[kictanet] kictanet Digest, Vol 74, Issue 13
Edwin Onchari
eonchari at lynxbits.com
Tue Jul 2 12:11:23 EAT 2013
I think, legislation (read setting quotas) alone will not reverse the
appetite for foreign content. Local producers must come up with content that
is creative and captivating, else, consumers will seek interesting stuff
elsewhere
Edwin
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Date: Tue, 2 Jul 2013 04:00:51 +0300
From: Ali Hussein <ali at hussein.me.ke>
To: Kivuva <Kivuva at transworldafrica.com>
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Subject: Re: [kictanet] Digital TV Migration: Local stations turnoff
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Across Africa there seems to be a concerted, bungled initiative to take more
control of what Africans are watching by Governments. In South Africa the
regulator is contemplating banning exclusive sports content. In East Africa
there is the issue of minimum local content. Into this enter Star Times, a
Chinese digital transmission platform. In an attempt to counter Western
influences are we inadvertently surrendering our airwaves to the Chinese?
Are we throwing the baby with the Bath water?
http://www.ventures-africa.com/2013/07/naspers-rejects-governments-attempt-t
o-ban-exclusive-broadcasting-rights/?utm_source=Monday%2C+24th+June+2013&utm
_campaign=PR%2C+Africa+Business%2C+Africa+Economy%2C+Africa+Entrepreneur%2C+
Ventures+Africa&utm_medium=email
Ali Hussein
CEO | 3mice interactive media Ltd
Principal | Telemedia Africa Ltd
+254 713 601113/ 0770 906375
"The future belongs to him who knows how to wait." - Russian Proverb
Sent from my iPad
On Jul 1, 2013, at 11:49 PM, Kivuva <Kivuva at transworldafrica.com> wrote:
> @GG,
>
> Broadening the meaning of local content to mean East Africa might be
> good for regional integration and also for artists to produce more
> international content.
>
> I also think Kenya might benefit more from this.
>
> Regards
>
> On 01/07/2013, Grace Githaiga <ggithaiga at hotmail.com> wrote:
>> Thanks Yawe for sharing the article.
>> I am just curious at how the Ugandan broadcasters will react to the
>> UCC proposal of a local content quota of 70 percent during prime
>> time. It might be unmanageable.
>> I am also concerned by the proposal by the regional broadcasters to
>> broaden the definition of 'local content' to include content from the
>> East African countries. Lets hypothesize that Station A in Kenya
>> decides to air say one Kenyan production, and the rest from the UG and
TZ to fill up the quota.
>> Would this be content that is relevant to us and therefore deemed
>> local? Or how would we define 'local' in this case?
>> RgdsGG
>>
>> Date: Mon, 1 Jul 2013 17:06:24 +0100
>> From: robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk
>> Subject: [kictanet] Digital TV Migration: Local stations turnoff
>> digital transmission - the plot thickens
>> CC: kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke
>> To: ggithaiga at hotmail.com
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> http://www.cio.co.ke/news/main-stories/east-africa-broadcasters-raise
>> -concern-over-startimes,-digital-migration,-local-content
>>
>> Regards
>> Robert Yawe
>> KAY System Technologies Ltd
>> Phoenix House, 6th Floor
>> P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200
>> Kenya
>>
>> Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696
>> From: robert yawe <robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk>
>> To: Kictanet Mail list <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
>> Sent: Thursday, 2 May 2013, 17:35
>> Subject: Digital TV Migration: Local stations turnoff digital
>> transmission
>>
>> Hi,
>> Thought the share some new developments in the Digital Migration
>> issues, as of last Saturday all the local TV stations except for KBC
>> and family have disconnected their channel feed over the digital
frequency.
>> I believe this is to enforce the recent demand by the Media Owners
>> Association to be issued with a digital TV distribution license
>> which is likely to slowdown the migration and also the roll out of LTE.
>>
>> (http://www.cofek.co.ke/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=
>> 1552:kneya-media-owners-demand-third-digital-signal-licence-&catid=1:
>> latest-news)
>>
>> As of this posting over 1,000,000 consumers (COFEK), spread across
>> the country, of the Startimes service do not have access to the local
>> TV channels some are situated in areas that only received the KBC
channels.
>> If this is how the private sector intends to arm twist the government
>> into getting their way then as a nation we are in trouble, this
>> action is jeopardizing a second foreign investors investment in the
>> digital TV space.
>>
>> We have got to this situation all because of the meddling in a
>> process by COFEK therefore I expect them to be on the streets
>> tomorrow demanding that the signal be reinstated with immediate effect.
>>
>> Robert Yawe
>> KAY System Technologies Ltd
>> Phoenix House, 6th Floor
>> P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200
>> Kenya
>>
>> Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696
>>
>>
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