2016 in Spanish television

This is a list of Spanish television related events from 2016.

Events

• 1 February – Canal+ is replaced by the new channel #0.
• 21 April – TV Channel Be Mad, is launched.
• 28 April – Two new channels start broadcasting: Ten and DKiss. Real Madrid TV broadcasts Free-to-air for the first time.
• 1 June – Sport TV Channel GOL (currently known as GOL PLAY) is launched.
• 22 August – TV channel Canal+ Liga stops broadcasting.
• 28 November – HBO operates in Spain for the first time.

Debuts

Television shows

Ending this year

Changes of network affiliation

Deaths

• 13 January – Ignacio Salas, host, 70.
• 13 February – Conchita Goyanes, actress, 69.
• 21 February – Eugenio Martín Rubio, meteorologist, 93.
• 30 March – Francisco Algora, actor, 67.
• 4 May – Ángel de Andrés López, actor, 64.
• 19 May – Miguel Lluch, director, 93.
• 20 May – Miguel de la Quadra-Salcedo, reporter, 84.
• 11 July – Emma Cohen, actress, 69.
• 29 September – Amparo Valle, actress, 79.
• 17 October – Elena Santonja, hostess, 84.
• 9 November – La Veneno, vedette, 52.

See also

• 2016 in Spain

References