History TV18

History TV18 (formerly known as The History Channel) is a pan-Indian television channel broadcasting programmes related to historical events, infotainment and persons,owned by a joint-venture between A+E Networks, owner of the American "History" channel, and Network 18, an Indian media group. The channel is in a bouquet of factual entertainment channels to be launched by the joint venture. available in eight languages (English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Bengali, Marathi, Gujarati and Urdu) in full HD across all major markets in India and will reach out to more than 50 million households in the launch phase. If you are digital cable and satellite television with DTH operator of the subscriber in India and Pakistan.

Like its US counter-part, the channel focuses on pseudo-documentaries, unscientific and unsubstantiated productions and scripted reality shows.

History was first launched as The History Channel on November 30, 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 Biography (TV series), 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 November 21, 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 is currently available in India.

History TV18

On October 9, 2011(09/10/11), History was re-launched in India as History TV18, by AETN18 Media Pvt. Ltd., a joint venture between A+E Networksand Network 18. The channel, is available in 6 languages including English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Bengali and Marathi has hired Salman Khan as its spokesperson. Some shows are also available in Gujarati. with another few shows being available in Urdu. An HD feed of the channel (True HD) is also available.