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| Country | France |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | France |
| Headquarters | La Plaine Saint-Denis, France |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | French |
| Picture format | 576i (16:9 SDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | AB Groupe |
| History | |
| Launched | 2 April 1996 |
| Closed | 2 February 2015 |
| Replaced by | Trek |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Availability | |
Escales was a French television channel in the travelogue and world discovery genre. Currently, the TV station is owned by AB Sat SA and has a budget of 24 million euros, 100% from AB Groupe.
The TV station was launched in 1996 with the launch of the AB Sat satellite package as a documentary channel based on travel, in competition with the CanalSatellite channel, Voyage. To begin with, it was called Evasions.
Since October 2007, the channel has changed ownership, joining with its defunct German cousin Terranova which ceased broadcast in July 2007, and which also showed documentary programmes. Escales took over the broadcast of many its programmes and is still in competition with Voyage.
The channel was renamed Trek on February 2, 2015.
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