The eleven candidates for councilors of RTVE proposed by the PSOE and their partners in government to be elected by the Congress of Deputies have begun to appear before the Appointments Committee of this House. to assess their suitability, which will subsequently be voted on in plenary session.
During this day, the candidates agreed by the Parliamentary groups of PSOE, Sumar, the Mixed Group-Podemos, Junts Per Catalunya, PNV and ERC appeared, who presented their curricula vitae one by one.They explained their project for RTVE and answered the questions of the parliamentary groups.
The first to appear was Miquel Calçada i Olivella, candidate proposed by Junts, who did not hesitate to express what he wants for RTVE in the next 6 years, which would doubt his mandate.
Miquel Calçada i Olivella decided to review his resume, highlighting his role as a television producer and his role as a journalist and entrepreneur. Known as ‘Mikimoto’, has presented and directed numerous programs on Cataluya Ràdio and TV3.
The candidate insisted that “this is the most pluralistic, most equal council” and pointed out that “the most efficient way of to increase the audience of the traditional media is through the production of information and content of proximity.that counteract infodemia and adapt content to digital platforms”.
Calçada i Olivella asked for more capacities and competences for the territorial center of San Cugat, because it is “prepared and has experience”. “The time has come to show the diverse realities” and he assured that the Catalan language and the point of view of immigrants should be promoted, as well as children and youth contents. He ended his speech thanking Junts for proposing him and its “maximum leader, Carles Puigdemont”.
Intervened just after the delegate of Junts for this commission, Pilar Calvo, who insisted on increasing the importance of Catalan in public television. “We don’t give away our votes, we make them worthwhile“He insisted, justifying why they had voted yes to the Government’s decree: “To convert La 2 in Catalonia into La 2 in Catalan, with that language as the vehicular language”.
That, he said, “This means guaranteeing the necessary economic resources to produce content in Catalan for adults and children. and for the money to reach the small television production companies in Catalonia”.
And he made an assignment to his advisor: “You will have to make sure that this Junts’ bet is fulfilled and that there are differentiated programs for the historical nations”.