La Sexta

La Sexta is a privately owned Spanish free-to-air television channel owned by Atresmedia. It was founded on March 18, 2001, as Beca TV and began broadcasting on April 1, 2001. However, the channel faced financial difficulties and was shut down on July 21, 2003. Two years later, in 2005, it was replaced by a new channel called La Sexta, which started test transmissions on November 25, 2005, and officially began broadcasting on March 27, 2006. The company is headquartered in Spain and has approximately 60 employees.