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{{Short description|Indian pay TV channel}}
{{Short description|Indian pay TV channel}}
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| logo = History (2021).svg
| logo = History (2021).svg
| logo_size = 150px
| logo_size = 150px
| launch_date = 2003
| launch_date = {{Start date and age|2003|11|30|df=yes}}
| owner = [[A+E Networks]]<br>[[Viacom18]]
| owner = [[A&E Networks]] (50%)<br/>
| picture_format = [[576i]] ([[SDTV]])<br />[[1080i]] ([[HDTV]])
[[Network18 Group]] (50%)
| picture_format = [[576i]] ([[SDTV]])<br/>[[1080i]] ([[HDTV]])
| headquarters = [[Mumbai]]
| headquarters = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]
| country = [[India]]
| country = [[India]]
| language = English <br> Hindi
| language = [[English language|English]]<br/>[[Hindi language|Hindi]]<br/>[[Tamil language|Tamil]]<br/>[[Telugu language|Telugu]]
| former_names = The History Channel
| former_names = The History Channel (2003-2011)
| website = [http://www.historyindia.com/ www.historyindia.com]
}}
}}


'''History TV18''' (formerly known as '''The History Channel''') is a [[television channel]] in India. It broadcasts [[infotainment]]<ref name=HINDU>{{cite news|title=History re-invents itself|url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/radio-and-tv/article2537397.ece|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=26 October 2011|author=Anusha Parthasarathy|author2=Shruthi Mathews|date=14 October 2011|archive-date=16 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111016144623/http://www.thehindu.com/arts/radio-and-tv/article2537397.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> and documentary shows. It is owned by a joint venture between [[A&E Networks]], owner of the American [[History Channel]], and [[Network18 Group]], an Indian media group subsidiary of [[Reliance Industries]]. It is available in four languages in full HD across the [[Indian subcontinent]].
'''History TV18''' is an Indian [[pay television]] channel operated by [[Viacom18]].


==History==
==History==
[[File:The History Channel-Logo.svg|thumb|Previous The History Channel logo used from 2003 to 2008]]
The channel was launched in November 2003 as ''The History Channel''.<ref name=HINDU2>{{cite news|title=History Channel to be launched in India on Nov 30|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.in/2003/11/27/stories/2003112700910600.htm|newspaper=[[Business Line|The Hindu Business Line]]|access-date=26 October 2011|date=26 November 2003|archive-date=10 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140810160628/http://www.thehindubusinessline.in/2003/11/27/stories/2003112700910600.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>
History was first launched as The History Channel on 30 November 2003.<ref name=HINDU2>{{cite news|title=History Channel to be launched in India on Nov 30|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.in/2003/11/27/stories/2003112700910600.htm|newspaper=[[Business Line|The Hindu Business Line]]|access-date=26 October 2011|date=26 November 2003|archive-date=10 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140810160628/http://www.thehindubusinessline.in/2003/11/27/stories/2003112700910600.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> It was launched by a joint venture between [[A&E Networks|AETN International]] and News Corporation's [[Disney Networks Group Asia Pacific|Star]], through its subsidiary [[National Geographic (Indian TV channel)|NGC Networks]]. It had aired series like ''[[Boy's Toys]]'', ''[[Biography (TV program)|Biography]]'', ''[[Conspiracy?]]'', ''[[The Crusades: Crescent and the Cross (TV series)|Crusades]]'', ''Secret Agents'' and ''[[Breaking Vegas]]'' and [[Television film|television movies]] like ''Marilyn and Me''. Following the expiration of the deal between AETN and Star on 21 November 2008, [[Disney Networks Group Asia Pacific|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 (Indian TV channel)|Star Life]].


In 2011, '''The History Channel''' was re-launched as '''History TV18''' by a joint venture between [[A+E Networks]] and [[TV18]].<ref name="AFAQS">{{cite web|url=http://www.afaqs.com/news/story.html?sid=31866_A+E+Networks+%7C+TV18+launches+History+channel|title=A+E Networks {{!}} TV18 launches History channel|author=Shibani Gharat|date=10 October 2011|publisher=afaqs!|access-date=26 October 2011|archive-date=10 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111010184409/http://www.afaqs.com/news/story.html?sid=31866_A+E+Networks+%7C+TV18+launches+History+channel|url-status=live}}</ref>
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]].<ref name="AFAQS">{{cite web|url=http://www.afaqs.com/news/story.html?sid=31866_A+E+Networks+%7C+TV18+launches+History+channel|title=A+E Networks {{!}} TV18 launches History channel|author=Shibani Gharat|date=10 October 2011|publisher=afaqs!|access-date=26 October 2011|archive-date=10 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111010184409/http://www.afaqs.com/news/story.html?sid=31866_A+E+Networks+%7C+TV18+launches+History+channel|url-status=live}}</ref>


