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Rank: Elder Joined: 12/7/2012 Posts: 11,910
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This is for Royal Media Services, no? In the business world, everyone is paid in two coins - cash and experience. Take the experience first; the cash will come later - H Geneen
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Rank: New-farer Joined: 10/14/2016 Posts: 25 Location: Nairobi
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Yes it is. and lucky them that their their staff are not unionisable
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Rank: Member Joined: 7/17/2011 Posts: 627 Location: Mbui-Nzau, Kikumbulyu
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When you look at the recent M&A news ; the talk of ATT Merger with CNN Time Warner gives a predictive picture of the trend that may follow....content generation plus distribution. Media houses as known today will change into content and talent generators with the Safaricoms being the outlets. My bet is that look at the Zuku's and Safaricoms as the future "media companies"...and what about airtel? opportunities galore if you ask me.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 12/9/2009 Posts: 6,592 Location: Nairobi
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It has started and some notable names have already been 'downsized'. BBI will solve it :)
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Rank: Elder Joined: 2/26/2012 Posts: 15,980
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2012 wrote:It has started and some notable names have already been 'downsized'. Terryanne Chebet Kirigo Ng’arwa as well as radio veteran radio presenter Anunda Sakwa Shisia Wasilwa, Elizabeth Omolo, Agao Patrobas and Nasteha Mohammed.Now this is totally missing the pointQuote:Digital platforms such as Facebook, Google and news websites are also biting off a good chunk of audience and advertising. Facebook is not a competitor to RMS or Nation. They are just additional channels of broadcasting content. Look at it this way, am on facebook if am in a mat or somewhere in a park. If an not near TV and I notice citizen airing something, I'll tune in, if its not on facebook, then I'll probably not see it. So competition is non-existent. These media companies have fools running their online pages. They load clips with no sound, or description, overly edited etc. "There are only two emotions in the market, hope & fear. The problem is you hope when you should fear & fear when you should hope: - Jesse Livermore .
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Rank: Elder Joined: 3/2/2009 Posts: 26,328 Location: Masada
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murchr wrote:2012 wrote:It has started and some notable names have already been 'downsized'. Terryanne Chebet Kirigo Ng’arwa as well as radio veteran radio presenter Anunda Sakwa Shisia Wasilwa, Elizabeth Omolo, Agao Patrobas and Nasteha Mohammed.Now this is totally missing the pointQuote:Digital platforms such as Facebook, Google and news websites are also biting off a good chunk of audience and advertising. Facebook is not a competitor to RMS or Nation. They are just additional channels of broadcasting content. Look at it this way, am on facebook if am in a mat or somewhere in a park. If an not near TV and I notice citizen airing something, I'll tune in, if its not on facebook, then I'll probably not see it. So competition is non-existent. These media companies have fools running their online pages. They load clips with no sound, or description, overly edited etc. Very sad for the two sassy queens, we invite them to the #mbuzi 11 to celebrate them. @Terryanne and @Kirigo aka Carygho. Portfolio: Sold You know you've made it when you get a parking space for your yatcht.
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Yowel wrote:Yes it is. and lucky them that their their staff are not unionisable  Pole sana @Yowel
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Rank: Elder Joined: 12/9/2009 Posts: 6,592 Location: Nairobi
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Jump-steady wrote:Yowel wrote:Yes it is. and lucky them that their their staff are not unionisable  Pole sana @Yowel Media owners will make sure that their staff do not have a union. Atworry cannot also go after them because he uses the media to stay relevant. Let's summarise: Standard Group is in ICU - just a matter of time... Nation is in denial... Too dependent on the dying media of printed paper... K24 is a re-election vehicle and I predict it's demise soon after... Royal Media the only stable media house but needs a strategy/overhauling for the future. BBI will solve it :)
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Rank: Elder Joined: 2/26/2012 Posts: 15,980
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"There are only two emotions in the market, hope & fear. The problem is you hope when you should fear & fear when you should hope: - Jesse Livermore .
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Rank: Member Joined: 8/15/2015 Posts: 817
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Impunity wrote:murchr wrote:2012 wrote:It has started and some notable names have already been 'downsized'. Terryanne Chebet Kirigo Ng’arwa as well as radio veteran radio presenter Anunda Sakwa Shisia Wasilwa, Elizabeth Omolo, Agao Patrobas and Nasteha Mohammed.Now this is totally missing the pointQuote:Digital platforms such as Facebook, Google and news websites are also biting off a good chunk of audience and advertising. Facebook is not a competitor to RMS or Nation. They are just additional channels of broadcasting content. Look at it this way, am on facebook if am in a mat or somewhere in a park. If an not near TV and I notice citizen airing something, I'll tune in, if its not on facebook, then I'll probably not see it. So competition is non-existent. These media companies have fools running their online pages. They load clips with no sound, or description, overly edited etc. Very sad for the two sassy queens, we invite them to the #mbuzi 11 to celebrate them. @Terryanne and @Kirigo aka Carygho. damn. how exactly do you let go of such talent?
