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workflows using MediaConnect and other AWS services. Network operators can share content within the AWS Cloud at lower cost than satellite or fibre, while maintaining robust security for these transmissions. MediaConnect supports trusted security protocols including AES-256 and Zixi encryption and decryption. It integrates with AWS Key Management Services (KMS) for centralised key management, allowing operators to supply a key at the receiver end, either through the UI or the API, to decrypt content when needed. MediaConnect provides metrics on the health of the network carrying the video signals, as well as the active video streams. On the network side, it provides packet loss metrics that quantify the end-to-end network performance and can advise when the bit rate of the input stream needs to be reduced to improve quality of service. Alarms using the TR-101 290 broadcast standard can identify and flag issues with the transport stream to enable a timely response to any issues. CONTENT SHARING A number of benefits are available to the user of cloud services over traditional
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having to invest in satellite trucks or live production facilities. The increasing popularity of MVPDs (multi-channel video programming distributors) has made content-sharing a priority for major TV networks and big broadcasters. Easy sharing through the cloud allows these networks to deliver a localised version of a channel to centralised MVPDs (D-MVPDs) so that customers can receive regionalised content as part of their subscription. MediaConnect is available in the US East (Northern Virginia), US West (Northern California
satellite and fibre distribution. When a broadcaster uses satellite or fibre for live video transport, they are relying on a solution that is optimised for a simple, less flexible workflow. It’s hard for these fixed technologies to be augmented or adapted to new workflow requirements without significant expenditure and an effect on other uses of the network. The costs of contracting for satellite and fibre for live video transport are significant, too, and are largely the same, regardless how little the infrastructure is used. Users of AWS Elemental MediaConnect can contribute content from mezzanine or master sources from any wired Internet connection, while contribution workflows can be easily set up to capture and ingest any type of live content. Using MediaConnect, broadcasters can distribute live events easily, without
and Oregon), Asia Pacific (Singapore, Sydney and Tokyo) and EU (Frankfurt and Ireland) regions.
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