Maria Patino He harshly criticized Telecinco, the channel that hosted him for many years. The journalist and presenter did not hide her dissatisfaction with the lack of internal analysis of Media setespecially at a time when the network’s audience has dropped significantly. Patiño, who currently leads “No way we were” On Channel Ten, he made it clear that his intention was not to revel in the bad times at his former company, but he stressed that deeper reflection on what is happening is needed.
In a recent interview with ‘El País’, he expressed satisfaction with the good audience results of his programme on Ten, while stressing that he does not feel any kind of resentment towards Mediaset. “Just because others are doing poorly doesn’t mean I’m a winner,” she said.According to the communicator, the numbers she has achieved in her new project fill her with personal satisfaction, but that is not what she is looking for. harbor negative feelings to his previous channel.
He did not spare criticism of Telecinco’s management and its “lack of self-criticism.” María Patiño believes that at Mediaset they remain stuck in the past and do not make a real assessment of current problems. “They believe they are paying tribute to the past,” he commented in reference to the programming that dominated the network’s schedule, with formats such as “Save Me” and “Deluxe”but added that they were not analyzing the current situation correctly. For her, the problem is that the channel has lost its identity: “The diversity that now exists has made the channel depersonalized”.
Maria Patino feels betrayed
María Patiño also referred to the recent statements made by actor José Coronado, who spoke of the decline in Mediaset’s audiences and said that the channel was going through a “desert” after years of betting on a type of television based on spectacle and controversy. Patiño did not hesitate to criticize these statements, considering that this type of comments constitute a lack of respect towards viewers: “They insult the viewers who watched and continue to watch Telecinco”. For the presenter, even if it is necessary for the network to evolve, we should not underestimate the audience that has been loyal to this content for so many years.
The cancellation of “Sálvame”, one of Telecinco’s flagship programs, was a blow not only for the channel, but also for María, who experienced this moment as a real turning point in his career. He confessed that this episode affected him deeply, to the point of requiring psychological help to overcome the situation. “He got sick,” he admitted, and had to face the reality of his work addiction.. “I don’t want to pay again the toll I paid, I don’t want to feel like I’m nobody if I don’t work.”
Light at the end of the tunnel
Despite the bad experience it meant the fence of ‘Sálvame’María Patiño has found an opportunity in the midst of a crisis. Her new program, “Ni que fuerámos”, was born from this forced departure from Telecinco and, according to the journalist, it is a project that she is very proud of. In its new format, also broadcast on YouTubehas managed to find a balance between her professional and personal life, something she has not always achieved, according to her. “With new platforms and networks, we have progressed,” he says proudly.
María Patiño thinks of David Broncano
In the interview with ‘El País’, María Patiño also spoke about the current competition in access to prime time, a time slot dominated by two major programs: “El Hormiguero” and “The Revolt”. Although she admitted not having been a regular follower of “The Resistance” by David Broncano on Movistar+The current situation has led him to take sides with the presenter. “What happened to him has led me to take a stand with him,” explains Patiño, clearly referring to the fight for audiences that both programs maintain.
María Patiño also took the opportunity to reflect on the impact that “Salvame” had on the public and on his own team. He acknowledged that the program at the time was controversial and provocativebut he also highlighted how, after its cancellation, many of his colleagues felt supported by the public’s affection.We were probably bastards in ‘Sálvame’but they made us victims,” he says.
María Patiño’s assessment of her time at Telecinco is complex. On the one hand, she recognizes that the network and programs like ‘Save me’ They have given her a significant platform and a prominent place in the world of television. On the other hand, she criticizes the evolution that the channel has undergone in recent times and does not hesitate to point out that the lack of real self-criticism is causing havoc. What will end all this?
