| History | |
| Launch Date: | 15 June 2007 |
| Closed Date: | 28 February 2021 (Malaysia) (SD) 1 April 2022 (Brunei) |
| Picture Format: | 1080i HDTV |
| Owner: | A+E Networks Asia |
| Country: | Singapore Indonesia Thailand Malaysia Philippines Vietnam Japan South Korea Hong Kong Taiwan |
| Area: | Cambodia Fiji Hong Kong Indonesia Japan Macau Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Pacific Islands Palau Papua New Guinea Philippines Singapore South Korea Taiwan Thailand Vietnam |
| Headquarters: | Singapore |
| Former Names: | The History Channel (2007–2008) |
| Sister Channels: | Fyi (2008-2019) Crime & Investigation Network H2 Lifetime |
| Website: | www.historyasia.com |
History, formerly known as The History Channel, is a Southeast Asian pay television channel broadcasting programming related to historical events and people. The channel is owned by A+E Networks Asia. In India History TV18 owned by a joint-venture between A+E Networks and under permission registered Discovery Communications, owner of the American History and Network 18, Indian media group & available in eight languages (Bengali, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu & Urdu) in India.
A+E Networks Asia was formed on 15 June 2007 through a joint venture between A+E Networks and Malaysia's pay TV provider Astro. Headquartered in Singapore, A+E Networks Asia also have operations in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[1]
In 2009, A+E Networks Asia struck a US$800,000 co-production deal with the National Film Development Corporation of Malaysia to co-produce programmes to be featured across its channels.[2] It has recently hired SPE Networks as a regional ad sales representative across the South East Asian region.[3]
On September 1, 2008, History Channel Asia officially launched their own History HD Asia channel in Singapore and Hong Kong, followed by Japan, South Korea (Localized Version Launched),[4] India, Philippines and Malaysia.[5] [6] [7] [8]