Sociedad General de Televisión Cuatro, S.A.U | |
Type: | Sociedad Anónima Unipersonal |
Fate: | Merged |
Defunct: | June 21, 2011 |
Location City: | Tres Cantos |
Location Country: | Spain |
Services: | Television broadcasting |
Parent: | Mediaset 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]