AWS for M&E Blog

In the dynamic world of live video streaming, optimizing costs while maintaining high-quality service is a constant challenge for media companies. Amazon Web Services (AWS) Elemental MediaLive, a cloud-based live video processing service, offers flexible pricing options to help address this challenge. However, determining the right balance between on-demand and reserved instances requires careful analysis […]

While the National Football League (NFL) may be in the offseason, the FOX digital video platform team is already planning for the next Super Bowl broadcast. Raising the bar, yet again, will be no small feat considering FOX’s Super Bowl LIX stream shattered previous records. In preparing for Super Bowl LIX, the FOX digital video […]

Content producers and publishers have large collections with thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, of articles that could be localized for new audiences and geographies to deliver increased engagement to novel and emerging markets. Localization is broadly, the process of transforming content (lexical choice, tone shift and translation) for new audiences from one geography to […]

Formula 1® (F1) celebrates their 75th year of racing in 2025 and, in partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS), continues to innovate and create the fan experience of the future. For the start of the 2025 race season, F1 launched a new streaming subscription tier called F1 TV Premium. This new tier is designed to […]

As audiences around the world watch and engage with content in new ways, Banijay Entertainment wants to ensure it remains nimble and responsive to new opportunities. With this in mind, the content powerhouse is undertaking a digital transformation with the help of Base Media Cloud (base) and Amazon Web Services (AWS). The aim is to […]

Livestreaming audiences expect seamless video experiences across devices and varying network conditions. Adaptive bitrate (ABR) streaming meets this expectation by dynamically adjusting video quality based on viewer conditions. However, ABR requires transcoding—the process of converting a source video into multiple quality levels to optimize playback across different devices and network conditions. Transcoding at centralized servers […]

At Amazon Web Services (AWS), we are delighted to introduce the AWS Well-Architected Video Streaming Advertising (VSA) Lens. The VSA Lens consists of a Lens whitepaper and a custom lens, which will become available in the Lens Catalog of the AWS Well-Architected Tool. Contact your account representative for access today. The VSA Lens, the first […]

Community is at the heart of live shopping destinations like the wildly popular Whatnot. The online marketplace surpassed $3 billion in gross merchandise volume in 2024 and is on track to top that achievement in 2025. People from around the world converge on the platform daily to forge connections and purchase items that they love, […]

More than 55,000 media and entertainment professionals from 160 countries gathered in Las Vegas for NAB Show 2025. At this year’s event, Amazon Web Services (AWS) served up new innovations, industry announcements, and memorable moments at the show. Creating. Connecting. Captivating. As the road to convergence starts with data and scalability, the AWS booth featured […]

Wacom Bridge is now generally available. This solution allows creatives such as artists and animators to have a local-like experience with their Wacom digital pen device when working remotely. The solution is available to users of Amazon DCV (including on-premises workstations), Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), and Amazon AppStream 2.0. What is Wacom Bridge? […]