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New instructor-led course: Video Streaming Essentials for AWS Media Services

Learn best practices for designing and using cloud-based video workflows in the updated instructor-led course Video Streaming Essentials for AWS Media Services. Get expert-led, hands-on experience using AWS Media Services in this 2-day course covering: How key variables – including quality, latency, and budget – influence video workflow design decisions. How companies select and use […]

How to live stream pre-recorded video using AWS Elemental MediaLive

In this blog post I walk you through how to live stream pre-recorded videos using AWS Elemental MediaLive. This use case is ideal for customers who want to retain control of their messaging by pre-recording their videos and reach a larger audience using multiple social channels like Twitch, YouTube, and Facebook. In 2020, due to […]

PBS Innovation Team leverages AWS to take 10th Annual PBS Short Film Festival virtual

The annual PBS Short Film Festival has returned with a twist. Starting at 5pm ET every day from July 12-August 31, 2021, audiences can watch a curated series of stories from independent filmmakers via immersive WebXR beta experience “Screen on the Green.” Envisioned by the Digital Innovation Team at PBS, the experience is accessible via […]

How to broadcast video chats to a streaming platform with ultra-low latency using Daily and Amazon IVS

Authored by Jessica Mitchell, Engineer, at Daily. 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. At Daily, we build real-time video and audio APIs that let developers embed calls into any site or app, with support for […]

VidDay taps AWS to deliver out-of-this world video greeting

There’s no better pick-me-up than connecting with a loved one or friend, but in the last year in-person celebrations have proven unsafe amidst the global pandemic. Fortunately, video technology startups like VidDay have envisioned socially distant ways for people to connect, celebrate special occasions and send well wishes. In the last year, VidDay has seen […]

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Leading cloud innovators in Media & Entertainment: Netflix

Netflix, the world’s leading internet television network, provides a wide variety of TV shows, movies, and documentaries to hundreds of millions of members across the globe. Netflix uses AWS for nearly all its computing and storage needs, including databases, analytics, recommendation engines, video transcoding, and more. Visit the Netflix Innovator page to learn more about […]

Choosing the right AWS video solution for your use case

Today, more companies are embracing video-enabled technology for live streaming, video on demand, and video meetings. The result is a rapid growth in the number and type of use cases including video integrated with AI/ML, interactivity, and content protection. To meet the growing and diverse needs of different video use cases, AWS offers four video […]

GoPro enhances subscription ecosystem with livestreaming powered by AWS

GoPro’s passion is to make it easy for the world to capture and share itself in immersive and exciting ways. Since its founding in 2002, the brand has produced the world’s most versatile cameras and software tools to help its customers get the most out of their content – whether it is managing their photos […]

Sherpa Digital Media simplifies live events with AWS Elemental Link

  Sherpa Digital Media enables organizations to stream live events and host on-demand video content. Its platform empowers companies to share immersive video experiences to customers, partners, and employees, with simplicity and scale. Sherpa supports customers with their deep expertise in virtual experience design, event execution, and marketing and sales engagement. Industry leaders in media, […]

Case Study: Radio Television Brunei launches RTBGo in two months with IPSB 

Radio Television Brunei (RTB) delivers content through streaming and on-demand video, podcasts, radio networks, and satellite television channels. RTB wanted to launch a new streaming internet platform, RTBGo, to broadcast television and radio programs, as well as on-demand entertainment and education videos and podcasts. Working with IPSB, an AWS Select Technology Partner and an AWS Public Sector […]