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History TV18

Indian pay TV channel

Summary

Indian pay TV channel

FieldValue
nameHistory TV18
logoHistory (2021).svg
logo_captionLogo used since 2022
launch_date
ownerA&E Networks (50%)
picture_format576i (SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
headquartersMumbai, Maharashtra, India
countryIndia
languageEnglish
Telugu
Tamil
Hindi
former_namesThe History Channel (2003-2011)
websitewww.historyindia.com

Network18 (50%) 1080i (HDTV) Telugu Tamil Hindi

History TV18 (formerly known as The History Channel) is a television channel in India. It broadcasts infotainment and documentary shows. It is owned by a joint venture between American media group A&E Networks, and Network18 Group, an Indian media group a subsidiary of Reliance Industries. The distribution and broadcasting within the Indian market.

History

History was first launched as The History Channel on 30 November 2003. 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 Network18 Group.

Programming

Original programming

  • Modern Marvels: Treasures of the Indus
  • Vital Stats of India
  • OMG! Yeh Hai Mera India
    • OMG! Chhattisgarh
  • Taj Mahal History
  • Saving the Ganga
  • *Ansuni Kahani – Shantanu * (Untold Story of Shantanu and Cricket)
  • Saving the Western Ghats
  • Republic Day Line Up
  • Lost World of Kamasutra
  • India's Deadliest Roads
  • India on Four Wheels
  • India Showcase
  • India 70 Wonders
  • Independence Day Special
  • History of Sex
  • Genius
  • Air India 182
  • 26/11 Mumbai Terror Attack
  • A Brush With Life: Satish Gujral
  • Bollywood@100
  • A Passage Through India Source:

Acquired programming

  • *Tour de Royal with Neel Madhav *
  • Dynamo: Magician Impossible
  • Four Rooms
  • In Search of Aliens
  • Metropolis
  • Serial Killer Earth
  • Tamas: India's Partition

From History Channel

  • American Restoration
  • Ancient Aliens
  • Baggage Battles
  • Barbarians Rising
  • Biker Battleground Phoenix
  • The Bible
  • Bonnie & Clyde
  • Cajun Pawn Stars
  • Counting Cars
  • Food Tech
  • Forged in Fire
  • Houdini
  • Hunting Hitler
  • Leepu & Pitbull
  • Pawn Stars
  • Pawn Stars UK
  • Pawnography
  • Spartan X
  • Stan Lee's Superhumans
  • Storage Wars

Upcoming programs

  • Crassy Wheels

References

References

  1. Anusha Parthasarathy. (14 October 2011). "History re-invents itself". [[The Hindu]].
  2. (26 November 2003). "History Channel to be launched in India on Nov 30". [[Business Line.
  3. Shibani Gharat. (10 October 2011). "A+E Networks {{!}} TV18 launches History channel". afaqs!.
  4. (21 June 2017). "History TV18 brings back OMG! Yeh Mera India by Krushna Abhishek".
  5. (19 October 2016). "History TV18 brings Indian version of 'Ice Road Truckers' starring Mandira Bedi".
  6. [https://www.historyindia.com/shows History India Shows] {{Webarchive. link. (14 December 2017 Retrieved 14 December 2017)
  7. (20 October 2012). "History TV 18 kicks off 'Dynamo: Magician Imposible'".
  8. (28 November 2014). "History TV18 launches 'In Search of Aliens".
  9. "Meet 'Serial Killer', explore Mother Nature on History TV18".
  10. (23 January 2017). "'Barbarians Rising', Roman & Barbarian battle on History TV18".
  11. (23 December 2016). "'The Bible' on History TV18 from 24 December".
  12. (19 October 2015). "History TV18 preps to unveil eight new shows".
  13. (19 January 2016). "History TV18 to air "Hunting Hitler"".
  14. (30 May 2012). "HISTORY's Blockbuster Show – Pawn Stars Topped the Rating Chart as Audiences Warm-up to Factual entertainment genre".
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