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[msanifu]

What is the name of that hotpoint/LG decoder please?

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* USB Recording Capabilities (PVR )
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0
Hotpoint DVB - T2 Digital Set
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KSH 3,195 .00

 

[cygnusascension]

Hai all Fta members, I want to nab Astra 28.2 East. From d##v 36East location, how do I move my dish? Am using 90cm offset with srt 4922.

What's your location? (longitude, latitude perhaps)

 

[emboko]

Anyone on any Mbc channels right now can see that there is an important message across the bottom of the screen with 2 tps listed. Should we be worried?
Please,those who know arabic translate us..

is that a message?:noidea: i thought it was part of their anti-piracy drive.:hatari: trying to stamp their logo on their products, more like the maasai brand their cows.! i was giving up on that lot. at first i could not stand that right-to-left scrawl :frusty: that came at the bottom,but i have learnt to ignore it :whistle:. now comes another aberration. wapi ojwang and company? lete kenyan mux haraka.

 

[abu i-man]

Anyone on any Mbc channels right now can see that there is an important message across the bottom of the screen with 2 tps listed. Should we be worried?
Please,those who know arabic translate us..

Simply says that for picture clarity and best viewing, the MBC group of channels can now be viewed on these tps:
for egypt, middle east 11470 h 27500
from north africa 15559 h 27500. :hat:

Oh wait....Regiment Jey, Kungu and a couple of other people mentioned receiving this on Eutelsat 8w.They are sending us there!

 

[techdee]

this favourable ruling might mean we will not get the Kenyan mux on fta sat! Or will we?

a very favorable
ruling at the digital migration hearing. I think HD is about to become a
reality. well, if its upheld

 

[techdee]

Simply says that for picture clarity and best viewing, the MBC group of
channels can now be viewed on these tps:
for egypt, middle east 11470 h 27500
from north africa 15559 h 27500. :hat:

Oh wait....Regiment Jey, Kungu and a couple of other people mentioned
receiving this on Eutelsat 8w.They are sending us there!

Wow thanks.

 

[gkogolah]

if you have es 21 to nab thaicom just subtract 600 from the to u want to nab if u have supermax use 3600 H 26667 that's what me and regiment j we are using as 3000h 26667.

Hello i think it's worth to mention that one only subtracts 600 from either of the polarity that is HorV depending on one's skew

 

[cygnusascension]

Guys, a quick one. Can I have Astra 2F and Nilesat 7W on one 90cm dish? Am concerned about the distance in between.

I doubt. I have a 90cm on ses5 and it struggles to receive 17e mounted on the side (only 12deg apart). astral 2f and nilesat are 35deg apart! Maybe a very big dish can do.

 

[cygnusascension]

this favourable ruling might mean we will not get the Kenyan mux on fta sat! Or will we?

As things stand now we are getting poor quality video and audio on signet and no fta sat. We should get at least one. I don't see why we should not get fta sat. They have been doing it in the past on different sats.

 

[msanifu]

startimes digital license is null and void thanks to yesterday's ruling.am wondering how gotv was licensed through signet......
just saying.


daily nation-
Television viewers were the biggest winners on Friday
when the Appeal court ordered the government to
postpone digital broadcast migration by eight months
to September.
The ruling, which will allow Kenyans more time to
install set-top boxes on their analogue TV sets, was
part of a landmark verdict that blocked pay television
stations, such as South Africa’s DStv and Zuku, from
rebroadcasting local channels without permission.
The judges also scrapped the controversial award of
signal distribution licences to China’s Star Times, and
ordered a fresh tender process.
And, in another victory for local broadcasters, the
court ordered the consortium of Kenyan media —
Nation Media Group, the Standard Group and Royal
Media — which had sued the government, to be given
a signal distribution licence.
The decision deals a blow to the massive investment
by Star Times’ mother company, Pan African Network
Group, which had hoped to charge local broadcasters
millions of shillings for linking them with Kenyan
digital television viewers.
They also set the stage for the disbandment of the
government-controlled Communications Authority of
Kenya, (previously Communications Commission of
Kenya) whose composition they declared
unconstitutional.
Judges Roselyne Nambuye, David Maraga and Daniel
Musinga said they did not understand why the
government was hurrying into migration in disregard
of the Constitution and broadcast laws.
“The digital migration date is still far ahead as per the
set international deadline of June 2015 and it is our
view that an additional six months will be adequate
for all stake holders to agree on an independent body
to issue the digital licences,” ruled the judges.
Massive investment
They unanimously agreed to stop the Information and
Communications minister and the Communications
Authority of Kenya from switching off analogue
television signals until September 30, which they set
as the new date.
The judges ruled that the legitimate expectation of the
three local stations was violated when Star Times was
given the signal distribution licence.
Because of their massive 15-year investment, the
media firms were entitled to a licence without going
through tender, they said.
“It will be outrageous to reduce to waste the over Sh40
billion they have invested in the industry and it is our
view that there should have been exception for them
to get the licence.’’
The judges found that the award of the licences by the
Communications Authority of Kenya was illegal
because it was not independent as required by the
Constitution.
“An independent body should therefore give them a
licence without going through the tender process
provided they comply with the regulations,” Mr Justice
Maraga said.
On that issue, however, Justice Musinga dissented.
The judgment was a setback to viewers who had
acquired digital set-top boxes from Star Times as the
Bench unanimously cancelled the digital broadcast
licence issued to them.
“Having found that the CCK was not the right body
contemplated under the Constitution to issue the
digital licences, we declare that the licence issued to
Pan African Network Group is null and void and
cancel it forthwith,” ruled the judges.
To save the company from loss, the judges ordered the
CCK to refund it all the money it had invested,
including the licence application fees it had paid.
The ruling further set the stage for the disbandment of
the CCK (currently CAK) as it was not the independent
body contemplated by the Constitution.
“We find and uphold that the CCK was not the
envisaged body under the Constitution to conduct the
digital migration process since it is government
controlled.
“Any decision it purported to make in issuing the
digital licences is therefore null and void,” Justice
Nambuye said.
Justice Maraga added that the government had a duty
after the promulgation of the Constitution to alter the
composition of the CCK to ensure that it was
independent from government, political or commercial
interests.
“It is evident the composition of the CCK are
appointees of the President and the minister, making
it fully government controlled.
Intellectual property
“The government should be in the forefront in
upholding what is envisaged in the Constitution,
otherwise the decision reached by the body is
unlawful,” said Justice Maraga.
Justices Nambuye and Maraga were also in agreement
that the CCK had allowed digital pay-television
providers to violate the intellectual property rights of
the three media houses by rebroadcasting their
programmes.
“Everyone has a right to protect their property and the
CCK had no right to allow the re-broadcast of the
appellants programmes without their consent,’’ they
said.
The judges also dismissed argument that the media
houses should have appealed against the decision to
deny them the digital licences through a judicial
review case, ruling that the matter touched on their
rights, which justified their filing of a constitutional
petition at the High Court.
“The issue of seeking a review for denial of the
licences does not apply since the issues touched on the
legitimate expectation of the media houses and an
extension of the Bill of Rights. The conditions which
were set by the minister were unjustifiable, which we
nullify,” Justice Nambuye said.
Consumer Federation of Kenya secretary-general
Stephen Mutoro praised the ruling, saying, it was a
major win for consumers, operators and other players.
“It vindicates our long-held view that in its current
form, the Communication Commission of Kenya is not
the regulator envisaged under Article 34(3) of the
Constitution. We are grateful that the Media Owners
Association have pushed and won the fight we began
in December 2012,” he said.
Nation Media Group’s CEO Linus Gitahi said the ruling
showed that the rule of law is supreme.
“The courts have lifted the veil and undone all the
things done in the dark. Kenyans are the real
winners… but most importantly, the content that
media and journalist work so hard to create cannot
just be picked by a pay TV without permission,” he
said.
His sentiments were shared by Royal Media managing
director Wachira Waruru.
“We are happy with the ruling. But let it be
understood from the onset that we were never against
digital migration…. all we wanted was fairness in the
process. We are happy that the court has agreed with
us.”

