Xplora

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Xplora
Logo Xplora 2012.png
CountrySpain
Broadcast areaSpain
Andorra
Headquarters Madrid
Programming
Language(s)Spanish
Ownership
Owner Atresmedia
Sister channels Antena 3
Neox
Nova
Nitro
Antena 3 HD
laSexta
laSexta3
laSexta HD
Gol TV
History
Launched1 May 2012
Closed5 May 2014
Links
Website www.lasexta.com

Xplora was a Spanish TV channel owned by Atresmedia. The channel started broadcasting on 1 May 2012, replacing laSexta2 due its low ratings. On 5 May 2014, the channel ceased broadcasting.

Contents

Most of its programming were documentaries and reality television. [1] [2] [3]

History

The channel ceased broadcasting on 5 May 2014 in DTT, as a consequence of a sentence by the Supreme Court that annulled the concessions for nine channels broadcasting in DTT, because their permissions for frequencies were granted without the required public consensus and assignments system according to the Audiovisual Law. [4] [5] [6]

Since 6 May 2014 the channel broadcast only online via Atresplayer. [7]

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References

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  2. "laSexta ultima el lanzamiento de Xplora, su nuevo canal de documentales "para gente curiosa"". Vertele! (in Spanish). El Diario. 12 April 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  3. Álvarez, José (12 April 2012). "Xplora, un nuevo canal de documentales, sustituye a laSexta2". Formula TV (in Spanish). Noxvo. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  4. "El Supremo ordena el cierre de nueve canales de TDT". 20minutos.es (in Spanish). 18 December 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  5. "¿Por qué van a desaparecer 9 canales de su televisor?". La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 7 April 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  6. García Gómez, Rosario (9 April 2014). "La Sexta 3, Xplora, Nitro, Nueve y La Siete echarán el cierre". El País (in Spanish). Prisa . Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  7. "Xplora seguirá emitiéndose en atresplayer.com". La Sexta Noticias (in Spanish). Atresmedia Corporación de Medios de Comunicación, S.A. 29 April 2014. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2016.