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Contribute content to AWS using NDI with AWS Elemental MediaConnect

The secure and reliable Ingest of live video content to the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Cloud over NDI® (Network Device Interface) has previously been a challenge for our customers. With the addition of NDI outputs in AWS Elemental MediaConnect (MediaConnect), you can now directly ingest live video to AWS and convert it to NDI for […]

FOX continues to deliver record-breaking Super Bowl broadcasts with AWS

While the National Football League (NFL) may be in the offseason, the FOX digital video platform team is already planning for the next Super Bowl broadcast. Raising the bar, yet again, will be no small feat considering FOX’s Super Bowl LIX stream shattered previous records. In preparing for Super Bowl LIX, the FOX digital video […]

Unleash creative potential with Wacom Bridge powered by Amazon DCV

Wacom Bridge is now generally available. This solution allows creatives such as artists and animators to have a local-like experience with their Wacom digital pen device when working remotely. The solution is available to users of Amazon DCV (including on-premises workstations), Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), and Amazon AppStream 2.0. What is Wacom Bridge? […]

New guidance and tools: Cloud-native fast-turnaround media workflows on AWS

At NAB 2025 (April 6-9, 2025), Amazon Web Services (AWS) is launching new guidance and tools for cloud-native fast-turnaround media workflows as part of the Cloud-native Agile Production (CNAP) program. The CNAP program is a collaboration project between AWS, the BBC, Sky and AWS Partners. CNAP is based on BBC Research & Development’s (BBC R&D) […]

AWS Audio Innovation showcase at NAB 2025

At NAB 2025, April 5-9 in Las Vegas, NV, Amazon Web Services (AWS) will present four integrated demonstrations focused on audio innovation that feature AWS Cloud services and AWS Partner solutions. These demonstrations bring together complete audio workflows including podcast and radio programming creation, content analysis and summarization, metadata creation and tagging, and live transcription […]

Cleeng’s ChurnIQ AI-ssistant: Subscriber Analytics Powered by Amazon Bedrock

This blog is co-authored by Jakub Abramczyk, Data Scientist, Sebastian Boruch, ChurnIQ Product Manager, and Kirstin White, Growth Marketing Manager from Cleeng. In the competitive direct-to-consumer (D2C) streaming market, understanding subscriber behavior is essential for increasing engagement, optimizing content, and reducing customer churn. According to Forbes, acquiring new customers costs 5-7 times more than retaining […]

Virtual production on the cloud: Grup Mediapro unleashes creativity with AWS

This blog was coauthored by Emili Planas, CTO and Operations Manager at Grup Mediapro and Isaac Bergadà, Virtual Production Lead Manager at Grup Mediapro. The Media & Entertainment industry is undergoing a significant shift. Within this landscape, virtual production has gained significant traction. Mediapro Virtual Production embarked on a challenging journey to harness the power […]

Dynamically configuring job settings with AWS Elemental MediaConvert

Businesses in the media industry often have supply chain systems where their upstream vendors (such as content creators or production companies) receive and ingest large media files. These media files come in a variety of file formats, and the individual file sizes often reach hundreds of gigabytes in size. After the media files are ingested […]

Snap optimizes Bitmoji rendering with NVIDIA L4 and Amazon G6 Instances

This blog was co-authored by Wenzhou Wang, Tech Lead, Bitmoji at Snap Inc. Snapchat’s Bitmoji allows users to create personalized avatars that mirror their appearance and style, adding a unique, expressive dimension to their online interactions. With millions of rendering requests generated every minute across Chats, Stories, and AR experiences, Snap needed an infrastructure capable […]

Juno FX redefines the future of VFX production in the cloud

In just two years, visual effects (VFX) studio Juno FX has reimagined content creation in the cloud while breaking fresh ground in entertainment production. Its modest team of artists and developers can now compete with much larger studios thanks to Orion, the startup’s software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform developed by sister company Juno Innovations. Built entirely on […]