On 27 Mar 2013 17:18, "Okechukwu" <okechukwu@gmail.com> wrote:

I am up to this, and able to influence its broadcasting too - so all
we need is to put plan into action and move one, otherwise, I will
take it as my personal idea and champion it :-)
Can we get a team on board and start working!

./Ok3ch

On Wed, Mar 27, 2013 at 4:52 PM, Martin Chiteri
<martin.chiteri@gmail.com> wrote:
> In response to what @Peter has said, maybe the distribution of the show(s)
> could be done via other mediums like DVD sets, a Website (buni.tv maybe or
> something similar), perhaps a Youtube channel for starters, ftp downloads
> ......
>
> Schools and other educational institutions can be targeted. That way, you
> are not implicitly required to dumb-down the material while  reaching a
> substantially large audience all at once.
>
> Martin.
>
>
> On Wed, Mar 27, 2013 at 4:13 PM, Peter Karunyu <pkarunyu@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> @Bogi,
>> I can't remember how I came by this information, but this is what I
>> know...
>>
>> For a show to have marketable appeal to the major media houses, it needs
>> to have a large enough potential marketable audience.
>>
>> And therein lies the catch 22.
>>
>> For a techie show to have a large audience for make financial sense to the
>> media houses, it needs to be dumbed down. The moment you dumb it down, then
>> it looses its appeal to most geeks since they will consider it, well, to be
>> polite, a waste of time watching.
>>
>> For example, there is that techísh column in the Nation, written by a dude
>> called Sam, I think. I would most certainly postulate that he is forced to
>> simplify it.
>>
>> Larry Madowo used to have a very nice techie show, where he was not at
>> liberty to dumb it down, and it was great! But, it was positioned at around
>> mid day, who watches tv at that time really?
>>
>> Unless of course, media houses are not the distribution medium, in which
>> case the aforementioned catch 22 does not exist.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Mar 27, 2013 at 3:21 PM, Francis Njenga <korefn@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> It is a great i-dea. I'd be up for it.
>>>
>>> Ideally there would have to be a direction from some(one/organization).
>>> I'm to assume its skunks.
>>>
>>> Why not get the space and invite us.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Mar 27, 2013 at 2:52 PM, John Matogo <jmatogo@strathmore.edu>
>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Great Idea.
>>>> I would support this.
>>>>
>>>> Regards.
>>>>
>>>> JM
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Mar 27, 2013 at 11:19 AM, Bogi Benga <bogibenda@gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> greetings fellow Skunks,
>>>>>
>>>>> It is evident from the list and the great IT minds we have in KE and
>>>>> now with Konza city coming up, I believe that the market is ripe for a
>>>>> special tech TV show
>>>>>
>>>>> This could be an avenue to discuss anything from
>>>>>
>>>>> latest products and softwares
>>>>> Geeky Gadgets
>>>>> Phone specs and benchmarking
>>>>> Gaming
>>>>> Hacking awareness (the IEBC clip fallacy could be put to rest here)
>>>>> Animations
>>>>> Benchmarking various internet providers and Mobile providers
>>>>>
>>>>> the list is endless. Here is another idea, what better way than to get
>>>>> our best minds to produce and host it. This can be owned by us, the skunks
>>>>>
>>>>> We can take it this idea up, conceptualise and, host it and sell it to
>>>>> a major station
>>>>>
>>>>> What say you?
>>>>>
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