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4 Nations Face-Off: Revolutionizing hockey analytics with AWS
The highly anticipated 4 Nations Face-Off (February 12-20, 2025) doesn’t just showcase international hockey excellence—it also highlights the future of hockey analytics. NHL EDGE IQ analytics powered by Amazon Web Services (AWS) machine learning help transform how fans experience the game. Breaking down Ice Tilt Watch as Stathletes’ CEO Meghan Chayka and NHL’s Brant Berglund […]
How the NFL uses generative AI from AWS to streamline media asset search
Behind every gravity-defying catch and over-the-top tackle, a team of engineers and data scientists work tirelessly to bring National Football League (NLF) fans closer to the on-field action. One of the latest NFL analytics implementations is a sophisticated generative AI system built on Amazon Web Services (AWS). Its creation and deployment is one of the […]
Arc XP leverages generative AI to enhance journalism with AWS
In the fiercely competitive digital media landscape, news organizations face the constant challenge of capturing and maintaining user attention. As demand for timely, high-quality journalism grows, publishers need tools that not only speed up content production but also improve its quality and relevance to audiences. For Le Parisien, one of France’s leading newspapers, providing journalists […]
Grabyo optimizes live cloud production with Amazon CloudFront Origin Shield
This blog was coauthored by Mun Wai Kong, CTO, Grabyo and Isaac Martin, VP Engineering, Grabyo. Live cloud production requires the lowest latency possible to deliver a smooth experience for content producers. Receiving a high quality, jitter-free reference stream is crucial to providing timely edits and ensuring a high-quality end-viewer experience in sports event, live […]
NFL Gameplay Media search powered by AWS: A tech deep dive
Football fans have an incredible ability to recall specific moments—game-winning touchdowns, crucial interceptions, and spectacular catches. However, for National Football League (NFL) media producers tasked with finding these specific plays in a sea of thousands of games and millions of plays, it’s like searching for a needle in an ever-growing haystack. What might seem like […]
Astro launches FAST channels across Over-the-Top and Direct-to-Home platforms with AWS Elemental MediaTailor
As Malaysia’s biggest content creator, Astro Malaysia Holdings Berhad (Astro) reaches more than 5.4 million homes regionally, as well as more than 20 million unique users across digital platforms. The company’s distinct video services include NJOI, delivered via satellite direct-to-home (DTH), Astro Ultra connected TV boxes, and sooka, made available over-the-top (OTT), with each featuring […]
Snap optimizes Bitmoji rendering with NVIDIA L4 and Amazon G6 Instances
This blog was co-authored by Wenzhou Wang, Tech Lead, Bitmoji at Snap Inc. Snapchat’s Bitmoji allows users to create personalized avatars that mirror their appearance and style, adding a unique, expressive dimension to their online interactions. With millions of rendering requests generated every minute across Chats, Stories, and AR experiences, Snap needed an infrastructure capable […]
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 […]
Hornet supercharges render capacity with AWS
Crafting imaginative creative for major advertising agencies, global brands, and entertainment companies requires an unbounded imagination. It demands the kind of creativity that Hornet has showcased for more than 25 years across its live action, visual effects (VFX), stop motion, motion design, 3D, cel animation, and brand strategy work. As the studio has continued to […]