AWS for M&E Blog

Category: Media & Entertainment

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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 Partners showcase how the cloud is transforming the media & entertainment industry at IBC 2023

Take your business to the next level with the help of Amazon Web Services (AWS) and AWS Partners as they demonstrate new solutions for media and entertainment built on AWS at IBC 2023. From 15 to 18 September at the RAI: Amsterdam, learn more about these media and entertainment solutions designed to simplify how industry […]

AWS to showcase transformative M&E cloud solutions at IBC 2023

Demonstrations, customer presentations, and a variety of panel discussions illustrate the power of the cloud in creating, delivering, and monetizing compelling content experiences As professionals across the global media and entertainment (M&E) industry prepare for the annual International Broadcasting Convention (IBC) 2023 in Amsterdam September 15–18, Amazon Web Services (AWS) is unveiling an exciting lineup […]

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Expand your digital ad inventory with new advertising formats

Over-the-top (OTT) streaming is on a trajectory to becoming the biggest form of media consumption in the world. In the US alone, 65%1 of the population consume media digitally, through smart devices, connected TVs (CTV), game consoles, and streaming media players. Digital video ad spending in the US in 2022 was estimated at $2392 billion […]

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Remote sports commentary made easy with Spalk and AWS

This blog was coauthored by Michael Prendergast, CTO and Co-Founder, Spalk. Introduction A compelling sports broadcast is built on storytelling and commentators are the guides to these stories, helping viewers experience the narratives playing out on screen. Only recently have commentators enjoyed the flexibility of working remotely, allowing them to broadcast for leagues around the world […]

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Live streaming from specialized live cameras and drones using RTMP to Amazon IVS

Introduction RTMP stands for Real-Time Messaging Protocol. It’s a live video streaming technology that lets you transfer data over the internet and is a widely used protocol for streaming video. Customers may want to create interactive experiences with video originating from specialized live cameras or drones that do not support RTMP streaming. A workaround is […]

Max Verstappen, Oracle Red Bull Racing #1, leads Carlos Sainz Jr, Ferrari #55, and the rest of the field into turn one at the start of the Formula 1 AWS Gran Premio de Espana at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on 4 June 2023. Credit: Getty Images.

How Formula 1 uses AWS to leverage remote operations and production for the Abu Dhabi Young Driver Test

This blog post was co-authored by Ryan Kirk, Cloud Architect and Cloud & DevOps Team Manager, Formula 1. Introduction As the Lead Cloud Architect and Team Manager at Formula 1, I am responsible for cloud engineering, DevOps, and on-premises Kubernetes platforms. A big part of my team’s function is looking at leveraging cloud technology to […]

Creating dynamic MediaPackage origin mappings using Amazon CloudFront and AWS Lambda@Edge

Customers taking advantage of the elastic, on demand nature of the AWS Media Services have the ability to spin up and tear down live streaming pipelines on demand and on an event by event basis. Entire media pipelines can be deployed from a template, for a single live event. Once the event is complete the […]

How to scale content moderation using AI from Spectrum Labs and Amazon IVS Chat

This blog post was co-authored by Hetal Bhatt, Writer/Researcher at Spectrum Labs, and Dave Matli, Chief Marketing Officer at Spectrum Labs. Amazon Interactive Video Service Stream Chat (Amazon IVS Chat) enables live chat to accompany your live IVS video streams. It’s fully scalable and customizable. Content moderation goes hand in hand with live chat implementation […]