Molotov and Arte team up on Hellfest channel

Molotov - screenshot iPadFrench over-the-top service Molotov has teamed up with public broadcaster Arte to stream coverage of heavy metal festival, Hellfest.

The ‘Arte Concert – Hellfest’ channel will broadcast more than 30 sets from the festival, which runs from June 16 -18 and will be headlined by Deep Purple, Aerosmith and Linkin Park.

Molotov subscribers will be able to watch the footage live or on demand until July 2 at no extra charge. From this week they will also be able to access highlights from the 2015 and 2016 editions of the festival.

Molotov announced in April that it had passed the one million user mark, six months on from its launch. The OTT TV service said the average age of its users is around 35 years old, while the average audience age on TV is 51 years old.

Molotov first launched on Apple platforms before arriving on Android devices last November then on connected TVs in December.

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