On Thursday M-Net confirmed that yet another incident of social media boosting‚ which is banned on The Voice SA‚ had been detected. But it remained steadfast in its decision not to name the guilty parties‚ despite the broadcaster insisting that it was being “transparent” about the incidents.
This is the second time in as many weeks that the broadcaster has had to come clean about the use of illicit voting tactics being used on the show. The entire format of the show‚ including the finale to be aired on Sunday‚ had to be reworked after the dodgy tactics came to light.
Two contestants‚ Luke Lovemore and PJ Pretorius were brought back onto the show after M-Net could not fully assure the public that they had left the singing competition based on accurate voting or as a result of boosted posts in favour of another contestant.
Last week M-Net said it did not want to name the guilty parties because it may affect voting. This week the broadcaster said it was related to a privacy issue.
Dubious The Voice SA vote tactics did involve current contestantsM-Net has confirmed the voting scandal which has hit the reality music competition did involve members of the Top 5 on The Voice SA but have refused to the name guilty parties insisting it could “influence voting in the next voting period.”
The show has been called out for not being “transparent” as it claims in media statements and instead doesn’t want to affect ratings ahead of its finale.
When pressed about why it would not reveal the guilty parties‚ M-Net said that in last week’s incident it was “unclear if misconduct took place.”
“M-Net does not condone rule-breaking and will disqualify talent on all our reality shows‚ if and when we feel it’s required. At the same time it’s important for us that all reality show voting competitions play out in a fair and transparent way. It would not have been fair to mention names‚” said M-Net’s Lani Lombard.
The broadcaster maintains that it’s playing fair and has rebuked criticism that it may be protecting some contestants or is just thinking of ratings.
“M-Net takes transparency around voting very seriously. Instead of keeping quiet about activities that could have impacted the voting‚ we disclosed these incidents without perhaps jeopardising future careers or reputations. M-Net will also disclose the viewing stats to the public next week‚” added Lombard.
Another dodgy The Voice SA voting incident but M-Net still won't name the guilty
On Thursday M-Net confirmed that yet another incident of social media boosting‚ which is banned on The Voice SA‚ had been detected. But it remained steadfast in its decision not to name the guilty parties‚ despite the broadcaster insisting that it was being “transparent” about the incidents.
This is the second time in as many weeks that the broadcaster has had to come clean about the use of illicit voting tactics being used on the show. The entire format of the show‚ including the finale to be aired on Sunday‚ had to be reworked after the dodgy tactics came to light.
Two contestants‚ Luke Lovemore and PJ Pretorius were brought back onto the show after M-Net could not fully assure the public that they had left the singing competition based on accurate voting or as a result of boosted posts in favour of another contestant.
Last week M-Net said it did not want to name the guilty parties because it may affect voting. This week the broadcaster said it was related to a privacy issue.
The show has been called out for not being “transparent” as it claims in media statements and instead doesn’t want to affect ratings ahead of its finale.
When pressed about why it would not reveal the guilty parties‚ M-Net said that in last week’s incident it was “unclear if misconduct took place.”
“M-Net does not condone rule-breaking and will disqualify talent on all our reality shows‚ if and when we feel it’s required. At the same time it’s important for us that all reality show voting competitions play out in a fair and transparent way. It would not have been fair to mention names‚” said M-Net’s Lani Lombard.
The broadcaster maintains that it’s playing fair and has rebuked criticism that it may be protecting some contestants or is just thinking of ratings.
“M-Net takes transparency around voting very seriously. Instead of keeping quiet about activities that could have impacted the voting‚ we disclosed these incidents without perhaps jeopardising future careers or reputations. M-Net will also disclose the viewing stats to the public next week‚” added Lombard.
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