Multicast helper

Does it help other multicast services like OSPF and NTP, or just to PIM and IGMP?

Can we forget about NBMA then?

Yes, on point-to-point links.

what about P2MP??

I think it is the same as before. I get a more stable result with OSPF if I set DR on AP and disable BDR at all. NBMA is even more stable, but does not work correctly on versions before 5.x