[kictanet] CITIZEN, NTV, KTN LAST MINUTE COURT APPLICATION FAILS TO STOP ANALOGUE SWITCHOFF

Fri Jan 2 15:13:02 EAT 2015

Well as of this afternoon I still receive Analogue signals for NTV, KTN,
Citizen, QTV etc in Westlands. Was the switch off really done?

On Thu, Jan 1, 2015 at 11:47 PM, Baiju Shah via kictanet <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> The train had left in terms of signal distribution. Let's not forget the
> media house together have a very number of viewers who are consuming their
> content and also depend information from these channels.
> The issue is that on signal distribution how was a large chunk given away
> to a foreign company as this is a channel that is critical for the
> communications between the government and the public like wise radio.
> Furthermore if these 3 companies close today how many jobs will be lost
> needs also to be taken into account not even considering the lose of
> advertisement based roles ie productions, media preparations etc.
> Finally, the quality of news broadcast to be left to tabloid journalists,
> are we really looking at the past? Plus shipping of our content consumption
> dollar to foreign content productions, I am not sure that a CNN or BBC will
> be able to provide a comprehensive coverage of the local news.
> I believe that they are fighting to keep their businesses relevant,
> unfortunately the CAK and Media Owners seem to have different ideas and
> agendas.
> Again, to be critical of the whole process, definitive guidelines should
> have been very clear to all.
> It further seems that the media owners have had enough time pull together
> the required infrastructure as they stated in one of their arguments with
> the court of large investment they have already made therefore it will not
> take long to light up the broadcast network.
>
> My 2.cents worth
>
> Happy New Year 2015 and enjoy the digital broadcast on your TV's
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Baiju Shah
>
> On 1 Jan 2015 22:56, "Grace Githaiga via kictanet" <
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
> >
> > I think the matter is being dragged unnecessarily and I have been
> wondering if there will be a time when these media houses will feel 'ready'
> to migrate. Yawn!
> >
> > Happy 2015 Listers!
> >
> > ________________________________
> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] CITIZEN, NTV, KTN LAST MINUTE COURT APPLICATION
> FAILS TO STOP ANALOGUE SWITCHOFF
> > From: ali at hussein.me.ke
> > Date: Thu, 1 Jan 2015 18:55:59 +0300
> > To: ggithaiga at hotmail.com; kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke
> >
> >
> > Grace and all
> >
> > These shenanigans by the media houses should stop.
> >
> > That train left the station long time. As the CA SMS messages say:-
> >
> > Tumetoka Analogue, Tunaenda Digital.
> >
> > Let them get on with the Programme (Pun intended).
> >
> > Ali Hussein
> >
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> >
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> >
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> >
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> >
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> >
> > On Jan 1, 2015, at 3:13 AM, Grace Githaiga via kictanet <
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
> >
> >> @James
> >> The Standard reported that the three Media houses would not be affected
> by the switch off, and that the Supreme Court will issue directives on the
> matter on Monday next week.
> >> Read on:
> http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/business/article/2000146378/supreme-court-suspends-kenya-s-analogue-tv-switch-off?pageNo=2
> >>
> >> ________________________________
> >> Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2014 18:01:41 +0300
> >> Subject: CITIZEN, NTV, KTN LAST MINUTE COURT APPLICATION FAILS TO STOP
> ANALOGUE SWITCHOFF
> >> From: jgmbugua at gmail.com
> >> To: kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke; ggithaiga at hotmail.com
> >>
> >> Listers,
> >>
> >> Looks like Media owners might have lost this one for good.
> >>
> >> The only issue was whether the interpretation to continue with digital
> migration while saying licenses will not be cancelled can be construed as
> cancelling the license to broadcast in Nairobi.
> >>
> >> CITIZEN, NTV, KTN LAST MINUTE COURT APPLICATION FAILS TO STOP ANALOGUE
> SWITCHOFF
> >>
> >> Analogue TV signals in Nairobi and its environs will be switched off
> tonight at 11:59PM or after the Presidential New Year address industry
> regulator Communications Authority has vowed.
> >>
> >>
> >> This is despite a court application by the three media houses of Royal
> Media (Citizen), NMG (NTV) and Standard Group (KTN) to allow them to keep
> broadcasting in analogue until they have their infrastructure in place.
> >>
> >>
> >> But tough talking Ministry of Information and CAK officials said in a
> press conference that the switch off timetable as issued in a gazette
> notice by Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i, remains in place.
> >>
> >>
> >> Despite obtaining orders from the Supreme Court Vice President Kalpana
> Rawal certifying their application as urgent and maintaining status quo
> until the hearing set for January 5, Lawyer Wambua Kilonzo acting for CAK
> and Mr. Mwangi from the Attorney General's office, said their
> interpretation of the court orders was that the digital migration process
> was not stopped.
> >>
> >>
> >> "I have advised CAK not to cancel the licenses of the media owners but
> this does not stop the digital migration process from going on," Kilonzo
> said.
> >>
> >>
> >> Kilonzo in a position supported by the AG's counsel, said the Supreme
> Court did not grant orders to prayer number 2 of the media houses for the
> digital migration process to be stopped in the meantime.
> >>
> >>
> >> According to CAK Consumer and Public Affairs director Mutua Muthusi,
> the channels set for switch off tonight include:
> >>
> >>
> >> Citizen (Channels 34, 39)
> >>
> >> KTN 59
> >>
> >> KBC 23
> >>
> >> K24 26
> >>
> >> GBS 47
> >>
> >> NTV 42
> >>
> >> QTV 12
> >>
> >> Family 9
> >>
> >> ETV 62
> >>
> >> KIss TV (Channel 55)
> >>
> >>
> >> Muthusi said Kenyans are ready to migrate and cited sales figures of
> set top boxes which have ballooned in the last month.
> >>
> >>
> >> "STB sales have more than doubled in the month of December," he said
> adding that this trend was taking place even outside Nairobi.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> http://nairobitech.blogspot.com/2014/12/citizen-ntv-ktn-last-minute-court.html
> >>
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Mark Mwangi

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