Moniz pulls out all the stops and “forces” Cristina Ferreira’s right-hand man to become a presenter in the middle of an audience war – Nacional

He is Cristina Ferreira’s right-hand man and executive director of Entertainment and Fiction at TVI, but it was José Eduardo Moniz who “threw” João Patrício in front of the cameras. Until now, the director was behind the scenes, but he was called by Moniz to present one of the channel’s new bets. A surprise for many… but one that Cristina Ferreira fully supports.

The news was reported by TV Guia, adding that the idea came from general director, José Eduardo Moniz. “It’s true,” confirmed a close source. “Zé Eduardo has been thinking about a format of this kind for a long time and believes that the ideal time to put it on air is now, in the spring. Cristina is on his side. João Patrício’s name may come as a surprise to most people, for being a director and Cristina’s right-hand man in entertainment, but he has the right profile for what we want. He is the chosen one, and the spectators will like it.”

The new program is called ‘The Sentence’ and is in pre-production with an entire TVI team, to contain costs.
João Patrício thus surpasses “house” names such as Ruben Rua or Nuno Eiró… who are now witnessing Patrício’s debut as a presenter.