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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'><div><span style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">Dr. Ndemo,</span></div><div><font color="#444444"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">I go back to Yawe's point: the need to have a platform to discuss the issue of digital migration and even content production. I agree with you that content is the next big thing. However, I have just learnt that Signet (free to air) surcharges a fee of Ksh. 350k per month to carry the content. This is a challenge to such initiatives as Elimu TV. And in as much as there will be different revenue models, I wonder whether the big companies will advertise on the community media channel. What is your take?</span></font></div><div><br></div><div><font color="#444444"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">Rgds</span></font></div><div><font color="#444444"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">Grace</span></font></div><span style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;"><div><span style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;"><br></span></div>Those who will succeed must simply have good local content in several</span><br style="line-height: 21px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size: 15px;"><span style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">> thematic areas, that is, comedy, news, lifestyle etc. There will be</span><br style="line-height: 21px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size: 15px;"><span style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">> different revenue models such that if you want to watch Baba Shirandula or</span><br style="line-height: 21px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size: 15px;"><span style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">> Vioja Mhakamani without pay, then you will have to endure advertising as</span><br style="line-height: 21px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size: 15px;"><span style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">> sponsored by XX otherwise you can subscribe or pay per view without the</span><br style="line-height: 21px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size: 15px;"><span style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">> interruptions. Major advertisers will them selves own channels and</span><br style="line-height: 21px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size: 15px;"><span style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">> compete for good content.</span><br><br><div><hr id="stopSpelling">From: ggithaiga@hotmail.com<br>Date: Sun, 1 Dec 2013 16:57:48 +0000<br>Subject: Re: [kictanet] Digital TV Migration<br>CC: kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke<br>To: ggithaiga@hotmail.com<br><br>
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<div dir="ltr">Correct Dr. Ndemo. Legislation is not an answer to everything. <div>BTW, you could still contribute onto the online debate we conducted last week on the AU convention on cyber security. And thanks for that update of the ITU forum in Asia. </div><div>Rgds</div><div>Grace<br><div><br><div>> ----- Original Message -----<br>> From: Bitange Ndemo [mailto:bitange@jambo.co.ke]<br>> Sent: Friday, November 29, 2013 08:01 PM<br>> Cc: kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke><br>> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Digital TV Migration<br>> <br>> Grace,<br>> At the recent ITU forum in Asia, Africa tried to get an extension beyond<br>> 2015 but but they were rejected. It was even embarrassing for South<br>> Africa to raise the postponement proposal. Reason. Everybody has moved<br>> except Africa. Africa is talking about set to boxes when the world has<br>> shifted to computers and mobile phone to watch what we used to call<br>> television content. It is no longer prophesy to say that the current TV<br>> business model dying and cannot be resuscitated. It is only a matter of<br>> time before advertising adopts newer models.<br>> <br>> Schumpeter's creative destruction theory is in the works here and only<br>> those who will listen will survive. The current multiplex operators too<br>> will not survive for long. Convergence of ICT and broadcast has started<br>> in earnest and we shall see a focus on core business with consolidation of<br>> new specialized infrastructure providers.<br>> <br>> If you see MNOs getting into content then you know content is KING. <br>> Viewership is changing from being a slave or controlled by broadcaster<br>> schedule to controlling when you want to watch any content. We shall be<br>> searching for latest news and only watch what you want to see in a<br>> bulletin.<br>> <br>> Those who will succeed must simply have good local content in several<br>> thematic areas, that is, comedy, news, lifestyle etc. There will be<br>> different revenue models such that if you want to watch Baba Shirandula or<br>> Vioja Mhakamani without pay, then you will have to endure advertising as<br>> sponsored by XX otherwise you can subscribe or pay per view without the<br>> interruptions. Major advertisers will them selves own channels and<br>> compete for good content.<br>> <br>> This is why we declined to vote for the new ITRs where content providers<br>> will heavily pay and pass the cost on to consumers. It is dangerous to<br>> have Telcos and bureaucrats in one room to decide new revenue streams in<br>> the face of disruptive technologies.<br>> <br>> We must see every problem as an opportunity. That is why I oppose too<br>> much legislation around cyber security. We shall end up curtailing our<br>> own freedoms trying to catch a thief who will anyway continue to steal<br>> (even with death sentence, we still have thieves around). We must<br>> constantly come with new ways of fighting cyber crime through technology<br>> not legislation.<br>> <br>> <br>> Ndemo.<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> > @ WambuaYawe raises a point that CCK should consider. The need to have a<br>> > public forum to discuss this TV migration roho safi. There is<br>> > misconception on this process by many ordinary folks. Lets hope that the<br>> > courts will dispense with the matter real soon.