Ecuador TV is the public service channel of Ecuador established in October 2007 thanks to a provision of non-reimbursable funds of $5 million of the Economic and Social Development Bank of Venezuela (BANDES by its Spanish acronym). It is operated by the state entity Comunica EP.[1]
The channel was established at the same time as the installation of the Ecuadorian Constituent Assembly so that the sessions could be transmitted live to all the country.
History
Ecuador was one of the last countries in South America to gain a state-owned television station. For decades, the television landscape was dominated by private broadcasters.[2] This was a side effect of massive deregulation of the market, which led to 90% of the media sector dominated by no less than eight groups.[3]
In the government of Sixto Durán Ballén, the State gave frequencies without considering that the spectrum was an intangible part of the nation, which should be technically administered by the respective entity of the government in turn and without political meddling favoring a party.