AWS for M&E Blog
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Announcing AI-Powered Video Advertising & Operations knowledge badge on AWS Skill Builder
Learn more about the new AI-Powered Video Advertising & Operations knowledge badge readiness path, available at no cost on AWS Skill Builder, gives you structured training across the full programmatic advertising stack, from foundational concepts through production-grade architectures.
Introducing KNFSD File Cache: Extending your NFS storage into the cloud
In this post, you’ll learn how KNFSD File Cache (KNFSD) works and where it fits alongside any NFS-compliant storage (whether that’s an on-premises filer, a third-party, or an AWS service like Amazon FSx). We also cover how to deploy a production-ready, autoscaling cluster using a single Terraform module, delivering aggregate throughput at less than $6 per hour per 100 Gb per second.
How Bedrock Streaming optimizes its AWS costs
Learn how Bedrock Streaming hosts their solutions on Amazon Web Services (AWS) to serve major European broadcasters such as M6+, Videoland, and RTL+. With an AWS budget of several million dollars per year, each percentage point of optimization generates considerable savings.
Customize ad workflows with AWS Elemental MediaTailor Monetization Functions
This post explains the framework and walks through an end-to-end example using LiveRamp identity enrichment.
Distribute NDI content from AWS with AWS Elemental MediaConnect
In this post, learn how to build a demonstration of low-latency live NDI video conversion to a transport stream in the AWS Cloud with MediaConnect.
Asynchronous media processing on AWS: achieving broadcast quality at scale
Introduction The media and entertainment industry is undergoing a fundamental shift toward cloud-based live production workflows. Broadcasters want to realize new avenues of revenue by unlocking global workflows, produce more content with fewer resources, and drive viewer engagement at scale. This shift reduces costs through decreased crew travel and capital expenses for production hardware that […]
Schedule AWS Elemental MediaLive channel operations with AWS EventBridge
Live streaming helps businesses engage global audiences with low latency. Cloud-based streaming costs less up front than traditional broadcasting and scales to match your needs. By using serverless Amazon Web Services (AWS) services, you can automatically scale resources to match your exact streaming needs, spinning up channels for major events and efficiently cleaning up afterwards. […]
ARD ensures content provenance with C2PA and AWS
This blog post was co-authored by Martin Grohme, Streaming Architect, WDR. The digital age has brought unprecedented challenges in verifying the authenticity of media content. ARD, Germany’s leading public broadcaster, faced a critical challenge: how to guarantee the authenticity of their video content in an era where digital manipulation and misinformation are rampant. The broadcaster […]
Democratizing VFX bidding: Amazon Q Business transforms cost estimation
Visual Effects (VFX) bidding represents one of the most critical, yet time-consuming, processes in the entertainment industry. Traditionally, this complex task falls on the shoulders of one or more individuals who must draw upon years of accumulated knowledge to accurately estimate project costs, timelines, and resource requirements. They consider countless variables, from the intricacy of […]
Recording mobile video to Amazon S3 using Amazon Kinesis Video Streams
Ensuring you have reliable video capture and storage when one of your recording devices fails or loses connectivity remains a challenge. We will demonstrate how to build a resilient video streaming solution using Amazon Kinesis Video Streams to automatically back up video to Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3). It will verify footage is not […]









