The CA Monday said Netflix will not be asked to apply for a local
broadcasting licence, meaning the US firm is exempt from local
broadcasting regulations that are part of the licensing conditions.
that Netflix falls in the category of content providers that do not
control transmission of their material - commonly referred to as
over-the-top (OTT) -- and are unlike cable companies that transmit own
content over managed networks, making it impossible to license them
locally or regulate their content.
Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2016 22:21:37 +0300
Subject: [kictanet] Kenyan State to Regulate YouTube and Netflix
From: kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke
CC: nmutungu@gmail.com
To: ggithaiga@hotmail.com
And then this:
“We have been looking at how to regulate over-the-top providers possibly through the 2016 ICT Policy document or through additional amendments to the Communications Act,” Wangusi said. The plan to regulate the streaming service comes a few months after another Government agency warned Netflix that it would block the service if it aired inappropriate content.
http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/mobile/article/2000213158/kenyan-state-to-regulate-youtube-and-netflix
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