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Category: Data Science & Analytics for Media

Warner Bros. Discovery Sports engages fans using scaled audio data analysis on AWS

This blog is co-authored by Steve Cockett, Sports Data Adviser – Tech, at Warner Bros. Discovery and Andrea Fanfani, Principal Product Manager – Tech, at Warner Bros. Discovery. Feed latency and marker accuracy are two critical challenges in live sports broadcasting. Warner Bros. Discovery (Nasdaq: WBD) has developed a solution to tackle both as it […]

AWS at IBC 2025: Agentic AI and a decade of AWS Elemental

Agentic AI reigned as one of the most popular themes at the 2025 International Broadcasting Convention (IBC) in Amsterdam last month. Amazon Web Services (AWS) featured more than 16 agentic AI demonstrations at the AWS stand. We showcased how the AI agents can empower media organizations with AI-powered content orchestration, data-driven operations and agentic workflows […]

Real-time storytelling: The AWS architecture behind Formula 1® Track Pulse

On a FORMULA 1® (F1) race day, broadcasts face a significant challenge: identifying the most impactful stories for fans amidst the complex, fast-paced action on the track. F1 cars generate 1.1 million telemetry data points every second, from 300 sensors on each of the 20 race cars. Helping production teams quickly pinpoint and narrate the […]

NFL and AWS annual Big Data Bowl competition will predict player movement

The moment before an NFL quarterback releases the ball contains infinite possibilities. The receiver could break inside or fade outside, the safety might jump the route or hang back, the cornerback could close the gap or get beaten deep. For decades, these split-second decisions existed only as game film debates and coaching hypotheticals. Now, the […]

Reading the defense: How the NFL and AWS quantify coverage responsibility

While many aspects of football have been thoroughly analyzed with modern metrics, our understanding of defensive coverage schemes remains one of the last major untapped areas in football analytics. Tackles, sacks, and passing yards can be easily quantified. However, determining who was responsible for covering whom—and how well they did it—has historically been a manual […]

Bundesliga Match Fact: Match Momentum – Revealing the game’s invisible pulse

This blog post was co-authored by Luc Eluère, Data Scientist, Sported Solutions AG and Joshua Bär, Product Owner, Sportec Solutions AG. In football, there are moments that define matches—periods when one team seizes control and the momentum shifts decisively in their favor. Picture the relentless attacking waves of Bayern München during their dominant phases, such […]

DAZN streams 2025 FIFA Club World Cup to billions of fans with M2A Media and AWS

When international sports streaming service DAZN secured the global rights to the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup football tournament, it set out to deliver an unmatched live viewing experience. The event took place June 14-July 13, 2025, and included the broadcast of 63 matches, held in 12 US venues to audiences in 200 global territories, […]

Guidance for a media lake on AWS: Accelerate media operations with agentic AI

Many media organizations face complexity in their content operations. Teams can spend weeks coordinating asset management, content analysis, and distribution across disconnected systems. Manual handoffs between different teams such as creative, operations, and distribution teams create bottlenecks that delay progress and limit business agility. A media workflow could involve multiple teams and dozens of tools, […]

Cires21 MediaCopilot streamlines video content creation with AWS

This blog was co-authored by David González, CTO at Cires21 and Nacho Mileo, Head of Product at Cires21. The media and entertainment landscape are experiencing unprecedented transformation. Content creators across industries—from educational institutions to enterprise marketing teams—are demanding sophisticated video processing capabilities that were once exclusive to broadcast professionals. Cires21, with over 15 years of […]

AWS to show new generative AI, news distribution innovations at IBC 2025

At this year’s International Broadcasting Convention (IBC) in Amsterdam, Amazon Web Services (AWS) will showcase how its latest innovations are helping customers: speed up how they create content, reduce costs with as they connect workflows, and maximize the value of their content while they captivate audiences. IBC 2025 will also serve as a moment to […]