NEP Group has announced the launch of NEP Platform, a new software orchestration system designed to future-proof media companies’ operations. This innovation looks forward to transforming the way the industry manages media infrastructure and hybrid workflows, as the company has claimed in a statement.

NEP Platform unifies the deployment of critical production applications from multiple vendors within a single, secure interface. Currently deployed in many of NEP’s own facilities worldwide, including new “software first” mobile units recently launched in Australia and Norway, NEP Platform is commercially available for customers who wish to integrate it into their own facilities, backed by the support of NEP’s engineers.

Production functions like vision mixing, audio mixing, replay, infrastructure, multiview, and measurement are available from tech leaders Bridge Technologies, Calrec, Grass Valley, Lawo, Manifold, Panasonic, Sony and Sony’s Hawk-Eye Innovations, with plans to add more. Operators can configure the right setup for each event and adjust resources on demand.

“The NEP Platform launch marks an important step in NEP’s innovation journey as well as how the industry uses software”, shares Martin Stewart, CEO of NEP Group. “Companies are delivering more content, across more markets, to more audiences than ever before, and that requires great agility. Our goal has always been to simplify content production so our customers can easily and securely deliver their content at scale. I’m delighted that NEP Platform offers that long-term solution with the ability to change as our customers do”.

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With the new solution, capabilities can be added through new applications and software updates instead of major rebuilds. This aims to provide several benefits:

• It automatically allocates resources as production demands change, with the intention of ensuring that teams only use the computing power they need. This provides insight into how infrastructure, licenses, and resources will be used.
• It provides vulnerability scanning, strong identity and access controls, encryption, and ongoing monitoring to try to protect customer environments and keep productions on air. It also validates application versions and configurations at each deployment, avoiding many of the common pitfalls of software.
• By scaling intelligently, NEP Platform supports more sustainable practices by helping productions reduce power consumption and the need to ship hardware.

“NEP Platform gives customers real choice without added complexity”, continues Dan Murphy, VP of NEP Platform. “From a single interface, teams can launch the applications they prefer, deploy workflows in minutes and scale as production needs change”.

“With this new way of managing infrastructure, customers can transition to software-based solutions that seamlessly operate with existing hardware. This not only protects our customers’ investments; it positions them to take advantage of future technology”, concludes.