Televisão de Moçambique (Television of Mozambique), or TVM, is Mozambique’s state-funded public television broadcaster, launched in 1981. TVM is owned and funded by the Mozambican government, which directly appoints its leadership and covers over 75 percent of the television budget through state subsidies. It broadcasts 24 hours a day, covering news, children’s programming, entertainment, cultural content, soap operas, and drama series.