Sociedad General de Televisión Cuatro, S.A.U. (Sogecuatro) was a Spanish media company that operated the Spanish television channel
Cuatro
Cuatro, Spanish (and other Romance languages) for the 4, number 4, may refer to:
* Cuatro (instrument), a family of Latin American string instruments, including:
** Cuatro (Venezuela)
** Puerto Rican cuatro
* Cuatro (TV channel), a Spanish free-to ...
. It operated as a subsidiary of the audiovisual division (
Sogecable) of the Spanish media conglomerate
PRISA.
On May 28, 2010, the
Council of Ministers
Council of Ministers is a traditional name given to the supreme Executive (government), executive organ in some governments. It is usually equivalent to the term Cabinet (government), cabinet. The term Council of State is a similar name that also m ...
authorised the transfer of the broadcasting license from Sogecable to their subsidiary.
On December 28, 2010, parent company
PRISA TV
PRISA Televisión, S.A.U (PRISA TV) is a pay TV company in Spain.
History and profile
PRISA TV was established in 1989 and controlled (as of 2007) by PRISA. It was amongst the pioneer companies in the market to introduce interactive systems ...
sold Sogecuatro to Gestevisión Telecinco, now known as
Mediaset España Comunicación, for 485 million euros and a 17.3% stake in the buying company.
References
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Companies based in the Community of Madrid
Spanish companies established in 2010
Companies disestablished in 2011
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