2014 in Spanish television
This is a list of Spanish television related events from 2014.
Events
1 January – Animax stops broadcasting.7 February – MTV España becomes a Pay television service under satellite broadcasting platform Canal+.13 February – Intereconomía TV, owned by Intereconomía Corporation, becomes a Pay television, excluding Madrid and Valencia where it keeps broadcasting free-to-air.23 February – La Sexta broadcast the Pseudo-documentary Operación Palace, directed by Jordi Évole, about the 1981 Spanish coup d'état attempt, and becomes the most viewed non-sport show in the channel history, with 5,2 million views and 23.9% of share.2 March – La 1 broadcasts a documentary about rares diseases hosted by Isabel Gemio, with Crowdfunding aims, getting 1,2 Million euros.6 May – Spanish TV Channels Xplora, Nitro, La Sexta 3, LaSiete and Nueve close down after a Supreme Court of Spain warrant.25 September – Leopoldo González-Echenique resigns as Chairman of RTVE.2 October - TV channel A&E starts broadcasting, replacing The Biography Channel.23 October – José Antonio Sánchez Domínguez is appointed Chairman of RTVE.29 October –- * Julio Somoano is replaced by José Antonio Álvarez Gundín as Head of the News Department in Televisión Española.
- * Television channel ETB 4 starts broadcasting.24 December – First Royal Christmas Message of the new King of Spain Felipe VI with 8,2 million views and 73.4% of share.
Changes of network affiliation
Deaths
- 22 January – Manu Leguineche, writer and journalist, 72.
- 6 February – Tatiana Sisquella, journalist, 35.
- 24 February – Juan José Plans, writer and journalist, 70.
- 28 February – Dunia Ayaso, director and writer, 53.
- 2 April – Alfonso Bayard, actor, 47.
- 3 April – Pere Ventura, actor, 54.
- 21 April – Ramón Pons, actor, 73.
- 6 June – Darío Barrio, chef and host, 42.
- 4 July – Carmen Hornillos, hostess and journalist, 52.
- 20 July – Álex Angulo, actor, 61.
- 29 July – María Antonia Iglesias, journalist, 69.
- 28 August – Roberto Cairo, actor, 51.
- 2 September – Daniel Dicenta, actor, 76.
- 3 September – Miguel Alcobendas, director, 74.
- 2 October – Pedro Peña, actor, 88.
- 4 October – Joan Molina, actor, 73.
- 15 November – Emiliano Redondo, actor, 77.
- 16 November – Josep Maria Bachs, host, 70.
- 19 November – Koldo Losada, actor, 54.