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| Telecinco | |
| Launched | March 3, 1990 |
| Owned by | Gestevisión Telecinco, S.A. |
| Picture format | 4:3 majority of the programs 16:9 for sports shows |
| Audience share | 16.2% (2009, EGM) |
| Slogan | Lo mejor está por llegar (The best is yet to come) |
| Country | Spain |
| Website | http://www.telecinco.es |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Analogue | normally tuned to 5 |
| Digital | normally tuned to 5 |
| Satellite | |
| Digital+ | Channel 15 |
| Cable | |
| Imagenio | Channel 5 |
| ONO | Channel 5 |
| Type | Public (BMAD: TL5) |
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| Founded | 1989, first transmission on 3 March 1990 |
| Headquarters | Madrid, Spain |
| Key people | Alejandro Echevarría (Chairman of the board), Paolo Vasile (CEO) |
| Industry | Media |
| Products | Television and radio broadcasting, and online content |
| Revenue | €981.9 million (2008)[1] |
| Operating income | ▲ €387 million (2008)[1] |
| Profit | ▲ €211 million (2008)[1] |
| Employees | 1,180 (2008)[1] |
| Website | www.telecinco.es |
Gestevisión Telecinco, S.A., (BMAD: TL5) is a Spanish television station, one of the leading Spanish private TV companies. It is the second private television in Spain after Antena 3.
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History
Gestevisión Telecinco was one of the first three private television channels in Spain. It was incorporated in Madrid on 10 March 1989, with three main shareholders, Anaya Group, ONCE and Silvio Berlusconi, each with a 25% share and was granted a TV concession on 28 August 1989. It started broadcasting on 3 March 1990. On 10 March 2000, the Spanish government renewed the concession for a further 10 years. In 1997 Silvio Berlusconi's Mediaset acquired most of the shares in Telecinco.[2] Gestevisión Telecinco was listed on the stock exchange on 24 June 2004.[3]
The Group-Gestevision Telecinco, with a capital of 12,000 million pesetas, was issued a licence by the Spanish government on 25 August, 1989.
The main director of Atlas, Chema Baptist, added maximum responsibility of Telecinco's internet area and new business multiplatform to his duties. This decision was part of the company's policy of harnessing content creation and management in new technologies, and it took place immediately after the repurchase of 50% of his internet branch was finalised by Orange in 2001.
Paolo Vasile
In 1998, after the arrival of Paolo Vasile as Delegated Advisor, Telecinco became more prominent in Spain. The channel airs popular shows including Aída, CSI and Hospital Central. Between March 2006 and July 2008, for 29 consecutive months, Telecinco led audience figures in Spain. Currently, Telecinco is under performing and this has led to changes in its scheduling by moving or removing popular programmes to different timeslots in order to secure ratings.
Reality and the telebasura
Telecinco is renowned for its reality shows, having produced a number of popular series in the last decade, Gran Hermano, Supervivientes, Hotel Glam, Operación Triunfo, among others. Reality shows feed many of the channel's other programmes such as the morning show El Programa de Ana Rosa, the afternoon and weekly nightly show Salvame and the weekly discussion show La Noria. All these programmes experienced a substantial ratings boost thanks to the "Reality Effect".
Company
It is currently owned by Mediaset Investimenti (50.1%), Vocento (13%) and free-float (36.9%). In 1997, the corporate identity was changed from Tele 5 to the current Telecinco, dropping Berlusconi's flower logo in the process.
Programs
News
- Informativos Telecinco
- La mirada crítica Presented by Maria Teresa Campos.
Sports
Series
- 90210 Renamed to original title 'Sensación de vivir'
- Acusados Drama.
- Aída Popular comedy.
- CSI
- Camera Café
- Escenas de Matrimonio
- Hospital Central Drama.
- La que se avecina Comedy sequel to Aqui no hay quien viva.
- Sin Tetas No Hay Paraíso
- Yo soy Bea Telenovela.
Entertainment
- De buena ley Talk show presented by Sandra Barneda.
- Diario de Presented by Mercedes Milá.
- Dutifrí Travel show presented by Javier Sarda.
- El Programa de Ana Rosa Magazine presented by Ana Rosa Quintana.
- Gran Hermano Reality show presented by Mercedes Milá.
- Karlos Arguiñano en tu cocina Cooking.
- La noria Talk show presented by Jordi González.
- Mujeres y hombres y viceversa Dating show presented by Emma Garcia.
- Operación Triunfo Reality show presented by Jesús Vázquez..
- Pasapalabra Spanish version of The Alphabet Game.
- Salvame Tabloid programme presented by Jorge Javier Vázquez.
- Supervivientes Celebrity Survivor.
Past Programmes
- 7 Vidas Popular comedy show from 1999-2006
- Los Serrano
- Vientos de agua
- The X-Files
- Aqui Hay Tomate Popular tabloid show presented by Jorge Javier Vázquez and Carmen Alcayde.
- Caiga quien caiga
- Guaypaut Spanish version of 2008 game show 'Wipeout'.
- El Comisario Popular drama from 1999-2009
- Está pasando Magazine show.
- Periodistas
- Al Salir de Clase
- Mi gemela es hija única Ill-fated Telenovela which was shown for only 2 months.
- Dia a Dia Morning magazine with María Teresa Campos.
- Médico de Familia
- Salsa Rosa Saturday night tabloid show now replaced by La Noria
- Las gafas de Angelino Ill-fated tabloid show to replace popular 'Aqui Hay Tomate' presented by Carmen Alcayde.
- Crónicas Marcianas Late night programme presented by Javier Sardà.
- La tribu Failed late night programme similar to Crónicas Marcianas, Presented by Javier Sarda.
- ¡A ver si llego!
- Hermanos y Detectives Comedy drama.
Other
Telecinco has recently digitalised their production facilities. This will allow broadcasting in up to 16 different languages, 5.1 surround sound, interactive services, widescreen (16:9) programming and even high-definition television in the future (it currently broadcasts in 4:3 and mono in DTT).
Digital Terrestrial
Current In 2005 it started to air three new channels for the digital terrestrial television:
- FDF Telecinco Devoted to TV series and films
- La Siete Dedicated to sports and reality shows
- Cincoshop A shopping channel
Former
- Telecinco Estrellas Devoted to TV series and films now replaced by FDF Telecinco
- Telecinco Sport Dedicated to sports now replaced by Telecinco 2 (Currently named La Siete)
Logos
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| 1990 - 1997 | 1997 - 2001 | 2003 - 2008 | 2008 - Present |
References
- ^ a b c d "Annual Report 2008". Telecinco. http://www.telecinco.es/inversores/en/documentation/consolidated_annual_accounts_report_2008.pdf. Retrieved 2009-05-17.
- ^ History of Mediaset SpA
- ^ Gestevisión Telecinco, S.A. and Subsidiaries. Consolidated financial accounts and management report as of 31 December 2004
External links
- Official site (Spanish)
- Investor relations (English)
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