Ana Rosa Quintana and Jorge Javier Vázquez were two of the notable names on Telecinco for the start of the new season. Both presenters of two long-running programs, The Ana Rosa Program and Sálvame, in charge of new tasks in different slots. The Madrid-based would fill the gap left by the Badalona-based one with TardeAR, while the Catalan was looking for direct competition with El Hormiguero by releasing Cuentos Chinos.
However, both have suffered setbacks in the little more than two months that the season has been underway. Ana Rosa cannot find audiences in her new magazine, while Jorge Javier's program was directly canceled after a week of broadcast. Now, the veteran communicator has spoken out about these issues in an interview for Informalia, where she has sent a message of encouragement to her partner in Fuencarral.
“If it were easy, they wouldn't have entrusted it to me. I'm doing well, we've been there for a month and a little and we are competing with two chains. One, because it does not have advertising, but it has had soap operas for a long time with a very loyal audience, and with the other network, which is Antena 3, which does not have advertising. That is very complicated,” the presenter pointed out about the problems starting her program. She also commented in greater depth on the issue of advertising.
In recent weeks, reactions to advertising cuts by Ana Rosa have gone viral, sending veiled darts to Sonsoles Ónega and her program, which has no ads. “I would love not to have advertising but, on the other hand, it also makes me very happy that all my colleagues get paid every month, not only those of the production company, but of the entire network,” she commented about being able to eliminate it to compete as you. you against Antena 3.
Later, Quintana gave his opinion on Mediaset's decision regarding Jorge Javier Vázquez, removing him from the daily programming to give him a makeover before putting him back months later. “There is also an exhaustion of formats. I don't program. But I think Jorge is still an asset and I suppose he will have a role for sure, for sure. There are times you get it right and other times you don't. This does not make you better or worse,” he assured.
Another note was about the relationship he maintains with La Fábrica de la Tele, producer of Sálvame: “I have never gotten along badly with La Fábrica de la Tele, never, never, never. What happens is there are certain people who insist on trying to confront us. Adrián Madrid was editor-in-chief with me. We have always had a good relationship with Adrián Madrid and Óscar Cornejo. Chelo and I have gone to eat with them a thousand times.”
