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

Wed Jul 3 11:54:23 EAT 2013

Hi Ali,

I believe the issue has been that we, me included, have not taken the initiative to take-up channels on the digital platform which has forced Startimes to transmit content that they have from other regions where they operate which he why they have Uganda, Tanzania and some west african stations in their offerings.

We have and continue to produce hundreds of media graduates, including the ones Walu produces, but we are not creating an environment that will assimilate them leaving them to fight for coverage of weddings, birthdays and funerals.  There are actually more multimedia colleges than those offering accounting, secretarial and soon ICT within the CBD.

At a cost of Kes.1 million per month the various universities and colleges offering training in multi-media should together be able to take up a digital channel and then use it to showcase the students and faculties productions thereby releasing them from the current strangle hold by the existing media houses. 

The government has already played its part by zero rating film production equipment therefore making it easier for a student to acquire the necessary equipment to make a production.  

With Kes. 200,000/- you can setup a simple studio that can produce a high quality talk show which is much less than would be required for a music recording studio, the difference is that to air recorded music all you need is to send the disc to a local radio station or upload it to youtube.  Unfortunately for TV this is not the case and unless we sort out this issue we shall be damning our youth to a life of hopelessness.

Regards

Robert Yawe
KAY System Technologies Ltd
Phoenix House, 6th Floor
P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200
Kenya

Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696

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

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

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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
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>From: robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk
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>Subject: [kictanet] Digital TV Migration: Local stations turnoff
>>
>digital    transmission - the plot thickens
>>
>CC: kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke
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>To: ggithaiga at hotmail.com
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>
>>
>Hi,
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>
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>http://www.cio.co.ke/news/main-stories/east-africa-broadcasters-raise-concern-over-startimes,-digital-migration,-local-content
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>
>>
>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>
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>To: Kictanet Mail list <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
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>Sent: Thursday, 2 May 2013, 17:35
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>Subject: Digital TV Migration: Local stations turnoff digital transmission
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>
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>Hi,
>>
>Thought the share some new developments in the Digital Migration issues, as
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>of last Saturday all the local TV stations except for KBC and family have
>>
>disconnected their channel feed over the digital frequency.
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>I believe this is to enforce the recent demand by the Media Owners
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>Association  to be issued with a digital TV distribution license which is
>>
>likely to slowdown the migration and also the roll out of LTE.
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>
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>(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)
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>
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>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
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>channels some are situated in areas that only received the KBC channels.
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>If this is how the private sector intends to arm twist the government into
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>getting
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>their way then as a nation we are in trouble, this action is jeopardizing a
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>second foreign investors investment in the digital TV space.
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>
>>
>We have got to this situation all because of the meddling in a process by
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>COFEK therefore I expect them to be on the streets tomorrow demanding that
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>the signal be reinstated with immediate effect.
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>
>>
>Robert Yawe
>>
>KAY System Technologies Ltd
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>Phoenix House, 6th Floor
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>P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200
>>
>Kenya
>>
>
>>
>Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696
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>
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>
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