Category: Media Services

Free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) is taking off as consumers look to minimize content subscription fees. While Paramount, Roku, and Fox have already launched FAST offerings, getting one off the ground can be expensive and time-consuming, proving a barrier to entry for most content owners. Boston-based technology startup TVCoins is disrupting the market with its […]

Transforming the way people work, intelligent productivity platform Slack was built with transformation at the forefront. The product team at Slack constantly evaluates areas for improvement based on customer usage and the desire to launch distinguishing features. One such feature, clips, allows users to record and send audio and video files directly with other people, […]

At IBC 2023 in Amsterdam, Amazon Web Services (AWS) Partners showcased cloud solutions that are transforming the media and entertainment (M&E) industry. With over 40,000 attendees from 170+ countries, IBC provided an opportunity for AWS Partners to demonstrate how they help M&E companies reinvent workloads in the cloud to a large in-person audience. The breadth […]

Scaling storage globally Building out a multi-site studio has traditionally been a challenging task for companies and productions. Driven by the need to win additional projects, hire world-renowned talent, or capture location-specific incentives, companies inevitably confront the realities of large-capital expenditures, forecasting for maximum size, and onboarding a large quantity of local IT staff. As […]

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 […]

This blog was co-authored by Julián Fernández-Campón, Chief Technology Officer, Tedial. Tedial, a validated software partner, has been creating applications tailored for the Media & Entertainment (M&E) industry since 2001. The company focuses on solutions for companies with Media Asset Management (MAM), workflows orchestration, and systems integration. Several years ago, Tedial recognized that business operations […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]