AWS for M&E Blog
Category: Broadcast
Stream with Evertz SaaS playout platform evertz.io
This blog was coauthored by Martin Whittaker (Evertz), Jeremy Blythe (Evertz), and Noor Hassan (Amazon Web Services). Introduction Driven by industry-wide transformation, broadcasters, content owners, and content creators continue to reinvent ways of creating and sharing content in pursuit of greater efficiencies and faster and more effective processes. Evertz, an Amazon Web Services (AWS) Partner, recently […]
Back to basics: conditional access vs. digital rights management
In this blog, technologies used to protect content from unauthorized access in the direct-to-consumer (D2C) video delivery domain are discussed and presented in laymen’s terms. To start, let’s answer the question: Why is D2C content protection needed in the first place? Premium video content production is a complex and expensive process. Large budgets are dedicated […]
AWS at NAB 2023: Cloud workflows help M&E customers create, deliver, and monetize content
As the media and entertainment (M&E) industry gears up for the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) show in Las Vegas April 16-19, Amazon Web Services (AWS) is putting the final touches on a robust slate of programming that highlights how the cloud helps customers create, deliver, and monetize content. Along with celebrating 100 years of […]
AWS looks to the future of M&E ahead of NAB 2023
2023 marks 100 years of the annual National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) conference and exhibition, an amazing milestone considering the state of the media and entertainment industry (M&E) today. The rise of cloud-connected workflows has certainly opened up new possibilities, and as we prepare for our annual trek to Las Vegas, Amazon Web Services (AWS) […]
Quick turnaround of live broadcast media for VOD
Introduction Monetizing content with commercials is an essential way for broadcasters to increase revenue. Broadcast content is segmented with markers defining advertising breaks and ad windows. These ad markers are used to insert commercials for display to viewers. After an initial live broadcast, recorded content can be further monetized by using previously aired commercials or […]
Live stream highlights with AWS Media Services
Using Amazon Web Services (AWS), live stream broadcasting has become simpler than ever before. AWS Elemental MediaLive and AWS Elemental MediaPackage provide delivery of live streams or video on demand (VOD) assets to the end consumer. Sports and other live events demand extracting certain segments or golden moments from the live video and saving them […]
Run scalable radio processing using Ross RSAP on AWS
This blog is co-authored by Rafal Kulczycki, Software Developer at Ross Video and Dilip Sant, AWS. Radio broadcasters continuously seek options to improve operations, build resilient networks, and operate in a high-performance, redundant infrastructure. This all comes at high cost, for both hardware and ongoing maintenance. When a customer of mine recently asked how Amazon […]
Distribute low-latency broadcast content in AWS using JPEG XS and AWS CDI
Introduction Live production workflows are one of the most demanding workloads for broadcasters. Broadcasters require low latency, agility, scalability, and reliability to deliver live content like news and sporting events to consumers. Amazon Web Services (AWS) developed the AWS Cloud Digital Interface (CDI) SDK as an open-source project to help the media and entertainment industry with […]
Headless Content Management: Why does it matter in digital publishing?
The demand for Headless Content Management Systems (CMS) has grown steadily over the past five years and the trend is expected to continue. According to Future Marketing Insights, the 2022 market for headless CMS was $605 million and will grow to approximately $3.8 billion by 2032. A traditional CMS like WordPress or Drupal is a […]
AWS for M&E at re:Invent 2022
Each year, professionals from the global cloud community converge at the annual AWS re:Invent conference to attend inspirational keynotes and panels, in-depth learning sessions, and network with industry colleagues and leaders. This year proves no exception as re:Invent returns to Las Vegas, NV November 28 – December 2 in full force. With the transformative technology […]









