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09.04.2019

Wireless, seamless, limitless:

Watch TV anytime, anywhere with O2 TV

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From 2 May, O2 will be offering an IPTV product perfectly attuned to its customers’ modern lives: O2 TV powered by waipu.tv allows you to watch live TV at any time, from anywhere from just EUR 4.99 per month – whether at home or on the go, on your television, smartphone or tablet.1) O2 TV offers over 100 TV channels – most in HD quality – and does not require a contract2) or set-top box but features simple and intuitive operation via an app. In addition, it offers practical functions such as an extra-large storage space for recording. With up to four parallel streams, a thrilling TV experience is guaranteed for the whole family – and there’s no streaming limit when combined with the O2 my Home or O2 Free tariffs. “With O2 TV powered by waipu.tv, we are offering our customers the freedom to enjoy live TV wherever and whenever they like. In doing so, we are aligning ourselves with the needs of today’s customers,” says Wolfgang Metze, Chief Consumer Officer at Telefónica Deutschland. “O2 TV is moving away from cable connections and satellite – the future of television is digital. We are launching top-class IPTV together with our partner EXARING AG, which brought waipu.tv to market in 2016 and has continued to develop it ever since. With O2 TV, we are consistently pursuing our great freedom campaign and making an optimal addition to our mobile and fixed service portfolio. We provide customers with mobile, DSL and TV services from a single source – and with great value for money.”

Freedom without limits – watch TV anytime, anywhere

O2 TV plans (in German)
With O2 TV L, customers can enjoy live TV outside their own four walls, starting their favourite programme on their mobile device on the train ride home and finishing it on their large home screen. On the go, Smartphones and tablets become their TV and travel with them wherever they go – even on holidays to other EU countries. And thanks to the O2 Free keep-surfing guarantee, which will be extended to all new and existing customers on the LTE network in time for the O2 TV market launch, customers can continue streaming without end once their high-speed data volume has been used up. O2 Mobile Postpay and DSL customers can add O2 TV L from EUR 4.99 per month.3) The price is based on their mobile or DSL basic tariff. Sky Ticket is the ideal addition to O2 TV L, and the Sky Entertainment Ticket is included for three months at no extra cost, giving customers exclusive access to major on-demand series highlights like “Game of Thrones”.4)

Over 100 channels, four parallel streams

O2 TV is a television, personal media library and intelligent viewing guide all in one, offering personalised tips based on the user’s viewing habits. The IPTV platform has a portfolio of over 100 channels, more than 70 of them in HD. O2 TV also offers “new TV” broadcasters and their media libraries, allowing customers to browse the video-on-demand offerings of FILMTASTIC, NETZKINO, MYSPASS and MOVIES. The service is rounded off with special-interest channels for children and adults on topics such as sport, gaming, cookery, mobility and technology. A Sunday evening crime drama on the sofa, a romance in the bedroom and a singing talent show in the kids’ room – now you can watch them all. Users can watch up to four different programmes simultaneously on their television, laptop, tablet or smartphone, making the O2 TV service perfect for families.

Smart functions, simple to use

Users can also record up to 100 hours of programmes, store them online and play them back. They can also pause live programmes and continue watching later. The app comes with a live preview function that allows users to swipe through the various channels on their smartphone or tablet to see what is currently showing live – turning their smartphone into a remote control for not only their digital lives and but also their TV. O2 TV is easy to use and completely wireless. This modern TV experience does not require a cable or satellite connection or a set-top box. Customers simply install the free and intuitive O2 TV app on their smartphone or tablet (for Android and iOS). They can also use O2 TV directly on their smart TV or via further devices such as Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV or Google Chromecast, using their My O2 customer login to sign in.

One-month free trial for new and existing customers

O2 TV comes in S, M and L packages.5) The package selected determines the number of programmes that can be watched in parallel, the recording capacity and whether the mobile TV option is available. To mark the launch, new and existing O2 customers can try out all three options free of charge for one month.6) All they need to do is book O2 TV online at o2.de, in an O2 shop or call the O2 hotline (applies to both O2 mobile and O2 DSL users). The O2 IPTV service can be cancelled any time.
1) O2 TV provides access to TV is an offer of the EXARING AG and can only be added to a O2 Mobile Postpay or DSL contract. For using the app contents on a Smartphone / Tablet (iOS and Android), Laptop / PC or on a Smart TV is a separate registration (with acceptance of General Terms and Conditions of the EXARING AG) required. O2 TV is subject to the General Terms and Conditions of Business of Telefónica Germany GmbH & Co. OHG for O2 TV, available at www.o2online.de/recht/agb-und-infos/. 2) O2 TV can be cancelled at any time. 3) O2 TV L costs EUR 9.99 per month with one month free of charge (one-time offer). Customers on the following tariffs receive a EUR 5 discount on the basic monthly price of O2 TV L for as long as it exists: O2 Free Unlimited / XL / L, O2 Free L / M Boost, O2 my Data L, O2 my Home XL / L and O2 my Office XL / L. 4) Customers who order and register for O2 TV L by 30 September 2019 will be given the option to order the Sky Entertainment monthly ticket free of charge for the first three months (after which it will cost EUR 9.99). After activating the tariff, customers will receive a text message with a link to place their order and register. The Sky Ticket may be cancelled at any time during the first three months, after which it must be cancelled with a notice period of 30 days. This offer applies only to customers who register for Sky within three months of registering for O2 TV L. 5) O2 TV M and S may only be used on customers’ home Wi-Fi network. For licensing reasons, mobile use outside the home network is restricted to selected channels. The data connection required to use this service does not form part of the O2 TV M or S packages. 6) O2 TV is free for one month the first time an order is placed.