Case Study: France Télévisions achieves resilient Olympic broadcasting with AWS Elemental and AWS Countdown Premium

France Télévisions delivers 200 million video views with AWS Elemental

France Télévisions faced the challenge of ensuring flawless and secure broadcasting for the monumental 2024 Paris Olympic Games, a global event requiring immense technological scalability and resilience. To meet this challenge, the French broadcaster partnered with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and leveraged its AWS Countdown Premium program and services like AWS Elemental MediaTailor.

The solution implemented by AWS involved a multi-phase preparation through the AWS Countdown Premium program, which included architecture reviews, security hardening with services like Amazon GuardDuty, proactive capacity planning, and rigorous testing. This meticulous preparation resulted in a record performance for France Télévisions, achieving 100% of advertising objectives, over 200 million video views, and the completion of more than 320 million ad insertions during the event.

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