The waters were moving riots RTVE and negotiations regarding its signing David Broncano It was the straw that broke the camel’s back in war This had been being prepared at the public company for a while. And in the end the cup overflowed, because both the president of RTVE and Elena SanchezAs general content director, José Pablo López, terminated At the Board of Directors meeting held this Tuesday morning, following various disagreements between them in the past weeks.
Disappointed ‘Operation Broncano’ It showed the huge differences between both rulers. Mainly because he was the main supporter of his hiring, and the vote against Sánchez on the 11th left the signature up in the air until the council this Tuesday, when the agreement with the production company should be re-evaluated. ‘Resistance’ (from Encofrados Encofrasa and El Terrat, Mediapro) who ended his contract with Movistar Plus+ next July.
But the decision to include it on the public chain earthquake He lived through the meeting that ended with Sánchez and López jumping from their seats. The council will meet again on Wednesday to decide whether this decision will be taken. The presidency will now be rotatingand if an agreement is reached, it can be resolved there as well. Broncano finally stands out.
domino effect
López’s departure was made possible thanks to the votes cast in his favor by the president and three PP councilors (Jenaro Castro, Carmen Sastre and Consuelo Aparicio) and one of the two advisors of Unidas Podemos (José Manuel Martín Medem). Another representative of Podemos voted against dismissal (Roberto Lakidain), two advisors of PSOE (Ramón Colom and Concepción Cascajosa) and that of PNV (Juan Jose Banos).
López’s dismissal set off a domino effect, with Lakidain’s motion to vote to remove interim president Sánchez, who took office a year and a half ago following López’s unexpected resignation. José Manuel Pérez Tornero. Six of the eight members of the council voted in favor: three from the PP, two from the PSOE and Lakidain (Vamos) himself. The consultant on PNV’s proposal abstained, while Martín Medem opposed it.
The program ‘Resistance’, which won the Ondas award in 2019, would be TVE’s big bet to revitalize the world. ‘prime time access’now covers the ‘4 star’ range. Meanwhile, another goal was to attract more younger viewers on social networks, where Broncano’s interviews tend to go viral. star questions about sex and money.
Compete against ‘El Hormiguero’
The biggest rival to beat ‘Anthill’the undisputed audience leader and having already saved another television totem last September, Jorge Javier Vazquez and the ephemeral ‘Chinese Tales’ on Telecinco.
The proposal that reached the RTVE Board of Directors at the extraordinary meeting held on March 11 was for David Broncano to hire the series called “Resistance”. three years 14 million euros but the votes were divided: four in favour, four against. The President had to tip the balance with his vote, switching from abstention to ‘no’, which Discomfort of senior managementpractically sealed the deal.
“It was drop filling the glass “Because the relations between the president and the managers were already very tense,” sources close to the company told EL PERIÓDICO. President, as a sign of his discomfort with the situation that has emerged.
After Broncano’s signing was halted, the board decided to reconsider a smaller offer, converting the three-year contract into a one-year contract. A different proposal was scheduled to be discussed this Tuesday for two years, but could be canceled at the end of the first year if it doesn’t achieve a 7.5% audience share.
That wasn’t the only point of the day because of the possibility of hiring. ‘This is my jam’ LACOproductora program with Arturo Valls, which has been broadcast so far on Movistar Plus+. But the firing of the content director and the president himself caused everything to blow up.