<p dir="ltr">Walubengo am sorry to say that PANG and SIGNET brought the first point on themselves. Example. ..CAK awarded me the temporary authorization to broadcast...I built my broadcast station...then PANG and SIGNET gave me run around for several months forcing me to have to seek extensions from CAK and even forcing me to sign minimum 5 locations even though my strategy was different... and further making me to resolve to wait until when full migration happens so it's cheaper...my own analysis. If PANG and SIGNET were smart to enable the more than 100 licensees go live quick...the game would be slightly different. Now they r stuck with BSD license that ....well...let me not say.</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On 27 Jan 2015 18:29, "Walubengo J via kictanet" <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div dir="ltr"><span>Its a very complicated chess game going on.</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span><br></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span>1. SIGNET+PANG are the designated national digital distributors - but bila (without) content to distribute</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span>2. The 3private Broadcasters have content - but bila (without) distribution rights or licenses.</span></div><div dir="ltr"><br><span></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span>Regulatory Options:</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span>1. Do you FORCE the 3 to surrender their content to SIGNET+PANG for distribution?</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span>2. Do you give the 3private Broadcasters their own distribution network (BSD License?)</span></div><div dir="ltr"><br><span></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span>Impact</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span>1. Option 1 can be and will be frustrated (cry copyright, cry media freedom, cry all over to Supreme court + now Paris :-)</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span>2. Option 2 seems attractive and doable - HOWEVER, giving the 3private their own license has the following impact</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span>a) It leaves SIGNET+PANG high and dry with close "nothing" to distribute. Technically the close shop.</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span>b) It leaves the 3broadcasters enjoying and sometimes exploiting their dominant position (think Safcom :-)<br></span></div><div dir="ltr"><br><span></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span>Way forward.</span></div><div dir="ltr">Seek solutions together since a local solution must be existing. Thorax and chest thumping by both government and broadcasters will not work and will simply leave Kenya's digital migration process critically damaged and perhaps beyond salvage.</div><div dir="ltr"><br><span></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span><br></span></div><div dir="ltr"><br><span></span></div><br> <div style="font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:16px"> <div style="font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:16px"> <div dir="ltr"> <hr size="1"> <font face="Arial"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">From:</span></b> Network of non- formal Educational institutions <<a href="mailto:nnfeischools@yahoo.com" target="_blank">nnfeischools@yahoo.com</a>><br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> Walubengo J <<a href="mailto:jwalu@yahoo.com" target="_blank">jwalu@yahoo.com</a>>; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> <br><b><span style="font-weight:bold">Cc:</span></b> ISOC Kenya Chapter <<a href="mailto:isoc@lists.my.co.ke" target="_blank">isoc@lists.my.co.ke</a>>; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> <br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, January 27, 2015 3:35 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> Re: [kictanet] Fw: [isoc_ke] The battle for control of Kenyan Digital airspace<br> </font> </div> <div><br><div><div><div style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><div dir="ltr"><span>Dear All</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span>The cost charged by Signet is affordable on an open opportunity platform. The delay in migration gives the old boys an advantage since advertises are still not convinced off the viewership on the digital platform.</span></div><div dir="ltr"><br clear="none"></div> <div><br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div><div style="display:block"> <div style="font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:12px"> <div style="font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:16px"> <div><br><br></div><div><div dir="ltr"> <font face="Arial"> On Tuesday, January 27, 2015 11:24 AM, Walubengo J via kictanet <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"> </font> </div> <br clear="none"><br clear="none"> <div><div><div><div style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div>@ Mwendwa,</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">You are right it should be exceedingly cheap for Jane to transmit on the digital platform. Otherwise the whole essence of going digital is lost. Here's my other take on the issue @</div><div dir="ltr"><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">TV consumers should not be locked in, but neither should broadcasters - Walubengo - <a href="http://nation.co.ke" target="_blank">nation.co.ke</a> <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" href="http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/blogs/dot9/walubengo/-/2274560/2602512/-/10d292yz/-/index.html" target="_blank">TV consumers should not be locked in, but neither should broadcasters</a><br clear="none"></div><div style="width:450px;font-family:'Georgia','Times','Times New Roman','serif';margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:5px;background-color:#ffffff"><table style="width:450px;height:170px;display:block" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="8" rowspan="1" style="height:1px;background-color:#e5e5e5;font-size:1px;border-collapse:collapse"><div style="min-height:1px;background-color:#e5e5e5;font-size:1px;line-height:0px"> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="5" style="width:1px;background-color:#e5e5e5;font-size:1pt;border-collapse:collapse"><div style="width:1px;background-color:#e5e5e5;font-size:1pt"> </div></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="5" style="vertical-align:middle;width:168px;height:168px;background-color:#000000;border-collapse:collapse"><div style="width:168px" align="center"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" href="http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/blogs/dot9/walubengo/-/2274560/2602512/-/10d292yz/-/index.html" style="text-decoration:none;color:#000000" target="_blank"><img