2009 in Spanish television
This is a list of Spanish television related events in 2009.
Events
Unknown: TV channel Castilla–La Mancha TV 2 starts broadcasting.2 February: TV channel tvG2 starts broadcasting.3 February: TV channel Nou 24 starts broadcasting.9 March: TV channel CyL7 starts broadcasting.8 April: The government of Spain gives the green light to pay-pre-view digital terrestrial television.18 May: TV channel La Siete starts broadcasting.5 June: PRISA and Mediapro sign an agreement about broadcasting rights of La Liga football matches.29 July: The Senate of Spain passes the new TVE Financing Act, forbidding advertisement on public television.14 August: TV channel Hogar 10 starts broadcasting.29 August: TV channel Canal+ Liga starts broadcasting.18 October: TV channel SX3 starts broadcasting.24 November: Alberto Oliart is appointed president of RTVE.18 December: Telecinco and Cuatro merge in a new group with 81.7% share of the first and 18'3% for PRISA.Changes of network affiliation
Deaths
- 30 January – Fernando Cebrián, 79, actor.
- 1 March – Pepe Rubianes, 61, actor & comedian.
- 18 April – Fernando Hilbeck, 75, actor.
- 3 May – Pablo Lizcano, 58, host.
- 24 May – Pedro Sempson, 89, actor.
- 15 June – Fernando Delgado, 79, actor.
- 26 June – Conchita Núñez, 66, voice actress.
- 31 July – Mary Carrillo, 89, actress.
- 4 August – Julián Lago, 62, journalist & host.
- 6 August – Lola Lemos, 96, actress.
- 11 August – Valerio Lazarov, 73, director & producer.
- 6 September – Julio de Benito, 62, journalist.
- 16 October – Andrés Montes, 53, journalist
- 2 November – José Luis López Vázquez, 87, actor.
- 6 December -Pedro Altares, 74, journalist.
- 11 December – Francisco Piquer, 87, actor.