Francisco Moreno will lead a new era of news at Mediaset España with new sets and technology

Mediaset Spain has appointed Francisco Moreno, until now sole administrator of the public entity Radio Televisión Canaria, as the group's new news director.

Francisco Moreno, who will report directly to the CEO of Mediaset España, will be in charge of carrying out a broad restructuring of the news area. This, according to the group, will involve the comprehensive renovation of Telecinco News, he relaunch of Noticias Cuatro starting in January (which will have midday, evening and weekend editions) and the reorganization of information content in the digital environment. Juan Pedro Valentin He will serve as deputy director with editorial responsibility for Noticias Cuatro, reporting directly to Francisco Moreno.

The renewal of the news, Mediaset España has announced, will include a strong bet for the redesign of the image and the construction of new sets, which will incorporate the most innovative advances in terms of technology, scenery and lighting, use of multipurpose spaces and narrative supports.

Graduate in Information Sciences from the UCM, Francisco Moreno (Ronda, Málaga, 1964) has developed his professional career mainly in senior management positions in audiovisual media. In 1987 he joined RTVE, where he remained until 1989. In 1990 he was appointed head of TVE's Daily News Services. In 1999 he left the public entity to take over the management of Antena 3 in the Canary Islands. In 2001 he was commissioned by the Government of the Canary Islands to revive the Public Radio Television of this autonomous community, which during the years 2002 and 2003 became the fastest growing television station. In 2005 he joined the Prensa Ibérica Editorial Group as General Director of the Audiovisual area. Between 2013 and 2018 he served as an independent consultant for the institutional relations of the Ministries of Education and Industry of the Government of the Canary Islands and in 2014 he began to manage all the multimedia corporate and institutional communication of the multinational hotel company Lopesan, until his appointment as sole administrator of RTVC in 2019.

Moreno is a Talent Award winner from the Academy of Television and Audiovisual Sciences and Arts of Spain (2009) and since 2011 he has been a member of the board of directors of this institution, of which he is currently vice president.