AWS for M&E Blog
Author: Andrew Fayle
Andrew Fayle is a Specialist Solutions Architect on the Media and Edge team at AWS, covering Australia and New Zealand. With over a decade of experience building and operating large-scale OTT platforms, he specializes in live streaming, server-side ad insertion, and content delivery architectures. He is passionate about helping media customers monetize video at scale while delivering seamless viewer experiences.
Monetize your live streams using Amazon IVS server-side ad insertion
In this post, we show how you can monetize your live streams using Amazon IVS SSAI.
Introducing the Live Event Framework: Live Streaming with Ad Insertion on AWS
Video platforms are increasingly using advertising for monetization, both in free-to-air and subscription-based services. The latter often now offer ad-supported pricing models, allowing users to access content at a discounted subscription price in exchange for viewing ads. Implementing ad insertion into a live streaming platform requires careful planning and integration with multiple systems (including video […]
Optimizing video delivery and cache efficiency using CORS headers and Amazon CloudFront
Customers often ask how to achieve a high cache efficiency when streaming video to a wide range of devices at scale through a Content Delivery Network (CDN). Specifically, when the client application is delivered from one endpoint (origin A), and the video content itself is delivered from a second endpoint (origin B). This type of […]
Part 2: Working with SMPTE ST 2022-6 on AWS Elemental Live appliances
This two-part blog post is a look at the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) ST 2022-6 standard. The first post explores some of the reasons customers are transitioning from Serial Digital Interface (SDI) infrastructure to IP. It also looks at the trade-offs to consider when making the switch, and best practices using AWS […]