2008 in Spanish television
This is a list of Spanish television related events in 2008.
Events
Unknown: TV channel RAC 105 TV starts broadcasting.28 January: Matías Prats becomes first Spanish journalist having hosted 7.000 News programs.17 February: TV Channel Telecinco Sport stops broadcasting and is replaced by Telecinco 2.18 February: TV Channel Factoría de Ficción starts broadcasting.12 April: TV channel Animax starts broadcasting.29 June: Broadcasting of the final of UEFA Euro 2008 between Spain and Germany, by Cuatro is followed by 14.482.000 viewers.30 June: Television channel Fly Music stops broadcasting.1 September: TVE shows its new corporate image.19 September:- * TV channel GOL TV starts broadcasting.
- * A judge in Barcelona issues a sentence according to which La Sexta is prohibited from showing image previously broadcast by Telecinco.10 October: TV channel ETB 3 starts broadcasting.3 November: TV channel Antena 3 Canarias starts broadcasting. 27 November: European Commission reportes Spain to the Luxembourg Court for Spanish TV channels exceeding 12 minutes of advertising per hour.
Changes of network affiliation
Deaths
- 6 February - Juan Antonio Fernández Abajo, host, 69.
- 11 April - Juan Ramón Sánchez, actor, 51.
- 15 April - Conchita Bardem, actress, 90.
- 23 September - Pedro Masó, director, 81.
- 13 November - Julio Riscal, actor, 80.
- 15 December - Ángel Quesada, host, 59.