+ 1 Waithaka. And this should have been or still should be what we should negotiate with Netflix as opposed to insisting on subjecting them to our rules. Netflix should also carry a certain percentage of our local content.

Rgds

Date: Thu, 26 May 2016 10:22:29 +0300
Subject: Re: [kictanet] EU PLANS TO LIFT BARRIERS ON INTERNET SHOPPING AND IMPOSE QUOTAS ON NETFLIX
From: kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke
CC: ngigi@at.co.ke; kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke
To: ggithaiga@hotmail.com

Lots of sense. Can you imagine if Vioja, Vitimbi, Tahamaki All Episodes were‎ on Netflix?

Waithaka Ngigi

Alliance Technologies
www.at.co.ke

From: Ali Hussein via kictanet

Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2016 9:52 AM

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Subject: Re: [kictanet] EU PLANS TO LIFT BARRIERS ON INTERNET SHOPPING AND IMPOSE QUOTAS ON NETFLIX

Ahmed

Makes sense for us too..

#JustSaying..

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On 26 May 2016, at 8:09 AM, Ahmed Mohamed Maawy <ultimateprogramer@gmail.com> wrote:

Well.. they not only have but also actively encourage and develop local capacity to rival such products. For them I suppose it makes sense.

On Thu, May 26, 2016 at 6:15 AM, Ali Hussein via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
The EU announced plans to free internet shopping and ban geo-fencing. Netflix and Amazon are to adhere to a 20% local content requirement (Seems like these guys are case studying Kenya). :-)

Read on:-

http://www.capitalfm.co.ke/business/2016/05/eu-plans-free-internet-shopping-set-netflix-quotas/

Ali Hussein
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