NEP Platform integrates with Kairos

Panasonic Video and Audio Systems North America and NEP Group said on April 14 they would demonstrate a certified third-party integration between Panasonic’s KAIROS live production platform and NEP Platform at NAB Show 2026 in Las Vegas. The companies said the integration was designed for IP-based live production and would let broadcasters and live-events operators manage switching, routing and resource allocation through one control environment. Panasonic described KAIROS as its IT/IP live video production platform, while NEP described its software as a new orchestration layer for multi-vendor production systems. ### What exactly did Panasonic and NEP say they connected? Panasonic and NEP said the demonstration linked KAIROS with NEP Platform so operators could run production workflows across traditional and IP-native environments without vendor lock-in. The companies said the integration created a unified control and data plane for signal routing, production switching and real-time resource orchestration. (na.panasonic.com) SMPTE ST 2110 and NMOS were the standards named in Panasonic’s NAB-related materials and a NAB product listing describing the integration. Those standards are widely used in IP media facilities to move uncompressed video, audio and metadata and to manage device discovery and control. ### Why were the companies showing this at NAB? NAB Show 2026 was held in Las Vegas from April 19 to April 22, according to Panasonic and NEP event materials. (na.panasonic.com) Panasonic said it would show the integration at booth C3509, while NEP said it was meeting customers in North Hall space N253 with more than 75 technical and commercial staff onsite. (nab2026.apps.osaas.io) Steve Milley, vice president of Professional Video and Audio Systems at Panasonic AV North America, said in the company’s release that media and streaming operators were shifting toward software-defined, IP-based production while trying to preserve frame-accurate reliability. Milley said integrating NEP Platform with KAIROS showed how “open, standards-based innovation” could simplify complex workflows. (commercialintegrator.com) ### What does NEP Platform do in this setup? NEP said NEP Platform is a software environment that unifies production applications from multiple vendors in one secure interface. The company said the platform is already deployed in several of its own facilities, including software-first mobile units launched in Australia and Norway, and is also being sold commercially to customers building their own facilities. (news.panasonic.com) Martin Stewart, NEP Group’s chief executive, said in an NEP release that content companies were delivering more programming across more markets and needed greater agility. NEP said the platform includes applications spanning vision mixing, audio mixing, replay, multiview and measurement from vendors including Panasonic, Sony, Grass Valley, Lawo and Calrec. (nepgroup.com) ### What role does KAIROS play? Panasonic said KAIROS is the live production engine in the integration and is part of its broader push toward IP- and IT-based workflows. In Panasonic’s NAB materials, the company said KAIROS sat alongside camera, control and automation products in what it called an ecosystem approach for hybrid production environments. (nepgroup.com) Commercial Integrator, citing Panasonic’s NAB announcement, said the combined setup was aimed at broadcasters and live-events operators that need flexible scaling and centralized management. Sports Video Group separately reported that Panasonic and NEP were demonstrating remote production and orchestration workflows around the KAIROS-NEP connection during the show. (na.panasonic.com) ### Where does this go next? NEP said customers can find more information on the platform through its dedicated product site and through the company’s events and resources pages. Panasonic’s NAB materials said the KAIROS integration was part of its 2026 product and partner showcase, and both companies pointed readers to their booth and meeting locations from the April show materials for follow-up demonstrations and customer discussions. (nepgroup.com) (commercialintegrator.com)