Kanuca TV is an Angolan television channel aimed at children, owned by Kanuca Media Group. The channel is available in several Portuguese-speaking countries via cable, satellite and internet operators. Programming largely consists of in-house productions, with a handful of acquisitions.
History Kanuca TV started broadcasting on 12 August 2023 on ZAP and TV Cabo (the latter through its ZAP packages)Novo canal KANUCA TV disponível na grelha de canais Zap, TV Cabo, 11 August 2023, retrieved 26 August 2026 in Angola and Mozambique. The channel started with a strong promotion of Angolan culture through educational and religious means to create "the man of tomorrow", according to network officials. Although the channel already had a sizable amount of original productions, it planned to add four more of these by the end of the year.ZAP estreia canal dedicado a conteúdos infantis, Targeting, 15 August 2023, retrieved 26 August 2026
The channel bagged its first award in Varanasi on 7 December 2023 for a short film of its original series As Aventuras da Princesa Mirabilis.Filme angolano ganha Prémio de animação em Festival na Índia, RFI em Português, 8 December 2023, retrieved 26 August 2026
On 11 July 2024, its international expansion began by arriving to the MEO platform in Portugal.Kanuca TV chega a Portugal na posição 51 da MEO, Targeting, 9 July 2024, retrieved 26 August 2026 In late October 2024, Kanuca TV arrived to Brazil via the Soul TV streaming platform.Soul TV anuncia a estreia do primeiro canal infantil angolano no Brasil, Tudocelular, 29 October 2024, retrieved 26 August 2026 In November, it was a launch channel on Digi Portugal.Bruno Coelho, TV da DIGI: todos os canais que a operadora já tem em Portugal, 4GNews, 5 November 2024, retrieved 26 August 2026
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