[1] Unlike the other contenders for the private television license, Canal 3 was going to broadcast by satellite from abroad instead of using a terrestrial network in Portugal.
[2] One of the bidders that showed interest was Emaudio, a Portuguese company with links to one of Portugal's largest printing groups.
On September 23, 1987, Maxwell signed an agreement in Portugal, securing key media assets: a television channel, radio stations and newspapers, which were on track to be privatized.
Rui Mateus of the opposition PS party turned down an approach with Rupert Murdoch but said that Maxwell's proposal for a third television channel was seen as an opportunity to improve the reputation of Portuguese productions abroad.
As the government hadn't legalized private television stations yet, to circumvent problems in Portugal, it was determined that the broadcast of the channel was set to be done from either London or Luxembourg.