The IABM (International Association of Broadcasting Manufacturers) today announced that the organization's annual conference will be held Nov. 29-30 at the Mercure Windsor Castle Hotel, Windsor, U.K. Open to all within the broadcast and media technology supply industry, the 2012 conference titled "Adapt or Die!" will focus on strategies for creating a profitable future through business innovation. A series of keynote presentations and discussion groups will examine the challenges of maintaining technology suppliers' business value, profitability, and growth in today's changing industry.

The vehicles of Heinen Studios, one of Germany’s leading mobile recording and outside broadcast companies, are a familiar sight at many events including concerts, sporting events, conferences, religious services and televised debates. Recently the company has invested in the Dugan-MY16, which has made a huge difference to its recording and live broadcast of discussion-based radio and television programmes.

The Red Bull Stratos, the 120,000 feet skydive from the edge of space was a mission that transcended human limits. Riedel Communications – one of the leading providers of real-time solutions for video, audio and communications – provided the entire communications solution for this outstanding project, integrating both wireless and wired digital intercom systems. Additionally, Riedel furnished the fiber-based video and signal distribution as well as the wireless video links from the capsule’s onboard cameras – enabling the stunning pictures delivered from the Red Bull Stratos capsule.

As a key part of the lighting rig for hip-hop artist Drake’s Club Paradise Tour, Clay Paky Sharpys are proving how heavenly they are to work with.  The fixtures have been selected by lighting designer Patrick Dierson for Drake’s European and North American tour in support of his second studio album, “Take Care.”

With the success of his second stratospheric test jump, Felix Baumgartner completed the final milestone before attempting to fulfill his dream of becoming the first person to break the speed of sound in freefall. With this final test completed, preparations for Felix Baumgartner’s record attempt from 120,000 feet / 36,576 meters have begun for the Final Mission on 14 October 2012.

A huge rig of Clay Paky luminaires, supplied to Australian lighting designer Hugh Taranto by Sidney based Chameleon Touring Systems, is beaming a rock ‘n’ roll look into millions of Australian homes as the country’s version of hit TV show ‘The Voice’ kicks off.

Playing to millions of fans every year, with close to 13 million fans on Facebook, more than 350 million views on YouTube and 1.35 million followers on Twitter, the global force recognized as the ‘Greatest DJ in the World,’ TIËSTO, is now launching his very own headphone range.

Modern and innovative production companies in the TV, film-,and mobile TV broadcast business excel by professional live broadcasting. The most important issue here is a high-quality and reliable satellite link. The HD vehicles of rt1.tv are capable of transmitting and receiving via the DVB-S2 EBU standard and offer a high-quality video and audio control room for multi-camera productions. The most recent member of the fleet and operational since end of 2011 is the HD OB unit HD-DSNG 6; equipped with a Lawo mc²56 as the central mixing console for the sound mix.

Martin Professional’s new MAC III AirFX mid-air effects and wash luminaire had a successful test debut on the premier of a new Sensation electronic dance music event at Amsterdam Arena this past summer and is now shipping to rental houses across the globe.

Orad, developer of enterprise graphics and media management solutions, announced the implementation of the Emmy Award-winning MVP solution at SKY Perfect JSAT. SKY Perfect JSAT, Japan’s largest multi-channel pay TV service, selected the Orad MVP system to enhance the way on-air talent delivers sports highlights.

TSL, leading systems integrator for the broadcast industry, today announced that it has won the contract to supply systems integration work for the BBC One Nations HD Playout project; which will enable BBC One HD for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. This means that each nation’s channel can be broadcast to national schedules, showing both true HD and up-scaled programmes.

America’s musical first family The Jacksons has reunited for the 2012 Unity Tour, the Jacksons’ first concert tour of the US in almost 30 years. The Jacksons Unity Tour brings together Jackie, Tito, Jermaine and Marlon Jackson to celebrate the remarkable musical heritage of the Jackson 5 and to honor the spirit of Michael Jackson. The Unity Tour features the brothers performing beloved hits like “I Want You Back,” “I’ll Be There,” “Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’,” “The Love You Save” and many others, with plans for a live concert album and DVD to follow.

When Patrick Longman, cinematographer and aerial specialist at Active Camera Systems, an aerial cinematography and rental company based in Florida, was looking for a portable recorder that would fit into his helicopter's aerial photography system and provide the high-quality recording and monitoring capabilities he was looking for, he turned to Sound Devices PIX 240 recorder.

Clear-Com®, a global leader in critical voice communication systems, is pleased to announce that Spain’s national broadcaster, Televisión Española (RTVE), has installed Clear-Com’s FreeSpeak digital wireless intercoms at its Madrid headquarters, Prado del Rey and Torrespaña. Forming two separate networks for each station, the systems together comprise 40 FreeSpeak antennas and 70 FreeSpeak beltpacks. This setup ensures that busy staff members have fast access to consistently reliable communications, which is needed to coordinate TVE’s diverse array of channel programming.

Calrec today announced its first foray into Russia with the sale of two Artemis Beam consoles to Television Technical Centre Ostankino for NTV-PLUS, a Russian subscriber satellite service broadcasting sports, news, movies, documentaries, and children's TV, as well as an HD service. The 48-fader desks were installed in the Moscow Television Technical Centre and were used by NTV-PLUS for the Wimbledon tennis tournament in London this year.