LATV Taps New Programming VP

LOS
ANGELES, January 16: The bilingual music and entertainment network LATV has
named Luca Bentivoglio as its VP of programming.

In
his new position, Bentivoglio will be responsible for all LATV content and
program scheduling. He will report to the channel’s president, Danny Crowe.

He
joins LATV from Educational Adventures, where he was the president of the
international division. In addition, for ten years he helmed Luca Bentivoglio
Productions, a Hispanic production company in the U.S. that provided
programming to Univision and Telemundo.

“Luca
has experience at every level of programming and production,” said Crowe. “He’s
produced shows, developed programs and programmed networks—you name it,
he’s done it and done it well. He brings to LATV a breadth of experience,
knowledge and talent that will enhance our network as we continue with our
national rollout. We’re very happy to have Luca working with us.”

—By Ned Berke