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Rank: Elder Joined: 3/2/2009 Posts: 26,328 Location: Masada
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Cornelius Vanderbilt wrote:Impunity wrote:murchr wrote:2012 wrote:It has started and some notable names have already been 'downsized'. Terryanne Chebet Kirigo Ng’arwa as well as radio veteran radio presenter Anunda Sakwa Shisia Wasilwa, Elizabeth Omolo, Agao Patrobas and Nasteha Mohammed.Now this is totally missing the pointQuote:Digital platforms such as Facebook, Google and news websites are also biting off a good chunk of audience and advertising. Facebook is not a competitor to RMS or Nation. They are just additional channels of broadcasting content. Look at it this way, am on facebook if am in a mat or somewhere in a park. If an not near TV and I notice citizen airing something, I'll tune in, if its not on facebook, then I'll probably not see it. So competition is non-existent. These media companies have fools running their online pages. They load clips with no sound, or description, overly edited etc. Very sad for the two sassy queens, we invite them to the #mbuzi 11 to celebrate them. @Terryanne and @Kirigo aka Carygho. damn. how exactly do you let go of such talent? These are damn ass, more than beauty! Portfolio: Sold You know you've made it when you get a parking space for your yatcht.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 5/25/2012 Posts: 4,105 Location: 08c
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Innovate or die. Adapt or die. I have been crying all week watching NTV Uganda. Copy paste of all NTV Kenya programmes, programme names, themes, line-up.... Bure Kabisa Pesa Nane plans to be shilingi when he grows up.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 2/26/2012 Posts: 15,980
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Pesa Nane wrote:Innovate or die. Adapt or die.
I have been crying all week watching NTV Uganda. Copy paste of all NTV Kenya programmes, programme names, themes, line-up.... Bure Kabisa That's why I said Linus Gitahi's group needed to go, that is Tom Mshindi and Linus Kaikai, these people are already conditioned to think in a particular way and cannot be changed. If you have had a priviledge of watching TV anywhere in the west you'll see the massive opportunity being missed by these people. But am hoping the Agakhan dev co is watching their stakes... "There are only two emotions in the market, hope & fear. The problem is you hope when you should fear & fear when you should hope: - Jesse Livermore .
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Rank: Elder Joined: 9/23/2009 Posts: 8,083 Location: Enk are Nyirobi
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 Life is short. Live passionately.
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Rank: Member Joined: 7/17/2011 Posts: 627 Location: Mbui-Nzau, Kikumbulyu
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not well conversant with the industry , but my peni mbili...drawing parallels with the Top Gear trio...who after breaking away from BBC are on with Amazon and seemingly doing okey,may be, just may be, there are equivalent of these in NMG who can plow away with such a similar endeavor
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Rank: Elder Joined: 12/9/2009 Posts: 6,592 Location: Nairobi
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The beginning of the end. I said it here and critics arose as usual. Broadcasting in Kenya is just awaiting a few final nails. The only broadcasting that might survive for longer is one targeted at the low income market. Middle class always points the way in a country's directional compass and the the upper middle class has migrated to pay TV and onto streaming content. But our biggest let down is lack of professional, quality local content. We just don't have local content. All is not lost though as we are now in the era of bloggers and online broadcast which is open to everybody and this is exciting! BBI will solve it :)
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Rank: Elder Joined: 2/26/2012 Posts: 15,980
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wanyee wrote:not well conversant with the industry , but my peni mbili...drawing parallels with the Top Gear trio...who after breaking away from BBC are on with Amazon and seemingly doing okey,may be, just may be, there are equivalent of these in NMG who can plow away with such a similar endeavor Broadcasters will now have to device ways and means of surviving in this rough tide. They will have to invest heavily in content creators. Its no longer enough to just look cute and read news, everyone can do that. As for print media, newspaper publishing could just be one revenue stream (which is dying ofcourse, most of us care less about them) but online publishing is taking shape. Amazon's owner bought the Washington post they are now publishing over 100 articles per day as the news flows and they are seeing the fruits of that. Its going to be rough, painful but NMG is making the right choices. Adapt or perish "There are only two emotions in the market, hope & fear. The problem is you hope when you should fear & fear when you should hope: - Jesse Livermore .
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Rank: Member Joined: 7/17/2011 Posts: 627 Location: Mbui-Nzau, Kikumbulyu
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murchr wrote:wanyee wrote:not well conversant with the industry , but my peni mbili...drawing parallels with the Top Gear trio...who after breaking away from BBC are on with Amazon and seemingly doing okey,may be, just may be, there are equivalent of these in NMG who can plow away with such a similar endeavor Broadcasters will now have to device ways and means of surviving in this rough tide. They will have to invest heavily in content creators. Its no longer enough to just look cute and read news, everyone can do that. As for print media, newspaper publishing could just be one revenue stream (which is dying ofcourse, most of us care less about them) but online publishing is taking shape. Amazon's owner bought the Washington post they are now publishing over 100 articles per day as the news flows and they are seeing the fruits of that. Its going to be rough, painful but NMG is making the right choices. Adapt or perish Means they are turning into talent spotters,nurturing and managers
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 4/4/2007 Posts: 1,162
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The Kenyan stations behave the same. For example, on Sundays they fill the screens with christian religion stuff, there is no escaping it. When not on religion stuff, they serve a staple of Mexican (or where-ever) soaps. The short and long of it is that I no longer watch kenya television and read the Nation and Standard rags unless my employer buys for the office. The Nairobian I read at my barbers (and I go straight to the page with the girls)
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Rank: Elder Joined: 12/7/2012 Posts: 11,910
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I find it easy to navigate from BusinessDaily to Daily Nation than vice verss, anybody else with same problem. Then same stories are same kabisa word for word on both sites, including errors!!!! In the business world, everyone is paid in two coins - cash and experience. Take the experience first; the cash will come later - H Geneen
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