Mark Bayly won't be the host of the third season of Survivor SA.
With a new 3rd season of Survivor SA in the works that will be a celebrity driven version (the Famous running around on an exotic island in the Indian Ocean, filmed during November and December), Mark won't be there to snuff out any overinflated ego's and torches.
It's sad. I've always liked him in that Jeff Probst-y role for our local version.
Of course Mark has changed his muddy boots for some studio makeup and switched the khaki's for some tuxedo's as the co-host of the glam cam magazine show All Access.
According to M-Net that now makes him basically persona non grata to go and hang around on the island.
''Because Mark Bayly is now the anchor presenter of All Access and it's problematic to have the same presenter at the same time as the face of two main shows on a channel, M-Net has to explore other options.''
Yes.
That is of course true of Tyra Banks hosting America's Next Top Model and her own Tyra show, both on the same channel.
That is of course true of Ryan Seacrest hosting E! News daily as well as American Idol.
That is of course true of Gareth Cliff talking on radio and TV in M-Net's very own Gareth Cliff Show at the very same time. And things probably changed since Shaleen Surtie Richards played Nenna in Egoli on M-Net and hosted her own talk show Shaleen on M-Net as well, and Zuraida Jardine fronted Big Brother and had her own show on M-Net's sister channel GO and on and on.
SABC3 has no problem with having Jeannie D and Janez Vermeiren BOTH in Top Billing and Top Travel at the same time.
Unsophisticated (South African) TV audiences get confused so easily these days.
Luckily our TV channels are there to protect them.
I really don't see a problem with an on-air talent doing double duty. When they're actually good at what they do and can fit it in, why not get more out of them?