Panasonic Connect North America has assigned Jared Darensbourg is its new national live events manager. This appointment comes at an exciting time for the industry’s future, according to the company. In 2022, the entertainment and leisure sector saw a 375% increase in funding since 2020. Meanwhile, the theme park sector alone is expected to surpass $89B by 2025 […]

Panasonic Connect North America announced the expansion of KAIROS, its live video production and esports platform, to incorporate a new cloud-based solution along with recent hardware and software updates. These enhancements will expand the platform’s ability to support more complex productions by streamlining workflows and giving production professionals “greater flexibility to deliver rich content.” As […]

Panasonic Connect announced the June 2023 release of a new Touch Control Panel Software for its KAIROS IT/IP platform, a live-video production and distribution system for professional use. The touch control panel software option AT-SFTC10 (software key) enables the multiviewer touch-panel control to be used for switching, macro, scene selection, clip playback and other operations […]

Panasonic Connect announced its partnership with intoPIX regarding the integration of its JPEG XS technology in its PTZ and studio cameras. The company made the strategic move to JPEG XS technology by adopting the intoPIX TicoXS IP cores, which will allow their camera line-up to interface directly with live production workflows supporting SMPTE ST 2110 […]

Panasonic Connect launched its AW-UR100 Outdoor PTZ camera and AV-HSW10 compact switcher. The company also announced updates to its Premium Series PTZ camera lineup to bring a built-in auto-tracking feature to corporate and education settings. The AW-UR100 builds off the success of the AW-HR140, a camera “known for its durability in outdoor environments, and will […]

Panasonic Connect Europe has announced its latest generation range of 4K UHD LCD Displays — the SQ2H Series. Ranging in seven screen sizes, from 43 to 98 inches, these 24/7 displays are designed for boardrooms, meeting and learning spaces, as well as for digital signage in retail and public information areas. The 4K (3840 by […]

Panasonic Connect Europe announced the PT-CMZ50 LCD projector, an ultra-short with 5200 lumens. The CMZ50 projector delivers 80-inch images from approximately 1cm, allowing presenters to “work confidently without worrying about shadows on the screen or being dazzled by light from the lens and providing on-site and remote participants a clear view of detailed content.” To […]

Panasonic Connect North America has released KAIROS Version 1.3.2 system software, delivering a host of new features and functionality to the KAIROS production and eSports platform. The free software upgrade for KAIROS customers features access to RossTalk protocol integration, via the AT-SFE01 RossTalk activation key (MSRP $3,300), enabling control of Ross XPression real-time graphics software […]

Panasonic Connect announced four wireless microphone additions to the audio ecosystem aimed at corporate, legal and classroom presentations, and now, unified communication collaboration applications. Among these updates, Panasonic has launched a software integration that allows Panasonic wireless microphones to trigger presets on Panasonic’s full suite of PTZ cameras. Using the PTZ control center software and SF300 software […]

Panasonic Connect North America announced the expansion of its professional PTZ and studio camera lineup to support multicamera productions and enable studios looking to expand their connected workflows through SMPTE2110 support and IP/networked capabilities. The AW-UE160 PTZ camera and AK-PLV100 studio camera will enter the market amid a need for solutions in and around streaming […]

Panasonic Connect North America today announced several UCC-focused solutions to its professional audiovisual (AV) portfolio to create interactive experiences for students, educators and professionals across in-person and remote environments. These include: WX-SR202DN two-channel Dante and WX-SR204DN four-channel Dante Digital Wireless Microphone Receivers: Building on Panasonic’s digital wireless microphone ecosystem, two Dante-enabled additions are added to its wireless […]

Panasonic Connect North America announced plans to develop a cloud-based solution for video production within the KAIROS ecosystem for the U.S. market that allows crews to take advantage of the KAIROS IT/IP production platform’s video processing and distribution capabilities without confining them to an on-premise studio. The cloud-based solution works with the on-premise KAIROS IT/IP platform […]