I know Karhu pretty well, we chat almost daily, but the past few days we haven't really chatted either. Believe me, the guy has a really busy life right now, busier now than he imagined when he accepted to host NSC.
So please give him a little bit more time, I'm going to contact him and see if I can find out more. I know for a fact he has been working hard on this edition, as he finished all the banners (I saw some of them).
Also, having recently hosted, I can say it's such a daunting task and even just a text show takes much longer than you'd think.