Television in Escadia (Atlantic Ocean Islands)

Television in Escadia started in 1940 as a public service which was free of advertising. Currently, Escadia has a collection of free-to-air, free-to-view and subscription services over a variety of distribution media, through which there are over 300 channels for consumers as well as on-demand content. There are three main channel owners who are responsible for most viewing. There are 14,000 hours of domestic content produced a year at a cost of $1.3 billion. Since 1 January 2014, all television broadcasts in Escadia are in a digital format, following the end of analogue transmissions. Digital content is delivered via terrestrial, satellite and cable as well as over IP.

As of January 1 2017 there where 17,450,000 total TV Households.

Television providers
Free-to-air, free-to-view and subscription providers are available, with differences in the number of channels, capabilities such as the programme guide (EPG), video on demand (VOD), high-definition (HD), interactive television via the red button, and coverage across Escadia. Set-top boxes are generally used to receive these services; however integrated digital televisions (IDTVs) can also be used to receive EVU. Most TVs sold in Escadia come with a DVB-T (terrestrial) tuner for EVU. Escadia's five most watched channels, EBC One, EBC Two, eTV, CABLE+ and TV4, are available from all providers.

Television Broadcast Regions
The table below lists the various regions used for regional broadcasting and/or advertisements on EVU. Note that not all versions are available in the +1 and HD versions, and viewers in the affected regions receive alternative versions. In addition, there are variations for some satellite customers.