<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Grace and all</div><div><br></div><div>These shenanigans by the media houses should stop.</div><div><br></div><div>That train left the station long time. As the CA SMS messages say:-</div><div><br></div><div>Tumetoka Analogue, Tunaenda Digital.</div><div><br></div><div>Let them get on with the Programme (Pun intended).<br><br><div><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.294118); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.231373);"><b>Ali Hussein</b></span></div><div><br></div><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; ">+254 770 906375 / 0713 601113</div><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; "><br></div><div><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Twitter: @AliHKassim</span></p><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font></font></span><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Skype: abu-jomo</span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">LinkedIn: <a href="http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim" target="_blank">http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim</a><a href="http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: none;"></span></a></span></p><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font></font></span><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"></p><font><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Blog: <a href="http://www.alyhussein.com/" target="_blank">www.alyhussein.com</a></span><br></font></div><div><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>"I fear the day technology will surpass human interaction. The world will have a generation of idiots". ~ Albert Einstein</div><div><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.294118); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.231373);"><br></span></div>Sent from my iPad</div><div><br>On Jan 1, 2015, at 3:13 AM, Grace Githaiga via kictanet <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>
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<div dir="ltr">@James<div>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. </div><div>Read on: <a href="http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/business/article/2000146378/supreme-court-suspends-kenya-s-analogue-tv-switch-off?pageNo=2" target="_blank">http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/business/article/2000146378/supreme-court-suspends-kenya-s-analogue-tv-switch-off?pageNo=2</a><br><br><div><hr id="stopSpelling">Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2014 18:01:41 +0300<br>Subject: CITIZEN, NTV, KTN LAST MINUTE COURT APPLICATION FAILS TO STOP ANALOGUE SWITCHOFF<br>From: <a href="mailto:jgmbugua@gmail.com">jgmbugua@gmail.com</a><br>To: <a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>; <a href="mailto:ggithaiga@hotmail.com">ggithaiga@hotmail.com</a><br><br><div dir="ltr"><div>Listers,</div><div><br></div><div>Looks like Media owners might have lost this one for good.</div><div><br></div><div>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.</div><div><br></div>CITIZEN, NTV, KTN LAST MINUTE COURT APPLICATION FAILS TO STOP ANALOGUE SWITCHOFF<div><br><div><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:medium;">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.</p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:medium;"><br></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:medium;">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.</p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:medium;"><br></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:medium;">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.</p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:medium;"><br></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:medium;">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.</p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:medium;"><br></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:medium;">"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.</p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:medium;"><br></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:medium;">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.</p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:medium;"><br></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:medium;">According to CAK Consumer and Public Affairs director Mutua Muthusi, the channels set for switch off tonight include:</p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:medium;"><br></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:medium;">Citizen (Channels 34, 39)</p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:medium;">KTN 59</p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:medium;">KBC 23</p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:medium;">K24 26</p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:medium;">GBS 47</p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:medium;">NTV 42</p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:medium;">QTV 12</p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:medium;">Family 9</p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:medium;">ETV 62</p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:medium;">KIss TV (Channel 55)</p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:medium;"><br></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:medium;">Muthusi said Kenyans are ready to migrate and cited sales figures of set top boxes which have ballooned in the last month.</p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:medium;"><br></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:medium;">"STB sales have more than doubled in the month of December," he said adding that this trend was taking place even outside Nairobi.<br></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:medium;"><br></p><p style=""><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3"><a href="http://nairobitech.blogspot.com/2014/12/citizen-ntv-ktn-last-minute-court.html" target="_blank">http://nairobitech.blogspot.com/2014/12/citizen-ntv-ktn-last-minute-court.html</a></font><br></p></div></div><img src="http://t.signauxneuf.com/e1t/o/5/f18dQhb0S7ks8dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9gXrN7sKj6v5df9RN64kxbFRYHc-N8rBqW6QFLCHW5wfQ8G1k1H6H0?si=5495672839077888&pi=ed0ade3d-8842-4065-c9a5-8f83a35a04ac" 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