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Category: AWS Elemental MediaConnect

IMAX streams next-level live event experiences with AWS

Pioneering live streaming tech from IMAX and AWS brings immersive sports events to giant screens globally without buffering, offering unparalleled viewing quality under 20mbps bitrate.

AWS Direct-to-Consumer & Streaming showcase at IBC 2024

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, […]

AWS supports second JPEG XS interoperability workshop at Amazon Prime Video

Representatives from AWS Partners, AWS Solutions Architecture, and Prime Video at the July 2024 JPEG XS interop in Culver City, CA. At the end of July 2024, Amazon Prime Video in Culver City, CA, hosted an interoperability workshop for multiple Amazon Web Services (AWS) partner hardware and software vendors that use the JPEG XS video […]

Immersive viewing of the NASA Artemis I launch with Futuralis, Felix & Paul Studios, and AWS – Part Two

This blog was co-authored by Aravind Pamula, CEO – Futuralis and Nadeem Shaik, Solution Architect – Futuralis. In this blog post, we will focus on equipping our readers with the knowledge necessary to use various AWS Media Services to construct a comprehensive live video streaming workflow. The workflows encompass live video transport, transcoding, origination, and […]

Optimizing streaming media workflows to reduce your carbon footprint, Part I

As awareness grows around the importance of reducing an organization’s carbon footprint, media workflow architects are increasingly interested in understanding the environmental impacts of the workloads they design. One overall resource offered by Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud architects is the Sustainability Pillar of the AWS Well-Architected Framework (WAF), which provides design principles, operational guidance, […]

Best practices for streaming to social media platforms using AWS Media Services

Are you ready to captivate your audience with seamless live streams on social media? In today’s digital landscape, live streaming is a powerhouse for engagement, offering a direct line of communication between content creators and their viewers. To ensure your streaming endeavors reach their full potential, mastering the art of streaming to social media platforms […]

Getting started with the workflow monitor for AWS Media Services

Introduction One common feature request from customers using AWS Media Services is the ability to visualize and monitor live video workflows. To address this, Amazon Web Services (AWS) introduced the workflow monitor for AWS Media Services and Amazon CloudFront. The workflow monitor provides a visual representation of services and connectivity in a video workload. In addition, the […]

NHL breaks the ice with cutting-edge live cloud production powered by AWS

Live sports production has followed the same formula for decades. To send broadcasts out to fans, production teams have relied on massive production trucks to distribute game feeds from arenas to a fixed control room with workstations and production gear. The National Hockey League (NHL), one of the biggest sports leagues worldwide, is shaping the […]

Dyn Media streamlines sports viewing for fans with AWS

Catching the action of a European football (or soccer) match is easy today, with no shortage of available streaming platforms and services to watch players from all leagues go head-to-head. Yet, when it comes to other sports—like handball, basketball, volleyball, hockey, and table tennis—fans have fewer options. To level the playing field for these enthusiasts, […]

AWS celebrates big technology wins at NAB 2024

NAB Show 2024 may have come and gone, but at Amazon Web Services (AWS), we’re still full of excitement. From the West Hall to South Hall of the LVCC and everywhere in between, the AWS for Media & Entertainment (M&E) team and technology were out in full force. To top it off, three of our […]