Panasonic and NEP partner to advance IP-based live production through NEP Platform and Kairos integration

Panasonic and NEP Group will demonstrate their certified third-party integration between NEP Platform at NAB Show 2026. The NAB show is a premier global event for the media, entertainment, and technology industry held in Las Vegas. The integration is comprised of a new software orchestration system—and Panasonic’s IT/IP live video production platform, KAIROS.

This collaboration gives media companies and live event providers the ability to create adaptable, scalable production workflows. It connects both traditional and IP-native infrastructure while avoiding vendor lock-in.

“Media, broadcast, and streaming companies are rapidly shifting to software-defined, IP-based production architecture. Operators face mounting pressure to reduce infrastructure footprint, increase workflow agility, and support hybrid cloud–on-premises models.

“This must be achieved without compromising the frame-accurate reliability live production requires,” said Steve Milley, Vice President, Professional Video and Audio Systems at Panasonic. “Our NEP partnership marks a meaningful step forward for KAIROS’ open-platform vision, giving customers a clear, validated path to IP. With flexible, scalable workflows, KAIROS helps eliminate the integration challenges that have slowed adoption of software-defined production.”

Easily streamline production workflows

Addressing these challenges requires more flexible, integrated solutions. NEP Platform allows broadcasters to effortlessly customise and optimise their production environment. This saves valuable time and resources.

By achieving certified interoperability with KAIROS, the two platforms share a unified control and data plane. It allows operators to dynamically allocate production resources; trigger KAIROS multiviewer and production switching events; and synchronise metadata from a single interface.

The integration between Panasonic and NEP delivers clear operational advantages for production teams by streamlining control, scaling flexibility, and reducing deployment time. Operators can manage KAIROS production switching, NEP routing, and resource orchestration through a single unified interface. This eliminates the need for constant context switching.

Additionally, the pre-validated integration significantly reduces system commissioning time, enabling faster, more efficient deployment.

“Through our ongoing partnership with Panasonic, we’ve been able to bring together best-in-class technologies into a unified, software-driven ecosystem,” said Dan Murphy, VP of NEP Platform. “Integrating NEP Platform with KAIROS demonstrates how open, standards-based innovation can simplify complex workflows and deliver the performance and reliability live production demands.”

The Industry standard in live production

Panasonic brings decades of engineering expertise in professional broadcast and AV technology. Its collaboration with NEP builds on KAIROS’ open architecture and established use across broadcast and live production environments worldwide. The platform exposes fully documented APIs through the KAIROS Alliance Partners program, enabling certified third-party integrations and interoperability.

Built on standards including SMPTE ST2110 and NMOS, KAIROS supports true software-defined workflows without legacy SDI constraints. The platform also aligns sustainability goals through its COTS-based, software-first approach, reducing power consumption and physical infrastructure requirements.

This is an IT strategy that prioritises buying ready-made Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) software before designing hardware or writing custom code. Instead of adapting software to specific machines, this method selects software for functional needs and adjusts infrastructure, accordingly, aiming to accelerate development and cut costs.

Enterprise Times: What this means for businesses

The announcement of the certified integration between Panasonic’s KAIROS platform and NEP Platform potentially represents a transformative leap for businesses in media, broadcast, and live event production. By uniting an innovative software orchestration system with an IT/IP-based production platform, companies can now deploy workflows that are both flexible and scalable.

Panasonic says the integrated solution seamlessly bridges traditional and IP-native infrastructure. This approach mitigates vendor lock-in but also enables organisations to optimise production environments, improve workflow agility, and reduce infrastructure footprint.

Businesses benefit from a unified interface for dynamic resource allocation, streamlined operations, and faster deployment. This is expected to enable businesses to respond swiftly to evolving demands. Furthermore, future-proof their operations with open, standards-based innovation.

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