Sunday, December 12, 2010
How long will it be before All Access on M-Net adds a brand-new black man as male presenter?
How long before All Access when it returns in 2011 to M-Net adds a suave and dashing black man as one of the presenters?
Why do I ask? Well. The weekly glam entertainment magazine show Top Billing on SABC3 has just added Simba Mhere as its newest presenter and he's a black man. Furthermore the similarities between Top Billing and All Access is striking, with All Access having changed to even more the past half year to reflect a Top Billing tonality in presentation and form.
Top Billing has Jo-Ann Strauss, All Access has Tammy-Anne Fortuin. Top Billing has Janez Vermeiren, All Access has Jason Greer. Top Billing has Lyndall Jarvis, All Access has Koula. Top Billing has Michael Mol, All Access has Mark Bayly. Top Billing is produced by Tswelopele Production from Cape Town. All Access is produced by Homebrew Films from Cape Town.
The addition of a black man as a male presenter in Top Billing might now prompt All Access to address this glaring presenter demographic gap in its own telegenic ranks as well.