La Sexta (; "The Sixth"; stylized as laSexta) is a Spanish

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television channel. It is privately owned and was originally founded on 18 March 2001 as Beca TV that began broadcasting on 1 April 2001, that same year. By 21 July 2003, the channel ran into liquidation and was closed down, but two years later in 2005, it was replaced by a new channel called La Sexta that began test transmissions on 25 November 2005, and a year later, it started broadcasting officially on 27 March 2006. The channel's programming is generalist, however, there is an emphasis on humour and entertainment. The channel is also known for its large quantity of American and sports programming, and in the last years, it's becoming more and more acknowledged due to the wide covering of political events, such as elections, which include extensive debate through 3 key programmes: ''Al rojo vivo'' (''Red-hot''), ''El objetivo'' (''The lens'') and '' Salvados'' (''Saved''). The political alignment of its news and debate programs is left wing. In 2012 the channel was acquired by Grupo Antena 3, currently named Atresmedia Televisión.

Programming

Some original programming of LaSexta includes '' BuenAgente'', '' El Intermedio'', ''

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Pesadilla en la cocina ''Pesadilla en la cocina'' (English: ''Nightmare in the kitchen'') is a Spanish food reality television program hosted by chef Alberto Chicote. It airs on laSexta, and is the Spanish adaptation of the ''Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares'' franchise. ...

'', ''

Qué vida más triste Qué vida más triste (Spanish, 'What a sad life!') was a Spanish comedy series for Internet created by Natxo del Agua and Rubén Ontiveros, scripted and directed by the latter. ''Qué vida más triste'' achieved more than two million visits to i ...

'', '' The Refugees'', '' Salvados'', '' Sé lo que hicisteis...'', '' SMS: Sin Miedo a Soñar'', and ''

Zapeando ''Zapeando'' (possible English translation: ''Doing zapping'', and self-called ''Zappeanding'') is a Spanish television program produced by Globomedia which has been on air at the afternoons of laSexta since November 18, 2013. Created by Juan A ...

''. Other programming also includes ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Law & Order'', ''World of Polli'', ''

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'', '' NCIS'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Pierre the Painter'', '' How I Met Your Mother'', '' Family Guy'', '' Futurama'', ''

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'', '' 30 Rock'', '' Arthur's Missing Pal'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Do As I Do'', '' Prison Break'' and '' The Walking Dead''.

Production

La Sexta currently broadcasts in 16:9 for most programming although they still use 4:3 for a minority of programming including films and older series.

Logos

History

La Sexta was first founded as a TV production company on 25 November 2005 when it got its broadcast license. It began testing the broadcast on 12 December, shortly before knowing the analog frequencies assigned to

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and

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. On 23 December, broadcasts started in Madrid and Barcelona, expanding later to all Spain. Starting 23 January 2006 they began broadcasting a promotional video. 20 February marked the start of content emissions testing. Actual broadcasts started with documentaries (Champions, Natura) and programs dedicated to tuning, like 'Tuning Mania'. From 22 February, La Sexta broadcast twelve hours of programming every day. On 2 March, a football match between Croatia and Argentina was the occasion for the first live broadcast. Five days before the actual date, José Miguel Contreras announced the official starting date, 27 March, on the Círculo de Bellas Artes.

References

External links

Official site

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