Kuriakos TV is a Portuguese Christian channel owned by the Maná Church, an evangelical church founded by Apostle Jorge Tadeu. Most of its programming is sourced from TV Maná 1, a satellite channel dating back to 2003 (originally known as Manásat), and mostly consists of Christian programming, as well as a handful of secular programs and a daily news service.
History The name Kuriakos has been used by the Maná Church for a youth group; in February 2010, the Manásat 2 channel was renamed Kurios TV.Zmiany na orbicie 13.02 i 14.02 2010 It was with this name that the Maná Church registered a new channel for cable companies, on May 6, 2016, and with Vodafone Portugal being in charge of its distribution to operators.Pedido de autorização para o exercício da atividade de televisão através de um serviço de programas televisivo temático de cobertura nacional e acesso não condicionado com assinatura denominado KURIOS TV The license behind Kurios TV was held by Motes & Ideias, which was managed by former Portuguese expatriates.Igreja Maná ganha espaço em canal cabo
The channel started broadcasting on July 16, 2016, but, instead of using the name Kurios TV, opted to use Kuriakos TV, with a special three-hour broadcast starting at 10:30am. The event was simulcast with TV Maná 1, its extant satellite channel.LANÇAMENTO NOVO CANAL - KURIAKOS TV Motes & Ideias requested a name change on June 20, a month ahead of launch.[https://www.erc.pt/download/YToyOntzOjg6ImZpY2hlaXJvIjtzOjM5OiJtZWRpYS9kZWNpc29lcy9vYmplY3RvX29mZmxpbmUvODQxMS5wZGYiO3M6NjoidGl0dWxvIjtzOjI4OiJkZWxpYmVyYWNhby1lcmMyMDIyMjAtYXV0LXR2Ijt9/deliberacao-erc202220-aut-tv Avaliação intercalar da autorização do serviço de programas Kuriakos TV, nos termos do artigo 23.º, da Lei da Televisão e dos Serviços Audiovisuais a Pedido] In July 2017, the channel launched on Nowo.NOWO lança novos canais temáticos
Kuriakos TV disseminates the church's ideologies, such as its practice of tithing, as well as airing advertisements for its other activities. It also airs key Maná events.O PREÇO DA FELICIDADE NO NEOPENTECOSTALISMO PORTUGUÊS
Per ERC's annual report assessing the amount of local programming on the channels it licensed, it was one of several that had satisfactory results, close to 100%.RTP2 volta em 2020 a incumprir quotas de língua portuguesa pelo quarto ano consecutivo
Since 2019, the channel airs a political talk show, Isto é o Povo a Falar!, which interviews political figures, mostly from fringe far-right parties. Chega leader André Ventura has been interviewed by the program several times.Miguel Carvalho, Por Dentro do Chega, Penguin Random House Portugal, 2025
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