waipu.tv

waipu.tv is Germany's largest Open IPTV platform, with more than two million subscribers as of mid-2025, and it does two things at once: live TV over the internet with cloud recording, restart and pause, and a separate on-demand library of more than 30,000 films and series.

That combination — a cable replacement and a VOD library in the same app — is not something MUBI, Filmin or ARTE attempt, and it is the reason waipu.tv sits alongside them rather than competing directly.

The operator is EXARING AG, based in Munich, and 72% of EXARING is owned by Freenet Group, a listed German telecommunications company — a clean, disclosed line of German ownership rather than an opaque structure. The core Perfect Plus package starts from about €7.49 a month, and waipu.tv sells further add-on bundles on top for Netflix, Disney+, DAZN and WOW live sport for customers who want those platforms folded into one bill.

The limits are practical: waipu.tv can only be booked from within Germany, with a paid option for use elsewhere in the EU; there is no HDR support and non-subscribed channels stream only in SD; and, as with RTL+, the Netflix, Disney+ and DAZN bundles are resold third-party catalogues rather than waipu.tv's own content.

What waipu.tv does well

• Germany's largest Open IPTV platform, over two million subscribers
• Cloud recording, restart and pause on live channels
• Over 30,000 films and series on demand
• 72%-owned by Freenet Group, a listed German telecom operator
• Public broadcasters available free even without a paid plan

Where waipu.tv falls short

• Bookable only from Germany, with a paid option for EU travel
• No HDR support; unsubscribed channels stream only in SD
• Netflix, Disney+ and DAZN bundles are resold third-party content
• Tier and promotional pricing structure is genuinely complex

Standout feature. Two million subscribers make waipu.tv Germany's largest Open IPTV platform, and it is majority-owned by a listed German telecom group.