Case Study: Warner Bros. Discovery achieves scalable remote Olympic broadcasting with AWS Elemental

Warner Bros. Discovery Presents the Olympic Games to Millions of Viewers Supported by Innovations Built Using AWS

Warner Bros. Discovery, a global entertainment and media company and the streaming home of the Olympics, needed to deliver high-quality Olympic coverage while operating with a reduced onsite technical and staffing footprint during COVID-19 travel restrictions. To support remote broadcasting and manage business-critical events, it used AWS Infrastructure Event Management, AWS Unified Operations for Media, and AWS Elemental MediaLive.

AWS Elemental and other AWS services helped Warner Bros. Discovery scale remote production across Tokyo 2020 and Beijing 2022, with expert support available around the clock from teams across Asia, the U.S., and Europe. The result was reliable Olympic broadcasts with fewer onsite staff, plus clear staffing, business, and sustainability benefits for future Games.

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Ian Cockett

Group Vice President, Engineering Technology