2008 in Spanish television

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

• 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.

• 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.

• 2008 in Spain

• List of Spanish films of 2008