Much like non-Brazilian stations using the RecordTV branding, the channel isn't directly owned by Grupo Record, but rather by Aion Future Holding, a figurehead company registered in Portugal set up by Edir Macedo.
By February 2004, work for the Lisbon subsidiary was already underway, with the channel being available to subscription television operators in Portugal, Spain and the United Kingdom.
[2] On 19 October 2005 Record Europa finally announced that the Lisbon offices were to open on 1 November with the blessing of UCKG bishop Aroldo Martins, who was appointed as the international chief of operations for the network.
[5] The upsizing and agreement with TV Cabo practically implied the end of contract Globosat had with the provider since April 1998, as GNT, one of the most-viewed cable networks, was running the risk of shutting down on 31 March, to be replaced by Record Europa.
[6] The suspicions were confirmed when Record announced near the end of March that it would take over GNT's former slot on all TV Cabo services (analog, digital, satellite)[7]