How Big Blue Marble rolled out Eurovision across Austria

Big Blue Marble Powers Eurovision Streaming, Public Viewings In Austria

Big Blue Marble, the technical subsidiary of Austrian public broadcaster ORF, provided cloud-based live transmission for the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 in Vienna, enabling more than 1.5 million TV viewers and about 160,000 online streamers in Austria to watch the final, the company said. The cloud workflow let ORF distribute a broadcast-quality feed to roughly 80 recipients nationwide, including more than 50 registered public viewing events, e…

How Big Blue Marble rolled out Eurovision across Austria

Big Blue Marble has revealed details of its work supporting ORF’s production of the Eurovision Song Contest 2026. Engineered by the Professional Services team at Big Blue Marble, the cloud-based infrastructure helped enable live transmission of the semi-finals and final across Austria, reaching a television audience of 1,5 million and an additional 160,000 online streams. Using AWS MediaConnect, the live signal was sent from ORF’s encoders into …