Cuatro (channel)

Infobox TV channel
name = Cuatro
logosize = 200px
logofile = CuatroTV.pnglogoalt = cuatrotv logo
launch = November 7 2005
share = 7.8%
owner = Sogecable
country = flagcountry|Spain
director = Daniel Gavela
web = [http://www.cuatro.com www.cuatro.com]
terr serv 1 = Analogue
terr chan 1 = Channel 4
sat serv 1 = Digital+
sat chan 1 = Channel 4
cable serv 1 =
cable chan 1 =

"Cuatro" ("Four") is a Spanish private television channel, on air since November 2005. Owned by Sogecable, it is broadcast on the TV frequencies licensed to that company in 1990 and previously used by Sogecable for the analogue transmission of its pay-per-view channel Canal+.

In 2006, Cuatro scored a massive coup by striking a deal with the Spanish Football Federation and Spain's national football team allowing it to show all of the team's matches, and it also concluded an agreement with rival channel La Sexta to share the rights to broadcast the games of general interest in the 2006 FIFA World Cup. It snatched this licence from TVE, who had held the rights to the national team's matches for years. In 2008, together with satellite platform Digital+, owned by the same company, Cuatro secured the rights to broadcast the UEFA Euro 2008 championship [ [http://www.elpais.com/articulo/deportes/Digital/emitiran/exclusiva/Eurocopa/2008/elpepudep/20071220elpepudep_6/Tes Cuatro y Digital + emitirán en exclusiva la Eurocopa 2008 · ELPAÍS.com ] ] , scoring the highest ratings in the history of Spanish television (since 1992) [ [http://www.formulatv.com/1,20080623,7957,1.html Los penaltis de España - Italia, lo más visto de la historia de la televisión · FórmulaTV.com ] ] .

Programmes

*"Cuarto Milenio" ( _en. Fourth Millenium). A mysteries' program directed by Iker Jiménez.
*"El Hormiguero" ( _en. The Anthill). Variety show, with Pablo Motos.
*"El Gran Quiz". Spanish version of The National Lottery People's Quiz.
*"Éstas no son las noticias" ( _en. These are not the news). News parody, with Quequé.
*"Fifty Fifty". Quiz show, with Silvia Jato.
*"Las mañanas de Cuatro" ( _en. Cuatro's mornings). Daytime magazine show, with Concha García Campoy.
*"Nada x aqui" ( _en. Nothing around here). Magician show.
*"Noticias Cuatro 1" ( _en. Cuatro News 1). With Manu Carreño, Manolo Lama, Javier Ruiz and Mónica Sanz. News ,sports, weather.
*"Noticias Cuatro 2" ( _en. Cuatro News 2). With Iñaki Gabilondo, Silvia Intxaurrondo and Manu Carreño.News, sports, weather.
*"Noticias Cuatro Fin de Semana" ( _en. Cuatro News Weekend). With Miguel Ángel Oliver, Marta Reyero, Juanma Castaño and Nico Abad. News, sports, weather.
*"Password". Spanish version of the American game show.
*"Visto y oído" ( _en. Seen and heard). Magazine show, with Joaquín Prat Jr. and Raquel Sánchez Silva.
*"WCW Monday Nitro" (Wrestling show)
*"WCW Thunder" (Wrestling show)

Former programmes

*"Alta tensión" ( _en. High Voltage). With Luis Larrodera. Quiz show.
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*"Channel Nº 4". Talk show, with Ana García Siñeriz and Boris Izaguirre.
*"Las noticias del guiñol." Satirical puppet show, Spanish version of Les Guignols de l'info.
*"Noche Hache" ( _en. Hache Night). Late night hosted by Eva Hache.
*"Gran Slam" ( _en. Grand Slam). Quiz show, with Nico Abad (formerly).
*"Money, money". Spanish version of Show Me the Money.
*"Desnudas" ( _en. Naked). Coaching show.

TV Shows

Foreign

*"Alerta Cobra ("Alarm for Cobra")
*"Alias
*"Amistades peligrosas ("Dangerous Friendships")
*"Betty ("Ugly Betty")
*"Cinco hermanos ("Brothers & Sisters")
*"Californication
*"Embrujadas ("Charmed")
*"Dexter
*"Gladiadores Siglo XXI ("American Gladiators")
*"Entre Fantasmas ("Ghost Whisperer")
*"Eureka
*"Felicity
*"Friends
*"Anatomía de Grey ("Grey's Anatomy")
*"House
*"Humor Amarillo ("Takeshi's Castle")
*"Joey
*"Kyle XY
*"Juzgado de Guardia ("Night Court")
*"Las Vegas
*"LAX
*"Mad Men
*"Medium
*"Metropolis ("Boomtown")
*"Psych"
*"Pressing Catch" ("WWE Friday Night SmackDown!")
*"Nikita
*"Pesadillas de Stephen King ("Nightmares and Dreamscapes")
*"Queer as Folk
*"Roma ("Rome")
*"Saving Grace
*"Sex, Love & Secrets
*"Scrubs
*"The Closer
*"The Office
*"Torchwood"
*"V
*"Weeds
*"Women's Murder Club

National

*"Cuestión de Sexo ( _en. A matter of sex).
*"Cuenta atrás ( _en. Countdown).
*" ( _en. Genesis: on the murderer's mind).
*"Gominolas ( _en. Gumdrops).
*"Los simuladores ( _en. The pretenders).

Animation

*"Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends. (Also on Cartoon Network in Spain}
*"Sheep in the Big City.
*"Mission Hill.
*"Baby Blues.
*"Bleach.
*"Kevin Spencer"
*"Cow and Chicken.
*"South Park.
*"Naruto.
*"Pink Panther.
*"Ulysses 31.
*"Funky Cops.
*"Paranoia Agent
*"Ghost in the shell.
*"Cowboy Bebop.
*"RahXephon.
*"Samurai Champloo.
*"Full Metal Alchemist.
*"Dragon Ball.
*"Dragon Ball Z.
*"Neon Genesis Evangelion.
*"Flamingo Road.

Reality

*"Ajuste de Cuentas" ( _en. Settlements).
*"Circus. Más difícil todavía" ( _en. Circus. Even more difficult).
*"Factor X". Spanish version of the British TV show The X Factor.
*"Fama ¡A Bailar!" ( _en. Fame, let`s dance). Spanish version of the Swedish TV show Floor Filler.
*"Fama School" ( _en. Fame School). Spin-Off of "Fama ¡A Bailar!" with teenagers.
*"Granjero busca esposa". Spanish version of Farmer Wants a Wife.
*"Madres adolescentes". Spanish version of the British TV show "Help Me, I'm a Teen Mum".
*"Pekín Express". Spanish version of the Dutch/Flemish show "Peking Express".
*"¡Qué Desperdicio!" ( _en. What a waste!).
*"Supernanny" (Spanish version).
*"SOS Adolescentes" ( _en. SOS Teenagers).
*"Soy lo que Como" ( _en. I'm what I eat).
*"Supermodelo" ( _en. Supermodel). With Judit Mascó.
*"Tienes Talento". Spanish version of the Got Talent series.

Docu Shows

*"Callejeros" ( _en. Street Wanderers).
*"Benidorm"
*"Hipodromo" ( _en. Horse Racecourse).
*"Hospital.
*"Ola Ola" ( _en. Wave Wave).
*"1 Equipo" ( _en. 1 Team).

References

External links

* [http://www.cuatro.com/ Official Site] es icon
* [http://www.sogecable.es/ Sogecable]