Unifé TV
| Country | Portugal |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Portugal |
| Programming | |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Universal Church of the Kingdom of God) |
| History | |
| Launched | 30 August 2022 |
| Links | |
| Website | |
Unifé TV is a Portuguese pay television channel owned by the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God, a Brazilian evangelical megachurch. Most of its programming is produced locally. The network is under exhemption status from the Portuguese regulator ERC.[1]
History
[edit]The Universal Church applied a license for Unifé TV on 6 December 2021 and had its license approved in May; MEO would be in charge of distributing its signal to the pay-TV providers, as well as an agreement with Record Europa to use its infrastructure.[2] The channel started broadcasting on 30 August 2022, using facilities in Lisbon, Vila Nova de Gaia and Porto. The channel, using a name similar to channels in Argentina and Mexico, was directed at launch by Lúcio da Conceição Machado, and the news operation by Rui António de Jesus Morais.[3]
Unifé does not have a generalist license and does not have the financial means to justify the inclusion of some obligations, such as a minimum amount of sign language programming.[4]
The news operation of the channel has been described by Página Um as being akin to CMTV; debates and interviews are also included in such programs. ERC, the Portuguese regulator, decided to "soften" its benefits and treated the UCKG as an irrelevant entity in Portuguese media.[5]
Former editor-in-chief at the channel Rita Cordeiro was appointed as the Chega candidate for Mértola for the 2025 Portuguese local elections.[6]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Inferno financeiro: IURD tem empresa de media em falência técnica com dívida colossal de 58 milhões de euros". Página Um. 18 September 2023. Archived from the original on 3 October 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
- ↑ Pedido de autorização para o exercício da atividade de televisão através de um serviço de programas televisivo temático, de cobertura nacional cobertura nacionale acesso não condicionado com assinatura, e acesso não condicionado com assinatura, denominado UNIFÉ TV denominado UNIFÉ TV
- ↑ IURD lança novo canal de TV em Portugal
- ↑ Plano plurianual que define o conjunto de obrigações relativas à acessibilidade dos serviços de programas televisivos e dos serviços audiovisuais a pedido por pessoas com necessidades especiais
- ↑ Regulador dos media deu ‘bênção’, ao arrepio da Lei da Transparência, para a IURD esconder dados financeiros
- ↑ Autárquicas 2025: Rita Cordeiro candidata à Câmara Municipal de Mértola - Chega
