Mediaset First major casualty at Mediaset after Vasile's departure: Leonardo Baltanás, promoter of Sálvame, Got Talent or First Dates

Leonardo Baltanás, in agreement with the company's management, ends his professional stage at Mediaset España this January after 14 years at the helm of one of the group's two content production divisions

Mediaset First major casualty at Mediaset after Vasile's departure: Leonardo Baltanás, promoter of Sálvame, Got Talent or First Dates

Leonardo Baltanás, in agreement with the company's management, ends his professional stage at Mediaset España this January after 14 years at the helm of one of the group's two content production divisions.

This was announced this Monday by Mediaset España, which has indicated that during these years in the audiovisual company Baltanás it has been the promoter of entertainment programs, news, and even fiction and miniseries during its first stage in the company, among which are The Voice, Got Talent, Factor X or First Dates.

It has also been behind originally national brands such as Horizonte, Sálvame, Chester or Volando Voy, Planeta Calleja or Cuarto Milenio, the latter two born in the first stage of Cuatro.

With more than 30 years dedicated to television, his resume covers a wide professional background in regional televisions (TVG and Telemadrid), thematic channels (Viajar, Estilo), production companies (Videomedia), pay channels (Canal) and commercial televisions (Cuatro in its start-up and Telecinco in three different periods).

"At the age of 67, a new stage opens for me. I consider that it is a good moment to undertake new professional and personal projects. I have had the opportunity to work with a very competent professional and human team within Mediaset España and also with many of the professionals of the production companies, in numerous national and international formats and I can say with full knowledge that the level of our audiovisual industry is excellent", stated Leonardo Baltanás.

Likewise, the manager explained that "television has changed a lot and it continues to evolve and adapt to new technologies". What does not change is his ability to structure society and his vocation to accompany and entertain the viewer ", he concluded.

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