==Programming==
==Programming==
===Original Programming===
===Original programming===
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* Morden marvels - Treasures of the [[Indus]]
* ''Modern Marvels: Treasures of the [[Indus]]''
* Vital Stats of India
* ''Vital Stats of India''
*'' [[OMG! Yeh Hai Mera India]]'<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/television/tv-channels/factual-documentary/history-tv18-brings-back-omg-yeh-mera-india-by-krushna-abhishek-170621|title=History TV18 brings back OMG! Yeh Mera India by Krushna Abhishek|date=21 June 2017|access-date=17 December 2017|archive-date=10 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180110081059/http://www.indiantelevision.com/television/tv-channels/factual-documentary/history-tv18-brings-back-omg-yeh-mera-india-by-krushna-abhishek-170621|url-status=live}}</ref>
*''OMG! Yeh Hai Mera India''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/television/tv-channels/factual-documentary/history-tv18-brings-back-omg-yeh-mera-india-by-krushna-abhishek-170621|title=History TV18 brings back OMG! Yeh Mera India by Krushna Abhishek|date=21 June 2017|access-date=17 December 2017|archive-date=10 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180110081059/http://www.indiantelevision.com/television/tv-channels/factual-documentary/history-tv18-brings-back-omg-yeh-mera-india-by-krushna-abhishek-170621|url-status=live}}</ref>
** OMG! [[Chhattisgarh]]
** ''OMG! [[Chhattisgarh]]''
* [[Taj Mahal]] History
* ''[[Taj Mahal]] History''
* Saving the [[Ganga]]
* ''Saving the [[Ganga]]''
*''Ansuni Kahani – Shantanu '' (Untold Story of Shantanu and Cricket)
*''Ansuni Kahani – Shantanu '' (Untold Story of Shantanu and Cricket)
* Saving the [[Western Ghats]]
* ''Saving the [[Western Ghats]]''
* [[Republic Day of India|Republic Day]] Line Up
* ''[[Republic Day of India|Republic Day]] Line Up''
* Lost World of [[Kamasutra]]
* ''Lost World of [[Kamasutra]]''
* India's Deadliest Roads <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/television/tv-channels/factual-documentary/history-tv18-brings-indian-version-of-ice-road-truckers-starring-mandira-bedi-161019|title=History TV18 brings Indian version of 'Ice Road Truckers' starring Mandira Bedi|date=19 October 2016|access-date=17 December 2017|archive-date=1 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170401012711/http://www.indiantelevision.com/television/tv-channels/factual-documentary/history-tv18-brings-indian-version-of-ice-road-truckers-starring-mandira-bedi-161019|url-status=live}}</ref>
* ''India's Deadliest Roads''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/television/tv-channels/factual-documentary/history-tv18-brings-indian-version-of-ice-road-truckers-starring-mandira-bedi-161019|title=History TV18 brings Indian version of 'Ice Road Truckers' starring Mandira Bedi|date=19 October 2016|access-date=17 December 2017|archive-date=1 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170401012711/http://www.indiantelevision.com/television/tv-channels/factual-documentary/history-tv18-brings-indian-version-of-ice-road-truckers-starring-mandira-bedi-161019|url-status=live}}</ref>
* India On Four Wheels
* ''India on Four Wheels''
* India Showcase
* ''India Showcase''
* India 70 Wonders
* ''India 70 Wonders''
* [[Independence Day of India|Independence Day]] Special
* ''[[Independence Day of India|Independence Day]] Special''
* [[History of Sex]]
* ''[[History of Sex]]''
* Genius
* ''Genius''
* [[Air India 182]]
* ''[[Air India 182]]''
* [[2008 Mumbai attacks|26/11 Mumbai Terror Attack]]
* ''[[2008 Mumbai attacks|26/11 Mumbai Terror Attack]]''
* A Brush With Life:[[Satish Gujral]]
* ''A Brush With Life: [[Satish Gujral]]''
* [[Bollywood]]@100
* ''[[Bollywood]]@100''
* A Passage through India
* ''A Passage Through India''
Source:<ref>[https://www.historyindia.com/shows History India Shows] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171214014125/https://www.historyindia.com/shows |date=14 December 2017 }} Retrieved 14 December 2017</ref>
Source:<ref>[https://www.historyindia.com/shows History India Shows] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171214014125/https://www.historyindia.com/shows |date=14 December 2017 }} Retrieved 14 December 2017</ref>
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===Acquired Programming===
===Acquired programming===
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* ''Tour de Royal with [[Neel Madhav]] ''
* ''[[Dynamo: Magician Impossible]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/release/y2k12/oct/octrel16.php|title=History TV 18 kicks off 'Dynamo: Magician Imposible'|date=20 October 2012|access-date=18 December 2017|archive-date=27 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180127222817/http://www.indiantelevision.com/release/y2k12/oct/octrel16.php|url-status=live}}</ref>
* ''[[Dynamo: Magician Impossible]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/release/y2k12/oct/octrel16.php|title=History TV 18 kicks off 'Dynamo: Magician Imposible'|date=20 October 2012|access-date=18 December 2017|archive-date=27 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180127222817/http://www.indiantelevision.com/release/y2k12/oct/octrel16.php|url-status=live}}</ref>
* ''[[Four Rooms (TV series)|Four Rooms]]''<ref name=Eight/>
* ''[[Four Rooms (TV series)|Four Rooms]]''<ref name=Eight/>
