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Category: Broadcast
Watch now: A+E Networks’ cloud journey and lessons learned
Interested in migrating the the cloud? Learn what drove A+E Networks’ migration, lessons they learned along the way, and how their business benefited from the move. As storytellers, media companies are using the cloud to reach audiences around the world with inspiring tales. This session shares the cloud journey of A+E Networks, a global media […]
Watch now: FOX: Uncompressed live sports in the cloud
FOX and AWS are continuing to innovate the way live television is created and distributed in the cloud. Now a year into their strategic collaboration agreement with AWS, FOX dives into how they use AWS Media Services to create adaptable, elastic, and efficient workflows. FOX will share lessons it has learned as pioneers moving the […]
LTN and Grabyo offer a sneak peek at AWS CDI in live sports production
Authored by Rick Young, SVP and Head of Global Products at LTN, and Gareth Capon, CEO at Grabyo. 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. While cloud-based production has steadily gained favor among broadcasters, live […]
Watch now: Live content production on the AWS Cloud featuring Grass Valley
The cloud is liberating broadcasters, sports federations, and OTT companies from onerous and inflexible capex models while maintaining reliable operations. AWS allows media organizations to scale up live production operations for major events and scale down during off-seasons or production hiatuses. Live production in the cloud also allows for new forms of innovation by decoupling […]
Create pop-up channels using the Qvest Media Event Channel Playout solution on AWS
Authored by Thomas Pister, Lead Solutions Architect Cloud at Qvest Media. 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. In the age of social media distribution, we see more and more demand for broadcast channels for […]
How to: Dolby Atmos Live streaming using AWS Elemental and AWS Media Services
It’s the right time to get immersive. Dolby Atmos was first released in 2012 with the animated movie “Brave”. Since then, more than 950 movies, TV shows and Live events have been created using Dolby Atmos. Dolby Atmos audio is now distributed globally via broadcasts such as: SkyUK, Xfinity (Comcast); BT for top tier sporting […]
2020 AWS Media Services recap: a year of innovation
2020 was the year everything went virtual. AWS responded to the changes in our world, addressing the needs of media customers during unprecedented times. AWS Media Services continued to enable customer innovation by adding features to existing services and released new ones. Let’s reflect: In April, AWS introduced the AWS Elemental Link device. Link is […]
Identifying opportunities to place overlay advertisements in video content
Overlay advertisements (also called banner advertisements) are often used during a broadcast to promote related or upcoming shows, or for general third-party advertisements. They are typically displayed in the lower third of the screen (overlapping the broadcast video), and disappear after a few seconds. Although these can be effective tools for building awareness about new […]
2020 Technology and Engineering Emmy® Awards Recognize AWS as Video Streaming Skyrockets
Amidst the chaos of 2020, millions more people sought their news, information, sports, and entertainment via online video. This was evidenced by on-demand subscriptions up a record-setting 39% to 770 million viewers around the world. Overall video streaming increased in all regions, with Conviva reporting that time spent streaming in the fourth quarter of 2020 […]
Amagi and A+E Networks UK: Broadcast Playout Cloud Transformation
With 1500+ channels originating from AWS, broadcast playout from the cloud isn’t as challenging as it may seem. Watch this session on-demand to learn how the AWS Partner Network helps customers find the right partner to make responding to the business requirements of broadcast operations a more agile process, lower the total cost of ownership, […]