ZAP Viva is one of the paid channels belonging to the Angolan company ZAP, transmitted from this December 24, 2012,[1] broadcast 24 hours a day and its programming is based on entertainment productions such as soap operas, television series, variety show, talent, reality and talk shows.[2] The channel is broadcast in Angola and Mozambique, through the satellite television operator ZAP. Its HD broadcast began on October 1, 2017 at position 5 of ZAP.[3][4] In Portugal, the channel arrived at satellite television operator NOS on May 11, 2019. It is available in the basic package.[5]
At the 19th annual Eutelsat TV Awards (which distinguish excellence and innovation in the broadcasting of television content), the channel won the category "Best Entertainment/Fiction Channel".[6] The winners were announced in Milan, Italy with the participation of more than 350 broadcast industry executives from around the world, where a ZAP delegation came to receive the prize.[7]