laSexta
Launched	March 27, 2006
Owned by	Gestora de Inversiones Audiovisuales La Sexta, S.A.
Picture format	4:3 16:9 (majority of the programs)
Audience share	6.7% (June, 2009, TN Sofres)
Country	Spain
Headquarters	Pozuelo de Alarcón
Website	http://www.lasexta.com
Availability
Terrestrial
TDT	España: 67
Satellite
Digital +	Channel 16
Cable
ONO	Channel 6
R	Channel 76
Euskaltel	Channel 6
Telecable	Channel 6
IPTV
Imagenio	Channel 6
Orange TV	Channel 6
Jazztelia TV	Channel 6

La Sexta (usually shown as laSexta, "The Sixth") is the sixth nationwide broadcast television station in Spain. It is privately owned and began broadcasting in 2006.

[edit] History

La Sexta began broadcasting on March 27, 2006 but only for Madrid and Barcelona. As of June 1, 2006, 85% of the Spanish population can receive it.

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.

On May 16, 2007, La Sexta announced that they had secured a five-year Formula One exclusive broadcasting deal beginning in 2009.^[1]

[edit] Shareholders

Shareholders of Gestora de Inversiones Audiovisuales La Sexta, S.A.:

• 51% GAMP (Grupo Audiovisual de Medios de Producción), made up of:
  • 69.95% Grupo Árbol-Globomedia (Emilio Aragón) and Mediapro
  • 9.8% Bilbao Bizkaia Kutxa (Basque bank)
  • 8.25% El Terrat (Andreu Buenafuente)
  • 12% Bainet (Karlos Arguiñano)
• 40% Televisa (a mexican media conglomerate)
• 9% smaller investors such as Gala Capital (property of George Soros)

[edit] Programming

Shows include My Name Is Earl, The Office, Law & Order, The Sopranos, NCIS, The King of Queens, Entourage, How I Met Your Mother, Family Guy, Futurama, Bones, 30 Rock, The Mentalist, Eleventh Hour and Prison Break.

Despite La Sexta's signal only being available to approx 85% 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. As a result of its limited reception, 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, as well as broadcasting the EuroBasket 2007 and EuroBasket 2009 being celebrated in Spain.

[edit] References

[edit] See also

• Andreu Buenafuente
• El Gran Wyoming
• Berto Romero
• Rodolfo Chikilicuatre

[edit] External links

• Official Site (Spanish)
• La Sexta at LyngSat Address

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