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Disney+ Grants German Premium Users Cancellation Right

Disney+ is offering German Premium subscribers a special right to cancel their subscriptions after the streaming service restricted 4K and HDR features following a patent dispute with InterDigital. Affected customers are being notified by email and have 30 days from receipt to exercise the cancellation right; prepaid unused portions will be refunded pro rata. The measure applies only to Premium plans, which the article notes cost €160 per year. Disney has partially restored 4K on some devices (Android TV, certain Google, Philips and Sony models, Amazon Fire TV, LG TVs from 2020 onward, and Sky Glass/Sky Stream), but HDR remains unavailable. Tests suggest Disney is streaming 4K using VP9 instead of the disputed HEVC codec to work around the patent issue.

RTL uses 'Home Advantage' in Sky campaign

Sky launched on 4 August 2026 a cross‑media campaign, "Dein Heimvorteil" ("Your Home Advantage"), to promote its 2026/27 Bundesliga coverage. Anchored by a central TV spot that alternates match action with fans watching at home and the brand line "Live‑Sport hat ein Zuhause. Sky Sport.", the campaign positions Sky Sport as the "Home of Sports". It runs across RTL Group free‑TV and streaming and the full Ad Alliance portfolio — TV (RTL channels), online video, digital display, social and influencer content, radio, DOOH and print (Stern, Geo, Capital). Sky pairs the launch with a promotional subscription — Friday and Saturday Bundesliga games plus 2. Bundesliga, Sky Entertainment and Sky Stream for €24.99/month with a 12‑month minimum (then €29.99; full sports offering €5 more). Sky cites a survey showing 57% of fans primarily follow the Bundesliga at home and 45% prefer their living room; the campaign does not foreground Sky's RTL ownership or promote RTL+ bundles.

RTL to Air 'Flodders' Reboot as Event Programming

RTL and streaming partner RTL+ (in cooperation with Dutch platform Videoland) are releasing a new six-episode comedy reboot of the Dutch cult franchise "Die Flodders." RTL will air all six episodes as event programming on Thursday, 3 September at 20:15, while the series will also launch on RTL+, Wow, and is scheduled to air on Sky from 6 September. Produced by NewBe, the reboot reunites original cast member Tatjana Šimić (now as Kees Senior) and is written by Wijo Koek, with Jon Karthaus and Erwin van den Eshof directing. The show is positioned as a cheeky comedy about family, prejudice and belonging that continues the franchise roughly 40 years after the original film.