* ''[[In Search of Aliens]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/television/tv-channels/factual-and-documentary/history-tv18-launches-in-search-of-aliens-141128|title=History TV18 launches 'In Search of Aliens|date=28 November 2014|access-date=17 December 2017|archive-date=1 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151101134520/http://www.indiantelevision.com/television/tv-channels/factual-and-documentary/history-tv18-launches-in-search-of-aliens-141128|url-status=live}}</ref>
* ''[[In Search of Aliens]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/television/tv-channels/factual-and-documentary/history-tv18-launches-in-search-of-aliens-141128|title=History TV18 launches 'In Search of Aliens|date=28 November 2014|access-date=17 December 2017|archive-date=1 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151101134520/http://www.indiantelevision.com/television/tv-channels/factual-and-documentary/history-tv18-launches-in-search-of-aliens-141128|url-status=live}}</ref>
* ''[[Metropolis (documentary series)|Metropolis]]''<ref name=Eight/>
* ''[[Metropolis (American TV program)|Metropolis]]''<ref name=Eight/>
* ''Serial Killer Earth''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/television/tv-channels/factual-documentary/meet-serial-killer-explore-mother-nature-on-history-tv18-170421|title=Meet 'Serial Killer', explore Mother Nature on History TV18|access-date=21 April 2017}}</ref>
* ''Serial Killer Earth''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/television/tv-channels/factual-documentary/meet-serial-killer-explore-mother-nature-on-history-tv18-170421|title=Meet 'Serial Killer', explore Mother Nature on History TV18|access-date=21 April 2017}}</ref>
* ''[[Tamas (film)|Tamas: India's partition]]''
* ''[[Tamas (film)|Tamas: India's Partition]]''
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===From [[History (U.S. TV network)|History Channel]]===
===From History Channel===
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* ''[[American Restoration]]''
* ''[[American Restoration]]''
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* ''[[Biker Battleground Phoenix]]''
* ''[[Biker Battleground Phoenix]]''
* ''[[The Bible (miniseries)|The Bible]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/television/tv-channels/factual-documentary/the-bible-on-history-tv18-from-24-december-161223|title='The Bible' on History TV18 from 24 December|date=23 December 2016|access-date=18 December 2017|archive-date=12 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171112135618/http://www.indiantelevision.com/television/tv-channels/factual-documentary/the-bible-on-history-tv18-from-24-december-161223|url-status=live}}</ref>
* ''[[The Bible (miniseries)|The Bible]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/television/tv-channels/factual-documentary/the-bible-on-history-tv18-from-24-december-161223|title='The Bible' on History TV18 from 24 December|date=23 December 2016|access-date=18 December 2017|archive-date=12 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171112135618/http://www.indiantelevision.com/television/tv-channels/factual-documentary/the-bible-on-history-tv18-from-24-december-161223|url-status=live}}</ref>
* ''[[Bonnie & Clyde (2013 miniseries)|Bonnie & Clyde]]''<ref name=Eight/>
* ''[[Bonnie & Clyde (miniseries)|Bonnie & Clyde]]''<ref name=Eight/>
* ''[[Cajun Pawn Stars]]''
* ''[[Cajun Pawn Stars]]''
* ''[[Counting Cars]]''
* ''[[Counting Cars]]''
* ''[[Food Tech]]''
* ''[[Food Tech]]''
* ''[[Forged in Fire (TV series)|Forged In Fire]]''
* ''[[Forged in Fire]]''
* ''[[Houdini (miniseries)|Houdini]]''<ref name=Eight>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/television/tv-channels/factual-and-documentary/history-tv18-preps-to-unveil-eight-new-shows-151019|title=History TV18 preps to unveil eight new shows|date=19 October 2015|access-date=17 December 2017|archive-date=23 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161023031142/http://www.indiantelevision.com/television/tv-channels/factual-and-documentary/history-tv18-preps-to-unveil-eight-new-shows-151019|url-status=live}}</ref>
* ''[[Houdini (miniseries)|Houdini]]''<ref name=Eight>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/television/tv-channels/factual-and-documentary/history-tv18-preps-to-unveil-eight-new-shows-151019|title=History TV18 preps to unveil eight new shows|date=19 October 2015|access-date=17 December 2017|archive-date=23 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161023031142/http://www.indiantelevision.com/television/tv-channels/factual-and-documentary/history-tv18-preps-to-unveil-eight-new-shows-151019|url-status=live}}</ref>
* ''[[Hunting Hitler]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/television/tv-channels/factual-and-documentary/history-tv18-to-air-hunting-hitler-160119|title=History TV18 to air "Hunting Hitler"|date=19 January 2016|access-date=17 December 2017}}</ref>
* ''[[Hunting Hitler]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/television/tv-channels/factual-and-documentary/history-tv18-to-air-hunting-hitler-160119|title=History TV18 to air "Hunting Hitler"|date=19 January 2016|access-date=17 December 2017}}</ref>
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* ''[[Pawn Stars UK]]''
* ''[[Pawn Stars UK]]''
* ''[[Pawnography]]''<ref name=Eight/>
* ''[[Pawnography]]''<ref name=Eight/>
* [[Spartan X]]
* ''Spartan X''
* ''[[Stan Lee's Superhumans]]''
* ''[[Stan Lee's Superhumans]]''
* ''[[Storage Wars]]''
* ''[[Storage Wars]]''
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===Upcoming product===
===Upcoming programs===
* ''[[Raghav Juyal|Crassy Wheels]]''
* ''[[Raghav Juyal|Crassy Wheels]]''


