Korean slang profile

OTT

Internet video services

A service that delivers video content over the internet.

This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.

01Examples, with English translations

Example by Julimmal
주말엔 OTT로 드라마를 몰아 봐.
I binge-watch dramas on streaming services on the weekend.
Quoted from a source
OTT란 셋톱박스 등의 단말기를 통해 TV에서 인터넷 동영상을 제공하는 서비스를 일컫는다.[1]
OTT refers to a service that provides Internet videos on TV through terminals such as set-top boxes.
English translation by Julimmal.

December 2010OTT refers to a service that provides Internet videos on TV through terminals such as set-top boxes.[1]
August 2011ZDNet korea: “OTT is a service that provides video content through the Internet network.”[2]

Short for “Over the Top.” The 2010 source from ZDNet korea explicitly gives this explanation. Who first used it and when have not been verified.

Evidence for the origin explanationHigh

The explanation is explicit in the sources, and at least two sources use the same meaning. When it was first used is unknown.

Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.