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Category: Direct-to-Consumer & Streaming

A deep dive into Output Locking in AWS Elemental Live

Introduction In order to deliver broadcast-grade resilience, it’s essential to have redundant contribution encoders so live event viewing won’t be affected even if one of the encoders fails. However, when you run multiple encoders for redundancy, the outputs from those encoders must be synchronized with frame-level accuracy. Otherwise, viewers experience discontinuity when the encoder is switched […]

Deliver hybrid live video experiences at ultra-low latency with Daily and Amazon IVS

Authored by Francine Boulanger, Marketing Lead @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.     Daily provides WebRTC based real-time video and audio APIs for developers. Here at Daily, we’re excited to share our latest […]

5G and Wavelength for Media and Entertainment

5G and AWS Wavelength for live media production The introduction of 5G mobile services and its promise of higher bandwidth, lower latency, and network slicing brings the possibility of delivering better customer experiences. It also enables the creation of new forms of media and entertainment such as: Augmented and Virtual Reality (VR) – often referred […]

Case Study: Kiswe sets world record for the largest live streaming ticketed concert with AWS

Kiswe delivers ticketed digital experiences for live concerts and sporting events to global audiences. As a startup, Kiswe wanted to provide content rights owners with a turnkey event solution that delivers interactive live streamed experiences to their audiences, built with reliability, security, low latency, and elasticity to scale from small private events to the largest […]

Socio event platform enhances live stream experiences with Amazon IVS

Empowering event organizers with sophisticated digital platforms is more essential than ever before. Event organizers need a variety of platform features to successfully power their virtual and hybrid events–from top quality live streaming, custom mobile apps, intuitive session navigation, activity tracking, and forums for attendees and presenters to network. Socio offers an easy path to […]

TicketCo doubles down on AWS to modernize live event production and delivery

The global home/mobile entertainment market surpassed $68 billion USD in revenue in 2020, as consumers worldwide turned to digital platforms to enjoy entertainment from the safety of their homes amidst global lockdowns. Conversely, in the same year, the live events industry found itself at a crossroad, as sporting events and theatre productions largely came to […]

DeNA relies on Amazon IVS for end-to-end live stream management

Tokyo-based technology developer DeNA (pronounced DNA) aims to entertain and to serve through their businesses, under their mission to delight people beyond their wildest dreams. A pioneer in the Japanese live streaming market, DeNA’s Pococha social live streaming community excels at this, allowing users to easily view or capture and stream interactive, customizable live videos. […]

Quickly create a live streaming channel with AWS Elemental MediaLive Workflow Wizard

There is a growing need for organizations of all types, as well as individuals, to stream video to mobile viewers or a website. AWS Elemental MediaLive offers an automated Workflow Wizard to help create a live streaming workflow in just a few clicks. Now educators, marketers, internal corporate communications teams, and others can easily share […]

How Amazon Live is creating interactive shoppable livestreams for customers powered by Amazon IVS

In the era of prolific OTT content, social media, and connected technology, consumers are tuning into live and on-demand video more than ever. Approximately 80 percent of consumers would rather watch a live video than read a blog, while video streaming in general is estimated to account for more than 80% of Internet traffic. Amazon […]

Listen now: Top media and entertainment use cases and purpose-built AWS Solutions on Right Now at AWS

Change is underway in media and entertainment. Content producers want to create from any location, seamlessly collaborating across the world. The ability to reduce manual effort from content analysis workflows with AI / ML solutions is saving time and money, while also providing new revenue opportunities. Hear about the purpose-built AWS Services and Solutions customers […]