German IPTV operator Exaring, has enabled its TV platform, to be available on the Amazon Fire TV box and stick. Subscribers watching waipu.tv on their smartphones can also use a swiping motion on their phones to move the video to their smart TVs, in a similar fashion to users of Chromecast.
Another added feature is the availability of series recording function. Using one click, every episode of a TV series can be automatically recorded by the integrated cloud-based PVR.
Waipu.tv has around 60 public and commercial TV channels and it has started adding web TV services to its channel listing. These include:
- the computer and video game channel Rocket Beans TV;
- BFV.TV which shows highlights of local Bavarian football matches;
- and a best of channel with videos from YouTube.
Waipu.tv intends to launch 4K UHD service this year with sports, documentaries, music and apps for Amazon Alexa and Google Home. Subscribers need Google Chromecast Ultra or the Amazon Fire TV box, in addition to an Ultra HD TV, to get the new service.
