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Tue, November 5th 2013, 11:00 · Nick Sato

Kenya’s digital migration has not been postponed – Matiangi

The Kenyan government has announced the gazetted date of December 13, 2013, for digital migration in the country’s capital Nairobi and its surroundings still stands as scheduled, despite reports it had been postponed again. → Read more
Wed, October 30th 2013, 10:20 · Nick Sato

Kenya’s digital migration pushed to June 2014

The Kenyan government has again postponed the deadline for digital migration to June 2014, following a successful petition by the Media Owners Association who say the deadline was unfeasible and all the stakeholders were not on board. → Read more
Wed, September 4th 2013, 10:20 · Nick Sato

MultiChoice Africa offers subsidised set-top boxes ahead of Kenya’s digital migration

MultiChoice Africa has offered to supply 1.5 million set-top boxes at subsidised rates to Kenyans to facilitate a smooth migration from analogue to digital television broadcasting, which is to take place in Nairobi first on December 13, 2013. → Read more
Fri, July 26th 2013, 10:33 · Nick Sato

OPINION: Kenya might not realise digital migration as deadline looms

With the October 30, 2013, deadline for East Africa's switch from analogue to digital broadcasting draws near, there are fresh and genuine concerns that Kenya may not meet the latest target. → Read more
Tue, July 23rd 2013, 07:25 · Nick Sato

COFEK withdraws from Kenya’s digital migration committee

Kenya’s digital migration has had another setback after the Consumer Federation of Kenya (COFEK) withdrew from the government-led Digital Television Committee. → Read more
Thu, June 27th 2013, 15:17 · Susan Mwenesi

Digital migration will boost Kenyan content providers – Signet

The amount of opportunities for local content providers will be increased once Kenya officially switches off from analogue transmission to digital transmission. → Read more
Thu, February 7th 2013, 09:48 · Robin Okuthe

Samsung and MultiChoice in deal to speed up Kenya’s digital TV migration

Samsung Electronics has partnered with MultiChoice Kenya, a pay TV company, to run a promotion that rewards consumers with a free decoder for each purchase of a television set. → Read more
Fri, February 1st 2013, 09:44 · Robin Okuthe

Kenya in digital TV migration stalemate as regulator meeting is snubbed

Talks aimed at setting a proper date for analogue television broadcasting switchoff between the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) and Consumer Federation of Kenya (Cofek) yesterday failed to take off, heralding a fresh spell of disagreements. → Read more
Fri, January 11th 2013, 08:24 · Kamau Mbote

Court stops Kenya’s TV digital migration until after elections

The High Court in Kenya has suspended the analogue TV broadcasting switch-off until after the March 2013 general elections. → Read more
Wed, January 9th 2013, 10:05 · Vincent Matinde

Kenyan government seeks out-of-court settlement of digital migration case

Kenya’s government is considering an out-of-court settlement to resolve the digital migration broadcasting dispute, with a case filed by the Consumer Federation of Kenya (Cofek), a consumer advocacy group, set for hearing on Friday. → Read more
Tue, May 15th 2012, 18:00 · Elly Okutoyi

Kenya’s communication regulator reschedules digital migration

Kenya’s communication regulator, Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK), has put forward the plan to move from analogue TV to digital broadcasting until 2013. → Read more
Fri, October 17th 2014, 18:00 · Susan Mwenesi

Feature:Kenya in drive to have 40% local content on broadcasting platforms

Kenya, through the Communications Authority of Kenya has set out to enforce a directive that will have all television stations in Kenya air 40% local content in their program lineup. → Read more
Mon, October 13th 2014, 17:00 · Susan Mwenesi

OPINION: Is Kenya’s digital switch on course?

What will happen on June 17, 2015? This will be the last day for the switch off of the analogue television signals worldwide. In 2006, Kenya and other countries across the Globe signed a treaty agreement at the conclusion of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Regional Radio Communication Conference in Geneva, a treaty that signaled the development of all digital terrestrial broadcast services. → Read more
Tue, May 20th 2014, 11:00 · Chris Udemans

50 African countries will miss digital migration deadline – consultant

Fifty African countries will not meet the June 2015 deadline for digital migration, according to Russell Southwood, chief executive officer (CEO) of United Kingdom (UK)-based telecoms consultancy firm Balancing Act. → Read more
Fri, May 2nd 2014, 15:00 · Gabriella Mulligan

Media should make public service broadcasts free – Kenyatta

Kenya’s president Uhuru Kenyatta has called upon electronic media to contribute towards the nation’s education through free short broadcasts on public information, hygiene, health and constitutional rights issues. → Read more
Wed, April 30th 2014, 12:30 · Chris Udemans

StarTimes targets 80% coverage in Kenya

Kenyan pay-television provider StarTimes has announced expansion plans to include 80 per cent of the country’s population by the end of 2014, incorporating five major counties across the country. → Read more
Thu, April 17th 2014, 16:30 · Gabriella Mulligan

Kenya’s GOtv launches GOcard as set-top box alternative

Kenyan digital terrestrial television provider GOtv has launched an electronic card which slots into digital TV sets to enable viewing of GOtv without the need for a separate decoder unit. → Read more
Sat, April 12th 2014, 12:00 · Tom Jackson

Kenyan Supreme Court bans pay-TV broadcast of free-to-air content

Kenya’s Supreme Court has ruled to block pay-TV providers in the country from broadcasting free-to-air content from Royal Media Services, Nation Media Group and the Standard Group without their consent until an appeal is heard over the controversial digital migration process. → Read more
Fri, April 11th 2014, 10:00 · Susan Mwenesi

Kenya’s Citizen TV, KTN pulled from StarTimes, GOtv

Popular Kenyan television stations Citizen TV and KTN cannot currently be accessed on pay-TV services StarTimes and GOtv, with GOtv saying this is because the channels’ carriage contracts have come to an end. → Read more
Fri, April 4th 2014, 18:00 · Tom Jackson

OPINION: One year in, Konza and laptops overshadow Kenyatta digital agenda

As it crept into power by the skin of its teeth in Kenya a year ago, Uhuru Kenyatta’s Jubilee Coalition touted itself as the “digital” choice, rather than the older candidates it branded “analogue”. Almost exactly a year after Kenyatta was inaugurated, there have been small steps towards making Kenya a digital nation, but two big issues - one bequeathed to the new president and one of his own making - threaten to upset his agenda. → Read more