TVI - Televisão Independente (Independent Television in English) is Portugal's fourth terrestrial television channel, launched in 1993. It is the leader of audiences in its country since 2004. It competes directly with SIC and RTP1.
TVI was the second private Portuguese TV channel to be launched, after SIC being launched five months before. Already under the name TVI, but marketed as 4, in which the 4 was the sole element of its logo, TVI was ini...
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TVI - Televisão Independente (Independent Television in English) is Portugal's fourth terrestrial television channel, launched in 1993. It is the leader of audiences in its country since 2004. It competes directly with SIC and RTP1.
TVI was the second private Portuguese TV channel to be launched, after SIC being launched five months before. Already under the name TVI, but marketed as 4, in which the 4 was the sole element of its logo, TVI was initially owned by some prominent Catholic Church institutions, including Rádio Renascença, Universidade Católica Portuguesa and União das Misericórdias; Antena 3 Televisión, Compagnie Luxembourgeoise de Télédiffusion, Sonae, SBS Broadcasting, Yorkshire Television and many other media enterprises were minor stakeholders of TVI. This majority-Catholic ownership influenced TVI's programming according to Christian values. In the first years of its existence, TVI assumed the role of an 'alternative' television broadcaster, dedicating part of its...
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