I regret to inform you that Dolby Vision HDR has once again been dropped from Disney+ in parts of Europe
- No Dolby Vision on Disney+ in the EU (again)
- UK and US viewers aren't affected
- It's due to patent issues, and other streamers have settled out of court
Back in February we reported that Disney+ had dropped Dolby Vision HDR from its service in parts of Europe; Disney said at the time that was due to "technical challenges" but later conceded that "as a result of a lawsuit at a German patent court, we were forced to make changes to the availability of certain advanced video formats" once the format returned to the platform.
And now it looks like Disney+ has had to drop Dolby Vision again, in 11 countries this time.
The culprit once again appears to be a court case, this time in the Unified Patent Court (UPC). And the claimant is once again InterDigital, who claimed that Disney infringes one of its video patents. Because...
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