French startup Molotov provides an OTT TV streaming service in France with live TV, premium channels, a cloud DVR and on-demand content. Molotov is starting its international expansion this year with a dozen countries on the roadmap. Molotov is betting on local partnerships to launch its service in new countries. There will be 15 channels at launch, such as Nina TV, Passions TV, Trace Urban, Trace Africa, Trace Urban Africa, Savannah TV, Gametoon, Africanews, Euronews, France24, Trace Sport Stars and DocuBox. “Our strategy is that we lean on local players to launch Molotov in new countries,” Blanc said.