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| Type | Public (BMAD: SGC) |
| Founded | 1989 |
| Headquarters | Madrid, Spain |
| Key people | Rodolfo Martín Villa (Chairman of the Board), Javier Díez de Polanco (CEO) |
| Industry | Media |
| Products | Television networks, TV and film production |
| Revenue | €1. A public company usually refers to a company that is permitted to offer its registered securities ( Stock, bonds, etc Bolsa de Madrid (Madrid Stock Exchange is the largest and most international of Spain's four regional Stock exchanges located in Barcelona, Valencia Madrid (pronounced in English in Spanish and colloquially in Spain) is the Capital and largest city of Spain. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. A chief executive officer ( CEO) or chief executive is typically the highest-ranking corporate officer ( executive) or administrator For other uses of this term see Industry (disambiguation An industry (from Latin industrius, "diligent industrious" "Popular press" redirects here note that the University of Wisconsin Press publishes under the imprint "The Popular Press" In Marketing, a product is anything that can be offered to a Market that might satisfy a want or need In business revenue or revenues is Income that a company receives from its normal business activities usually from the sale of goods and services 519 billion (2005) |
| Employees | 1,800 |
| Parent | Prisa |
| Website | www.sogecable.com |
Sogecable (BMAD: SGC) is the leading pay TV company in Spain, created in 1989 and controlled (as of 2007) by Grupo Prisa. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Employment is a Contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. A holding company is a company that owns part all or a majority of other companies' outstanding Stock. PRISA ( Promotora de Informaciones SA) ( is a Media conglomerate and the biggest publisher in Spain A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages Bolsa de Madrid (Madrid Stock Exchange is the largest and most international of Spain's four regional Stock exchanges located in Barcelona, Valencia Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. PRISA ( Promotora de Informaciones SA) ( is a Media conglomerate and the biggest publisher in Spain It was the first company to introduce interactive systems and specially Digital Television in Spain. Digital television (DTV is the sending and receiving of moving images and sound by discrete ( digital) signals in contrast to the analog signals used by Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.
The company mainly manages and acquires audio-visual rights, but also distributes and produces channels. Another of its main activities is the production and distribution of cinematographic exhibitions.
Its restructuring process began in October, 2003, and finished in December, 2004, with the integration of Via Digital. Digital+ is a Spanish satellite platform that offers a variety of channels both national and international as well as pay per view films and football known as "Taquilla" They were trying this way to reorder Sogecable's activities absorbing the commitments with thematic channels, suppliers with audio-visual rights and other services. With this, restructuring the company contributed to the audio-visual recovery in Spain. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.
The producer of Sogecable is Sogecine. It is one of the principal distributors and producers in the Spanish territory, with special importance in the last years.
Sogecable's facilities are in Tres Cantos, in Madrid, producing every day 23 television channels, including nine versions of Canal+ and other 14 channels that are specialised in, sports, cinema, documentaries, children and music. Canal+ is a Spanish pay television channel launched in September 1990 on Terrestrial television frequencies These are watched and distributed across Digital+ (via satellite), cable and ADSL. Digital+ is a Spanish satellite platform that offers a variety of channels both national and international as well as pay per view films and football known as "Taquilla"
In 2005, the group offered a new free television channel, the fifth one in Spain. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Its name is Cuatro and occupies the same frequency that Canal+ did up to then. Cuatro ("Four" is a Spanish private television channel on air since November 2005. Canal+ then passed to form part only in Digital+ on 7 November, 2005. Digital+ is a Spanish satellite platform that offers a variety of channels both national and international as well as pay per view films and football known as "Taquilla"
In 2006 Prisa made a public acquisition bid on 20% of Sogecable's actions to increase its participation up to almost 50%. PRISA ( Promotora de Informaciones SA) ( is a Media conglomerate and the biggest publisher in Spain Prisa increased its stake above the 50% mark in late 2007, triggering a mandatory (by Spanish law) bid for the remainder of the shares. Spanish law is the term used to describe the legislation which is in force in the Kingdom of Spain, which is understood to mean Spanish territory its waters consulates and [1] At the close of the offer period on 12 May 2008, Prisa announced that it held over 95% of Sogecable's share capital. Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common [2]
Sogecable is also the main shareholder in Audiovisual Sport (AVS), which owns the TV rights of most Spanish La Liga soccer games. Audiovisual Sport (AVS is a Spanish company dedicated to "buy manage exploit and administer Spanish soccer's Liga and Copa del Rey rights The Primera División of the es Liga de Fútbol Profesional ( Professional Football League) commonly known as La Liga or AVS is the company responsible for the lack of Spanish Primera football internationally after a dispute between company Mediapro. Sogecable claims that it is owed €58 million and will not allow Real Madrid or Barcelona games from being played internationally until this debt is paid by Mediapro.
References
- ^ O'Leary, Elisabeth; Hetz, Robert. "Telefonica in surprise Sogecable sale, Prisa hit", Reuters, 9 May 2008. This article is primarily about Reuters prior to its 2008 merger with Thomson Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Retrieved on 2008-05-12. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre.
- ^ "Prisa holds over 95 pct of Sogecable after full bid", AFX News, Forbes, 12 May 2008. Thomson Financial was an arm of The Thomson Corporation, formerly one of the world's leading information companies focused on providing integrated information solutions Forbes is an American Publishing and media company Its flagship publication Forbes magazine is published bi-weekly Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Retrieved on 2008-05-12. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre.
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