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Wed, January 7th 2015, 12:00 · Paul Adepoju

Digital migration suffers setback in Kenya with Supreme Court’s ruling

Despite the deadline for digital migration that was set for December 31, 2014, Kenya's Supreme Court has empowered the country's major media houses, Nation Media Group (NMG), Royal Media Services (RMS) and Standard Group (SG), to continue to legally broadcast on analogue frequencies → Read more
Fri, October 17th 2014, 14:00 · Susan Mwenesi

President Kenyatta for thin-Sim card rollout and digital migration

President Uhuru Kenyatta says he is in favor of Equity’s thin-SIM technology and digital migration. → Read more
Tue, September 30th 2014, 16:00 · Susan Mwenesi

Kenya still struggling with digital migration as other EA countries Implement

The Supreme Court of Kenya yesterday ruled that the warring parties in the digital migration case namely the Communications Authority of Kenya and three local media houses the Nation media group, Standard media group and Royal media services consult and come up with a new switch off date in 90 days. → Read more
Wed, May 28th 2014, 11:00 · Susan Mwenesi

Kenya will beat digital migration deadline – Matiangi

Kenya is optimistic of beating the June 2015 digital migration deadline despite the delays caused by disputes over distribution licences, set-top boxes and awareness, according to Ministry of ICT cabinet secretary Dr Fred Matiangi. → Read more
Fri, April 4th 2014, 13:00 · Susan Mwenesi

Kenyan government in “extraordinary attack” on court over digital migration

Executives of Kenyan media houses Nation Media Group, Standard Group and Royal Media Services have accused the government of launching an “extraordinary attack” on the country’s Court of Appeal following its ruling in favour of the media houses in the longstanding digital migration dispute. → Read more
Mon, March 31st 2014, 17:33 · Susan Mwenesi

Kenyan government to take digital migration case to Supreme Court

The Kenyan government has decided to go to the Supreme Court in an attempt to have today’s Court of Appeal ruling in favour of three media houses overturned. → Read more
Mon, March 31st 2014, 10:30 · Susan Mwenesi

Kenyan court awards media houses digital licences, migration set for September

The Kenyan Court of Appeal has ruled in favour of Standard Group, Nation Media Group and Royal Media Services, awarding the media houses digital licences and setting a new deadline for digital migration of September 30. → Read more
Mon, March 17th 2014, 12:00 · Agatha Nduku

Court postpones ruling on Kenyan digital migration

Kenya’s Court of Appeal has postponed a ruling on a case brought by three media houses challenging the immediate migration from analogue to digital broadcasting until March 28. → Read more
Thu, March 13th 2014, 15:00 · Abdirizaq Hussein

Kenya digital migration to affect advertising revenue

Advertisers are likely to cut their advertising budgets through traditional media channels immediately after the transition from analogue to digital broadcasting, according to a survey carried out by research firm Ipsos Synovate. → Read more
Wed, March 12th 2014, 16:30 · Abdirizaq Hussein

Most Kenyans not ready for digital migration – survey

Seventy-one per cent of Kenyans have yet to purchase the set-top boxes necessary for digital migration, according to a survey by Ipsos Synovate, though awareness of the process is high. → Read more
Mon, February 17th 2014, 15:40 · Susan Mwenesi

Kenya digital migration judgement set for March 14

Kenya’s migration from analogue to digital broadcasting has been postponed until March 14, when the Court of Appeal will give its judgement on a challenge to the planned migration by three media houses → Read more
Mon, December 23rd 2013, 21:06 · Nick Sato

Kenya digital migration effective from today

The Kenyan High Court has dismissed a petition by three media houses - the Standard Group, Nation Media Group and Royal Media Services - against the immediate digital migration. → Read more
Wed, December 11th 2013, 18:00 · Tom Jackson

OPINION: Kenya’s digital migration chaotic until the end

The ruling issued by Kenya’s High Court to temporarily suspend Nairobi’s planned analogue broadcasting switch-off to December 23 while a suit filed by three media houses challenging the migration is held casts further doubt on the likelihood of the move going ahead before next year. → Read more
Wed, December 11th 2013, 09:30 · Nick Sato

Kenya suspends digital migration date

Kenya’s High Court has issued a ruling temporarily suspending Nairobi’s planned digital migration from analogue broadcasting to December 23, 2013, to allow the determination of a suit filed by three media houses challenging the migration. → Read more
Mon, December 9th 2013, 17:30 · Nick Sato

Kenyan court orders submissions over digital migration case

Kenya’s High Court has ordered the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK), the attorney general and all interested parties to file their submissions as soon as possible as to why they are opposed to the constitution of a three-judge bench that is set to hear a petition against them by media companies. → Read more
Thu, December 5th 2013, 12:30 · Gabriella Mulligan

Majority of Kenyans want digital migration postponed – COFEK

The majority of Kenyans believe the country’s digital migration should be postponed until June 2014, according to a new report by the Consumers Federation of Kenya (COFEK). → Read more
Tue, December 3rd 2013, 11:30 · Nick Sato

Samsung launches new digital TV range ahead of Kenyan migration

Samsung Electronics has launched a new range of digital televisions in Kenya ahead of the country’s digital migration, which is set for December 13. → Read more
Wed, November 27th 2013, 11:30 · Richard Cutcher

Kenyan digital migration case to begin next week

The High Court hearing which will determine whether there should be another delay to Kenya's digital migration will begin on December 6, after two more parties joined three media houses in a petition against the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK). → Read more
Wed, November 13th 2013, 12:00 · Nick Sato

Kenya sign $13.9m deal with Spain for digital migration support

Kenya’s switch to digital broadcasting has received a major boost after the government signed a KSh1.2 billion (US$13.9 million) loan agreement with the Spanish government ahead of its Nairobi deadline in one month’s time. → Read more
Tue, November 12th 2013, 11:30 · Nick Sato

Kenya’s digital migration deadline triples sales of Samsung Smart TVs

The demand in Kenya for television sets that are digital compliant has more than tripled as customers rush to beat the digital migration deadline, slated for December 13. → Read more