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.

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

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

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  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.