Watch MDR HD Live Stream Legally And Free Of Charge On PC, TV & Smartphone

2023 Author: Sheila Hailey | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-08-25 04:29

If you only want to see the MDR, you can of course simply watch the live stream of the station on the official website. If you neglect the broadcasting fees, you can see MDR HD in the live stream completely free of charge.

To the official MDR live stream

If you are on the Android or Apple device, you can also find the live stream on smartphones and tablets in the official ARD and MDR apps. In addition to the live stream from MDR, the ARD app also offers other ARD stations (i.e. NDR, WDR, arte etc.) and access to the various media libraries.

Apple (iPhone, iPad)

Download ARD Media Center Developer: Südwestrundfunk Institution of Public Law Price: Free

Download MDR Developer: Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk Price: Free

Android

Download ARD Media Center Developer: ARD.de/SWR Price: Free

Download MDR Developer: Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk Price: Free

However, the official live streams have a small limitation that the TV streaming services can usually bypass: For licensing reasons, it can happen from time to time that individual programs or films may not be broadcast in the live stream, since the MDR is not here holds the rights for distribution over the Internet.

MDR HD live stream via TV streaming services (MagentaTV, Zattoo & Co.)

More convenient for “zapping” and equipped with some comfort functions: TV streaming services. The MDR can also be viewed on one of the German TV streaming services on PC, TV, smartphone and tablet. Depending on the package, you have many other channels to choose from, some can record programs directly in the cloud and use additional functions. We have summarized the different providers and their offer in a table:

providers	Package (price / month)	Channel	Functions
Joyn	Free of charge (ad-financed) Plus (6.99 euros)	MDR HD (+55 additional stations) MDR HD (+55 additional stations)	Public channels in HD, no account required, on-demand content, only plus: exclusive series & films and private channels in HD
MagentaTV	Standard (7.95 euros)	MDR HD (+60 more stations)	additional pay-TV and sports channels, cloud recorders, megatheks & MagentaTV Originals
WaipuTV	Free Comfort (4.99 euros) Perfect (9.99 euros)	MDR in SD (+40 additional stations) MDR HD (+90 other stations) MDR HD (+100 additional channels)	Only in the fee-based options: cloud recorder, pause broadcast, pay TV channels can be booked (included in Perfect)
Zattoo	Free account Premium (9.99 euros) Ultimate (13.99 euros)	MDR in SD (+90 more stations) MDR HD (+100 additional channels) MDR HD (+100 additional channels)	Cloud recorder (Ultimate only), additional TV packages can be booked, restart and live pause, on-demand content
TV.de (couch radio)	Free account Per TV (9.99 euros)	MDR in SD (+40 additional stations) MDR HD (+60 more stations)	additional English & French channels

You don't want to see a live stream at all, but want to watch the show when you have the time? In this case, take a look at the following article: Media library download: Record ARD, ZDF, Arte & Co. (Windows & Mac).

How do you watch films & series?

Thanks to streaming services, you are no longer dependent on linear television programs and the constant repetition of TV channels. The long train journey can be shortened with a film on your smartphone. And thanks to the increasingly affordable prices and better lamp life, more and more people can now fulfill their dream of a home cinema with a projector. We therefore ask the GIGA community: How do you watch films and series?

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