Panasonic Entertainment & Communications Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Panasonic), in collaboration with its KAIROS Alliance partners, has decided to deliver the “KAIROS” IT/IP platform to a total of seven customers around the world.
The Panasonic KAIROS that has been selected for delivery is compatible with broadcast controllers (BCCs), which are essential for broadcast stations. It is a CPU/GPU-based open architecture product, and is characterized by its easy integration with external devices and systems from other companies. For this reason, since the product was first offered, the company has been working consistently with IT and video-related manufacturers and suppliers to expand and integrate the KAIROS system and make it compatible with the latest technology in order to support video production in the broadcasting and video industries.
In this latest development, KAIROS’s features, such as the high expandability of the system itself and flexible input/output that supports both ST 2110 and baseband, are being utilized by the BCC, which oversees the entire broadcasting station, to promote the automation of operations and contribute to the efficiency of the BCC’s entire system, and ultimately its broadcasting operations.
In collaboration with alliance partners MAGNUM-OS from Evertz, Cerebrum from EVS, and VSM Broadcast Control System from Lawo, KAIROS has been selected to be delivered to a total of seven locations around the world (one broadcasting station in Japan, three broadcasting stations in Europe, one sports management company, one event company, and one financial company in the United States).
In addition, by 2024, four years after the launch of KAIROS, the number of companies participating as KAIROS Alliance Partners will reach 50, and collaboration will be taking place in various areas.
The new companies joining in 2024 commented as follows:
Drastic Technologies
Drastic Technologies is a perfect fit for the KAIROS ecosystem, providing an ST 2110 environment for ISO recording, editing, trimming, and live replay to enhance the world-class live switching capabilities of KAIROS.
Comments from Andreas Hilmer, Chief Marketing Officer at Lawo
“We are pleased to become a KAIROS Alliance Partner. Like us, Panasonic is committed to providing broadcast and professional AV customers with the reliability, quality and flexibility that comes from open technologies like SMPTE ST 2110. The seamless interoperability between KAIROS and Lawo’s audio/video I/O, video processing, equipment monitoring and management, and VSM control solutions is a great example of the operations and benefits we provide to our mutual customers.”
Comments from Tod Musgrave, Senior Broadcast BDM, NETGEAR
“The Panasonic KAIROS platform is an incredible content creator ecosystem, able to mix a variety of AV over IP sources, including SMPTE ST 2110. That’s why we engaged Panasonic to quickly get their M4350 model with ST 2110 ready for interoperability testing to make integration easier for our mutual customers.”
Singular.live
“Collaboration is in Singular.live’s DNA and is essential as the industry accelerates towards wider adoption of cloud and web technologies. Our graphics are part of the workflow of our live productions and working with our partners is fundamental. The KAIROS IT ecosystem is a perfect example of how partners can leverage each other’s strengths for the benefit of their customers and we are delighted to join other partners in the KAIROS IT ecosystem.”