alt="image" src="http://www.nation.co.ke/image/view/-/1951896/lowRes/558592/-/6olubtz/-/walubengo.jpg" style="display:block;margin:auto" height="168" width="168"></a></div></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="5" style="width:1px;background-color:#e5e5e5;font-size:0pt;border-collapse:collapse"><div style="width:1px;background-color:#e5e5e5;font-size:1pt"> </div></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="5" style="width:14px;background-color:#ffffff;font-size:0pt;border-collapse:collapse"><div style="width:14px;background-color:#ffffff;font-size:14pt"> </div></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="1" style="height:6px;background-color:#ffffff;font-size:0pt;border-collapse:collapse"><div style="min-height:6px;background-color:#ffffff;font-size:6pt"> </div></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="5" style="width:20px;background-color:#ffffff;font-size:0pt;border-collapse:collapse"><div style="width:20px;background-color:#ffffff;font-size:20pt"> </div></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="5" style="width:1px;background-color:#e5e5e5;font-size:1pt;border-collapse:collapse" width="1"><div style="width:1px;background-color:#e5e5e5;font-size:1pt"> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" rowspan="1" style="width:100%;vertical-align:middle;font-family:'Georgia','Times','Times New Roman','serif'"><div style="line-height:16.5px;background-color:#ffffff;min-height:135px;width:245px"><div style="word-wrap:break-word"><span></span><span></span><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" href="http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/blogs/dot9/walubengo/-/2274560/2602512/-/10d292yz/-/index.html" style="text-decoration:none;color:#000000;line-height:100%;font-size:18px;display:block" target="_blank"><span style="margin:0;font-weight:normal;margin-bottom:3px;font-size:18px;line-height:21px;max-height:43px;color:#000000;overflow:hidden;display:inline-block">TV consumers should not be locked in, but neither should...</span></a><div style="font-size:13px;line-height:20px;color:#999999;max-height:81px;font-family:'Georgia','Times','Times New Roman','serif';overflow:hidden">It is not too far-fetched to imagine SIGNET and PANG would block content deemed 'uncomfortable'.</div></div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" rowspan="1" style="height:4px;background-color:#ffffff;font-size:0pt;border-collapse:collapse"><div style="min-height:4px;background-color:#ffffff;font-size:4pt"></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:middle;font-family:'Arial','Helvetica Neue','Helvetica','sans-serif'"><div style="font-size:0pt"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" href="http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/blogs/dot9/walubengo/-/2274560/2602512/-/10d292yz/-/index.html" style="color:black;text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="display:inline-block;line-height:11px;max-width:145px;min-width:85px;overflow:hidden;max-height:13px"><span style="vertical-align:middle;font-size:9px;line-height:11px;color:#999999">View on <span style="font-weight:bold">www.nation.co.ke</span></span></span></a></div></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:middle;width:100px;font-family:'Arial','Helvetica Neue','Helvetica','sans-serif'"><div style="max-width:100px;min-width:80px;overflow:hidden;text-align:right;line-height:11px;max-height:13px;font-size:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:middle;font-size:9px;line-height:11px;color:#999999">Preview by Yahoo</span></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" rowspan="1" style="height:9px;background-color:#ffffff;font-size:0pt;border-collapse:collapse"><div style="min-height:9px;background-color:#ffffff;font-size:9pt"></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="8" rowspan="1" style="height:1px;background-color:#e5e5e5;font-size:1px;border-collapse:collapse"><div style="min-height:1px;background-color:#e5e5e5;font-size:1px;line-height:0px"> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><span></span></div><br clear="none"> <div style="font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:16px"> <div style="font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:16px"> <div><div dir="ltr"> <hr size="1"> <font face="Arial"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">From:</span></b> Mwendwa Kivuva via kictanet <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>><br clear="none"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> <a href="mailto:jwalu@yahoo.com" target="_blank">jwalu@yahoo.com</a> <br clear="none"><b><span style="font-weight:bold">Cc:</span></b> ISOC Kenya Chapter <<a href="mailto:isoc@lists.my.co.ke" target="_blank">isoc@lists.my.co.ke</a>>; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> <br clear="none"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Friday, January 23, 2015 1:23 PM<br clear="none"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> Re: [kictanet] Fw: [isoc_ke] The battle for control of Kenyan Digital airspace<br clear="none"> </font> </div> <div><br clear="none"><div><div><div dir="ltr"><div><br clear="none"><div>On 23 January 2015 at 12:02, Network of non- formal Educational institutions <span dir="ltr"><<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" href="mailto:nnfeischools@yahoo.com" target="_blank">nnfeischools@yahoo.com</a>></span> wrote:<br clear="none"><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> We have also been paying Signet and Startimes monthly fees for carrying us and relaying our content to available free to air set boxes.</blockquote></div><br clear="none">Jane, thank you for this. I need to understand something, do a digital content provider like ElimuTV need to pay all digital signal providers for them to be accessible by all set-top boxes? My understanding is if I buy any box (say Samsutech set-top box), I will be able to watch all non-subscription based TV stations. As per your email, it seems a content provider has to pay all licensed digital carriers. This is is a very expensive way of distributing content.</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>Let me understand, if you only paid Signet to carry your content, I would not be able to access it via Startimes set-top box?</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>There is something fundamentally wrong with how we have structured policy around the digital migration and we need to clearly define a set of principles that must be adhered to by all players.</div><div><br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div><div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>Regards<br clear="none"><br clear="all"><div><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr">______________________<br clear="none">Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya<br clear="none"><br clear="none">"There are some men who lift the age they inhabit, till all men walk on higher ground in that lifetime." - Maxwell Anderson<br clear="none"><div><br clear="none"></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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