German TV platform HD+ is expanding its reach beyond smart TVs to third-party streaming sticks and set-top boxes with the launch of its new HD+ Stream app.
The move enables households without satellite reception or a compatible smart TV to access HD+ via popular streaming devices, further broadening the platform’s reach.
At launch, HD+ Stream is available as an Android app for waipu.tv, MagentaTV and Google Chromecast devices. Support for additional devices and manufacturers will follow later this year. Subscriptions can be activated directly via the HD+ website for €9.99 per month, with the first month free; the service can be cancelled at any time.
Subscribers can stream over 100 HD live channels and access around 120,000 on-demand titles from public and commercial broadcasters’ media libraries. Features include restart, pause, and dual-device streaming, allowing viewers to watch on two devices simultaneously – whether on a stick, smart TV, tablet or smartphone. HD+ Stream can also be used throughout the EU at no extra cost.
“In many households, a TV stick is already plugged into the television. With HD+ Stream, these households can now enjoy HD television with the full range of HD+ features – at an attractive price and with great flexibility in device choice. Viewers can decide freely how and where they want to watch their channels,” said Andreas Schulz, Head of Product Management at HD Plus.
Existing HD+ satellite customers can add the streaming function for an additional €3 per month, enabling access to two simultaneous streams on supported devices.
Asked by Broadband TV News whether HD+ would continue offering its own, proprietary HD+ TV Stick, a company spokesperson confirmed: “Of course, we’ll keep offering our own stick.”
The launch of HD+ Stream extends the service’s accessibility, which until now has been available primarily on smart TVs from manufacturers such as Samsung, LG, Panasonic, Philips, Hisense, Sony, Vestel and Loewe, as well as on mobile devices via IP since 2021 and the HD+ IP TV Stick since 2024.
