Mediaset España
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Grupo Audiovisual Mediaset España Comunicación, S.A.U. (formerly Gestevisión Telecinco, S.A. and Mediaset España Comunicación, S.A.) is a Spanish media company, controlled by the Italian-based company MFE - MediaForEurope N.V., which is majority-owned by Berlusconi family's Fininvest Group. Its divisions include the generalist free-to-air TV channels Telecinco and Cuatro, thematic channels and a film production subsidiary, Telecinco Cinema.
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Formerly | Gestevisión Telecinco, S.A. (1989–2011) Mediaset España Comunicación, S.A. (2011–2023) |
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Company type | Subsidiary |
Industry | Media |
Founded | 10 March 1989 (1989-03-10) |
Headquarters | , |
Area served | Spain |
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Products | Television and online content |
Revenue | €957.89 million (2015)[1] |
€766.74 million (2015)[1] | |
€205.18 million (2015)[1] | |
Total assets | €1.386 billion (2015)[1] |
Total equity | €1.069 billion (2015)[1] |
Owner | Fininvest |
Number of employees | 1,266 (2015)[1] |
Parent | MFE - MediaForEurope |
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Website | www |
Created in 1989 as Gestevisión Telecinco, it was then granted one of the first licenses for private free-to-air analogic terrestrial TV broadcasting in Spain. In 2009, already in the TDT transition era, Gestevisión agreed with PRISA's Sogecuatro to merge their businesses (most notably their flagship channels Telecinco and Cuatro), with Gestevisión absorbing Sogecuatro [es] in exchange of a minor participation of PRISA as shareholder of Gestevisión. In 2011, the media conglomerate was renamed to Mediaset España Comunicación[2] PRISA eventually sold its remaining shares in 2015.[3]