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Netflix builds a studio on AWS that lets global artists seamlessly collaborate, and create, remotely

Netflix is one of the world’s leading entertainment services, with 223 million paid memberships in more than 190 countries. It delivers TV series, documentaries, feature films, and mobile games across a wide variety of genres and languages. Netflix relies on Amazon Web Services (AWS) to help it innovate with speed and consistently deliver best-in-class entertainment. […]

PBS drives its mission of being a trusted window to the world on AWS

The mission of PBS is to serve the American public with trusted programming and resources that educate, entertain, and inspire, and provide a diversity of perspectives. The publicly funded, nonprofit public broadcaster and television program distributor was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia. It has over 330 member stations and reaches 100 […]

Using NDI for video switching and routing in AWS

Network Device Interface (NDI) is a royalty-free standard developed to facilitate near real-time and ultra-low latency video communication over internet protocol (IP) in a frame-accurate manner without compromising quality. This technology is a bidirectional standard that allows video systems to identify and communicate with one another over IP and to encode, transmit, and receive multiple […]

Case Study: Tabcorp enhances personalized interactive voice response with AWS

Tabcorp, one of Australia’s top gaming and entertainment companies, operates betting across 641 locations for multiple sports and race types. Even as customers flock to digital platforms to place bets, interactive voice response (IVR) remains a critical part of the company’s business to accommodate customers that prefer telecommunication. To modernize its IVR system, Tabcorp enlisted […]

Near real-time notifications for AWS Media Services

A real-time live video workflow doesn’t offer second chances. The stakes are high, especially during marquee events that gather millions of viewers, so it is important to be able to react quickly and effectively to any potential issues affecting a live stream. This blog post details how to set up near real-time notifications on system […]

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DAZN leverages Amazon Rekognition Custom Labels to score big with Nippon Professional Baseball fans

Baseball isn’t just America’s favorite pastime; it’s also one of the most popular sports in Japan. Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB), the Japanese equivalent of Major League Baseball (MLB), attracts a fanbase of more than 20 million. Following the sport, however, requires ultimate fan dedication, as NPB teams hit the field more than three times a […]

RTMPS Streaming with AWS

Introduction This blog post demonstrates how to send an RTMPS steam to AWS Elemental MediaLive. RTMPS is a variation of RTMP that uses extra security encryption to ensure that a video stream is not intercepted by an unauthorized entity. The extra layer of security in RTMPS can be either TSL or SSL encryption. RTMPS can […]

Add Hive content moderation to your Amazon IVS video streams

Amazon Interactive Video Service (Amazon IVS), a managed live streaming solution that is designed to provide quick and easy setup to let you build interactive video experiences, handles interactive video content from ingestion to delivery. With the IVS Player SDK, it is easier than ever for platforms of all sizes to integrate low-latency live streaming […]

Getting optimal video quality using AWS Elemental Statmux: A content-aware approach

If you are a content or service provider delivering video over fixed bandwidth infrastructure (such as satellite, cable, or terrestrial networks), you continuously look for ways to fit as many programs as possible in your statistical multiplexing (statmux) system without compromising the video experience delivered to customers. Statmux, which has been in use for over […]

Case study: CineSend grows video streaming business by 1000% with secure content delivery solution built on AWS

CineSend provides secure, cloud-native video storage, encoding, and delivery solutions to customers ranging from major airlines and Hollywood studios to global financial institutions, top colleges, and other enterprises. The company experienced a significant spike in demand for its video streaming services at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, but leveraged AWS to quickly and efficiently […]