History TV18

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History TV18
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Country India
Headquarters Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Programming
Language(s) English
Hindi
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi
Picture format 576i (SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Ownership
Owner A+E Networks (50%)
Viacom18 part of TV18 (50%)
History
Launched30 November 2003;20 years ago (2003-11-30)
Former namesThe History Channel (2003-2011)
Links
Website www.historyindia.com

History TV18 (formerly known as The History Channel) is a television channel in India. It broadcasts infotainment [1] and documentary shows. It is owned by a joint venture between A+E Networks, owner of the American History channel, and TV18, an Indian media group owned by Mukesh Ambani. [2] It is available in four languages in full HD across the Indian subcontinent.

Contents

History

History was first launched as The History Channel on 30 November 2003. [3] It was launched by a joint venture between AETN International and News Corporation's STAR, through its subsidiary NGC Networks. It had aired series like Boy's Toys , Biography , Conspiracy? , Crusades , Secret Agents and Breaking Vegas and television movies like Marilyn and Me. Following the expiration of the deal between AETN and STAR on 21 November 2008, STAR took over the channel and re-branded it as Fox History & Entertainment. That channel has since been re-branded again as Fox History & Traveller, then Fox Traveller and Fox Life and is currently available in India as Star Life.

On 9 October 2011, The History Channel was re-launched in India as History TV18, by a joint venture between A+E Networks and TV18. [4]

Programming

Original Programming

Source: [7]

Acquired Programming

From History Channel

Upcoming product

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