[kictanet] Malawi switches to digital television

[Ohaga JB]

Are you guys aware that in Malawi, the regulatory authority - Macra has
completely been sidelined in the switchover n that the migration is
currently being run exclusively n directly by the government? I thought the
whole point of the ITU pushing for these bodies to be set up was for them
to be autonomous from the governments n therefore be able to fairly
arbitrate/regulate the communication industries? I totally support the
digital migration, but there needs to be some order n rules need to be
respected.

In Malawi, most of the tv licencees hold religious licenses n only two
private tv stations have been licensed in the run up to the switchover, so
there really is no much interest in the populace to get the STBs, which is
making a mockery of the whole migration exercise...

JB...
Content is King, distribution is Queen. Those sentiments have also
been echoed by the Malawian minister for information. That is also
what Bill Gates thought way back in 1996
http://www.craigbailey.net/content-is-king-by-bill-gates/

Those who have invested in content are today ripping the benefits

On 03/01/2014, Bitange Ndemo <bitange at jambo.co.ke> wrote:
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>> Malawi has switched to Digital Terrestrial Television. They had set a
>> deadline of 31st December 2013.
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http://www.nyasatimes.com/2014/01/01/malawi-switches-to-digital-tv-broadcasters-challenged-to-produce-quality-local-programmes/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+more_digitaltv+%28More+Digital+TV+News+%29
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