Disney has lifted the transmission restrictions it placed on its Disney + service in March in light of the Coronavirus pandemic, today it has confirmed that Forbes.
House of Mouse was one of the streaming services that followed Netflix’s leadership in reducing the video quality of its streams to help alleviate internet traffic during the lockdown period.
Disney +, therefore, launched in the UK and a handful of European countries on March 24 with “at least 25 percent less bandwidth” and therefore a reduction in the quality of image and apparently limited Dolby Atmos support. At the time, Disney said: “We have instituted measures to reduce bandwidth utilization and, in some circumstances, content streaming in HD and UHD formats, including Dolby Atmos audio, will be limited or unavailable.”
The lifting of such restrictions from today means that 4K, HDR and Atmos titles in the Disney + catalog should now be available to stream in full quality. When broadcasting an Atmos title like Thor: Ragnarok, currently it seems that we are receiving an Atmos feed on some occasions but not on others. So we would try it for yourself!
The lifting of restrictions is particularly good considering that the filmed version of the original Broadway production Hamilton (trailer below) will hit the Disney + catalog on Dolby Vision HDR and Atmos on Friday (July 3).
Coincidentally, Disney has stopped offering its seven-day trial to new subscribers to the service, so if you haven’t signed up yet but want to sing every word of Alexander HamiltonYou must commit to at least a monthly payment of £ 5.99. We think the subscription fee is worth it for Disney fans anyway.
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