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Atresmedia to expand to Latin America, plans Spanish kids channel

Spanish media group Atresmedia, owner of channels Antena 3 and La Sexta, plans to expand to Latin America this year, and also hopes to replace one of the digital-terrestrial channels it was forced to close in 2014 with a kids channel next year, group CEO Silvio González has told local newspaper El Economista.  González told […]

Creuheras likely interim successor to Lara Bosch at Atresmedia

Spanish publishing group Planeta’s vice-president José Creuheras Margenat is to take on the chairmanship of TV group Atresmedia on an interim basis following the death of the group’s previous chairman José Manuel Lara Bosch at the weekend, according to local reports. Creuheras, who is godfather to the children of Lara Bosch’s late brother Fernando and […]

Antena 3 and La Sexta to complete merger next month

Spanish broadcasters Antena 3 and La Sexta are set to complete their merger on April 25. The process will be completed at Antena 3’s annual general meeting and comes less than four months after the two companies agreed to merge. The move completes the integration process that began in December and will see La Sexta […]

Antena 3 and La Sexta in merger agreement

The respective board of directors of Antena 3 and La Sexta have agreed to merge the Spanish broadcasters. The move completes the integration process that began last month. The merger will see La Sexta shareholders getting 14% of the new entity. The deal comes a year after Mediaset-owned commercial broadcaster Telecinco acquired smaller rival Cuatro […]

Antena 3 and La Sexta agree merger

Spanish broadcasters Antena 3 and La Sexta have agreed to merge in a deal that will give Televisa a stake in Spanish production and distribution group Imagina Antena officially said it was in talks with La Sexta but that a deal was not certain. Later reports suggest that the merger has been agreed in principle […]