La Sexta
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| Launched | March 27, 2006 |
| Owned by | Gestora de Inversiones Audiovisuales La Sexta, S.A |
| Audience share | 2.0 % (2006, Source:) |
| Headquarters | Esplugues de Llobregat, Barcelona |
| Website | http://www.lasexta.com/ |
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| Satellite | |
| Digital+ | 16 |
| Gestora de Inversiones Audiovisuales La Sexta, S.A. | |
| Type | Private |
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| Founded | 2005 |
| Headquarters | Barcelona & Madrid, Spain |
| Key people | Emilio Aragón (Chairman of the Board), José Miguel Contreras (CEO) |
| Industry | Media |
| Products | Television stations |
| Employees | 650 |
| Website | http://www.lasexta.es |
La Sexta is a Spanish television station. La Sexta began broadcasting on November 25, 2005 but only for Madrid and Barcelona. As of June 1, 2006 85% of the Spanish population can receive it. It is owned in a 60% by GAMP, (Grupo Audiovisual de Medios de Producción), a partnership of companies that includes: Grupo Árbol-Globomedia Grupo Árbol-Globomedia (40%), Mediapro Mediapro (38%), BBK Bilbao Bizkaia Kutxa (10%), El Terrat El Terrat (7%) and Bainet Bainet (4%). The 40% remaining of the shareholders corresponds to the Mexican television network, Televisa Televisa. Shows include 2006 FIFA World Cup, Surface, Law & Order, The Sopranos, NCIS, The King of Queens, According to Jim, Everybody Loves Raymond and Family Guy.
Its president is Emilio Aragón.
Despite La Sexta's signal only being available to approx 80% of the Spanish television audience (mostly via digital terrestrial which is still to take off in Spain), the channel managed to secure the rights to the 2006 World Cup. In the end and as a result of its limited reception in the Spanish territory, it ended up sharing the transmission rights with the other new private channel, Cuatro, which simultaneously broadcast matches of a national interest.
Similarly, La Sexta screened the 2006 FIBA World Championship during August 2006.
On August 9, 2006, La Sexta secured the rights to Saturday Liga football matches in Spain, having outbid the FORTA (association of TV channels of the Autonomous Communities) which has held the rights for over fifteen years.
[edit] External link
- Official Site (Spanish)
| Television stations in Spain | ||||
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| Broadcast national networks | ||||
| TVE | Telecinco | Antena 3 | Cuatro | La Sexta | ||||
| Broadcast autonomic networks | ||||
| Televisió de Catalunya | Canal 9 | Euskal Telebista | TVG | ||||
| Digital Terrestrial channels | ||||
| Canal 24 Horas | Teledeporte | Docu TVE | TVE 50 Años | Sony Entertainment Television | ||||
| Satellite and cable platforms | ||||
| Digital+ | ONO | Euskaltel | Mundo-R | ||||
| IPTV (television over ADSL) | ||||
| Imagenio | ||||
| Satellite and cable channels | ||||
| AXN | Calle 13 | CNN+ | Factoría de Ficción | Paramount Comedy | People+Arts | Sci Fi Channel | TL Novelas | Viajar | ||||
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