Evidence boundary: the technical retrospective was published in June 2026, while the production migration and decommissioning milestones occurred by February 2026.
What was reported
Channel 5's prior architecture used a third-party pre-segmented packager with AWS Elemental MediaStore for DVB-DASH and MediaPackage v1 for MPEG-DASH and HLS. The replacement consolidated packaging onto MediaPackage v2.
Verified facts
- The predecessor architecture included a third-party packager, MediaStore and MediaPackage v1.
- The target packaging platform is AWS Elemental MediaPackage v2.
- Five simulcast channels and four FAST channels were deployed through the new workflow.
- By February 2026 the previous packager was decommissioned and MediaStore usage had ceased.
What is not established
- The manufacturer and product name of the third-party packager are not disclosed.
- The source does not provide a single final cutover timestamp.
- The technical article is jointly framed by AWS and the customer rather than independently audited.
PlatformTrace analysis
This is strong platform-level evidence because the before-and-after pipelines, migration stages and decommissioned components are described in detail. The publication date is kept separate from the earlier completion milestone.
Source
Corrections and updates
No correction is currently open. Material changes or contradictions will be dated rather than silently overwritten.