Maltese operator Melita quietly rolled out its debut OTT video service this week; news that was completely overshadowed by the announcement that it is merging with Vodafone Malta to form a dominant fixed line force in the country – an island home to around 430,000 people. With the merger taking center stage, Melita didn’t even bother pushing out a press release covering the launch of its new NexTV multiscreen service, possibly to draw attention away from its month-long delay. Faultline Online Reporter took the opportunity to speak to Melita’s CEO, Harold Rösch, to pick his brain on Melita’s late entrance to the European OTT party. Rösch told us that Melita’s OTT strategy is partly an attempt to stifle the illegal…