🇩🇪 Flickhaven — IPTV Germany
Pricing, channel coverage, on-demand libraries and device support, assessed for German viewers in Germany.
By Ryan Fernandez, PhD · Last updated
None of the eight IPTV services compared here is a domestic German provider: they are international services billed in pounds sterling rather than EUR, so coverage of Das Erste (ARD), ZDF, 3sat and other German channels is not guaranteed by any headline count. All eight are operated by the group that publishes Flickhaven. A traditional package from satellite pay-TV, MagentaTV and Vodafone runs €20–40/month. Each offers a 24-hour trial with no card, so verify the channels you actually watch before paying.
Ownership disclosure
All eight services compared on this page are owned and operated by the same group that publishes Flickhaven. This is a first-party comparison of our own brands — not an independent review, and not a survey of the wider German market. Pricing is unified in pounds sterling across all eight; channel and library figures come from each brand's published site. For a genuinely independent view, seek out reviewers with no commercial relationship to these services.
Read this before you compare
You will pay a currency conversion from EUR to pounds sterling on a German card. If your viewing is mostly German terrestrial television, a domestic operator (satellite pay-TV, MagentaTV and Vodafone) will serve you better than anything on this page.
A traditional German pay-TV package from satellite pay-TV, MagentaTV and Vodafone runs €20–40/month, usually on a fixed-term contract. The eight services here replace that with one prepaid IPTV subscription and an app on hardware you already own. New to IPTV? Start with how IPTV works, for German viewers who have not used it before.
Vivimate IPTV
Listed first here because the widest international channel spread, which is what carries weight where no brand is German-first. The widest international footprint of the eight, plus an 8K tier.
£15.00/mo
From
55,000+
Channels
130,000+
VOD
24 hours, no card
Free trial
Ordered by fit for a German viewer. All eight are operated by the publisher — see the disclosure above.
£15.00/mo · 55,000+ channels · 130,000+ VOD · International (GBP)
The broadest international spread of the eight, giving it the best chance of carrying ARD, ZDF and the RTL group feeds. Confirm the Dritte you watch — regional channels are the usual gap.
£15.00/mo · 55,000+ channels · 160,000+ VOD · United Kingdom (GBP)
The largest on-demand catalogue here at 160,000 titles, which offsets the fact that no brand in this group carries a German-first lineup.
£15.00/mo · 55,000+ channels · 160,000+ VOD · Canadian lineup (GBP)
A Canadian service. Its NHL focus is irrelevant to Bundesliga viewers. Only worth it if you follow North American sport.
£15.00/mo · 55,000+ channels · 130,000+ VOD · International (GBP)
World Cup 2026 coverage, with Germany a perennial contender. Worth a look for the tournament specifically rather than as a season-long Bundesliga solution.
£15.00/mo · 55,000+ channels · 130,000+ VOD · International (GBP)
Germany has a large Android TV and Fire TV installed base, so TiviMate is more widely used here than in most European markets — the tuning is likelier to pay off.
TiviMate IPTV is a subscription brand run by our group. It is not the TiviMate player app and is not affiliated with that app's developer.
£15.00/mo · 55,000+ channels · 130,000+ VOD · International (GBP)
Enigma2 support matters more in Germany than almost anywhere: Dreambox and VU+ receivers remain common in German households.
£15.00/mo · 55,000+ channels · 130,000+ VOD · US sports focus (GBP)
NFL has a substantial German audience and domestic scheduling is poor. That aside, there is little here for a Bundesliga viewer.
£15.00/mo · 55,000+ channels · 180,000+ VOD · United Kingdom (GBP)
A UK service. Useful only if you also watch British television — no German coverage to speak of.
All eight publish 55,000+ live channels and a free 24-hour trial, and bill in pounds sterling on the same plan ladder. The side-by-side table, full feature lists, pros and cons are published once on the brand portfolio behind these Germany picks rather than repeated on every country guide.
