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 (52.5% share).
• 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.

Debuts

Television shows

Ending this year

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.

See also

• 2013 in Spain
• List of Spanish films of 2013

References