Sogecuatro

Sociedad General de Televisión Cuatro, S.A.U
Company typeSociedad Anónima Unipersonal
FoundedFebruary 12, 2010 (2010-02-12)
DefunctJune 21, 2011
FateMerged
Headquarters
Tres Cantos
,
Spain
ServicesTelevision broadcasting
ParentMediaset España Comunicación

Sociedad General de Televisión Cuatro, S.A.U. (Sogecuatro) was a Spanish media company that operated the Spanish television channel Cuatro. It operated as a subsidiary of the audiovisual division (Sogecable) of the Spanish media conglomerate PRISA.

On May 28, 2010, the Council of Ministers authorised the transfer of the broadcasting license from Sogecable to their subsidiary.[1]

On December 28, 2010, parent company PRISA TV sold Sogecuatro to Gestevisión Telecinco, now known as Mediaset España Comunicación, for 485 million euros and a 17.3% stake in the buying company.[2]

References

  1. ^ "El Gobierno autoriza a Sogecable a ceder Sogecuatro su licencia de TV" (in Spanish). El Mundo.
  2. ^ "Prisa da entrada a Telecinco y Telefónica en Digital + con el 22% cada una" (in Spanish). El Mundo.