Eugeni Sallent, historic member of TV3, promoter of RAC1 and head of The Mediapro Studio in Latin America, dies

Part of the founding team that in 1999 promoted the start of emissions of RAC1, former director of Television of Catalonia and key member of Mediapro Group Since 2016, Eugeni Sallent, a historic name for Catalan media development, has died at the age of 63 due to consequences derived from cancer.

Reference in the world of Catalan communication, salient He was part of the founding team of RAC1 as first managing director of Radiocat, a company that also included RAC105. Previously, Sallent had served as manager of Catalunya Radio between 1995 and 1999.

Within the television field, Sallent replaced Monica Terribas in the period 2012-2016 as director of TV3, an especially economically complex moment for the Catalan Corporation of Mitjans Audiovisuals due to the global economic situation. Later, he returned to the private company at the hands of Mediapro Group, managing the group's offices in Colombia and Italy and acting as responsible for The Mediapro Studio in Latin America.

From the Catalan company, they have highlighted the “closeness, professionalism and experience” of the executive, who left “a deep mark on everyone who had the opportunity to know him.”