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AWS Audio Innovation showcase at NAB 2025

At NAB 2025, April 5-9 in Las Vegas, NV, HAQM Web Services (AWS) will present four integrated demonstrations focused on audio innovation that feature AWS Cloud services and AWS Partner solutions. These demonstrations bring together complete audio workflows including podcast and radio programming creation, content analysis and summarization, metadata creation and tagging, and live transcription […]

Tubi smashes the Super Bowl live stream record by teaming up with AWS

The most watched sporting event in the United States, the annual National Football League (NFL) championship game is a high stakes broadcast with little room for error. So, when Fox Corporation’s ad-supported streaming service, Tubi, started planning to simulcast FOX’s Super Bowl LIX broadcast, the company immediately focused on preparing its infrastructure to support unprecedented […]

AWS showcases innovation in media and entertainment with cloud and generative AI at NAB 2025

Thousands of media and entertainment (M&E) visionaries, technologists, and storytellers will soon gather in Las Vegas for the annual NAB Show from April 5-9, 2025. HAQM Web Services (AWS) will put attendees in the driver’s seat with immersive demos and thoughtful insights shaping the future of the industry, from generative AI to live cloud production. […]

MasterClass enhances video quality and reduces costs with AWS Media Services

For many, cooking alongside Gordon Ramsay or writing with Shonda Rhimes may seem like pure fantasy, but streaming platform MasterClass makes these experiences a reality. The streaming platform offers more than 200 classes, delivered by the world’s best instructors. With video at the core of the MasterClass experience, the company looked to HAQM Web Services […]

CaptionHub Live on AWS expands the reach of live video with subtitling

Live event subtitling is a challenging task, especially when it involves translating into multiple languages simultaneously. CaptionHub Live provides a high degree of accuracy while supporting near real-time latency. Subtitles are accurately synchronized to the audio without affecting the broadcast stream. Traditional solutions are often expensive and complicated, deliver sub-optimal results, and affect the broadcast […]

Grabyo optimizes live cloud production with HAQM CloudFront Origin Shield

This blog was coauthored by Mun Wai Kong, CTO, Grabyo and Isaac Martin, VP Engineering, Grabyo. Live cloud production requires the lowest latency possible to deliver a smooth experience for content producers. Receiving a high quality, jitter-free reference stream is crucial to providing timely edits and ensuring a high-quality end-viewer experience in sports event, live […]

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 […]

Configure live captions with SyncWords and AWS Elemental Media Services

As a content creator, producer, or broadcaster it can be daunting to provide quick, and accurate transcriptions, dubbing or translations, for live streaming. However, I’ll discuss how to configure different services that could be just the cutting edge you need, saving you both time and money. Introduction Consumers all over the world have access to […]

Disc Golf Pro Tour boosts fan engagement and drives viewership with AWS

In December 2023, the Disc Golf Pro Tour (DGPT) successfully completed its migration to HAQM Web Services (AWS), overcoming a variety of challenges with its previous over-the-top (OTT) provider. This transition enabled DGPT to enhance performance, gain valuable data insights, and scale seamlessly. With the support of the AWS Migration Acceleration Program (MAP), the AWS […]

Delivering low-latency captions and voice translation for live sports, news, and OTT platforms with SyncWords and AWS

This post was co-authored by Giovanni Galvez, VP of Business Development and Strategy, SyncWords. Customers have asked us how to best enable captions with low latency, especially for live sports and news, while taking advantage of Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) technologies in the cloud. AWS and SyncWords took on this challenge and enabled a secure, low […]