The new season of summer concerts in July in the Marina Nord, features performers and bands such as Carlos Santana, Fito Páez, Zaz, Molotov, Los Planetas and Califato ¾, among others
The 9th July saw the start of FAR València, the new season of music produced by Serious Fan Music, Mundosenti2, Mediapro Events (GRUP MEDIAPRO) and Tranquilo Música. The Argentine singer Trueno kicked off the summer with a show which saw 5000 people in the audience. His performance was the start of a packed summer schedule which will feature a host of different bands playing across July.
With a set which featured most of his most famous tracks, Trueno gave a performance which had the young crowd rocking. A packed arena which featured excellent sound quality and which consolidated FAR València’s benchmark status as a summer musical festival in the city.
FAR València is set to feature a host of exciting performances over the month with the full lineup available at farvalencia.es: a packed schedule and great nights out with friends or family with all the concerts in the Marina Norte and one of the most attractive spots in the summer in Valencia, combining live music, open air entertainment and an excellent setting.
After the first concerts, the season continued with shows on July 10th with Fito Páez, an emblematic figure in Latin American rock circles and on Thursday 11th with two bands, the Andalusian band Califato ¾ and the Mexican group Molotov, known for full-throttle live shows.
FAR València will be on until July 31st with a lineup which features a host of both Spanish and international performers and diverse musicals styles. Tickets are available via farvalencia.es
FAR València is produced by Serious Fan Music, Mundosenti2, Mediapro Events (GRUP MEDIAPRO) and Tranquilo Música.
• From the 9th July to the 31st July 2025
• Marina Nord. Carrer del Moll de la Duana, s/n, 46024 València
• Tickets on sale: www.farvalencia.es
Directed by Tian Riba, the series includes more than 40 eye-witness accounts, hitherto unseen footage and hours of research
On 11th July 2002 a group of Moroccan police mounted and raised their country’s flag on Perejil, a remote rock, until then out of the consciousness of most Spaniards with a surface area not much bigger than the size of a football pitch and whose joint sovereignty belonged to Spain and Morocco. A few days later, the Spanish prime minister, José María Aznar, sent the three branches of the armed forces to remove the Moroccan soldiers from the island. In the popular imagination, the Perejil crisis is nothing more than a funny anecdote, an excessive use of force to retake an uninhabited little rock in the Mediterranean. But the anecdote in reality was just the tip of the iceberg as beneath the rock there was a big international crisis which saw the European Union, the UN, the Arab League, France, NATO and the United States all involved.
Why did a small insignificant rocky outcrop cause such a diplomatic crisis? Why was Perejil so important that the three branches of the Spanish armed forces were deployed for the first time since the reestablishment of democracy? How far did the crisis go? Was the sovereignty of Ceuta and Melilla in jeopardy? What do we know about the incident on Perejil 23 years later?
'Perejil' is a three-part Movistar Plus + documentary series in collaboration with El Terrat (THE MEDIAPRO STUDIO), which reconstructs, as a political thriller the diplomatic crisis between Spain and Morocco after the arrival of the Moroccan soldiers on the island of Perejil on the 11th July 2002.
Directed by Tian Riba, the series analyses the ten days of maximum tension between the two countries, including the secret Spanish military operation and the complex negotiations which saw the EU, NATO, the USA and France all involved.
With the use of recreations, archive footage and the participation of key people involved in the incident, the series offers a new perspective on the conflict with echoes of geopolitical currents which remain to this day. It also features 40 eye-witness accounts including the main Spanish political leaders who were at the helm in 2002: José María Aznar (the Spanish prime minister), Federico Trillo (the Defense Minister), Ana Palacio (former foreign minister), Jorge Dezcallar (the head of the intelligence bureau) and Richard Armitage (the number two at the foreign ministry in the USA .); top ranking Spanish, French and Moroccan as well as military and political experts from the three countries.
