Category: Compute

Within the media and broadcast industry there is an incumbent need for broadcast operators to maintain visibility of video workflow health and performance. AWS Elemental MediaLive is a broadcast-grade live video processing service that creates high-quality streams for delivery to broadcast TVs and internet-connected devices.  MediaLive has a rich set of alerts, Amazon CloudWatch Events and […]

This post is authored by Devin Pleuler, Senior Director of R&D at Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment (MLSE), and Ari Entin, Principal of AWS Sports Marketing Communications. The content and opinions in this post are those of the third-party author and AWS is not responsible for the content or accuracy of this post.  Introduction In […]

When the National Hockey League (NHL) announced its expansion into Seattle, local hockey fans were excited to get the chance to root for their first home team. The newly formed Seattle Kraken (Kraken) knew they had a unique chance to build a foundation for decades of fan engagement as they prepared for the 2021­–2022 season. […]

This blog post was co-authored by Chris Wolford, Managing Director, Event & Media Technology at NASCAR. Introduction The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) has a rich history that dates back to the late 1940s. Over the years, NASCAR has become one of the most popular motorsport organizations in the world, giving fans […]

Sky Italia is one of Europe’s leading media and entertainment companies and the largest pay TV provider in Italy. One of the biggest draws to the service is “X-Factor,” the award-winning TV music competition. A key part of the show is that the home viewing audience votes for their favorite performers, with the results tabulated […]

Media & Entertainment (M&E) companies often have a large number of media files stored in Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3). However, before using these files in media processing applications, they often need technical metadata about video codecs, frame rates, audio channels, duration, and more. MediaInfo, a unified display of the most relevant video and […]

This blog is authored by Lewis Smithingham, SVP of Innovation, Media.Monks and Wes Hovanec, Virtual Studios Lead, Media.Monks. Sustainability featured more prominently than ever at this year’s National Association of Broadcasters Show. NAB has been described as “the world’s largest annual convention for broadcasters and the broader media, entertainment and technology industries”. Responding to growing […]

This brand new analytic, part of National Hockey League (NHL) EDGE IQ powered by Amazon Web Services (AWS), uses a novel machine learning (ML) model that analyzes millions of historical and real-time data points to show fans how difficult a shot was at the moment of release, calculated just seconds after the play.  Imagine you’re […]

This blog is authored by Stephen Tallamy, CTO, EditShare. Cloud-based video editing has quickly evolved from vision to reality, accelerated by a pivot to remote workflows brought on by the global pandemic. As facilities and on-premises workstations sat idle and post houses faced supply chain delays in procuring kit, editorial studios, teams, and freelancers began […]

Predicting what fans are going to watch in December, now. What is the NFL up to with AWS and how does it work? In just three months, National Football League (NFL) schedule makers methodically build an exciting 18 week 272-game schedule spanning 576 possible game windows. How do they do it? We caught up with […]