Case Study: Molotov.tv achieves rapid scaling and reliable, high-quality OTT TV delivery with AWS Elemental

Molotov OTT Video Service in France

Molotov TV is a French OTT startup launched in July 2016 that aggregates live and on‑demand programming from more than 90 networks into a single, multiscreen app. Its challenge was to build a scalable, high‑performance video processing workflow that could transcode live and VOD streams for many devices while delivering broadcast‑grade reliability and a seamless user experience.

Molotov deployed AWS Elemental Live encoders and Elemental Conductor to handle real‑time encoding, packaging and redundancy (1+1, N+M, N+1), enabling a set‑and‑forget workflow that scales as content and users grow. The result: rapid expansion (over one million users within a year), consistent high‑quality live and VOD streaming across platforms, reduced operational overhead for a lean engineering team, and a resilient service that supports Molotov’s disruptive TV model.

Molotov.tv

Sébastien Faure

Head of Video & Deputy Chief Technology Officer