2018 in Spanish television

This is a list of Spanish television related events from 2018.

Events

18 April - TV channel A&E stops broadcasting, being replaced by the Iberian version of Blaze.25 April - À Punt, regional public television in the Valencian Community is launched.27 July - Rosa María Mateo is appointed Provisional Sole Administrator of RTVE.31 July - José Antonio Álvarez Gundín is replaced by Begoña Alegría as Head of the News Department in RTVE.9 August - TV channel Liga de Campeones por Movistar Plus+ starts broadcasting.16 September - TV channel Vamos por Movistar Plus+ starts broadcasting.4 December - María Casado is elected President of the Academy of Television and Audiovisual Arts and Science.

Changes of network affiliation

Deaths

9 January - Maruja Callaved, hostess and director, 89.
17 January - Ramón Pradera, director.
22 February - Antonio Fraguas Forges, cartoonist, 76.
20 April - Pedro Erquicia, journalist, 75.
5 May - José María Íñigo, host, 75.
12 May - Antonio Mercero, director and writer, 82.
16 August - Marisa Porcel, actress, 74.
2 November - Álvaro de Luna, actor, 83.
22 November, José Luis Pellicena, actor, 85.
30 December - Cesáreo Estébanez, actor, 77.