[kictanet] Kenya Data Networks to introduce advanced news gathering applications for local TV and Radio stations

[Gakuru Alex]

>From a "policy" perspective, could Obam (or would it have to be the
PS) kindly shed some more light? "Other speakers are Daniel Obam,
Chairman, Digital Migration Taskforce, Kenya"
<http://itrealms.blogspot.com/2009/02/ndukwe-speaks-09-digital-switchover.html>

thxs,

On Thu, Feb 5, 2009 at 9:24 AM, alice <alice at apc.org> wrote:
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>       (from Balancing Act)
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>       Kenya Data Networks to introduce advanced news gathering
>       applications for local TV and Radio stations
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> Kenya Data Networks is bringing a whole new way of news gathering and
> dissemination for Local TV and Radio stations that will significantly reduce
> their operating expenses by up to 30 percent as happened in Latin America,
> Far East Asia and Europe and raise their quality of service levels for their
> viewers.
>
> Kenya Data Networks aims to achieve this through partnership with Scopus
> Video Networks which supplies digital technology to the broadcasting
> industry in the world. The digital technology forms the basis for a new
> transmission infrastructure that will enable TV and Radio stations -
> currently using costly satellite equipment for broadcasts – to leverage the
> lower costs and reliability of content delivery over an IP network.
>
> "Ours is a partnership aimed at providing solutions through improved means
> of reaching out to your consumers in a way that will increase revenues,
> improve customer retention and minimize your costs'', said Kenya Data
> Networks Managing Director, Kai Wulff' while addressing a gathering of media
> executives on the new technology.
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> KDN will deploy the technology using the fiber optic cable – a faster, high
> capacity and less expensive means of communication – to run live broadcasts,
> allow journalists and even people who have a story to send to do it from
> their homes and save media houses the trouble of using the costly Outside
> Broadcasting (OB) vans every other time there is a major event to be
> reported.
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> The project will also see KDN provide media stations with connectivity to
> their remote transmitters which will enable them deliver more content on the
> same bandwidth hence more revenues.
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