[kictanet] Digital TV Migration: Local stations turnoff digital transmission

[Ali Hussein]

If that is is true then that is a very retrogressive action indeed.

Ali Hussein
CEO | 3mice interactive media Ltd
Principal | Telemedia Africa Ltd

+254 713 601113

"The future belongs to him who knows how to wait." - Russian Proverb

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On May 2, 2013, at 5:35 PM, robert yawe <robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

> 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
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> Kenya
> 
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