AWS for M&E Blog

Every year, the National Football League (NFL) Scouting Combine brings together hundreds of the most promising college football prospects to showcase their abilities through a series of physical and mental tests. While individual drill results—like 40-yard dash times or bench press repetitions—provide valuable data points, synthesizing this information into actionable insights presents a significant challenge. […]

The NFL’s Next Gen Stats Combine IQ system, powered by AWS and Amazon QuickSight, transforms athlete performance data into meaningful insights through real-time tracking, sophisticated analytics, and machine learning models that predict player success probabilities for scouts, teams, and fans following the NFL Combine.

Media companies are juggling more content than ever, amidst delivery pipelines that grow increasingly complex. To better navigate changing business requirements and unify processes, Hearst Networks EMEA, one of the world’s leading media and entertainment brands, migrated its entire content supply chain (CSC) to Amazon Web Services (AWS). With the multi-stage integration well underway, the […]

Are you an Artist or Technical Director (TD) who’d like to streamline the process of defining and submitting jobs to your render farm? This blog describes how to use Open Job Description (OpenJD) to customize the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Deadline Cloud integrated submitters, and concludes with a code sample of a custom submitter written […]

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 […]

The highly anticipated 4 Nations Face-Off (February 12-20, 2025) doesn’t just showcase international hockey excellence—it also highlights the future of hockey analytics. NHL EDGE IQ analytics powered by Amazon Web Services (AWS) machine learning help transform how fans experience the game. Breaking down Ice Tilt Watch as Stathletes’ CEO Meghan Chayka and NHL’s Brant Berglund […]

Having the correct number of GPU workstations that are secure, cost efficient, and high-performance for video editing and film production can be a challenge. With Amazon AppStream 2.0, using the multi-session fleet feature, it doesn’t have to be. The challenges of securing GPUs for video editing and CG/VFX production In professional video editing and computer […]

As media content continues to grow in complexity and volume, many organizations find themselves seeking more scalable and cost-effective transcoding solutions. To combat these challenges consider Amazon Web Services (AWS) Elemental MediaConvert (MediaConvert), a powerful service that addresses the evolving needs of video processing professionals. If you’re currently using Amazon Elastic Transcoder (Elastic Transcoder), you’ll […]

AWS offers a comprehensive video semantic search solution that leverages AI/ML services like Amazon Bedrock, Rekognition, and Transcribe to help media customers efficiently discover, analyze, and monetize content within large video libraries.

Behind every gravity-defying catch and over-the-top tackle, a team of engineers and data scientists work tirelessly to bring National Football League (NLF) fans closer to the on-field action. One of the latest NFL analytics implementations is a sophisticated generative AI system built on Amazon Web Services (AWS). Its creation and deployment is one of the […]