 

[regiment jey]

This favorable ruling will surely be a big blow to our dream of havin kenyan mux on sat.

 

[cygnusascension]

This favorable ruling will surely be a big blow to our dream of havin kenyan mux on sat.

I don't care how I get it. All I care about is quality first and foremost. Instead of continuing with the ---- we are getting now via signet, I can look forward with confidence to good quality pictures once the big 3 have their way. Look at the bright side brother.
This does not mean however that fta sat is absolutely ruled out. The two are not mutually exclusive. They can use the funds they were using to pay the distributors to lease transponders on sat.
Meanwhile those three judges deserve their places on the FTA WALL OF FAME. Right now I can do an installation for them absolutely free.
Long live FTA

 

[abu i-man]

Simply says that for picture clarity and best viewing, the MBC group of channels can now be viewed on these tps:
for egypt, middle east 11470 h 27500
from north africa 15559 h 27500. :hat:

Oh wait....Regiment Jey, Kungu and a couple of other people mentioned receiving this on Eutelsat 8w.They are sending us there!

Aftef much argument with my Arabic dictionary, we came to the conclusion that the polarity is actually vertical not horizontal as i mentioned. Sorry folks

 

[techdee]

This favorable ruling will surely be a big blow to our dream of havin kenyan mux on sat.

Does this now mean that startimes is now operating illegally? will they get their compensation from CCK? will they shut down and leave? and if they do what happens to the consumers with star times decoders? will they pay for next months ''service''? This court ruling will have a major fallout.

 

[Martoxxb]

I doubt. I have a 90cm on ses5 and it struggles to receive 17e mounted on the side (only 12deg apart). astral 2f and nilesat are 35deg apart! Maybe a very big dish can do.

Shukran

 

[bat]

ebru africa on amos5@17 11139 v 30000.

 

[mashaa]

Does this now mean that startimes is now operating illegally? will they get their compensation from CCK? will they shut down and leave? and if they do what happens to the consumers with star times decoders? will they pay for next months ''service''? This court ruling will have a major fallout.

Does it also mean that the three media houses will withdraw their channels from other pay tv if they get the licences

 

[msondaa]

Does this now mean that startimes is now operating illegally? will they get their compensation from CCK? will they shut down and leave? and if they do what happens to the consumers with star times decoders? will they pay for next months ''service''? This court ruling will have a major fallout.

This circus is not ending soon, pan africa network will now head to the supreme court and the wheels of justice are well known for not rolling at a snails pace. If am a star time subsciber i would be in worry mode and not panic mode.

 

[msanifu]

i have visited several transmitter sites and did some evaluation mostly on mast and tower height plus repeater infrastructure.pang was outclassed no wonder clients complain no signal and still (scratches).it fails short,startimes guyed mast are 50 metres tall while other media adjacent like sayare has a longer 110 to be precise.we all know that height matters alot on los transmission.i do ope our media houses will share their infrastructure and fast track digital penetration before the september deadline in nairobi.

 

[msanifu]

Does it also mean that the three media houses will withdraw their channels from other pay tv if they get the licences

i dont think so because the media houses are not subjected to pay the multiplexer(Pang) as was before the ruling.