''Informe Semanal'' ( ''Weekly Report'') is a weekly Spanish television

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broadcast on La 1 of

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(TVE). Debuting on 31 March 1973, it is the second longest-running national television program in the history of

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, just behind the daily newscast ''

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'', on air since 15 September 1957. ''Informe Semanal'' is produced by Televisión Española news services and besides on La 1, it is broadcast on 24 Horas news channel, on

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and on

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. Previous editions are also available on the online platform

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. With years on air, it is referred as the milestone television news magazine in Europe and it is Televisión Española's most awarded program.

Format

The program's format is based on the American program ''

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'' from

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, that consists of four reports about themes as current affairs, economy, politics, society and culture. Each report lasts around 10–15 minutes.

History

''Informe Semanal'' started broadcast on 31 March 1973, then titled ''Semanal Informativo'' and hosted by José Antonio Silva and directed by Pedro Erquicia. Since then they have issued more than 6,000 reports. In 1978 Erquicia left the direction of the program and was replaced by Jorge Martínez Reverte and for some time the format was changed and live interviews were featured. In January 2021, the journalist Cristina Olea interviewed former US President

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for ''Informe Semanal''.

Directors

* Pedro Erquicia (1973–1978) * Rafael Martínez Dubán (1978–1981) * Ramón Colom (1981–1987) * Jorge Martínez Reverte (1988) * Baltasar Magro (1988–1989) * María Antonia Iglesias (1989–1990) *

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(1990) * Ana Ramírez Cañil (1990–1991) *

Fernando López Agudín Fernando is a Spanish and Portuguese given name and a surname common in Spain, Portugal, Italy, France, Switzerland, and former Spanish or Portuguese colonies in Latin America, Africa and Asia (like the Philippines, India, and Sri Lanka). It is e ...

(1991–1994) *

Manuel Sánchez Pereira Manuel may refer to: People * Manuel (name), a given name and surname * Manuel (''Fawlty Towers''), a fictional character from the sitcom ''Fawlty Towers'' * Manuel I Komnenos, emperor of the Byzantine Empire * Manuel I of Portugal, king of Po ...

(1994–1996) * Baltasar Magro (1996–2004) *

Alicia Gómez Montano Alicia Gómez Montano (1955 – 18 January 2020) was a Spanish radio and television journalist and a university professor. She began her journalistic career at Radio Madrid in 1978 and subsequently worked at Radio Nacional de España (RNE) betwee ...

(2004–2012) * Jenaro Castro (2012–2018) * Óscar González Fernández (2018–2022) * José Carlos Gallardo Corullón (2022–present)

Hosts

José Antonio Silva José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced very differently in each of the two languages: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , ...

(1973–1975) * Pedro Erquicia (1976–1978) * Rosa María Mateo (1975–1980) *

Adela Cantalapiedra Adela Cantalapiedra (born 22 September 1945) is a Spanish television presenter who has worked primarily on Televisión Española. She was a presenter of its flagship newscast ''Telediario ''Telediario'' (''Tele-journal'') is the Flagship (b ...

(1980–1981) * Ramón Colom (1981–1983) * Mari Carmen García Vela (1983–1996) * Georgina Cisquella (1996) * Baltasar Magro (1996–2000) * Almudena Ariza (2000–2001) *

Letizia Ortiz Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano (; born 15 September 1972) is Queen of Spain as the wife of King Felipe VI. Letizia was born in Oviedo, Asturias. She worked as a journalist for '' ABC'' and EFE before becoming a news anchor at CNN+ and Televisión ...

(2001) * Baltasar Magro (2001–2004) *

Pilar García Muñiz María Pilar García Muñiz (Madrid, March 21, 1974) is a Spanish journalist. Career path She holds a degree in Information Sciences, branch of Journalism, from the Complutense University of Madrid. She started working in the world of journal ...

(2004) *

(2004–2005) * Beatriz Ariño (2005–2007) * Beatriz Ariño, María Casado, Ana Blanco,

Lorenzo Milá Lorenzo Milá Mencos (born 8 October 1960 in Esplugues de Llobregat, Barcelona) is a Spanish newscaster and journalist. He is the son of José Luis Milá Sagnier, count of Montseny; younger brother of Mercedes Milá (also a TV journalist); and ...

, David Cantero, Ana Pastor and Pepa Bueno (2007–2009) * David Cantero (2009–2010) * Ana Roldán (2010–2012) * Olga Lambea (2012–2020) * Marisa Rodríguez Palop (2020–2022) * Álex Barreiro (2023) * Ana Blanco (2023–2024)

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