AWS Media Services now allows customers to build a resilient live streaming architecture across multiple AWS regions for high-availability video events by synchronizing redundant MediaLive channels and seamlessly failing over between regional MediaPackage origins using Amazon CloudFront.

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<p>The article explains how to build a resilient cross-region live streaming architecture on AWS using AWS Media Services like MediaLive, MediaPackage, and CloudFront.</p>
<p>Specifically, the article covers:</p>
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<li>An example of how seamless switching between regions looks like from the end-user perspective</li>
<li>The architecture walkthrough, explaining the key components and how they work together</li>
<li>Considerations and configuration steps for MediaLive, MediaPackage, and CloudFront</li>
<li>A comparison of different cross-regional failover options and their features</li>
<li>The conclusion highlighting the benefits of the new approach using MediaLive CMAF Ingest and MediaPackage V2</li>
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Build a resilient cross-region live streaming architecture on AWS

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