<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">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?</span> <br><br><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; "><span style="font-family: '.HelveticaNeueUI'; font-size: 15px; line-height: 19px; white-space: nowrap; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-text-size-adjust: none; "><a href="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">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</a></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; "><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; "><br></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; "><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; ">Ali Hussein</span></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; "><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; ">CEO | 3mice interactive media Ltd</span></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; "><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; ">Principal | Telemedia Africa Ltd</div></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); "><br></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">+254 713 601113/ 0770 906375</div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; "><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); "><br></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; "><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">"The future belongs to him who knows how to wait." - Russian Proverb</span></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; "><br></div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Sent from my iPad</span></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; "><br>On Jul 1, 2013, at 11:49 PM, Kivuva <<a href="mailto:Kivuva@transworldafrica.com">Kivuva@transworldafrica.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; "><div><span>@GG,</span><br><span></span><br><span>Broadening the meaning of local content to mean East Africa might be</span><br><span>good for regional integration and also for artists to produce more</span><br><span>international content.</span><br><span></span><br><span>I also think Kenya might benefit more from this.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Regards</span><br><span></span><br><span>On 01/07/2013, Grace Githaiga <<a href="mailto:ggithaiga@hotmail.com">ggithaiga@hotmail.com</a>> wrote:</span><br><blockquote type="cite"><span>Thanks Yawe for sharing the article.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>I am just curious at how the Ugandan broadcasters will react to the UCC</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>proposal of a local content quota of 70 percent during prime time. It might</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>be unmanageable.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>I am also concerned by the proposal by the regional broadcasters to broaden</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>the definition of 'local content' to include content from the East African</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>countries. Lets hypothesize that Station A in Kenya decides to air say one</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Kenyan production, and the rest from the UG and TZ to fill up the quota.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Would this be content that is relevant to us and therefore deemed local? Or</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>how would we define 'local' in this case?</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>RgdsGG</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Date: Mon, 1 Jul 2013 17:06:24 +0100</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>From: <a href="mailto:robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk">robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk</a></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Subject: [kictanet] Digital TV Migration: Local stations turnoff</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>digital transmission - the plot thickens</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>CC: <a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>To: <a href="mailto:ggithaiga@hotmail.com">ggithaiga@hotmail.com</a></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Hi,</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span><a href="http://www.cio.co.ke/news/main-stories/east-africa-broadcasters-raise-concern-over-startimes,-digital-migration,-local-content">http://www.cio.co.ke/news/main-stories/east-africa-broadcasters-raise-concern-over-startimes,-digital-migration,-local-content</a></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Regards</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span> Robert Yawe</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>KAY System Technologies Ltd</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Phoenix House, 6th Floor</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Kenya</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span> From: robert yawe <<a href="mailto:robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk">robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk</a>></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span> To: Kictanet Mail list <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span> Sent: Thursday, 2 May 2013, 17:35</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span> Subject: Digital TV Migration: Local stations turnoff digital transmission</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Hi,</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Thought the share some new developments in the Digital Migration issues, as</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>of last Saturday all the local TV stations except for KBC and family have</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>disconnected their channel feed over the digital frequency.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>I believe this is to enforce the recent demand by the Media Owners</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Association to be issued with a digital TV distribution license which is</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>likely to slowdown the migration and also the roll out of LTE.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>(<a href="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">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</a>)</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>As of this posting over 1,000,000 consumers (COFEK), spread across the</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>country, of the Startimes service do not have access to the local TV</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>channels some are situated in areas that only received the KBC channels.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>If this is how the private sector intends to arm twist the government into</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>getting</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span> their way then as a nation we are in trouble, this action is jeopardizing a</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>second foreign investors investment in the digital TV space.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>We have got to this situation all because of the meddling in a process by</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>COFEK therefore I expect them to be on the streets tomorrow demanding that</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>the signal be reinstated with immediate effect.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span> Robert Yawe</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>KAY System Technologies Ltd</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Phoenix House, 6th Floor</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Kenya</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>_______________________________________________</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>kictanet mailing list</span><br></blockquote><blockquote 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