People, It was 2008 or 2009 Freeview was doing rounds in Kenya. They even had registered a domain freeview.co.ke So they went hush? Then why is it that its Multichoice Africa who are custodians of the domain? This is the same multichoice of GOTV fame. The same multichoice accused of bad monopoly and the downfall of GTV and SMART TV Does this mean we shall never see a day of freedom of choice for TV in Kenya other than what DSTV want us to see? Currently I am a frustrated customer of GOTV and I am pissed because they have not launched a second package 6 months down the line. And please don't tell me to get a DSTV dish, iCan't. -- Lusiola Brian |3 R 1 /-\ |\|
try zuku... but its still sat , year this free view issue is a pain and KBC or government wont do anything, i had a nice business idea that ran along the lines of DVB-t set boxes but thats dead in the water On Fri, Mar 16, 2012 at 8:18 AM, Brian L <lusiola@gmail.com> wrote:
People,
It was 2008 or 2009 Freeview was doing rounds in Kenya. They even had registered a domain freeview.co.ke So they went hush? Then why is it that its Multichoice Africa who are custodians of the domain? This is the same multichoice of GOTV fame. The same multichoice accused of bad monopoly and the downfall of GTV and SMART TV Does this mean we shall never see a day of freedom of choice for TV in Kenya other than what DSTV want us to see? Currently I am a frustrated customer of GOTV and I am pissed because they have not launched a second package 6 months down the line. And please don't tell me to get a DSTV dish, iCan't.
-- Lusiola Brian |3 R 1 /-\ |\|
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Television business is always very complicated and the incumbent always seems to have to upper hand in the market. Multichoice seem to have signed exclusive content rights with the major content providers, leaving any new entrant without anything of value for their products. This is not unique to Africa or even Kenya, it happens all over. You might have heard that Apple is not able to offer Fox or Universal movies and TV shows on the Apple TV because these companies had already signed exclusive content rights with HBO. In this business, you need to be patient and also willing to spend a lot of money and no quick returns. And I think Zuku may be heading there, albeit slow, but heading there. The other providers especially DVB ones seem to be briefcase businesses with nothing to offer other than the already free free-to-air channels. You also need to be ready to develop your own content that is relevant. Reel in movie and TV producers and have your own exclusive content. Look at DSTV with Jacob's Cross, Tinsel, Changes, Channel O. These are expensive to produce but they differentiate you from your competitors. So, don't whine about DSTV, let other entrants compete in quality products. Legislation never works well in these markets.
Try Zuku i have it and it works well with me On Fri, Mar 16, 2012 at 9:11 AM, Philip Musyoki <pmusyoki@gmail.com> wrote:
Television business is always very complicated and the incumbent always seems to have to upper hand in the market.
Multichoice seem to have signed exclusive content rights with the major content providers, leaving any new entrant without anything of value for their products. This is not unique to Africa or even Kenya, it happens all over. You might have heard that Apple is not able to offer Fox or Universal movies and TV shows on the Apple TV because these companies had already signed exclusive content rights with HBO.
In this business, you need to be patient and also willing to spend a lot of money and no quick returns. And I think Zuku may be heading there, albeit slow, but heading there. The other providers especially DVB ones seem to be briefcase businesses with nothing to offer other than the already free free-to-air channels. You also need to be ready to develop your own content that is relevant. Reel in movie and TV producers and have your own exclusive content. Look at DSTV with Jacob's Cross, Tinsel, Changes, Channel O. These are expensive to produce but they differentiate you from your competitors.
So, don't whine about DSTV, let other entrants compete in quality products. Legislation never works well in these markets.
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Terrestrial Digital TV in Kenya lacks a clear direction, roadmap, plan. "In December 2005 the European Union decided to cease all analog audio and analog video television transmissions by 2012 and switch all terrestrial television broadcasting to digital audio and digital video (all EU countries have agreed on using DVB-T). The Netherlands completed the transition in December 2006, and some EU member states decided to complete their switchover as early as 2008 (Sweden), and (Denmark) in 2009. While the UK began the switch in late 2007, it will not be complete until mid 2012. Norway ceased all analogue television transmissions on December 1, 2009.[1] Two member states (not specified in the announcement) have expressed concerns that they might not be able to proceed to the switchover by 2012 due to technical limitations; the rest of the EU member states are expected to stop analog television transmissions by 2012." -- Wikipedia Even mobile operators are beginning to put pressure for this: "Safaricom has been counting on the CCK to issue them LTE frequencies, but this can only be after broadcasters hand them over . Waita said the company is hoping to commercially roll out 4G during the second half of 2013 targeting government entities and enterprises created with the county governments system." When it comes to TV, CCK is a big let down. ./bernard On Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 8:32 AM, Ericko <lyricalericko@gmail.com> wrote:
Try Zuku i have it and it works well with me
On Fri, Mar 16, 2012 at 9:11 AM, Philip Musyoki <pmusyoki@gmail.com>wrote:
Television business is always very complicated and the incumbent always seems to have to upper hand in the market.
Multichoice seem to have signed exclusive content rights with the major content providers, leaving any new entrant without anything of value for their products. This is not unique to Africa or even Kenya, it happens all over. You might have heard that Apple is not able to offer Fox or Universal movies and TV shows on the Apple TV because these companies had already signed exclusive content rights with HBO.
In this business, you need to be patient and also willing to spend a lot of money and no quick returns. And I think Zuku may be heading there, albeit slow, but heading there. The other providers especially DVB ones seem to be briefcase businesses with nothing to offer other than the already free free-to-air channels. You also need to be ready to develop your own content that is relevant. Reel in movie and TV producers and have your own exclusive content. Look at DSTV with Jacob's Cross, Tinsel, Changes, Channel O. These are expensive to produce but they differentiate you from your competitors.
So, don't whine about DSTV, let other entrants compete in quality products. Legislation never works well in these markets.
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