The series premiered in its entirety on Movistar Plus+ on Thursday July 10th, on the eve of the anniversary of the taking of the rock.
The actress Itziar Miranda will be presenting the show which is slated to premiere in the coming weeks on La 1 and RTVE Play
One of the most adapted TV game shows in history is set to premiere in Spain for the very first time as a key part of the summertime afternoon schedule on La1 on RTVE. ‘La Pirámide’ is an adaptation of the Sony Pictures Television ‘The $100.000 Pyramid’ show, produced in collaboration with Globomedia (THE MEDIAPRO STUDIO). The program is set to premiere in the coming weeks on La1 and RTVE Play, presented by the actress Itziar Miranda (‘Amar en tiempos revueltos’, ‘MasterChef Celebrity 9’).
A fun, fast-moving show which keeps the audience on its toes, ‘La Pirámide’ is a word-association game in which three contestants-randomly chosen from the audience-with the help of a famous face will try to get as many associations right as possible. The three teams in a race against-the-clock qualifying round to reach the ‘Pirámide Final’, with only one team making it through and getting a chance to take home the 100,000€ prize. Keeping your nerve and the ability to describe and juggle the words is key to avoiding elimination in this classic game show which is made up of four different stages in which the contestants will have to guess a series of words, images, and sentences based on descriptions provided by their teammates.
Elías Segovia, with a long track record in the production of stage shows and TV programs will be directing the production.
Itziar Miranda will be making her debut as game show host in ‘La Pirámide’. With a prolific career in cinema, television and the theatre, Itziar is a well recognised figure among Spanish audiences with her career taking off as a consequence of her role as Manolita in ‘Amar en tiempos revueltos’ (TVE), a series which consolidated her link with TVE audiences for years. In addition, La 1 audiences were able to discover her most personal side in ‘MasterChef Celebrity 9’. In the cinema she has worked with directors such as Vicente Aranda, Álvaro Fernández Armero and Sergio Renán. In the theatre she has taken part in productions such as the Merida Classic Theatre International Festival and the Centro Dramático Nacional.
Launched originally on US television in 1973 and with more than 20 adaptations around the world this successful production created by Sony Pictures Television, comes to Spain for the first time with a long track record of international recognition including multiple Daytime Emmys Awards for best TV game show and consolidating itself as one of the most emblematic programs on ABC over its eight seasons on air.
Recognition for the coverage of the DANA weather event, the technical services provided for the America’s Cup and the organization of the ‘Por ellas’ gala
The work of GRUP MEDIAPRO has recently picked up three awards presented by the audiovisual sector magazines TM Broadcast and AV Integración. The awards sponsored by the Daró Media Group publishing company, focus on the most innovative projects in the audiovisual and broadcast sector in Spain with the key objective is to highlight technical and creative excellence in the industry.
The TM Broadcast jury highlighted the work of Overon for its coverage of the DANA severe weather event in October 2024 and was presented with the Best Technical news production award. More than 50 staff equipped with 4 drones, 14 DSNGs, 25 4G/5G backpack systems and 30 cameras, were on the ground for a month in extremely difficult conditions to bring the news to homes around the world.
The specialists at the publication also highlighted the GRUP MEDIAPRO coverage of the America’s Cup, held in Barcelona in 2024, as the Best Live Technical production. The group was responsible for the design and the infrastructure for the terrestrial broadcast as well as providing the staff and technical equipment necessary to carry out the technical production for the sporting event. More than 600 hours of production, 47 days of audiovisual production of the competition which was seen around the world.
The AV Integración magazine presented the Best Technical Project award for the Mediapro Events coverage of the Cadena 100 ‘Por ellas’ gala. GRUP MEDIAPRO was responsible for taking the event to the next level and turning it into an audiovisual hit, a stylish production with excellent live sound quality as well as including the brand’s new branding campaign seamlessly in the show.
