ampek digital television in kosovo

8/10/2019 Ampek Digital Television in Kosovo

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TELEVIZIONETKOSOVAREDHEDIGJITALIZIMIKOSOVSKE TELEVIZIJEIDIGITALIZACIJA

TELEVISIONIN

KOSOVO

AND

DIGITALIZATION

Prishtin PristinaJuly10,2013Preparedby:Visar Hoti


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Digitalvs.

Analog

broadcast

Radiofrequencyspectrumefficient(morechannels)

Betterreceptionofpictureandsound

Possibilityof

broadcast

in

High

Definition

(HD)

MobileTV

Releaseofspectrumforelectroniccomm.(3G,4G,etc)

Additionalservices(PayTV,VOD,EPG)


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Conventionsand

Legislation

ITURRC06,DTTplan,recommendations

ConstitutionoftheRepublicofKosovo,Article141on

IndependentMedia

Commission

(IMC)

LawonIMC

LawonElectronicCommunications

Strategyfor

transition

to

Digital

broadcast

in

the

RepublicofKosovo(IMC)

LawonDigitalTV(MED)


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ITURRC

06

and

Kosovo

ITUGuidelines

for

transition:*

StrongleadershipfromGovernment

FirmdecisionforAnalogSwitchOffdate(ASO)

ClosecooperationbetweenRegulator andthemarketparties

Clear andtimelylegalframework

Adequateinformationandassistancetotheviewers

TheRegionalRadiocommunicationConferences(RRC06)approvedplansfordigitalterrestrialbroadcasting,whichshouldbeimplementedby17June2015,withtheexceptionofsomedevelopingcountries,forwhichthetransitionperiodshallendonJune17,2020forRegion1andIran.

*SamiAlBasheer AlMorshid,Directorof TelecommDevelopmentBureau,ITU,2010


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ITU

KOSOVOALLOTMENT

1Allotment(Broadcastzone)

2Transmittersites(Golesh andCvilen)

AllotmentbordersnotincompliancewiththemapofKosovo

1

MUX

in

VHF

(CH.

07)

7MUXsinUHF

(CH.21,31,44,46, 48, 58,67)


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Article141,

Constitution

of

RKS

TheIndependentMediaCommissionisanindependentbody,whichregulatestheRangeof

BroadcastingFrequencies

in

the

Republic

of

Kosovo,issueslicensestopublicandprivatebroadcasters,establishesandimplements

broadcastingpolicies

and

exercises

other

competenciesassetforthbylaw.

....


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Lawon

IMC

1.IndependentMediaCommissionshallbeanindependentbodyfor

regulation,management,

and

oversight

of

the

broadcasting

frequency

spectrum

.

1.1.

IMC

shall

draft

the

Strategy

for

transferring

into

Digital

broadcasting

inRepublicofKosovo,aswellasotherstrategicdocumentsforaudiovisualmediaservices,forapprovalbytheGovernment.

..

1.itshall

issue

licenses

to

the

public

and

private

broadcasters

and

shall

renewthelicenses,grantingthelicensedsubjectstherighttousethefrequenciesinBroadcastingFrequencySpectrumaswellasitshalllicenseallaudiovisualmediaservices; ..


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LawonElectronicCommunications

AMPEKviews:

Collideswith

the

Article

141

of

the

Constitution

and

LawonIMCinregulationofbroadcastspectrumandassignment/supervisionofbroadcastinfrastructure.

Prematurelypromotes

convergence

of

broadcast

and

telecommunicationregulatorsandservicesinanonconverginglegalandsocialenvironment.


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Strategy

for

transition

to

Digital

broadcast

in

RepublicofKosovo (IMC)

Status: Incomplete(astodate)

AMPEKcomplaints:

Inadequate

model:

Expensive

for

public,

harms

the

broadcasters. Hasnotreachedgeneralsupport

Non

transparent

procedure. Givesnosolutionsforfutureregulationofthemedia

ownership andthemediamarket

Does

not

offer

viable

technical

and

financial

solution.


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Lawon

Digital

television

Status:PENDING

AMPEKviews:

Interferesand

collides

with

the

Article

141

and

Law

on

IMC

Createsalternativemodel,thusneglects expectedsocialagreementtobesetintheoriginalIMCStrategy.

Enablespoliticalinterferencewithlicensingofindependentmedia

Expensiveforviewers,broadcastersandinvestors.

NodistinctionbetweenFTVandPAYTV.

Disfavorshistorical

channels,

particularly

local

TV

in

long

run.


