2023 in Spanish television

This is a list of Spanish television related events from 2023.

Events

• 1 January – Alessandro Salem is elected to replace the retiring Paolo Vasile as CEO of Mediaset España.
• 28 February – SkyShowtime launches in Spain and Andorra, completing its European rollout.
• 6 March - TV channel Canal Red starts broadcasting.
• 31 March - TV channel 7NN stops broadcasting.
• 1 August – TV channels Originales por Movistar Plus+, Indie por Movistar Plus+, Documentales por Movistar Plus+ and Suspense por Movistar Plus+ start broadcasting. #0 por Movistar Plus+ is replaced by Movistar Plus+.
• 17 October – TV channel 8TV stops broadcasting.
• 5 December – Borja Prado resigns as chairman of Mediaset España due to disagreements with other members of the group's board.
• 12 December – Production company La Fábrica de la Tele announces its closure following the end of its partnership with Mediaset España.
• 21 December – Pedro Piqueras hosts his final newscast on Informativos Telecinco before his retirement.

Debuts

Ending this year

Returning this year

Changes of network affiliation

Deaths

• 3 January – Sergi Schaaff, director, 85.
• 12 February – Pilar Cañada, hsotess, 93.
• 17 March – Laura Valenzuela, actress and hostess, 92.
• 30 March – Laura Gómez-Lacueva, actress, 48.
• 10 April – Fernando Sánchez Dragó, writer and host, 86.
• 13 April – Carlos Tena, host, 79.
• 15 April – Don Mauro, actor, 58
• 26 April – Ramiro Oliveros, actor, 82.
• 15 June – Mari Carmen, ventriloquist, 80.
• 27 June – Carmen Sevilla, actress, Singer and hostess, 92.
• 11 July – Mercedes Luzuriaga, actress, 95
• 16 August – Luis-Tomás Melgar Gil, director and journalist, 90
• 17 August – Hilario López Millán, writer and journalist, 78
• 5 September – María Teresa Campos, hostess and journalist, 82.
• 13 September – Pepe Soriano, actor, 93
• 17 September – Pepe Domingo Castaño, host, 80.
• 6 October – Francisco Vidal, actor, 82.
• 12 October – Carlos Pumares, writer and journalist, 80.
• 16 October – Jesús Guzmán, actor, 97.
• 3 November – José María Carrascal, journalist, 92.
• 2 December – Concha Velasco, actress, Singer and presenter, 84.
• 8 December – Itziar Castro, actress, 46.
• 14 December – Daniela Costa, actress, 42
• 20 December – Antonio Burgos, journalist and writer, 80
• 20 December – Miguel Ángel Gozalo, journalist, 85
• 27 December – Patricia Ferreira, director and writer, 65

See also

• 25th Iris Awards (Spain)
• 2023 in Spain

References