AWS for M&E Blog

Category: AWS Direct Connect

Enabling real-time audio using multicast on AWS

This blog was coauthored by Patrick McCoy, Chief Product Officer of swXtch and John Schur, President at Telos Alliance TV Solutions Group. Reliable, low-latency solutions are critical in the media and entertainment industry. This is especially true for intercom systems serving live production teams working across multiple locations. Producers, directors, camera operators, audio engineers, roving […]

New multi-partner live cloud production workshop supported by AWS

As live cloud production (LCP) workloads gain more momentum, customers want to deploy, integrate, and scale their systems more easily while gaining workflow observability. This includes gaining insights into the infrastructure, exposing meaningful application metrics, and monitoring their media assets in the cloud with comparable operational familiarity to their on-premises deployments. To help partners and […]

Troubleshooting SRT and Zixi with AWS Elemental MediaConnect

Sending video long distances can be challenging without a clear understanding of how your packets get from point A to point B. It also requires robust networking, sufficient bandwidth, and efficient encoding and delivery hardware. We will outline the best practices and troubleshooting techniques required to operate reliable transport using secure reliable transport (SRT) and […]

Virtual production on the cloud: Grup Mediapro unleashes creativity with AWS

This blog was coauthored by Emili Planas, CTO and Operations Manager at Grup Mediapro and Isaac Bergadà, Virtual Production Lead Manager at Grup Mediapro. The Media & Entertainment industry is undergoing a significant shift. Within this landscape, virtual production has gained significant traction. Mediapro Virtual Production embarked on a challenging journey to harness the power […]

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 […]

Sky accelerates innovation with new software-defined encoding platform built on AWS

Optimizing the audience experience is a central focus for Sky, one of Europe’s leading media and entertainment companies and part of Comcast Corporation. To make that happen, Sky’s engineering teams are continuously advancing technology workflows from content creation through delivery behind the scenes. With video encoding, packaging, and distribution a crucial piece of that puzzle, […]

AWS supports the second multi-partner live cloud production interoperability workshop

In April 2022, Amazon Web Services (AWS) launched the Live Cloud Production (LCP) Initiative with the objective of bridging technology gaps and expanding our broadcast solution portfolio in collaboration with AWS Partners. The aim is to deliver outcomes that benefit our current and future partners, customers, and the M&E community as a whole. In the […]

Highlighting modern innovations in cloud-based broadcast production at Inter BEE 2023

This blog was co-authored by Daniel Kamhaji, Associate Product Manager & Product Application Engineer, Waves Audio Ltd. Introduction In this blog post, we delve into innovations in cloud-based broadcast production as showcased by Amazon Web Services (AWS) Japan at Inter BEE, held at Makuhari Messe November 15—17, 2023. We explore the technologies and collaborations shaping […]

Drive personalized ad experiences with Harmonic VOS360 SaaS on AWS

This blog is co-authored by Tong Yu Senior Director, Harmonic. Gone are the days of a one-size-fits-all viewer experience. Viewers expect personalized experiences that fit their unique tastes and preferences. As the stakes to maintain audiences continue to rise, industries are embracing innovative technologies such as Harmonic VOS360 Ad SaaS, which was recently showcased on […]

Using OffShoot Pro by Hedge to offload camera footage to Amazon S3

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is aligned with the MovieLabs 2030 Vision as a north star in understanding and solving industry challenges for the adoption of content production workloads in the cloud. Principle 1 of the MovieLabs 2030 Vision states that: “All assets are created or ingested straight into the cloud and do not need to […]