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TelevisionsofKosovo National

RTK Public

broadcasterTV21Commercial

broadcaster

KTVCommercial

broadcaster

Coverage62.7%

of

Kosovoterritory*

*Coverage

maps

courtesy

of

IMC


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Televisionsof

Kosovo

Regional

/Local

Opinioni,

Mitrovica,

Most,

Herc,Vali,Puls,Dukagjini,Syri Vision,Tema,Besa,

Ballkan, Festina,Iliria,Liria,

Men,Mir,

Prizreni and

Zoom

19

broadcasters

cover

68.14% oftheKosovoterritory


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Existingbroadcastinfrastructure(a)

19TowerSiteswithEffectiveantennaheight>>150m

4TowersiteswithEffectiveantennaheight>130m

6

broadcast

local(city)

sites

Estimatedminimalcostofthecurrentbroadcastinginfrastructure:

3.44 MillionEuros

(KTTN+REGIONAL+LOCAL)*

* DatagatheredfromKTTN,MOST,MIR,TEMA,VALI,OPINION,PULSANDMITROVICA. HERC,BALLKANANDDUKAGJINICOSTISESTIMATED.MISSINGDATAFROMILIRIA,LIRIA,FESTINA,MEN,ZOOM,PRIZRENI,SYRIVISIONANDBESA.


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Existingbroadcastinfrastructure(b)NATIONAL BROADCASTERS


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Existingbroadcastinfrastructure(c)NATIONAL BROADCASTERS


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Existingbroadcastinfrastructure(d)NATIONAL BROADCASTERS


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Existingbroadcastinfrastructure(e)REGIONAL & LOCALBROADCASTERS


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Existingbroadcastinfrastructure(f)REGIONAL & LOCALBROADCASTERS


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Existingbroadcastinfrastructure(g)REGIONAL & LOCALBROADCASTERS


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Televisionpenetration

in

Kosovo

Households:312,711

(with

at

least

1dweller)*

Penetrationof TerrestrialandsatelliteTV: 69.73%

PenetrationofCableTV:30.27%**

*

Kosovo

Household

Energy

Consumption

(2013)

**DatafromIMC,2013.CablesubscribersinKosovo94661

70%

30%

Penetration

FTV,SAT

CABLE


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TelevisionMarket

in

Kosovo

Advertisingrevenues

2011(RTV):

10.16

Million

euro*

Cableoperatorssubscription: 13.59 Millioneuro**

*AdvertisingrevenuedatareferencefromtheStrategyofIMCfortransitiontoDTT

**

Estimatedincome

reported

from

10

Cable

operators.

Values

may

be

higher.

05

1015

AdvertisingRadio,TV

Cableoperators

subscription

Mill.

EUR

Mill.EUR


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Transitionmodelexamplesin

Europe

Legalframework

FivecountriesinEurope

(Finland,Germany,

Lithuania,

Luxembourg

and

Switzerland)hadnotalteredtheirlegalframeworkfortransitiontoDTT.

Severalother

countries

adopted

only

secondary

legislation,butmainbroadcastingactwasnotchanged.

Goalsfor

adaptation

of

the

framework

:

Separationbetweentransmissionandcontent

Newlicensingrolefortheregulator

Cooperationbetween

regulators


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TransitionmodelexamplesinEurope

Multiplexcapacity(DTTfrequency)

InSwedenandFinland,capacityisallocateddirectlytotheindividualhistoricalchannels.

In

Britain,

each

historical

channel

was

assigned

half

thecapacityofaMultiplex.3operators,6Mux.

InNorwaybeautycontestandauctionwere

implementedfor

operating

amultiplex.

Singlenetworkoperatorcases:Germany,Macedoniaetc.


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TransitionmodelexamplesinEurope

Contentlicensing

Analogapproach,wherecontentlicensingwithinamultiplexwassimilartoanaloglicensing.

Gatekeepermodel,whereauthoritieswouldsettheminimumrequiredcriteriaforthenetworkoperatorto

achievemedia

pluralism

and

fulfillment

of

public

interest,butauthorizetobroadcast,ratherthenlicense.


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AMPEK:Roadmap

TO

DTT

KosovoresourcesinDTT

7usable

SFN

multiplexes

(A,B,C,D,E,F,G)

after

ASO

withnationalcoverageprovidingmaximum126TVchannelsinSDor42TVChannelsinHD,ortheir

combination.(*)Theserequirecooperationwithneighboringcountries.

Upto6SFNregionalmultiplexes(threeper

region)**,enabling

additional

54+54

channels

SD

or

18+18channelsHDinregionalscale.Localfrequenciesused,noneedforinternationalcoordination.

* ApplicablewhenMPEG4andDVBT2systemsareused.

