Abstract: Broadcast production system including broadcast production devices and network switches is suggested. The broadcast production devices in the network switches are connected with a network transmitting data streams. A broadcast controller is configured to manage communication between the broadcast devices and a processing device connected to at least one network switch. The processing device is configured to ingest a data stream passing through the at least one network switch. The processing device then applies applications to the input data streams. The resulting output data stream is transmitted over the network under control of the broadcast controller. The broadcast production system provides operational flexibility since it permits different ways of using the ingested data streams for different applications of the processing device. Furthermore, a method for operating the broadcast production system is suggested.