1999 in Spanish television

This is a list of Spanish television related events in 1999.

Events

• 27 January: TV channel CNN+ starts broadcasting.
• 14 February: TV channel Real Madrid TV starts broadcasting.
• 1 March: TV channel Comedy Central is launched.
• 27 March: TV channel Nickelodeon starts broadcasting.
• 30 March: Paolo Vasile relieves Maurizio Carlotti as ceo of Telecinco.
• 21 August: Canary Islands Regional Channel Televisión Canaria is launched.
• 15 September: TV channel Calle 13 starts broadcasting.

Debuts

Television shows

Ending this year

Foreign series debuts in Spain

Births

• 19 November - Denisse Peña, actress.

Deaths

• 2 January - Margot Cottens, actress, 76.
• 8 February - Luis Sánchez Polack, humourist, 72.
• 7 April - Nuria Carresi, actress, 58.
• 18 April - Vicente Escrivá, director and screenwriter, 85.
• 14 May - Francisco Eguiagaray, journalist, 65.
• 6 November - José María Caffarel, actor, 79.

See also

• 1999 in Spain
• List of Spanish films of 1999

References