**AMPEK

proposes

two

regions:

Kosovo

valley

and

Dukagjini valley


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AMPEK:Roadmap

TO

DTT

Positionsanddemands:

Cohesioninstead

of

collision

between

media

legislation

andregulators(Constitution,StrategyonDTT,LawonIMC,ElectronicCommunications,DTT)

Applianceof

HYBRID

MODEL

of

licensing

for

the

operators,duringtransition(simulcast)andafterASO:

AutomaticlicensingofRTKasPublicmultiplex(A)

Setting

minimum

criteria

and

secondary

legislation

for

directlicensingoftwocommercialnationalmultiplexesandthreeregionalmultiplexesto nationalandregional/localhistoricalchannels,ortheir

consortium(s).(MultiplexesB,

C

and

RA1,

RA2

and

RB1)


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AMPEK:Roadmap

TO

DTT

Model:

Combinationof

currentbroadcastinfrastructurecancoverupto85%of

Kosovoterritory

andupto95%ofitspopulation.*

MUX:A,B,C,D,E,F,G

(Ref.Net.RN1)

* ThismaprepresentscoveragewithGolesh orlowerGoleshWactive


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AMPEK:Roadmap

TO

DTT

Model:

RegionA

Allmunicipalitieslocatedeastofthe

imaginaryline

Prevall/PrevalacBerishaGazivode

Local/RegionalTV

frequenciesused

MUX:RA1,RA2

(Ref.Net.RN2)

* ThismaprepresentscoveragewithGolesh orlowerGoleshWactive


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AMPEK:Roadmap

TO

DTT

Model:

RegionB

AllmunicipalitieslocatedWestofimaginary

line

Prevall/PrevalacBerishaGazivode

Local/Regional

TV

frequenciesused

MUX:RB1(RN2)* ThismaprepresentscoveragewithGolesh orlowerGoleshWactive


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AMPEK:Roadmap

TO

DTT

Advantagesofthehybridmodel: Successful

general

acceptance

by

all

parties(public,state,regulator,broadcastersandinvestors)

Promotesthediversityofmediaownershipandpluralism,keepsthemarketbalance.

Low

cost

of

implementation. EnablesfinancialstabilityforRTKandcommercialbroadcastersin

Kosovo.

InstantcoverageofthewholeKosovowithTVsignal,includingnorthernmunicipalities

Cheaperfor

historical

channels(prevents

depreciation

of

assets

and

ensurescontinuityviaMustCarryRulethrough2019)

Enablesfastreleaseof 4Multiplexesinnationalscaleand3Multiplexesinregionalscaleforauction(MUX.C,D,E,F,GandRegionalRA3,RA4,RB2)

Promoteslocal

content

production

and

media

growth.


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AMPEK:RoadmapTODTT

Costof

aregional

MUX

RAisestimated70%ofanationalMUXcost.

Cost

of

a

regional

MUX

RB

isestimated40%ofanationalMUXcost.

Estimatedcostforstartup

of3National

MUX

s

and

3RegionalMUXs

6.427.200EUR

*UseddatafromStrategyofAlbania(2012), adoptedforKosovoandcostin 2013.Thisbreakupincludesreplacementofantennasystems.Figuresmayvary+15%

Cost

estimation

for

one(1)

National

MUX*:


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AMPEK:Roadmap

TO

DTT

Proposals

and

recommendations:* Establishmentofminimumcriteriafordirectlicensingofhistoricalchannelsasnetworkoperators.

Establishmentofregulationsfor FTVandPAYTV

Regulation

for

Must

Carry

rule RegulationforcontentlicensinginDTT. Softrelocationofanalogchannelstoenablesimulcastperiodin

nationalandregionallevel,followedwithstrongpublicinformationcampaign.

Moratoriumto

further

analog

TV

licensing

ApplicationforIPAorlowinterestloanwithgraceperioduntilpayoffofdigitaldividend(Bosnianmodel)forsubsidiestothe

viewersandthebroadcasters.


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AMPEK:Roadmap

TO

DTT

TOGETHER..

YES,WE

CAN!


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References ConstitutionofKosovo

ITUFinal

acts

RRC

GE

06

ITUGuidelinesfortransitiontoDTT(2010)

LawonIMC04/L44

IMCAlternativeplananalysisGE06EBEP

IMCStrategy

for

transition

to

digital

broadcast

in

Republic

of

Kosovo(2012)

DraftLawonDigitalBroadcastinRepublicofKosovo

StrategyforTransitiontoDTT inBosniaandHercegovina

Strategy

for

transition

to

digital

broadcast

of

Albania EPRAPlenarySession2: 32EPRAMeeting2010.

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