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Disney+ Could Lose 4K Again in Europe

InterDigital says Disney+’s VP9 workaround still infringes its patents, putting 4K streaming at risk as the wider European dispute continues.

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Patent dispute expands to Disney's alternative video codec

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A patent rights administrator has been in dispute with the Mickey Maus Group for a long time. It's about Disney's streaming technology. Now another procedure has been lost.read more on t3n.de

The saga of the 4K on Disney+ is far from over. While the platform had found a solution to gradually reintroduce the 4K on some devices, the company at the origin of the patent dispute now claims that this technology also violates its patents. While Disney+ had begun to restore the 4K in some [...] The Disney+ article may have to withdraw the 4K from its service in Europe again was published on Universe Freebox

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The Uniform Patent Court has granted InterDigital a third injunction against Disney. It applies in Germany and the Netherlands.

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InterDigital extends its procedure to codec VP9, the same one that Disney started to use to restore 4K in Europe. If justice makes the complainant right, Premium subscribers could lose the ultra-high definition a second time.

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FlatpanelsHD broke the news on Wednesday, September 2, 2026.
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