How Condé Nast accelerated contract processing and rights analysis with Amazon Bedrock

This post is co-written with Bob Boiko, Christopher Donnellan, and Sarat Tatavarthi from Condé Nast.

For over a century, Condé Nast has stood at the forefront of global media, shaping culture and conversation through its prestigious portfolio of brands. Founded in 1909, the company has evolved from a traditional publisher into a modern media powerhouse. Today, Condé Nast’s influential brands, including Vogue, The New Yorker, GQ, and Vanity Fair, reach an audience of 72 million readers in print, 394 million digital consumers, and 454 million followers across social networks, making it one of the world’s most influential content creators and distributors.

The company’s extensive portfolio, spanning multiple brands and geographies, required managing an increasingly complex web of contracts, rights, and licensing agreements. The existing process relied heavily on manual review of newly ingested contracts, particularly during strategic initiatives such as brand acquisitions or expansions. Rights management experts ...