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{{Short description|Indian pay TV channel}}
{{More citations needed|date=September 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2015}}
{{Infobox television channel
| name = History TV18
| logo = History (2021).svg
| logo_caption = Logo used since 2022
| launch_date = {{Start date and age|2003|11|30|df=yes}}
| owner = [[A+E Global Media|A&E Networks]] (50%) 
[[Network18 Group|Network18]] (50%)
| parent =
| picture_format = [[576i]] ([[SDTV]]) [[1080i]] ([[HDTV]])
| headquarters = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]
| country = [[India]]
| language = [[English language|English]] [[Telugu language|Telugu]] [[Tamil language|Tamil]] [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
| former_names = The History Channel (2003-2011)
| website = [https://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 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.<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 was rebranded in India as [[Star Life (Indian TV channel)|Star Life]] and finally it was discontinued on 15 March 2025.

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==
===Original programming===
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* ''Modern Marvels: Treasures of the [[Indus]]''
* ''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! [[Chhattisgarh]]''
* ''[[Taj Mahal]] History''
* ''Saving the [[Ganga]]''
*''Ansuni Kahani – Shantanu '' (Untold Story of Shantanu and Cricket)
* ''Saving the [[Western Ghats]]''
* ''[[Republic Day of India|Republic Day]] Line Up''
* ''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 on Four Wheels''
* ''India Showcase''
* ''India 70 Wonders''
* ''[[Independence Day of India|Independence Day]] Special''
* ''[[History of Sex]]''
* ''Genius''
* ''[[Air India 182]]''
* ''[[2008 Mumbai attacks|26/11 Mumbai Terror Attack]]''
* ''A Brush With Life: [[Satish Gujral]]''
* ''[[Bollywood]]@100''
* ''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>
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===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>
* ''[[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>
* ''[[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>
* ''[[Tamas (film)|Tamas: India's Partition]]''
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===From History Channel===
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* ''[[American Restoration]]''
* ''[[Ancient Aliens]]''
* ''[[Baggage Battles]]''
* ''[[Barbarians Rising]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/television/tv-channels/news-broadcasting/barbarians-rising-roman-barbarian-battle-on-history-tv18-170123|title='Barbarians Rising', Roman & Barbarian battle on History TV18|date=23 January 2017|access-date=17 December 2017|archive-date=10 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211110134452/https://www.indiantelevision.com/television/tv-channels/news-broadcasting/barbarians-rising-roman-barbarian-battle-on-history-tv18-170123|url-status=live}}</ref>
* ''[[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>
* ''[[Bonnie & Clyde (miniseries)|Bonnie & Clyde]]''<ref name=Eight/>
* ''[[Cajun Pawn Stars]]''
* ''[[Counting Cars]]''
* ''[[Food Tech]]''
* ''[[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>
* ''[[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>
* ''[[Leepu & Pitbull]]''<ref name=Eight/>
* ''[[Pawn Stars]]''<ref name=Paw>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/release/y2k12/may/mayrel59.php|title=HISTORY's Blockbuster Show – Pawn Stars Topped the Rating Chart as Audiences Warm-up to Factual entertainment genre|date=30 May 2012|access-date=17 December 2017|archive-date=27 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180127084224/http://www.indiantelevision.com/release/y2k12/may/mayrel59.php|url-status=live}}</ref>
* ''[[Pawn Stars UK]]''
* ''[[Pawnography]]''<ref name=Eight/>
* ''Spartan X''
* ''[[Stan Lee's Superhumans]]''
* ''[[Storage Wars]]''
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===Upcoming programs===
* ''[[Raghav Juyal|Crassy Wheels]]''

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://www.historyindia.com/ History Channel official website]

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Vaidehitaman at 18:49, 2 February 2026