I think, legislation (read setting quotas) alone will not reverse the appetite for foreign content. Local producers must come up with content that is creative and captivating, else, consumers will seek interesting stuff elsewhere Edwin -----Original Message----- From: kictanet [mailto:kictanet-bounces+eonchari=lynxbits.com@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of kictanet-request@lists.kictanet.or.ke Sent: Tuesday, July 02, 2013 11:29 AM To: Edwin Subject: kictanet Digest, Vol 74, Issue 12 Send kictanet mailing list submissions to kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to kictanet-request@lists.kictanet.or.ke You can reach the person managing the list at kictanet-owner@lists.kictanet.or.ke When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of kictanet digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: Digital TV Migration: Local stations turnoff digital transmission - the plot thickens (Ali Hussein) 2. Fwd: Apply now or share: Master in Diplomacy with IG specialisation (Grace Mutung'u (Bomu)) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Tue, 2 Jul 2013 04:00:51 +0300 From: Ali Hussein <ali@hussein.me.ke> To: Kivuva <Kivuva@transworldafrica.com> Cc: "kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Digital TV Migration: Local stations turnoff digital transmission - the plot thickens Message-ID: <0E1BEDAF-FBA2-41F2-9782-CFA1FEB85ABD@hussein.me.ke> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Across Africa there seems to be a concerted, bungled initiative to take more control of what Africans are watching by Governments. In South Africa the regulator is contemplating banning exclusive sports content. In East Africa there is the issue of minimum local content. Into this enter Star Times, a Chinese digital transmission platform. In an attempt to counter Western influences are we inadvertently surrendering our airwaves to the Chinese? Are we throwing the baby with the Bath water? http://www.ventures-africa.com/2013/07/naspers-rejects-governments-attempt-t o-ban-exclusive-broadcasting-rights/?utm_source=Monday%2C+24th+June+2013&utm _campaign=PR%2C+Africa+Business%2C+Africa+Economy%2C+Africa+Entrepreneur%2C+ Ventures+Africa&utm_medium=email Ali Hussein CEO | 3mice interactive media Ltd Principal | Telemedia Africa Ltd +254 713 601113/ 0770 906375 "The future belongs to him who knows how to wait." - Russian Proverb Sent from my iPad On Jul 1, 2013, at 11:49 PM, Kivuva <Kivuva@transworldafrica.com> wrote:

@GG,

Broadening the meaning of local content to mean East Africa might be good for regional integration and also for artists to produce more international content.

I also think Kenya might benefit more from this.

Regards

On 01/07/2013, Grace Githaiga <ggithaiga@hotmail.com> wrote:

...

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? RgdsGG

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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