunction from InterDigital over a streaming patent may be a possible legal factor.
Read at Engadget
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]