Disney+ loses entry to Dolby Imaginative and prescient and HDR10+ in some European nations

Disney+ subscribers in some European nations have misplaced entry to superior HDR options like Dolby Imaginative and prescient and HDR10+, TechRadar and FlatpanelsHD report. The problem was first noticed by German Disney+ subscribers on Reddit, however at present additionally impacts subscribers in Portugal, Poland, France and the Netherlands, in response to FlatpanelsHD.

“Dolby Imaginative and prescient help for content material on Disney+ is at present unavailable in a number of European nations attributable to technical challenges,” Disney stated in a press release. “We’re actively working to revive entry to Dolby Imaginative and prescient and can present an replace as quickly as potential. 4K UHD and HDR help stay accessible on supported gadgets.”

If the problem is in truth a technical one, it looks as if it could possibly be round for the long-term. Disney has eliminated any reference to Dolby Imaginative and prescient from its Disney+ video quality support page in Germany. As of now, the corporate lists HDR10 as its default HDR format, regardless of Dolby Vision support being a function of Disney+ for a number of years now.

FlatpanelsHD writes that the actual problem may be authorized, relatively than technological. An organization known as InterDigital won an injunction in a German court in opposition to Disney in November 2025 as a result of it violated no less than one of many firm’s patents on streaming video know-how. The injunction particularly requires Disney to cease violating InterDigital’s patent on “a way for dynamically overlaying a primary video stream with a second video stream comprising, for instance, subtitles.” It isn’t fully clear how that performs into the corporate providing Dolby Imaginative and prescient and HDR10+ in Europe, however it could clarify why subscribers in Germany have been among the first folks to note Dolby Imaginative and prescient’s absence.

Engadget has contacted Disney for extra details about Disney+’s lacking HDR help and whether or not InterDigital’s injunction performed a task. We’ll replace this text if we hear again.

Mentions of Dolby Imaginative and prescient and HDR10+ have been additionally stripped out of the US version of Disney+’s video high quality help web page. InterDigital hasn’t gained an injunction within the US, however the firm is pursuing a patent case in opposition to Disney in the USA District Courtroom for the Central District of California. That does not essentially imply Dolby Imaginative and prescient help shall be taken from US subscribers subsequent, nevertheless it does recommend there’s extra taking place right here than simply technical challenges.