waipu.tv
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| Publishing year | September 2016 |
| operating system | iOS , Android , Amazon Fire TV |
| category | TV platform, IPTV |
| License | Freeware , proprietary |
| German speaking | Yes |
| www.waipu.tv | |
waipu.tv is an Internet television and video-on-demand platform. It can be used on smart TVs , on mobile devices ( smartphones and tablets ), on PCs and via streaming media adapters ( Chromecast , Amazon Fire TV ). waipu.tv had 452,500 subscription customers as of March 31, 2020.
waipu.tv is a brand of Exaring AG based in Munich , in which Freenet AG holds 50.01%. What is special is the company's own high-speed fiber optic infrastructure, which is used exclusively for the transmission of the television offer. With it, the waipu.tv service is distributed in high quality (planned up to 4K ), even at peak times when broadcasts via the public Internet can reach their limits. Waipu.tv is developed exclusively in Germany.
waipu.tv can only be booked in Germany, but can also be used when traveling in other European countries. In addition to paid channel packages, users can also access a free offer without additional advertising. In addition, selected on-demand content and media library content is also available on demand in the paid packages.
Technical features
The mobile devices (smartphones and tablets) act as reception and control elements at waipu.tv. For example, you can use your smartphone to For example, changing programs by means of so-called Waipen (an upward swiping movement with which the program is "pushed" from the smartphone to the television). You can also use the smartphone to program recordings, adjust the volume, fast-forward recordings, etc. In addition, the app includes a television assistant with user-specific program notes and information.
You can jump back to the beginning of TV programs that are running (restart). In addition, the current stream can also be paused using a pause function.
The waipu.tv platform enables a recording function on memories in the data center of Exaring AG. From there, users can call up their recordings at any time. Each recording is made individually for the user.
Up to four parallel streams are available for the user per account, which enable use on different devices.
Availability
waipu.tv can only be booked in Germany. Use in other European countries is possible while traveling with the mobile option. A broadband connection with at least 6 Mbit / s is required for use. All large and medium-sized Internet providers in Germany are connected to the Exaring AG fiber optic ring. Little by little, smaller providers are also being connected. There is currently coverage of around 97% of the connections in Germany (as of June 2019).
PVR functions
The recording function of waipu.tv can also be used with the serial recording function for the majority of the available channels. The stations in the ProSiebenSat.1 Group are an exception ; only selected programs (mostly in-house productions) can be recorded here. Licensed productions such as international series and feature films cannot be recorded. Sky Sport News HD broadcasts can generally not be recorded.
Channel bouquet
The following channels (as of June 2020) are available in Germany. HD channels (including public broadcasters) and private channels can be received with payment packages.
Individual evidence
- ^ Nico Jurran: New IPTV offer waipu.tv: without set-top box and mandatory provider In: heise.de , September 30, 2016, accessed on May 27, 2017.
- ↑ Andreas Nolde: DVB-T2 alternative: Live television for your Fire TV In: chip.de , March 25, 2017, accessed on May 27, 2017.
- ↑ Freenet AG quarterly statement as of March 31, 2020. Freenet AG, May 4, 2020, p. 3 , accessed on May 4, 2020 (German).
- ↑ How hot will waipu.tv get for the advertising market? horizont.net , February 28, 2019.
- ↑ a b Christoph Fröhlich: Start of Waipu.tv: Is Freenet now revolutionizing German television? In: stern.de . September 30, 2016. Retrieved May 22, 2017.
- ↑ Jan Johannsen: Waipu.tv launched: the better mix of Internet TV and cable TV In: curved.de , September 30, 2016, accessed on May 24, 2017.
- ↑ Jan-Frederik Timm: waipu.tv: Multi-Room-IPTV over 12,000 km of glass fiber In: computerbase.de , September 30, 2016, accessed on May 22, 2017.
- ↑ Ingo Pakalski: Waipu TV in hands on: The really flexible Internet television In: golem.de . September 30, 2016. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
- ↑ New IPTV platform "Waipu.tv" brings TV without a set-top box to the television screen. In: infosat.de , September 30, 2016, accessed on May 26, 2017.
- ^ Nico Jurran: New IPTV offer waipu.tv: without set-top box and mandatory provider In: heise.de , September 30, 2016, accessed on May 27, 2017.
- ↑ Jan Johannsen: Waipu.tv launched: the better mix of Internet TV and cable TV In: curved.de , September 30, 2016, accessed on May 24, 2017.
- ↑ Supported DSL providers , accessed on May 27, 2017.
- ↑ Why can't I record all of the ProSiebenSat.1 Group's programs? Retrieved September 14, 2017 .
- ↑ Spiegel TV channels. In: Matthes' private blog. April 10, 2020, accessed on June 5, 2020 (German).