Category: AWS Elemental Live

Learn how by partnering with Amazon Web Services (AWS), FOX transformed how news, sports, and entertainment content gets created, produced and distributed. FOX consolidated into a unified cloud platform that now powers content operations across FOX Sports, FOX News Media, Tubi Media Group, FOX Entertainment, and FOX Television Stations—delivering three Super Bowls to record-breaking audiences.

In today’s world, accessibility isn’t just a feature— it transforms how many people consume content. While most are familiar with subtitles, accessibility services represent a broader set of solutions for television viewers of all abilities. At Amazon Web Services (AWS), we’re focused on making media accessible to everyone, and today we’ll explore the technologies that […]

Traditional multi-camera production is performed with on-premises recorders and editing systems, requiring fixed cost equipment investment, and lacking the flexibility of the cloud. Grass Valley AMPP, together with Amazon FSx for Windows File Server, lets you carry out efficient “live to tape” multi-camera workflows where your editors can perform their job from any location using […]

Being able to provide high-quality encoding for a variety of content types can be a challenge. We’re providing a recommended baseline configuration that can be used with AWS Elemental MediaLive to deliver broadcast-grade video quality (VQ) output for all content types. We’ll also illuminate insights into the impact of varying encoding parameters so you can […]

Video platforms are increasingly using advertising for monetization, both in free-to-air and subscription-based services. The latter often now offer ad-supported pricing models, allowing users to access content at a discounted subscription price in exchange for viewing ads. Implementing ad insertion into a live streaming platform requires careful planning and integration with multiple systems (including video […]

The Amazon Web Services (AWS) for Media & Entertainment (M&E) Direct-to-Consumer & Streaming solution area provides services and solutions to help M&E companies prepare, deliver, personalize, and monetize their content across multiple platforms and channels and to provide rich customer experiences with live, linear, and on-demand content. At IBC Show 2024 September 13—16 in Amsterdam, […]

Introduction The rise of Free Ad-supported Streaming Television (FAST) channels has boosted the repurposing and distribution of archival content, including classic movies and TV shows, across modern platforms and devices. Much of this content is available only in lower-resolution, standard definition (SD) formats, and needs enhancement to meet viewer expectations. Traditionally, low-complexity methods like Lanczos […]

Introduction Amazon Web Services (AWS) and AWS Elemental have long-committed to providing the most versatile and feature-complete line of physical encoding appliances for our customers to use in their own data centers and technical operations centers (TOCs). We are pleased to announce that this commitment continues with the release of the next generation of AWS […]

AWS is pleased to announce expanded feature support for Key-Length-Value (KLV) metadata processing in AWS Media Services and AWS Elemental Appliances & Software. While KLV has long been supported in AWS Elemental products and services, we’ve recently added new ways to carry KLV information in video workflows. If you are not already familiar with KLV, […]

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 […]