Spanish Television renews its management structure

Antonio Sevilla Ribas will assume the direction of Content, Channels and Program Production; Gemma Sánchez Pareja will be director of Antenna and Channel Programming; and Carlos González Gálvez, will be in charge of RTVE in Catalonia.

The Board of Directors has approved the first changes in the leadership of TVE, after the incorporation of Eladio Jareño as director. Jareño has presented to the Council a more efficient structure, which reduces the overall cost of the television area. The changes also aim to achieve greater integration between channels and content, as well as better coordination between programming and audience analysis.

Antonio Sevilla Ribas will be the new director of Content, Channels and Program Production. Sevilla has a master's degree in Audiovisual Business Management from the IE Business School, London International Film School (L.I.F.S.) UK and a degree in Audiovisual Sciences from the Complutense University of Madrid. Since 2011, he was director of Fiction Programs at Mediaset España. Between 2006 and 2010 he was Content Director of Magnolia TV, and Content Director of Entertainment Programs. He has also directed numerous television series. Between 2010 and 2011 he was director of New Projects at Plural Entertainment.

For her part, Gemma Sánchez Pareja (Madrid, 1973) will be the new director of Antena and Channel Programming. Sánchez Pareja has a degree in Visual and Auditory Image Sciences. She currently served as director of the Programming Area of ​​TVE and was previously, between 2007 and 2009, deputy director of La 1. Between 1996 and 2007 she was a Programming Technician in the Programming Directorate of Gestevisión Telecinco.

Carlos González Gálvez (Barcelona, ​​1964) will be the new director of RTVE in Catalonia. Since 2013 he was News Director of RTVE Catalonia. Previously, he had held other positions of responsibility, such as head of society and culture at TVE Cataluña, coordinator of Telediarios desde Sant Cugat or editor-in-chief of Teledeporte. He joined TVE in 1987 as a sports journalist. Although he has developed his professional work in almost all areas of television over the last 30 years (news, children's programs, etc.), he has stood out in the sports area, directing and presenting programs such as 'Estadio 2', 'Gol Nord' or 'El Mejor Deporte'. He has been a football narrator in World Cups and Euro Cups and has been part of the Olympic operations in Seoul'88, Barcelona'92 and London'12, all three of which were distinguished with two Ondas Awards.

Other relays

Ana Arlegui, current head of TVE's international channel, expands her powers in a new “deputy Channels Directorate”, which includes her previous responsibility.
Juan Manuel Hidalgo will be the new director of La 2; María José Malía director of Teledeporte; Edith Martínez Odriozola, director of the Culture and Society area; and Milagros Mayi, director of the Acquisitions Area.

Studies

At the Council meeting, the construction of new studios 6 and 7 in Prado del Rey was approved, as well as the demolition of the current studios 10 and 11 affected by asbestos. The latter have been closed since 2011 as a result of the risk they present to the health of workers.

Purchases of audiovisual products

The Board of Directors has today approved the production of six specials of the program MasterChef, in which famous people very loved by the public will face the tests of the toughest cooking talent in the world.

Eight chapters of the family comedy have also been approved The family and 52 episodes of the situation comedy The Hairdresser (provisional title), a self-produced sitcom that will be filmed in Sant Cugat. Likewise, approval has been given for the production of 91 chapters of Here the land and 13 more episodes of Life Safety.

The acquisition of the broadcasting rights for two animated feature films has also been approved: Operation Shell y Get out of the closet.