Request for a preliminary ruling from the Oberster Gerichtshof (Austria) lodged on 27 March 2025 – Sky Österreich Fernsehen GmbH v Verein für Konsumenteninformation

(Case C-234/25, Sky Österreich Fernsehen)

(C/2025/3499)

Language of the case: German

Referring court

Oberster Gerichtshof

Parties to the main proceedings

Appellant in the appeal on a point of law: Sky Österreich Fernsehen GmbH

Respondent in the appeal on a point of law: Verein für Konsumenteninformation

Question referred

Must Article 16(m) of Directive 2011/83/EU (1) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011 on consumer rights, amending Council Directive 93/13/EEC and Directive 1999/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Directive 85/577/EEC and Directive 97/7/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, read in conjunction with Article 2(11) thereof, be interpreted as meaning that the offering of streaming services, where the digital content made available for viewing is located on a server which may be accessed by customers from their terminal via a link or an app, who then can watch the programmes included in their subscription both ‘live’ and ‘on demand’ via the internet or, alternatively, can download the digital content and store it in the memory of their own device and, independently of online access, view it once within 48 hours, constitutes a supply of ‘digital content’ within the meaning of those provisions?

(1)  Directive 2011/83/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011 on consumer rights, amending Council Directive 93/13/EEC and Directive 1999/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Directive 85/577/EEC and Directive 97/7/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ 2011 L 304, p. 64).