ThreeTV studio tents were installed by TechnoPro llc, with lighting equipment fromPR Lighting and trussing from Litec for Doha TV, for the recent Qatar NationalDay celebrations at Darb-a-Saai, Doha.

Marc Hollogne’s new work L’Illuminé, combining film with live theatre, is touring France, Switzerland and Belgium for the 2011-2012 season. The expert skills of its technical service provider, Christie’s partner Ydeo, are on show everywhere it plays.

A HARMAN Studer Vista 9 digital console has been added to the technical inventory of the Auditorium Parco della Musica in Rome by Italian distributors Leading Technologies Srl. This will enable the different performance spaces within the complex to handle all elements of mixing for recording, music production, live events and broadcast television.

Australian location recorder Daniel Blinkhorn has been using DPA 2006A twin diaphragm omnidirectional microphones, supplied by local distributor Amber Technology, for his location recording work in the polar archipelago of Svalbard, midway between mainland Norway and the North Pole.

CTS Audio, based in Franklin, Tennessee, specializes in live and installed sound, mobile staging and sales, with a strong focus on tour sound for Christian performers and in designing systems for houses of worship. CTS has provided live sound for Amy Grant, Michael W. Smith, the Women of Faith tour, the National Catholic Youth Convention, Hootie and the Blowfish, Tony Bennett and many others.

Central Asia’s oil-rich Turkmenistan celebrated the 20th anniversary of its independence from the Soviet Union with a multimedia extravaganza lit by Luc Lafortune, one of the creators of Cirque du Soleil, with an extensive package of Clay Paky Alpha moving heads.

The Guild of Television Cameramen (GTC) has announced the shortlist for Vitec GTC Awards 2012. The awards will be presented at the IET Austin Court conference centre in Birmingham on the evening of Friday 11 May. The event, sponsored by Vitec Videocom, will be followed by a celebration party with live Cuban music from Alma Latina.

With “Path of Pearls”, a musical production that wove Bahrain’s heritage with its modern underpinnings “Manama, Capital of Arab Culture 2012” was officially launched.

Utilizing an arsenal of cutting-edge audio tools highlighted by a HARMAN Studer Vista 8 digital mixing console, audio engineer Alain Poirier of Radio-Canada Montreal recently earned a 2011 Gémeaux Award for Best Sound in a TV Show (Humor and Variety) for “En Direct de L’Univers,” a one-hour weekly variety show on Radio-Canada French TV Network. The Gémeaux Awards honor French Canadian achievements in Canadian television and is sponsored by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television.

The New York City Center is one of the nation’s most renowned venues, host to the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, the American Ballet Theatre and a year-round program of concerts, theatrical performances and other events. Beginning in May 2010, the New York City Center embarked on a full-scale, $57 million renovation project that encompassed a complete redesign of the facility and the main auditorium, with a HARMAN Studer Vista 5 42-fader digital mixing console at the heart of the completely upgraded audio system.

Award-winning author, journalist and radio and TV personality Stephen J. Dubner will deliver the keynote address during the NAB Show opening session, sponsored by Blackmagic Design, Monday, April 16. Dubner is the co-author of the international bestsellers "Freakonomics" and "SuperFreakonomics."

The historic stage of the foremost Russian theatre has reopened after six years of renovation and restoration. The original unique acoustics and the "golden" curtain were restored, and the total area of the theatre was doubled to 72,000 square metres. The theatre has not only been given new life, it has become one of the most technically advanced in the world!

NTP reports the sale of four DAD AX24 digital audio converters to the Slovak Philharmonic symphony orchestra. These are for installation in a new control room being built at the Reduta concert hall and recording venue in Bratislava.

Broadcast Facilities Netherland has purchased two sets of factory-matched DPA 4006A omnidirectional microphones from Benelux distributor Amptec. The mics have been purchased for recordings in the 2,200-capacity Grand Hall of de Doelen in Rotterdam, mainly for broadcast sessions of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra.

Faheem Bardien walked away with this year's Naledi Best Lighting Design award for his evocative lighting design for The Mandela Trilogy staged at Teatro, Montecasino. Gearhouse Splitbeam provided the full lighting rig as well as crew for stage, lighting, flies and props on this unique opera which has been described as "an impressive entertainment product of export quality".