TV 2 Norway scales to support 20,000 live sports streams with AWS
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This article describes how TV 2 Norway built a cloud-based video platform on AWS to stream over 20,000 live sports events annually, including 1,000 simultaneous broadcasts.
- Uses AWS Elemental MediaLive for live adaptive bitrate encoding of incoming camera signals
- AWS Elemental MediaPackage segments video for CDN delivery to viewers
- Amazon CloudFront provides caching and CDN failsafe capabilities
- AWS Lambda provisions resources on-demand using CRON expressions for scheduled matches
- Content automatically recorded to Amazon S3 for distribution or deep storage
- Scaled from 2,500 events in 2021 to 16,000 expected in 2025, targeting 20,000 in 2026
- Approximately 90% of streaming and broadcast workloads now run on AWS
- Hybrid approach combines physical infrastructure with cloud-based workflows
- Using generative AI to accelerate development and prototype new features quickly
TV 2 Norway demonstrates how AWS Media Services enable broadcasters to economically scale live sports streaming with full automation and minimal staffing requirements.
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