La Sexta

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LaSexta

Launched	March 27, 2006
Owned by	Gestora de Inversiones Audiovisuales La Sexta
Audience share	2.0 % (2006, )
Country	Spain
Headquarters	Esplugues de Llobregat, Barcelona
Website	http://www.lasexta.com/
Availability
Satellite
Digital+	16

Gestora de Inversiones Audiovisuales La Sexta
Type	Private
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.

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Official Site (Spanish)

Television stations in Spain
Broadcast national networks
TVE (TVE 1, TVE 2) \| Antena 3 \| Cuatro \| Telecinco \| La Sexta
Broadcast autonomic networks
Canal Sur \| Aragón Televisión \| TPA \| IB3 \| ETB (ETB 1, ETB 2) \| TV Canaria \| Televisión Castilla y León \| Castilla-La Mancha TV \| TVC (TV3, 33, K3,300 , 3/24) \| Canal Extremadura Televisión \| Television de Galicia \| Telemadrid \| 7RM \| TVV (Canal 9, Punt 2)
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