The program has consolidated its success with an increase in its audience figures and will be looking to continue its serious look at the day’s news stories but as always with its touches of humor and its goal of getting to the truth in each news story
Aida Bao will be taking over for the first two weeks of August replacing Jesús Cintora at the helm of ‘Malas Lenguas’, the successful current affairs show produced by RTVE in collaboration with Big Bang Media (THE MEDIAPRO STUDIO), based on a format created by El Terrat (THE MEDIAPRO STUDIO) and La Osa Producciones Audiovisuales.
The journalist from Galicia will be at the helm for the double daily edition of the show from: 15.55 to 17.15 in La 1, and from 19.00 to 21.00 on La 2, keeping up their commitment to seeking out the truth with touches of humor and flagging up fake news stories. With an approach that blends rigorous analysis of the current news stories with a critical eye and a little irony, ‘Malas Lenguas’ has managed to separate itself from the pack as one of the surprises of the season.
In June, it notched up an average share of 8.8% and 761,000 viewers on La 1, in second spot among younger viewers (9.2%) in its broadcast slot. On La 2, it posted its best monthly figures since its launch: 364,000 viewers and a 5,0% share, a 75,000 viewer jump and 1.2% rise compared to May.
Behind the success of the show is a unique combination: the presence of journalists and analysts such as Javier Aroca, Jesús Maraña, Esther Palomera, Gloria Marcos, Juan Fernández Miranda, Encarna Samitier, José Luis Roig, David Jiménez, Juan Manuel de Prada and the judge José Castro; a powerful team of comics such as Quequé, Marina Lobo, Raquel Hervás, Cocituber and Kaco Forns, and the off-cuff humor of ‘Los Teletrapos’, the irreverent puppets who kick off every broadcast with a satirical sketch on a news story of the day. All that in addition to the fact-checking of Verifica RTVE, has turned the show into a program that not only informs but also takes fake news stories apart and unpacks manipulated news with touches of humor and fact-checking.
In this context, Aida Bao joins the ‘Malas Lenguas’ team to take the helm for the summer break, a serious journalistic voice but also able to tell the stories in a way which is meaningful for the viewers and in line with the type of journalism the program sets out to promote. From Santiago de Compostela and a Journalism graduate from the Santiago University, Bao has a long and successful track record in media outlets such as Televisión de Galicia, laSexta and in Cadena SER, where she’s currently presenting and directing the weekend editions of Hora 14 and Hora 25. On RTVE, she’s currently taking part in ‘La hora de La1’. In 2013 she formed part of the news team which covered the train crash in Angrois, coverage which won an Ondas Award for the Best News Coverage. For a long time, Bao has shown a particular interest in social issues, feminist issues and the need to combat fake news with journalistic tools. Her voice both calm yet firm has been able to connect with demanding audiences and her more personal side has been an excellent fit for shows such as ‘Notas de voz desde la terraza’, the video column which she publishes in El País. In it, she reflects on topics as diverse as artificial intelligence, impostor syndrome, and emotional links in turbulent times.
With Aida Bao at the helm, ‘Malas Lenguas’ will continue its objective of providing a journalism committed to entertaining viewers but also at the same time keeping its critical view of the current news cycle. Her turn at the helm doesn’t only guarantee the strength of the show but also sees the incorporation of a new young female voice on RTVE.
The official Red Bull channels and Chilevisión broadcast the freestyle rap event held in Concepción live
The Chilean freestyle event which took place in the city of Concepción on July 6th saw the grand final of the national Red Bull Batalla de los Gallos 2025. A total of 16 MCs were on stage to compete for a spot representing Chile in the international final which is set to take in the Movistar Arena in Santiago in April 2026.
The official Red Bull channels and Chilevisión broadcast the Red Bull Batalla Chile live and which took place in the Gimnasio Municipal Ester Roa in Concepción. Mediapro Chile provided broadcast services in 1080P format, with a 14-camera set-up as well as a drone and two satellite units.
