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2008 in Spanish television

This is a list of Spanish television related events in 2008.

Events

  • Unknown: TV channel RAC 105 TV starts broadcasting.
  • 28 January: Matías Prats becomes first Spanish journalist having hosted 7.000 News programs.
  • 17 February: TV Channel Telecinco Sport stops broadcasting and is replaced by Telecinco 2.
  • 18 February: TV Channel Factoría de Ficción starts broadcasting.
  • 12 April: TV channel Animax starts broadcasting.
  • 29 June: Broadcasting of the final of UEFA Euro 2008 between Spain and Germany, by Cuatro is followed by 14.482.000 viewers (80.9% share).
  • 30 June: Television channel Fly Music stops broadcasting.
  • 1 September: TVE shows its new corporate image.
  • 19 September:
  • TV channel GOL TV starts broadcasting.
  • A judge in Barcelona issues a sentence according to which La Sexta is prohibited from showing image previously broadcast by Telecinco.
  • 10 October: TV channel ETB 3 starts broadcasting.
  • 3 November: TV channel Antena 3 Canarias starts broadcasting.
  • 27 November: European Commission reportes Spain to the Luxembourg Court for Spanish TV channels exceeding 12 minutes of advertising per hour.

Debuts

Television shows

Ending this year

Changes of network affiliation

Foreign series debuts in Spain

Deaths

  • 6 February – Juan Antonio Fernández Abajo, host, 69.
  • 11 April – Juan Ramón Sánchez, actor, 51.
  • 15 April – Conchita Bardem, actress, 90.
  • 23 September – Pedro Masó, director, 81.
  • 13 November – Julio Riscal, actor, 80.
  • 15 December – Ángel Quesada, host, 59.

See also

References