While the principal purpose of an audiovisual media service is the provision of programmes, the definition of such a service should also cover text-based content which accompanies programmes, such as subtitling services and electronic programme guides.
Medtem ko je glavni namen avdiovizualne medijske storitve zagotavljanje programov, bi opredelitev takšne storitve prav tako morala zajemati na besedilu osnovano vsebino, ki spremlja takšne programe, npr. storitve podnaslavljanja in elektronske programske vodnike.