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How to delay live streaming using AWS Elemental MediaPackage

How to delay live streaming using AWS Elemental MediaPackage

The ability to introduce a delay into live or real-time streaming video is a critical function for many content providers. There are several reasons a content provider might want to introduce a time lag to a live stream broadcast. Time zone differences: Delaying a live stream can accommodate viewers in different time zones, serving those […]

Learn how Zee5 accelerated highlights delivery on AWS, offering fans quick access to re-live their favorite cricket moments

This post was co-authored by Suneel Khare, Rahul Banerjee, and Lalitesh D at Zee5, and Girish Nair and Rahul Sureka at AWS. Zee Entertainment Enterprise Limited (ZEEL) is a global content company with more than 1.3 billion viewers around the world. Zee5, the online video streaming Over The Top (OTT) platform, offers an exhaustive array […]

Monitoring QoS of virtual linear OTT channels with dynamic ad insertion

Overview This is part two of a blog series about virtual linear channel creation and management. The first blog post in the series discussed how to create virtual linear OTT channels that can sequentially deliver both video on demand (VOD) and live streaming video by defining a channel schedule in AWS Elemental MediaTailor using Channel […]

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AWS enlists Amazon IVS to broaden support for The Prince’s Trust youth charity

The 2023 AWS Cloud Cup charity football tournament reaches beyond in-stadium spectators with live streaming to a worldwide virtual audience Amazon Web Services (AWS) held its third annual charity football tournament on May 18, 2023, at the Cherry Red Records Stadium in Wimbledon, located in Southwest London, England. The event had an ambitious fundraising target […]

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Control quality of service and costs with Amazon IVS advanced channel types

Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced today that Amazon Interactive Video Service (Amazon IVS) customers can now better control viewing quality of service (QoS) and distribution costs using new “Advanced” channel types. Advanced SD and HD channel types are available with Amazon IVS, in addition to the original Basic and Standard channel types. The Basic channel type […]

FOX ups resolution, drops latency with AWS-powered streaming

Advanced video delivery workflow rolls out across the network’s digital sports coverage after reaching 7M peak viewers during 2023 NFL championship game FOX’s commitment to innovating its cloud-based media production and delivery platform continues to pay off as seen with its latest production for the 2023 National Football League (NFL) championship match up. An implementation […]

European League of Football readies cloud-powered remote production infrastructure for 2023 season in under three weeks with AWS

As European League of Football (ELF) continues to expand its footprint, onboarding several new teams in the last year, more fans want to tune into live matches via the official ELF homepage stream as well as popular European TV networks such as ProSieben, ran.de, More Than Sports TV and more. To accommodate an increasing volume […]

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IDN Media expands Indonesia’s media portfolio with IDN Live using Amazon IVS

A live streaming platform connects creators with communities and leverages Jakarta’s point of presence for a high-quality, low-latency experience across networks As the go-to entertainment and information destination for Indonesian Millennials and Gen Z, IDN Media has rapidly grown since opening its doors in 2014. With origins as a local digital news site catering to […]

Automatically stop AWS Elemental MediaLive channels when no input is detected

­Introduction Media organizations and companies around the world use AWS Elemental MediaLive to deliver fast, reliable, and easy-to-use high-quality live video streams without the need to manage infrastructure. MediaLive streamlines live video operations by automating the configuration and management of ingest and encoding components for processing and delivery of live streams. As of today, there […]

How the Bundesliga brings fans closer to the match using AWS

Bundesliga, Germany’s premier national football league, uses artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), analytics, compute, database, and storage services from Amazon Web Services (AWS) to deliver real-time statistics that improve insights into game strategy and outcomes, and recommend personalized content for fans and partners across  several channels. Alexander Altenhofen, Bundesliga’s Director of Product & Technology, […]