[kictanet] Digital TV Migration: Local stations turnoff digital transmission - the plot thickens

[Mark Mwangi]

To echo Pres. Museveni we need to act as a regional block and have less
emphasis on the countries. There is little benefit in insisting on national
policies to the detriment of regional health and progression.
Uganda is more local than California or Mexico.

On Tuesday, July 2, 2013, Ali Hussein wrote:

> 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-to-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<javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', '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
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> Kenya
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>
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>        From: robert yawe <robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk>
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> Sent: Thursday, 2 May 2013, 17:35
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> 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
>
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Mark Mwangi

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