IBC has issued the first call for entries for its 2011 Innovation Awards, the unique programme which recognises that success comes when vendors and users collaborate on perfectly tuned solutions.

Canadian singer Sarah McLachlan brought an abridged version of her world-famous Lilith Fair to Australia in October, the first time the female-only festival tour has been staged outside North America.

The time has come for IBC to open its doors to submissions for the prestigious Innovation Awards. These Awards are presented every September at IBC in recognition of those who push the boundaries of entertainment and media technology and help shape the future of the industry.

 •„ A major industry get-together is scheduled for the 9-12th December in Nairobi's Sarit Centre Expo Hall
 •„ The trade fair is conceived as an interface for the pro audio, live entertainment and sound storage medium industries
 •„ The programme includes showcases and workshops
 •„ Electro-Voice and DYNACORD partner Audio Visual Engineering Ltd (AVE) is one of the sponsors of the fair, where the DYNACORD PowerMate­­3 and Electro-Voice XLC 127DVX will be making their Central African and Kenyan debuts

Finnish orchestral rock band Apocalyptica have embarked on a two-year world tour to support their new album, with DPA 4099 instrument clip mics accompanying them all the way.

On 26 November Reckord Outside Broadcast produced the Slávik Song Contest in Bratislava for TV Markíza. It was the first HD production and transmission of TV Markíza.

Three Soundcraft Vi consoles--two Vi6 and a Vi1--were supplied to BBC Worldwide by ADLIB Audio for the recent Doctor Who Live tour, which visited nine major UK arenas in October and November. All desks were originally supplied by Sound Technology Ltd, Soundcraft’s UK/ROI distributors.

The grandMA family of consoles demonstrated their versatility when lighting designer Tom Halpain selected them for multi-Grammy Award-winning Harry Connick Jr.’s current US tour which included a sold out 15-performance Broadway concert engagement, his first in 20 years.

German Tonmeistertagung will take place at the CCL Convention Center at Leipzig between 25th and 28th of November 2010. The congress program of the internationally renowned convention includes a large number of papers, workshops, and roundtables covering new and practical aspects of professional audio. This year, there is also a particular focus on hands-on sessions. Altogether, there will be more than 180 lectures from 16 different subject areas held by a large number of experts from production companies and the audio industry. 135 companies are exhibiting in Leipzig their lates innovations.

When the Broadway blockbuster Fela! transferred to London’s National Theatre on the South Bank this month, Tony Award-winning sound designer Robert Kaplowitz took advantage of the auditorium’s vastly different form to rework his original soundscape, with a Studer Vista 5 digital console at the control centre.

•„ Canadian Country Music Association awards show held at Rexall Place hockey arena in Edmonton, Alberta
•„ High-quality event show, broadcasted nationwide on CBC, achieved with Electro-Voice sound reinforcement system
•   Canadian event and installation company Sound Art was responsible for installation

Seventy-five Camera Corps HD cameras plus a large inventory of remote control systems, motorised mounts and jungle-proof covers are now active in the Australian jungle, covering the 10th series of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! The series is being produced by ITV on a round-the-clock capture basis with equipment supplied by Gearhouse Broadcast.

BroadcastAsia and CommunicAsia - the unique Singapore-based exhibition and conference - looks set for a major success next year as it completes plans to relocate to the city's vibrant financial and hotel district. The joint events bring together digital media and infocomm technologies, providing the largest and most established business networking platform for the broadcasting, media and ICT industries anywhere in Asia.

When you are organising the nation’s favourite musical talent show then only the very best audio broadcast equipment and studio solutions will do.
That’s why for the seventh year running Talkback Thames have awarded the radio microphone and audio equipment contract for their ratings topping flagship show to broadcast solution specialists Gearhouse Broadcast.

Gearhouse Broadcast’s Equipment Rental and Projects divisions will provide I’m A Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!, ITV’s autumn reality programme set in the Australian rain forest, with technical and broadcast facilities. The flyaway facilities will create a large Production Gallery, an MCR area, a CCU area, a VTR/EVS Room, two Audio Control Rooms and a Comms area.