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Category: AWS Elemental MediaLive
Troubleshooting SRT and Zixi with AWS Elemental MediaConnect
Sending video long distances can be challenging without a clear understanding of how your packets get from point A to point B. It also requires robust networking, sufficient bandwidth, and efficient encoding and delivery hardware. We will outline the best practices and troubleshooting techniques required to operate reliable transport using secure reliable transport (SRT) and […]
Virtual production on the cloud: Grup Mediapro unleashes creativity with AWS
This blog was coauthored by Emili Planas, CTO and Operations Manager at Grup Mediapro and Isaac Bergadà, Virtual Production Lead Manager at Grup Mediapro. The Media & Entertainment industry is undergoing a significant shift. Within this landscape, virtual production has gained significant traction. Mediapro Virtual Production embarked on a challenging journey to harness the power […]
Configure live captions with SyncWords and AWS Elemental Media Services
As a content creator, producer, or broadcaster it can be daunting to provide quick, and accurate transcriptions, dubbing or translations, for live streaming. However, I’ll discuss how to configure different services that could be just the cutting edge you need, saving you both time and money. Introduction Consumers all over the world have access to […]
Disc Golf Pro Tour boosts fan engagement and drives viewership with AWS
In December 2023, the Disc Golf Pro Tour (DGPT) successfully completed its migration to Amazon Web Services (AWS), overcoming a variety of challenges with its previous over-the-top (OTT) provider. This transition enabled DGPT to enhance performance, gain valuable data insights, and scale seamlessly. With the support of the AWS Migration Acceleration Program (MAP), the AWS […]
Delivering low-latency captions and voice translation for live sports, news, and OTT platforms with SyncWords and AWS
This post was co-authored by Giovanni Galvez, VP of Business Development and Strategy, SyncWords. Customers have asked us how to best enable captions with low latency, especially for live sports and news, while taking advantage of Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) technologies in the cloud. AWS and SyncWords took on this challenge and enabled a secure, low […]
Improve your viewers’ live streaming experience with Media-Quality Aware Resiliency
Architecting a highly resilient solution for streaming premium live sports events, concerts, or news is critical to delight viewers with a high quality of experience (QoE). Deploying your video delivery workflow in two different Amazon Web Services (AWS) Regions is one way to provide extra redundancy. Region failover can mitigate impacts to workflows and even […]
Introducing the Live Event Framework: Live Streaming with Ad Insertion on AWS
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 […]
AWS Elemental MediaLive Reservation Management: A Data-Driven Approach
The need for organizations and users to stream video to TVs, set-top-boxes, mobile viewers and websites is growing. As video streaming demands are surging, and so are costs. This blog walks you through visualizing and improving Amazon Web Services (AWS) Elemental MediaLive reservation utilization by creating an Amazon QuickSight dashboard using AWS Cost and Usage […]
Getting started with AWS Elemental MediaLive Anywhere
The media and entertainment industry has been requesting more flexibility in how they manage their on-premises infrastructure. This includes how they distribute content locally, and contribute content to Media Services on Amazon Web Services (AWS), while maintaining quality and reliability. With the new feature AWS Elemental MediaLive Anywhere (MediaLive Anywhere), media customers now have the […]
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.