Exaring AG

Exaring AG is a German media technology company headquartered in Munich. It describes itself as the developer and operator of the first fully integrated platform for IP entertainment services in Germany, built on a nationwide fibre-optic infrastructure dedicated exclusively to the transmission of IP entertainment offerings. According to the company, this network reaches more than 30 million households, combining high picture quality with high stability. The company's best-known consumer-facing product is waipu.tv, an internet television and video-on-demand platform that can be used on smart TVs, mobile devices, PCs and streaming media adapters. waipu.tv is a brand of Exaring AG, and the service is developed in Germany. It is bookable only in Germany, with an optional paid feature for use within the EU abroad. By 30 June 2025 the service reported 2,001,700 subscription customers, and the company states that within only two years of launch waipu.tv became the market leader in open IPTV. Exaring AG is majority-owned by the freenet Group, which holds 72% of the company. The firm positions itself at the intersection of streaming technology, fibre infrastructure and next-generation entertainment, with the stated vision of developing "the best television experience in the world" through waipu.tv. Its business spans end customers, big media and telcos, and advertising marketing, reflecting a platform model that serves both consumers and media partners. Technically, waipu.tv supports up to four parallel streams per user account and adaptive distribution, streaming in 720p or Full HD for paid subscriptions where source material is HD, and SD otherwise; HDR is not supported. Since January 2024, live streams have offered Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound (though not for recordings). PVR functions allow viewers to jump back to the start of a running broadcast and pause live streams for up to 90 minutes, with recordings stored in the provider's data centre. Certain content, such as licensed international series and films, and channels from the ProSiebenSat.1 Group or Disney, is subject to recording or timeshift restrictions. As a corporate brand, Exaring AG is less a consumer label than the operating company and platform owner behind waipu.tv. Its identity is tied to the shift from cable and satellite reception toward IP-based, time-independent and personalised television, a transition it frames as driven by digitalisation and ever-growing streaming demand for network capacity.

Exaring AG is a Munich-based company that built its business around IP-based television and entertainment distribution in Germany. Its central proposition is a fully integrated platform for IP entertainment services, delivered over a nationwide fibre-optic infrastructure used exclusively for transmitting IP entertainment offerings. The company states that this infrastructure reaches more than 30 million households, providing high picture quality and stability that traditional cable or satellite connections can no longer match for modern entertainment demands. The company's consumer-facing breakthrough is waipu.tv, an internet television and video-on-demand platform developed in Germany. waipu.tv can be used on smart TVs, mobile devices, PCs and streaming media adapters, and it is bookable only in Germany, with an optional paid feature for use within the EU abroad. According to the company, waipu.tv became the market leader in open IPTV within only two years of market launch. By 30 June 2025, the service reported 2,001,700 subscription customers. Ownership of Exaring AG is anchored in the freenet Group, which holds 72% of the company. This ties the platform to a larger German telecommunications and digital services group, while development of waipu.tv remains in Germany. The service has evolved technically over time. It supports up to four parallel streams per user account and adaptive distribution, streaming in 720p or Full HD for paid subscriptions where source material is HD, and SD otherwise; HDR is not supported. Since January 2024, live streams have offered Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound, though not for recordings. PVR functionality allows viewers to jump back to the start of a running broadcast and pause live streams for up to 90 minutes, with recordings stored in the provider's data centre. Certain content is restricted: channels from the ProSiebenSat.1 Group or Disney support only selected programmes for timeshift, licensed international series and films generally cannot be recorded, and Sky Sport News broadcasts could not be recorded at all. In terms of channel offering, waipu.tv differs from competitors such as Zattoo in that it does not actively market a free subscription; however, public-service broadcasters and many smaller channels are available free in SD resolution if a user does not select a subscription after registering. These are essentially the free-TV channels with the exception of the RTL and ProSiebenSat.1 groups. Mobile use of ProSiebenSat.1 and RTL group programmes requires an additional fee. For Freenet TV, a hybrid stick (equivalent to a set-top box) is offered that makes waipu available as a complement to antenna television. Exaring AG's business also extends beyond end customers to big media and telcos as well as advertising marketing, reflecting a platform strategy that monetises both subscriptions and partnerships. The company frames its mission around continuous customer feedback and constant innovation, with regular product updates delivered digitally to waipu.tv users.

• waipu.tv becomes market leader in open IPTV within two years of market launch, according to Exaring AG.

• Since January 2024, waipu.tv offers Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound for live streams (not for recordings).

• As of 30 June 2025, waipu.tv reports 2,001,700 subscription customers.

Operator of Germany's first fully integrated IP entertainment platform, combining nationwide fibre infrastructure with the waipu.tv streaming brand; positioned as a next-generation entertainment and streaming technology provider.

• waipu.tv

  Internet television and video-on-demand platform usable on smart TVs, mobile devices, PCs and streaming media adapters; bookable only in Germany with an optional paid EU-abroad feature.

• IP entertainment platform

  Fully integrated platform for IP entertainment services delivered over a nationwide fibre-optic infrastructure reaching over 30 million households.

• Freenet TV hybrid stick

  A hybrid stick (equivalent to a set-top box) that makes waipu available as a complement to antenna television for Freenet TV.

1. 1Exaring AG official websiteexaring.de
2. 2Exaring AG on Wikidatawikidata.org
3. 3Waipu.tv on German Wikipediade.wikipedia.org