La Sexta is a privately owned company headquartered in Spain, owned by Atresmedia. Founded in 2001, the company employs approximately 60 individuals and functions as a tier 1 media tech buyer. Its primary offering is broadcast television and radio. La Sexta operates as a Spanish free-to-air television channel, which began broadcasting officially in March 2006.
On January 26, 2026, Cuatro's program "Horizon," presented by Iker Jiménez, entered the prime-time access slot, achieving a 7.6% average screen share and 989,000 average viewers. This programming shift followed audience reports on January 4, indicating La Sexta surpassed Telecinco in viewership during coverage of the Venezuelan attack and subsequent capture of Maduro, though TVE dominated overall. Earlier, on January 2, reports confirmed that Cuatro had surpassed La Sexta's audiences in December 2025, marking a historic moment for the Mediaset network as it had not outperformed La Sexta since June 2021, ending a 53-month streak. Previously, on December 18, 2025, La Sexta altered its Sunday night schedule to broadcast a special "Al rojo vivo" with Antonio García Ferreras and Ana Pastor, providing extensive coverage of the Extremadura elections.
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