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Tag: Media & Entertainment

Media cloud migrations – Three myths

Authored by Wouter Slot, Chief Operating Officer of Divitel. The content and opinions in this post are those of the third-party author and AWS is not responsible for the content or accuracy of this post. Divitel hosted a Media Cloud Transformation Summit in the Netherlands on 7 November, 2019, and we heard a lot of […]

The Cloud Media Supply Chain Technology and Engineering Emmy Award® goes to…

… Discovery and FOX NE&O (Walt Disney Television), along with AWS and AWS partners SDVI Corporation and Evertz Technologies! With the 2020 awards season in full swing, the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) today released the much-anticipated list of Technology and Engineering Emmy Award recipients. Among those receiving the 71st Technology and […]

Monetizing VOD assets using ad marker insertion

AWS Elemental MediaConvert lets you specify ad insertion points in your outputs. This capability is incredibly useful if your input video doesn’t contain ad markers (SCTE-35 markers) but you still need to monetize (or even black out) your content. A tutorial is available (as part of a larger AWS VOD workshop) on GitHub to demonstrate […]

Learn more: M&E chalk talk presentations from AWS re:Invent 2019

re:Invent Chalk Talks are a highly interactive content format, beginning with a short lecture delivered by an AWS expert, followed by a 45- or 50-minute Q&A session with the audience. While these sessions are not recorded, we wanted to share the decks with you as they contain valuable technical details. If there are any topics […]

In the news: AWS and FOX team up to reinvent media content delivery

This month, Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced that Fox Corporation and AWS have signed a multi-year strategic collaboration agreement to use AWS’s unmatched portfolio of services, highly reliable infrastructure, and professional services organization to enable a new cloud-based media production and delivery platform. The integrated platform for broadcast and digital video services will distribute FOX’s […]

Arqiva introduces AWS-backed VoD solution for A+E Networks Germany

International satellite and media services provider Arqiva is in the business of connecting people, whether through television, radio, mobile, or machine to machine communications. With advanced networks, Arqiva is well-suited to stay ahead of the ever-increasing data demands from a growing pool of connected devices. Continuing this futureproof mindset, the company recently ventured into new […]

[Updated 1/3] M&E releases and launches from re:Invent 2019

September 8, 2021: Amazon Elasticsearch Service has been renamed to Amazon OpenSearch Service. See details. With more than 75 launches and announcements of new services and major features during re:Invent 2019, we wanted to be sure you knew about those most relevant for media workloads. Below you can watch Ben Masek, Global Business Development Lead, Worldwide M&E, […]

Thursday, December 5: Media & Entertainment sessions happening at re:Invent

Please double-check the AWS re:Invent event catalog to confirm the date/time/venue for your session! 11:30am – 12:30pm STP206 – Building the future of writing with AWS Lambda at MGM, Level 3, Premier Ballroom 309 (Session) AIM232 – Media discovery and compliance with Amazon Rekognition at Mirage, Events Center B1 Blue (Session) 12:15 – 1:15pm AIM313-R1 – Customize […]

Wednesday, December 4: Media & Entertainment sessions happening at re:Invent

Please double-check the AWS re:Invent event catalog to confirm the date/time/venue for your session! 8:30 – 10:45am CMP319-R1 – Deploy graphics desktops for content production on AWS at Venetian, Level 2, Veronese 2403 (Workshop) 10:00 – 11:00am MDS303-R1 Evolution of personalization/recommendation for video workflows at MGM, Level 3, Chairman’s Ballroom 366 (Session) MDS312-R1 Launch media workflows quickly with […]

Tuesday, December 3: Media & Entertainment sessions happening at re:Invent

September 8, 2021: Amazon Elasticsearch Service has been renamed to Amazon OpenSearch Service. See details. Please double-check the AWS re:Invent event catalog to confirm the date/time/venue for your session! 11:30am – 12:30pm MDS307-R1 Streaming media workloads within the AWS Well-Architected Framework at Aria, Level 2 East, Mariposa 1 (Chalk Talk) 12:15 – 1:15pm STG349 Optimize video processing using […]