<br>> ><br>> > RgdsGG<br>> > From: Wambua@cck.go.ke<br>> > Date: Fri, 29 Nov 2013 09:18:42 +0000<br>> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Digital TV Migration<br>> > CC: kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke<br>> > To: ggithaiga@hotmail.com<br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> > Robert,<br>> ><br>> > You are most welcome Robert.<br>> ><br>> > Best regards,<br>> ><br>> ><br>> > Christopher Wambua<br>> > Manager � Communications<br>> > Consumer and Public Affairs Department<br>> > Communications Commission of Kenya<br>> > P.O. Box 14448 NAIROBI 00800<br>> > Tel: +254 20 4242209<br>> > info@cck.go.ke<br>> > www.cck.go.ke<br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> > From: robert yawe [mailto:robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk]<br>> ><br>> ><br>> > Sent: Friday, November 29, 2013 8:43 AM<br>> ><br>> > To: Wambua, Christopher<br>> ><br>> > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<br>> ><br>> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Digital TV Migration<br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> > Chris,<br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> > Thanks for your response even though it weakens my conspiracy theory as<br>> > Kivuva puts it but also indicates that there is still a level of<br>> > commitment towards the migration.<br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> > I wish we had a public platform that could have the true issues discussed<br>> > without contravening the laws especially with all the rubbish being<br>> > peddled by the traditional (shuka and all).<br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> > It is my sincere hope that on the 13th of December 2013 I will eat humble<br>> > pie, I am open to an icecream scoop to go with it.<br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> > Regards<br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> > Robert Yawe<br>> ><br>> > KAY System Technologies Ltd<br>> ><br>> > Phoenix House, 6th Floor<br>> ><br>> > P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200<br>> ><br>> > Kenya<br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> > Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696<br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> > On Wednesday, 27 November 2013, 23:29, "Wambua, Christopher"<br>> > <Wambua@cck.go.ke> wrote:<br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> > Robert<br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> > I am afraid that your allegations regarding our silence on this issue are<br>> > unfounded and absolutely untrue.<br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> > As much as we may wish to, CCK cannot comment on matters before a court of<br>> > law without running into problems with the law.<br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> > We shall nonetheless argue our case in court.<br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> > Wambua<br>> ><br>> ><br>> > Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone.<br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> > From:<br>> > robert yawe<br>> ><br>> ><br>> > Sent:<br>> > Wednesday, 27 November 2013 17:46 PM<br>> ><br>> ><br>> > To:<br>> > Wambua, Christopher<br>> ><br>> ><br>> > Reply To:<br>> > robert yawe<br>> ><br>> ><br>> > Cc:<br>> > KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<br>> ><br>> ><br>> > Subject:<br>> > Re: [kictanet] Digital TV Migration<br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> > On an aside I now realise that it is actually the government that does not<br>> > want the migration to digital and are using the mainstream media and COFEK<br>> > to front the assault.<br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> > This is being done to curtail our growing freedoms, with the migration<br>> > every governor can run his own local channel for only Kes. 1,000,000/- per<br>> > month which allows them to drawn the voice of the National Government.<br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> > The blatant lies by all the TV stations yesterday that turning off the<br>> > analogue signal in Nairobi will leave over 90% of Kenyans in the dark and<br>> > CCK has not come out to dispute this just thickens the plot.<br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> > Regards<br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> > This is what the government does not want<br>> > http://www.democracynow.org/<br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> > Robert Yawe<br>> ><br>> > KAY System Technologies Ltd<br>> ><br>> > Phoenix House, 6th Floor<br>> ><br>> > P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200<br>> ><br>> > Kenya<br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> > Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696<br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> > On Tuesday, 26 November 2013, 15:47, robert yawe <robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk><br>> > wrote:<br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> > Finally a simple advert that even I can understand<br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wcLTnVXDcU<br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> > Regards<br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> > Robert Yawe<br>> ><br>> > KAY System Technologies Ltd<br>> ><br>> > Phoenix House, 6th Floor<br>> ><br>> > P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200<br>> ><br>> > Kenya<br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> > Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696<br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> > _______________________________________________<br>> ><br>> > kictanet mailing list<br>> ><br>> > kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke<br>> ><br>> > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet<br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> > Unsubscribe or change your options at<br>> > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/robertyawe%40yahoo.co.uk<br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> > The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform<br>> > for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and<br>> > regulation. 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