The shadow government forced to change the name. “We have never registered in good faith”

CArlos Vaz Márquez, João Miguel Tavares, Pedro Mexia and Ricardo Araujo Pereira formed the Governor’s Sombra for about 13 years, which is broadcast by TSF and SIC Notícias radio.

A few days ago it was announced that the broadcast will continue on SIC Notícias, but TSF will turn into the Expresso podcast, as journalist Carlos Vaz Márquez is currently in conflict with the management of this radio station. Global Media Group.

The quartet is slated to return in a new format next Friday, September 3rd. However, the program was forced to change its name.

This Monday morning, Carlos Vaz Márquez announced on Twitter that they will remain “the four cards they have always seen since 2008”, but with “very little change”: the name of the program.

“We cannot continue to use the created brand. Out of naivety and conscientiousness, we never registered it, ”the journalist begins with a statement, and then moves on to accuse TSF that they patented the name of the“ default ”program.

“Radio TSF, which has been owned by Global Media Group since 2014, patented it as its own in 2018 by default, we learned about this recently, and now it does not allow us to continue using it. May it do them good. Therefore, we will return to the small screen under a different name, ”he explained.

Carlos Vaz Márquez also ensures that “viewers and listeners can continue to call the program what they want” as they are not “constrained by legal obstacles”.

However, he leaves the supporters of the “shadow government” with a proposal: “Whoever wants can offer an alternative, do not hesitate.”

On Twitter, besides Windsurfing and Surubas, there are those who offer Illuminated Opposition, Heringons, and even À Sombra do Governo.

What name was chosen for the new format of the quartet’s familiar program remains to be seen.

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