Escales was a French

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in the travelogue and world discovery genre. Currently, the TV station is owned by

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SA and has a budget of 24 million

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s, 100% from

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History of the channel

The TV station was launched in 1996 with the launch of the

satellite package as a documentary channel based on travel, in competition with the

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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.

Budget

Escales is owned by

SA and has a budget of €24 million, 100% from

Programmes

It is a channel based on travel and tourism. Its programming looks at

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and travel. The channel shows, in a series of documentaries, a country, a region of France, Europe or the world, to give a tourist guide of picturesque sites for visitors, places, or unusual activities.

Broadcasting

Escales was broadcast originally only on

, but was then available through a subscription to all French and Swiss cable networks, on the ''Bis Télévisions'', ''Orange'', ''TéléSAT'' and ''CanalSat'' packages as well as on the main ADSL bouquets.

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* {{French television stations Mediawan Thematics Defunct television channels in France Television channels and stations established in 1996 Television channels and stations disestablished in 2015 French-language television stations 1996 establishments in France 2015 disestablishments in France