Marco Spaumer, Kim Cloete and Johnny Davids are the presenters of the new weekly entertainment magazine show in Afrikaans, Kollig, which will start on Friday 12 April at 19:30 on the new channel kykNET & kie (DStv 145).
All three bring a stronger pedigree to this type of show and this type of genre than the usual presenters seemingly plucked out a hat to do microphone-and-red-carpet as well as profile interview work.
Marco Spaumer was the jovial and sterling presenter of SER on MK and kykNET, Kim Cloete has an excellent and very strong telegenic presenting history and Johnny Davids, currently a radio presenter on RSG was also a kykNET continuity presenter and ZING-winner.
The addition of all three bode well for the show produced by Homebrew Films also responsible for the similarly approached Bravo! on kykNET and who did All Access Mzansi for Mzansi Magic.
Kollig will give kykNET & kie, positioned as mostly a rerun channel of previous kykNET fare, some original weekly "must tune to" television. "The tone will be fresh, light and trendsetting," says the production.
The first episode of Kollig which will debut on 12 April gives an indication of what viewers will likely be able to find from week to week when the show starts to go head-to-head with the rest of the entertainment magazine shows in South Africa.
The first Kollig episode will have a profile insert on the new Miss South Africa as well as Kim Cloete, visit the Suidoosterfees Burgemeestersbal and the Kaapse Karnaval, visit the EOAN book launch and the Midsummernight's Dream stage production at Maynardville with Terence Bridgett.
