The Government decree law that has validated the Congress of Deputiesthis Wednesday, for change the number of RTVE councilors and modify the necessary majorities who will appoint them has inaugurated a new stage in the public entity. From now on, said organization will have eleven councilors appointed by the Lower House and four, by the Senate. In this way, the party – or block – that has a majority in Congress will have the capacity to impose it and ensure certain related public television and radio.
For example, a button. In parallel with the vote on the royal decree, the deadline set by the Congress Board so that the different groups could register their councilor proposals. The Socialist Party (PSOE), Sumar, Esquerra Republicana (ERC), Junts per Catalunya, the Basque Nationalist Party (PNV) and Podemos have presented a joint list which, a priori, will have no problems being approved by the Lower House as it has the support of the investiture majority. The absence in said list of Cascajosa Conception and of Roberto Lakidain.
As you have been able to know Public, EH Bildu has not wanted to participate in the negotiation because they do not aspire “to occupy state positions.” Party sources explain that, consistent with their activity in Madrid, they have not “wanted, requested or negotiated“a seat on the Council.
Once the proposal is submitted, the RTVE Mixed Commission It will have to evaluate the suitability of the candidates and, then, the Plenary of Congress will decide, with a secret vote, its approval.
But who are the proposed candidates and what are their trajectories? Among them stand out many figures with political background, some journalists and an old acquaintance from RTVE, Jose Pablo Lopezwho aspires to be named president.
Councilors proposed by the PSOE
– José Pablo López. Proposed by the PSOE, López was Director of General Content of RTVE between May 2022 and March 2024, when he was precisely dismissed by the entity’s Board of Directors due to the controversy after the signing of David Broncano. He was also responsible for the Legal Advice of The Sixth between 2005 and 2010, as well as a partner of Écija Lawyers. Later, between 2010 and 2016, he was director of 13TV and, later, General Director of Telemadrid to finally land on RTVE.
The PSOE highlights in the documentation attached to the proposal delivered to the Board that it is “an expert in management and resource optimization of chains at the national and regional level” and also in the “relaunch of projects in operation”.
Due to his experience in management positions in media outlets with different tendencies and editorial lines and, also, due to the consensus that, a priori, awakens among the parliamentary groups, he is the main candidate for the presidency of the Council.
– Esther de la Mata. This is one of the political proposals on the list. De la Mata has been communications director of the Ministry of the Presidency, Justice and Relations with the Courts in two stages. Currently it is. Previously, he served as a member of the Board of Directors of the EFE Agency and was a Technical Advisor in the General Directorate of Communication. He also worked in the City Council and in the Madrid Assembly.
– Angelica Rubio. She is currently director of elplural.com and the company that publishes said media. Rubio worked as a journalist in several newspapers and radio stations, assuming management positions in some of them. In addition, she has participated and participates as a political analyst in several television programs such as Red HotThe Sixth Night, It’s Better Late or Liarla Pardo.
During the stage de José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero At the head of the Government, she held the position of General Director of Information Coordination of the Secretary of State for Communication.
– Rosa León. He is a singer, although he has held several political positions linked to the Socialist party and before he was active in Communist Party. Between 2004 and 2007 she was a councilor in the Madrid City Council and, later, she collaborated with the Ministry of Culture.
He was also a member of the Board of Directors of SGAE and directed the Cervantes Institute in Casablanca, Rabat and Dublin. In Madrid, she worked as chief of staff of the same institution.
– Mercedes de Pablos. A preponderant figure in the world of Andalusian culture, Mercedes de Pablos was Director of the Center for Andalusian Studies until 2019. Before, he held various positions in media such as Radio Nacional de España, Radio Cadena Española, Cadena Ser or Canal Sur Radio. She lived her most political stage as a councilor in the Seville City Council in which she held a PSOE position as an independent. She is the author of more than half a dozen literary works and has received several awards mainly for his role as a journalist.
Directors proposed by Sumar
– Martha Ribas. She has been a deputy in the Parliament of Catalonia between 2012 and 2020 representing Esquerra Verda. Since 2021, she has worked as a Human Resources and Training technician at The Local Audiovisual Xarxathe public company of the Barcelona Provincial Council of local radio and television services throughout Catalonia. Before, he worked as a journalist at COM radio and in local media.
Sumar explains that it has political experience in relation to public media. He was a spokesperson for the Control Commission of the Catalan Corporation of Mitjans Audiovisuals in the two terms in which he was in Parliament.
– María Teresa Martín del Caz. Also proposed by Sumar and linked to Workers’ Commissions, María Teresa Martín del Caz is the least known candidate on the list.
Director proposed by ERC
– Sergi Sol. ERC has included Sergi Sol on the list. former advisor of Oriol Junquerasis one of the Catalan political analysts with the most media presence. Collaborate with Public, Zero Wave, ElNacional.cat, The reason, The Sixth, TV3, Catalunya Ràdio, Critic either The Catalan Newspaper. Between 2011 and 2015 he was head of the ERC Communication Office. In Catalonia he was a member of the RTVE Advisory Council.
He is the author of several books with political content and at the beginning of his career he worked as a journalist in local media.
Director at the proposal of Junts
– Miquel Calçada. The Junts per Catalunya proposal is an old acquaintance of Catalan television. Miquel Calçada, also known as Mikimotohas been executive producer of more than 500 television formatsaccording to the documentation provided attached to the proposal. He is also co-founder of the musical radio group Flaix.
From 1990 to 2015, he managed the audiovisual production company Flying Sargantanawhich he himself had founded. In recent years, he has directed radio stations in the United States.
Advisor at the proposal of the PNV
– Maria Solana. It is a position, like others on the list, eminently political. Not in vain, Solana was spokesperson for the Government of Navarra chaired by Uxue Barkos and also Education Advisor. Before, he worked as a journalist in various media outlets. Between 2008 and 2011, he was a member of the RTVE Advisory Council in Navarra.
Counselor proposed by Podemos
– Mariano Muniesa. Podemos has included Mariano Muniesa on the list, a renowned music journalist author of more than twenty books with musical, political and social content. He has also written biographies. He is and has been a collaborator in a wide variety of musical media and currently collaborates with Canal Red.
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