A headline channel count says nothing about these — verify each German channel you watch by name during the free trial:
Public
Das Erste (ARD), ZDF, 3sat, Arte, Phoenix, regional Dritte
Commercial
RTL, ProSieben, SAT.1, VOX, Kabel Eins, RTL Zwei
Sport
Football streaming channels, Sport1, MagentaSport, pan-European sports channels
News
n-tv, Welt, tagesschau24
The fixtures that matter to German subscribers are the Bundesliga, DFB-Pokal and Champions League. Bundesliga rights are split between a sports streaming service and satellite pay-TV, with MagentaSport carrying additional fixtures. Rights change between seasons, so check the competition you follow during the trial, at the time it actually airs.
| Factor | IPTV | satellite pay-TV, MagentaTV and Vodafone |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly cost | From £15.00/mo | €20–40/month |
| Billing currency | Pounds sterling (GBP) | EUR |
| Contract | None, cancel any time | Typically 12–24 months |
| Trial | 24 hours, no card | Rarely offered |
| German channel guarantee | Not guaranteed — verify in trial | Contractual |
| Licence fee | Same position as with pay-TV | Rundfunkbeitrag — mandatory |
| Licensing certainty | Verify per provider | Holds rights to its channels |
The rows where a domestic operator wins outright are licensing certainty and guaranteed German channel coverage. Neither is a small advantage, and both are worth weighing against the price difference.
IPTV as a technology is legal; what determines legality is licensing — whether a given provider holds distribution rights for the channels it carries. Verify that before subscribing: responsibility for compliance in Germany rests with you as the subscriber.
Licence fee: Rundfunkbeitrag — mandatory
Germany charges the Rundfunkbeitrag, currently €18.36 per month per household. It is owed regardless of whether you own a television or which service you watch, so switching to IPTV does not reduce or remove it. Verify your position with the Beitragsservice.
Rates and rules change — confirm your own position with the relevant German authority.
Request the 24-hour trial on WhatsApp — no card is needed on any of the eight — then open Das Erste (ARD), ZDF, 3sat and the other German channels you watch by name during the evening peak, and time how long support takes to answer a question. The full method is in our guide on testing an IPTV service on German channels before you pay.
Vivimate IPTV leads this comparison for German viewers — the widest international channel spread, which is what carries weight where no brand is German-first. IG IPTV is the main alternative, offering 160,000+ on-demand titles. Both include a 24-hour trial with no credit card, which is the only reliable way to judge peak-hour performance on your own connection.
Yes. All eight brands compared here are operated by the same group that publishes this site, so this is a first-party comparison rather than an independent review. They share infrastructure, one support desk and one price ladder billed in pounds sterling, and differ mainly in regional channel lineup, on-demand library size and player focus.
None of the eight is a domestic German provider. Some German channels appear in their international lineups, but coverage is not guaranteed. Check Das Erste (ARD), ZDF, 3sat and the other channels you watch by name during the 24-hour trial before paying.
Bundesliga rights are split between a sports streaming service and satellite pay-TV, with MagentaSport carrying additional fixtures. The fixtures that matter most to German subscribers are the Bundesliga, DFB-Pokal and Champions League. Rights change between seasons, so check the specific competition you follow during the trial, at the time it actually airs.
No. All eight bill in pounds sterling (GBP), not EUR, so a German card pays a currency conversion on the terms your card issuer sets. Local pay-TV from satellite pay-TV, MagentaTV and Vodafone is billed in EUR at €20–40/month.
IPTV as a technology is legal. Legality turns on whether a given provider holds distribution rights for the channels it carries, not on the technology or the player app. Verify the licensing position of any service before subscribing; responsibility for compliance in Germany rests with you as the subscriber.
Rundfunkbeitrag — mandatory. Germany charges the Rundfunkbeitrag, currently €18.36 per month per household. It is owed regardless of whether you own a television or which service you watch, so switching to IPTV does not reduce or remove it. Verify your position with the Beitragsservice.
The services here run from £15.00/mo, or £3.93/mo effective on the 12-month plan, two bonus months included. A traditional German pay-TV package from satellite pay-TV, MagentaTV and Vodafone typically costs €20–40/month, usually on a fixed-term contract.
For a viewer in Germany, Vivimate IPTV is the pick from this group — the widest international channel spread, which is what carries weight where no brand is German-first.
None of the eight is a German service, so German channel coverage is something to verify rather than assume.
Whichever you choose, use the 24-hour trial before paying: peak hours, your own connection, the channels you actually watch.
Comparing markets? The same method is applied in our guides to the best IPTV in the Netherlands, the best IPTV in Switzerland, the best IPTV in Poland and the best IPTV in Türkiye.