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Category: Announcements

Feel the Pressure with new online game ‘Playbook Pass Rush’ from AWS and NFL Next Gen Stats

Are you ready to test your strategic skill and jump head first into the world of National Football League (NFL) analytics? Look no further than the immersive online game “Playbook Pass Rush” developed by AWS and the NFL Next Gen Stats team. Whether you’re a football enthusiast with a penchant for game strategy or just […]

AWS Media Services awarded industry accolades

As October gets underway, Amazon Web Services (AWS) celebrates several recent achievements, which include five industry awards for technology advancements spotlighted at IBC 2023 in September. Amazon IVS Real-Time Streaming earned both a TV Tech Product Innovation Award and TVBEurope Best of IBC Show Award, the AWS Elemental Link UHD MediaConnect Integration took home TV […]

M&E and Sports programming highlights at re:Invent 2023

Each year, thousands of attendees from around the world come to Las Vegas for AWS re:Invent. The Amazon Web Services (AWS) event offers an expansive array of presentations, panel discussions, hands-on learning sessions, networking opportunities, and more. To help attendees navigate relevant sessions and events, the AWS for Media and Entertainment (M&E) team has created […]

Creative collaboration and innovation on the schedule at The VIEW Conference 2023

Since the year 2000, Turin, Italy has been the home of the VIEW Conference, one of Europe’s most prominent computer graphics (CG) industry events. With a diverse lineup of professionals from creative fields including CG, animation, visual effects, and more, The VIEW Conference is a hub for innovation, collaboration, and inspiration. This year Amazon Web […]

AWS demonstrates new monetization solutions at IBC 2023

With the announcement of the AWS for M&E Monetization solution area, Amazon Web Services (AWS) demonstrates new monetization solutions at IBC 2023 that enable media companies to maximize advertising revenue and drive customer engagement across platforms and channels. Ten AWS and AWS Partners feature solutions spanning the end-to-end media advertising lifecycle on stand 5.C90 at […]

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Increase video processing and distribution flexibility using AWS Elemental Link UHD with AWS Elemental MediaConnect

Today, Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced that AWS Elemental Link UHD now supports AWS Elemental MediaConnect. Combining Link UHD with MediaConnect is a simple and cost-effective way to create live video workflows in the cloud, saving time and resources compared to traditional on-premises, satellite, or fiber infrastructure. Customers have more flexibility in how they process […]

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Expanding support for KLV metadata processing across AWS Media Services and AWS Elemental Appliances & Software

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, […]

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AWS for Media & Entertainment launches new Monetization solution area

Today, ahead of and aligned with our presence at IBC 2023, Amazon Web Services (AWS) is launching an AWS for Media & Entertainment (AWS for M&E) solution area focused on monetization. Through a combination of purpose-built AWS services and Partner offerings, AWS monetization solutions for M&E enable customers to simplify and modernize their advertising, licensing, […]

AWS Thinkbox Deadline adds multi-regional support to Spot Event Plugin

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced AWS Thinkbox Deadline release 10.2.1 that includes the addition of AWS multi-regional support to the Spot Event Plugin, which allows Deadline customers to easily scale rendering by launching and managing Spot Fleets in multiple AWS regions from a single Spot Event Plugin. Introduction In order to leverage the elasticity […]

AWS solutions honored at NAB 2023

The National Association of Broadcasters Show (NAB) 2023 may be winding down, but the technological advancements on display at the show this year will continue to spur conversation for months to come. Cloud-based innovation in media and entertainment (M&E) was top of mind across the Las Vegas Convention Center halls, and especially at the Amazon […]