2013 in Spanish television
This is a list of Spanish television related events from 2013.
Events
2 January - New TV Channel, Nueve is launched.11 January - Strike action in Telemadrid comes to an end after 28 days.22 March - After the Supreme Court of Spain Decision of 27 November 2012, The Government withdraws 9 operating licences to Media Companies: 2 to Mediaset España, 3 to Atresmedia, 2 to Net TV and 2 to Veo Televisión S. A.26 March - Broadcasting of the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification football match Spain-France in Telecinco, gets 10,5 millones viewers.- 1 April - TV Channel Antena 3 Canarias stops broadcasting.
- 30 June - TV Channels Cartoon Network España and Cartoonito shuts down.
- 5 July - TV channel Canal Nou Dos stops broadcasting.
- 7 July - TV channel Cine por M launches.
- 31 July - TV channel MARCA TV ends broadcasting.6 November - Regional TV channel Canal Nou is shut down by the Government of Valencian Community.29 November -
- * TV Channel Canal A starts broadcasting.
- * TV Channel Nou 24 starts broadcasting.19 December - TV Channel Teledeporte HD is launched.31 December - La 1 starts broadcasting in High-definition television.
Changes of network affiliation
Deaths
- 17 January - Fernando Guillén, actor, 80.
- 5 February - Joan Dalmau, actor, 85.
- 3 March - José Sancho, actor, 68.
- 19 March - José Félix Pons, Sport journalist, 80.
- 3 April - Mariví Bilbao, actress, 83.
- 17 April - Ángel Alcázar, actor, 57.
- 9 May - Alfredo Landa, actor, 80.
- 12 May - Constantino Romero, host and voice actor, 65.
- 23 May - Tate Montoya, singer, composer and host, 64.
- 13 June - Xosé Manuel Olveira, actor, 58.
- 10 July - Concha García Campoy, journalist, 54.
- 24 July
- * Carla Revuelta, director and producer, 38.
- * Enrique Beotas, journalist, 58.
- 21 August - Jorge Horacio Fernández, director, 62.
- 23 August - Álvaro Bultó, host, 51.
- 27 August - Julia Trujillo, actress, 81.
- 30 August - Manuel Martín Ferrand, journalist and director of Antena 3, 72.
- 1 September - Manuel Andrés, actor, 83.
- 24 October - Manolo Escobar, singer and host, 82.
- 25 October - Amparo Soler Leal, actress, 80.
- 7 November - Amparo Rivelles, actress, 88.
- 3 December - Fernando Argenta, musician and host, 68.
- 19 December - Ana María Saizar, voice actress, 89.
- 27 December - Elvira Quintillá, actress, 85.