Sogecuatro Explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: El Gobierno autoriza a Sogecable a ceder Sogecuatro su licencia de TV. El Mundo. Spanish.
  2. Web site: Prisa da entrada a Telecinco y Telefónica en Digital + con el 22% cada una. El Mundo. Spanish.