[kictanet] 3rd Broadcast Signal Distribution Licence to be issued

[Kivuva]

This had to happen.

Remember that most media houses in Kenya are owned by policial heavy weights.

Have a good one.
Mwendwa Kivuva

On 06/06/2013, Wambua, Christopher <Wambua at cck.go.ke> wrote:
>
> Listers,
>
> Third broadcast signal distribution licence to be issued
> The Government has promised to issue a third broadcast signal distribution
> licence through a competitive process.
> The licence will, however, be ring-fenced to restrict it to local investors
> only.
>
> ICT Cabinet Secretary Dr. Fred Matiang'i made these remarks today during a
> breakfast meeting with TV broadcasters held at a Nairobi hotel. Dr.
> Matiang'i said the Government was ready to engage in an honest and decent
> dialogue with the broadcast industry in resolving challenges facing this
> sector.
>
> He commended CCK for its recent directive to the two signal distribution
> firms to ensure Free to Air (FTA) channels were freely accessible to
> viewers, and appealed to broadcasters who had pulled out content from the
> digital platform to restore it so that consumers do not lose faith in the
> migration process.
>
> A number of broadcasters withdrew content in protest against pay TV firms
> that were charging viewers to access FTA channels.
>
> During the meeting, the media industry complained to the Cabinet Secretary
> about unclear interconnection charges, their exclusion from the digital
> distribution business and sale of their content by third parties.
>
>  Dr. Matiangi said discussions between the government and the media industry
> would commence immediately to iron out differences that are threatening to
> derail the migration process.
>
> ''We have to meet beginning tomorrow (Friday) and get a solution to this
> matter in the next seven days,' he added.
>
> Dr Matiang'i underscored the importance of an early digital switch-over
> saying it would allow the country to deal with emerging challenges and
> reduce migration costs in the long run.
>
> Kenya had earlier set December 2012 as the switch off deadline but a pending
> court case has since stalled the process.
> The Cabinet Secretary called on industry players to adhere to the law, and
> directed the industry regulator, the Communications Commission of Kenya, to
> enforce the law without fear or favour.
>
> The breakfast meeting was convened by CCK to introduce Dr. Matiang'í to the
> broadcasting industry players and to provide a platform for addressing
> pertinent issues in the broadcasting industry.
>
>
> Christopher Wambua
> Manager/Communications
> Consumer and Public Affairs Division
> Communications Commission of Kenya
> P.O. Box 14448, NAIROBI 00800
> KENYA
>
>


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