OTT Video Engineering

Ship streaming apps that work on every screen

Float Left Interactive focuses on the practical side of OTT video delivery, connected TV development, and device QA. We publish guides, platform notes, and engineering resources for teams that build and maintain streaming applications on real hardware.

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What We Cover

Engineering for the living room

OTT Platform Engineering

End-to-end video delivery systems covering ingest, packaging, DRM, CDN, and playback monitoring across device types.

Streaming App Architecture

Structuring TV and mobile streaming apps for performance, reliability, and maintainability across fragmented ecosystems.

Device QA and Release

Testing pipelines, device matrices, and release workflows for connected TV apps that ship to real hardware.

Guides

Popular resources

Video Buffering Diagnostics for Connected TV Apps

How to diagnose and resolve video buffering issues on smart TV and connected TV streaming apps. Covers root cause ana...

Building a Device QA Matrix for Connected TV Apps

How to design and maintain a device testing matrix for connected TV streaming apps. Covers device selection, test tie...

Optimizing Startup Time on Smart TV Apps

How to measure and reduce app startup time on smart TVs and connected TV devices. Covers cold start profiling, bundle...

Testing DRM Playback Across Device Families

A practical workflow for testing Widevine, PlayReady, and FairPlay DRM across connected TV platforms. Covers test set...

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Platforms

Platform notes and references

Roku

BrightScript and SceneGraph development for Roku OS devices.

Google TV

Android TV and Google TV app development, Leanback, and media playback.

Samsung Tizen

Tizen web and native app development for Samsung smart TVs.

LG webOS

webOS TV app development with Luna Service and media APIs.

Updates

Recent changes

2026-02-18 Updated Samsung Tizen notes with 2026 model year considerations.
2026-02-03 New guide: Video buffering diagnostics for connected TV apps.
2026-01-12 Added device QA matrix reference tables.
2025-11-18 Published startup time optimization guide for smart TV apps.