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TVI - Televisão Independente or 'Independent Television' is Portugal 's fourth terrestrial Television channel, launched in 1993 . HISTORY 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 Estação 4, in which the 4 was the sole element of its logo, TVI was initially owned by some prominent Catholic Church institutions, like Rádio Renascença , Universidade Católica Portuguesa and União das Misericórdias; Antena 3 Televisión , Information Et Publicité and many other 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 airtime to distinct target audiences, with part of the morning dedicated to housekeepers and the elderly and part of the afternoon to the young. TVI was well known its programming American series, like X-Files and Baywatch . TVI also brought in some prominent names in Portuguese television, like Manuel Luis Goucha and Arthur Albarran, but the viewing figures had were always lower than expected ones and it entered into deep financial crisis. TVI's recovery happened when it was totally acquired by Media Capital in 1999 , one of the most important media conglomerates in Portugal, and then it started broadcasting more Portuguese-produced programmes, like soap operas. This helped to build up its viewership significantly, but it was in September of 2000 , when the Big Brother contest started, that TVI gained a boost in popularity. Now one of the most watched networks in the country, TVI is known for having sensationalist content and a large number of Reality Shows . It has the longest commercial breaks in Portugal (up to twenty minutes). TVI broadcasts a mix of local productions, like soap operas and reality shows, information and TV dramas, as well as acquired ones. It is currently owned by Media Capital, which is owned by Grupo Prisa and RTL Group . Unlike state broadcaster RTP and commercial rival SIC , TVI Dubs some foreign programmes into Portuguese , such as the US series '' Dawson's Creek ''. PROGRAMMES National Fiction Soap Operas Series International Fiction Séries Shows News
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