Vida TV was an Angolan satellite television channel owned by Tchizé dos Santos, daughter of former Angolan president José Eduardo dos Santos. It broadcast on the DStv platform throughout its existence and was one of the three channels closed in April 2021 by government orders. In June 2021, the channel was officially made defunct.
History Vida TV was announced in October 2018 for launch on the DStv platform and inherited most of Semba's team and programs they made for TPA 2, which at the beginning of that year devolved into TPA. ZAP rejected the channel under the grounds that it was affiliated to the dos Santos family, whereas the channel, which could not register under the Angolan regulator, was forced to find a loophole by registering it in Spain. Programs were recorded at its studios at Fidel Castro Avenue in Luanda, and announced recruitment of new talents for the coming weeks.ZAP recusa canal de Tchizé, Club-K, 29 October 2018, retrieved 23 August 2026
On 4 March 2019 at 9pm,Jornal de Angola, 6 March 2019 Vida TV started broadcasting with revived versions of former TPA 2 programs: kudurist program Sempre a Subir, talk show Hora Quente, Tchilar, Dia-a-Dia, Pato and Flash.Luzimenia da Silva, Semba Comunicação está de volta e com ela os programas “Hora Quente, O Pato, Flash e Dia-a-Dia”, agora na Dstv, Angorussia, 5 March 2019, retrieved 23 August 2026
On 1 May 2021, Vida TV unveiled a new line-up and the premiere of TikTokers with Aryovaldo.Aryovaldo estreia-se como apresentador do novo programa sobre Tik Tok na Vida TV, Angorussia, 13 April 2021, retrieved 23 August 2026 This was halted days in advance, as, on 20 April, MINTTICS announced the suspension of Vida TV, Zap Viva and RecordTV África for "legal inconformities", prompting their closure as of midnight on 21 April.COMUNICADO DE IMPRENSA, MINTTICS, 20 April 2026, retrieved 23 August 2026 On 18 June, DStv would remove the suspended channel. Tchizé expressed her sadness at the decision and announced the definitive closure of the channel effective 31 July.Tchizé dos Santos "triste" com fim de Vida TV, DW Português para África, 18 June 2021, retrieved 23 August 2026 Over 300 staff were made redundant.Vida TV encerra depois de suspensão do governo angolano e deixa 300 no desemprego, Visão via Lusa, 18 June 2021, retrieved 23 August 2026 She subsequently announced the creation of a new channel for Portugal.Empresária Tchizé dos Santos “triste” com fim do Vida TV e ambiciona novo canal no mercado português, Jornal Económico, 19 June 2021, retrieved 23 August 2026
As of March 2023, the Fidel Castro Avenue studios were being used by a new channel which absorbed most of its former staff, but not Tchizé.Património de Tchizé dos Santos e Coreón Dú na mira da justiça angolana, Jornal de Notícias via Lusa, 6 March 2023, retrieved 23 August 2026
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