OTT / CTV
Playback, DRM, CDN delivery, ABR, manifests, QoE, and low-latency constraints across streaming products.
OlamOTT
Practical OTT, Smart TV, and streaming engineering.
OlamOTT shares technical insights, implementation patterns, and delivery lessons for streaming products, covering fragmented Smart TV platforms, playback, DRM, CDN delivery, QoE, low latency, and AI-assisted video workflows.
Created by Boris Molotsky, an Engineering Manager and hands-on technical lead focused on Smart TV, web video, and practical OTT engineering.
Coverage
What OlamOTT covers
Smart TV development
Tizen, webOS, VIDAA, remote-control UX, performance limits, and platform fragmentation.
Web video and audio / streaming technology
Browser playback, audio/video player behavior, streaming workflows, and practical production tradeoffs.
AI in video
AI-assisted development, metadata, content operations, and video workflows beyond generic AI hype.
Engineering leadership / delivery
Technical decision-making, team execution, code review, implementation planning, and delivery tradeoffs for streaming product teams.
Courses / practical learning
Free practical learning for streaming, OTT, and web video engineering foundations.
Featured writing
Latest articles
AI in OTT
BMad and the AI-Assisted SDLC: What It Could Look Like in Smart TV Development
A practical look at structured AI-assisted development through a cross-platform Smart TV entitlement and premium-content purchase flow.
- Reading time
- Reading time: 14 min read
- Published date
- Published: 2026-07-13
OTT Engineering
GraphQL vs REST for Smart TV Apps
A practical look at when GraphQL can improve Smart TV and OTT frontend architecture, where REST still fits better, and why API shape matters on constrained TV devices.
- Reading time
- Reading time: 8 min read
- Published date
- Published: 2026-07-06
OTT Engineering
What OTT Teams Should Know About Playback Quality
Playback quality is shaped by startup time, buffering, bitrate adaptation, device capability, CDN behavior, DRM timing, and product choices that sit beyond the video player alone.
- Reading time
- Reading time: 8 min read
- Published date
- Published: 2026-06-12
About
About Boris
OlamOTT is created by Boris Molotsky, an Engineering Manager and hands-on technical lead focused on Smart TV, web video, and practical OTT engineering. The site brings together implementation patterns, platform lessons, and technical decision-making across playback, DRM, CDN delivery, QoE, low latency, Smart TV fragmentation, and AI-assisted video workflows.
More about BorisAreas of practice
- Smart TV platforms
- Streaming playback
- Engineering leadership
- CDN / DRM / QoE
- AI-assisted delivery
Learning
Free course
Start with Video Streaming Foundations, a free practical course for streaming and OTT engineering basics, organized into focused parts and modules.
Opportunities
Connect around OTT, Smart TV, and video technology
Reach out for professional networking, collaboration, content feedback, technical discussions, and relevant professional opportunities in streaming and video technology.