I have all the latest inside info on what is currently happening with SABC3 and the broadcaster that was unable to premiere Survivor Gabon on Monday night because the video tape didn't arrive from a snowed-in-Europe.
I can now reveal that although expected to be delivered last night (Wednesday) SABC3 is still without any Survivor Gabon video cassettes. And here's the latest plan. Survivor Gabon already has a repeat slot built into SABC3's schedule on Sunday mornings at 07:00. With no first episode, SABC3 does have something else of Survivor Gabon and is now considering using it: those behind the scenes interviews with the new crop of castaways recorded before they go to the island. Often sliced as short filler promos, and hardly ever seen as one continuous program which it is available as, SABC3 is now considering broadcasting the Survivor Gabon electronic press kit, or so-called ''EPK''.
According to SABC3 sources I spoke to, if the Survivor Gabon tapes don't arrive soon, the behind the scenes interviews will run on Sunday morning, and then also ''repeat'' on Monday night in the usual Survivor Gabon timeslot to give viewers a ''pre-look'' at the upcoming season. ''I'm hoping the tapes arrive soon,'' says another. SABC3 has still not again responded officially on what it's planning to do since Monday afternoon.
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