It's not hard to find a TV tuned to Portuguese cable channel CMTV around Lisbon. Despite being criticised for its sometimes sensationalist approach, the controversial station has an impressive audience share and has led the ratings for 30 consecutive months.
If you found yourself watching in recent weeks, you will have learned plenty of banal facts about the channel's biggest recent obsession, Joao Felix—Portuguese football's newest sensation who has just joined Atletico Madrid from Benfica for an eye-popping €126 million.
From lunch bills to nightclub arrivals, the channel has been reporting on it all.