AWS for M&E Blog

Audio editing and transcoding are crucial processes for content creators, broadcasters, and media professionals who need to convert audio files from one format to another and automate basic audio editing tasks. With Amazon Elastic Transcoder scheduled for deprecation, in November, 2025, it is important to understand the alternatives for implementing audio-only workflows in Amazon Web […]

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 […]

The secure and reliable Ingest of live video content to the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Cloud over NDI® (Network Device Interface) has previously been a challenge for our customers. With the addition of NDI outputs in AWS Elemental MediaConnect (MediaConnect), you can now directly ingest live video to AWS and convert it to NDI for […]

Media streaming applications face increasing security challenges from unauthorized content access and redistribution. We’ll examine common security threats to streaming workflows and provide practical solutions to protect content using Amazon Web Services (AWS). Security challenges in media streaming When your streaming application lacks proper security measures, unauthorized users can: Access and redistribute your content without […]

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 […]