Thanks Yawe for sharing the article. 

I am just curious at how the Ugandan broadcasters will react to the UCC proposal of a local content quota of 70 percent during prime time. It might be unmanageable. 

I am also concerned by the proposal by the regional broadcasters to broaden the definition of 'local content' to include content from the East African countries. Lets hypothesize that Station A in Kenya decides to  air say one Kenyan production, and the rest from the UG and TZ to fill up the quota. Would this be content that is relevant to us and therefore deemed local? Or how would we define 'local' in this case?

Rgds
GG

Date: Mon, 1 Jul 2013 17:06:24 +0100
From: robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk
Subject: [kictanet] Digital TV Migration: Local stations turnoff digital transmission - the plot thickens
CC: kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke
To: ggithaiga@hotmail.com

Hi,

http://www.cio.co.ke/news/main-stories/east-africa-broadcasters-raise-concern-over-startimes,-digital-migration,-local-content

Regards
 
Robert Yawe
KAY System Technologies Ltd
Phoenix House, 6th Floor
P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200
Kenya

Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696
From: robert yawe <robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk>
To: Kictanet Mail list <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>
Sent: Thursday, 2 May 2013, 17:35
Subject: Digital TV Migration: Local stations turnoff digital transmission

Hi,

Thought the share some new developments in the Digital Migration issues, as of last Saturday all the local TV stations except for KBC and family have disconnected their channel feed over the digital frequency.

I believe this is to enforce the recent demand by the Media Owners Association  to be issued with a digital TV distribution license which is likely to slowdown the migration and also the roll out of LTE.


(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)


As of this posting over 1,000,000 consumers (COFEK), spread across the country, of the Startimes service do not have access to the local TV channels some are situated in areas that only received the KBC channels.

If this is how the private sector intends to arm twist the government into getting their way then as a nation we are in trouble, this action is jeopardizing a second foreign investors investment in the digital TV space.

We have got to this situation all because of the meddling in a process by COFEK therefore I expect them to be on the streets tomorrow demanding that the signal be reinstated with immediate effect.


 
Robert Yawe
KAY System Technologies Ltd
Phoenix House, 6th Floor
P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200
Kenya

Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696



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