Latest revision as of 08:31, 31 December 2024

History TV18
CountryIndia
HeadquartersMumbai, Maharashtra, India
Programming
Language(s)English
Hindi
Tamil
Telugu
Picture format576i (SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Ownership
OwnerA&E Networks (50%)
Network18 Group (50%)
History
Launched30 November 2003; 21 years ago (2003-11-30)
Former namesThe History Channel (2003-2011)
Links
Websitewww.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 Network18 Group, an Indian media group subsidiary of Reliance Industries. It is available in four languages in full HD across the Indian subcontinent.

History

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Previous The History Channel logo used from 2003 to 2008

History was first launched as The History Channel on 30 November 2003.[2] 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.[3]

Programming

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Original programming

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Acquired programming

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From History Channel

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Upcoming programs

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References

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  1. ^ Anusha Parthasarathy; Shruthi Mathews (14 October 2011). "History re-invents itself". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 16 October 2011. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
  2. ^ "History Channel to be launched in India on Nov 30". The Hindu Business Line. 26 November 2003. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
  3. ^ Shibani Gharat (10 October 2011). "A+E Networks | TV18 launches History channel". afaqs!. Archived from the original on 10 October 2011. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
  4. ^ "History TV18 brings back OMG! Yeh Mera India by Krushna Abhishek". 21 June 2017. Archived from the original on 10 January 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  5. ^ "History TV18 brings Indian version of 'Ice Road Truckers' starring Mandira Bedi". 19 October 2016. Archived from the original on 1 April 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  6. ^ History India Shows Archived 14 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 14 December 2017
  7. ^ "History TV 18 kicks off 'Dynamo: Magician Imposible'". 20 October 2012. Archived from the original on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  8. ^ a b c d e f "History TV18 preps to unveil eight new shows". 19 October 2015. Archived from the original on 23 October 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  9. ^ "History TV18 launches 'In Search of Aliens". 28 November 2014. Archived from the original on 1 November 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  10. ^ "Meet 'Serial Killer', explore Mother Nature on History TV18". Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  11. ^ "'Barbarians Rising', Roman & Barbarian battle on History TV18". 23 January 2017. Archived from the original on 10 November 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  12. ^ "'The Bible' on History TV18 from 24 December". 23 December 2016. Archived from the original on 12 November 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  13. ^ "History TV18 to air "Hunting Hitler"". 19 January 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  14. ^ "HISTORY's Blockbuster Show – Pawn Stars Topped the Rating Chart as Audiences Warm-up to Factual entertainment genre". 30 May 2012. Archived from the original on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
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