Disney+ will be more expensive for many existing customers
The grace period ends: Even existing Disney+ customers in Germany will soon have to pay more for their subscription if they want to watch in 4K resolution.
Disney+ will become more expensive for many existing customers.
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Existing Disney+ customers in Germany will soon have to pay more to continue using 4K resolution and Dolby Atmos. According to media reports, Disney will soon inform its customers of this in an email. The premium subscription to Disney+ will then cost 12 euros instead of the previous 9 euros.
The background to this is that Disney is switching its existing customers to the new pricing model, which has been in place for new customers since last November. At that time, the standard Disney+ subscription was divided into three different levels. However, existing customers were initially provided access to the highest Premium level at the previous price. This is now changing. The new prices will also apply to existing customers from July 24, reports Focus Online.
| Standard with Ads | Standard | Premium | |||
|
Advertisments |
✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ||
| Exclusive originals and catalog titles | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
|
Subscription |
monthly |
monthly |
yearly |
monthly |
yearly |
| 6 € | 9 € | 90 € | 11,99 € | 120 € | |
|
Video quality |
up to Full-HD 1080p | up to Full-HD 1080p | up to 4K UHD & HDR | ||
| Parallel streams | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| Downloads | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Audio | Stereo 5.1 | Stereo 5.1 | Dolby Atmos | ||
The Premium level corresponds to the previously available subscription: It is the only subscription that continues to offer 4K resolution and Dolby Atmos. In addition, 4 streams are only possible there at the same time. So if you want to enjoy all the previous benefits, you will have to pay 12 euros per month or 120 euros per year.
No HDR or 4K for 9 euros
Those who still only want to pay 9 euros per month will have to live with restrictions. For the previous price point, new customers will only get the "Standard" subscription. It only offers Full-HD resolution and does not include Dolby Atmos playback or HDR display. In addition, only two simultaneous streams are possible with the standard subscription.
The third alternative is the advertising subscription for 6 euros per month. Here, as with the standard subscription, content can only be viewed in Full-HD on a maximum of two devices simultaneously. In addition, playback is interrupted by advertisements. Downloads are not possible at this subscription level.
In its announcement of the new price structure last summer, Disney promised that existing customers would be transferred to the premium model at no extra charge for now, but reserved the right to make "future changes". Anyone who booked their subscription after last November is already in the new price structure and should not expect any changes.
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