Editing History Channel (section)

== International ==
=== North America ===
==== Canada ====
{{Main|History (Canadian TV channel)}}
History Television launched in 1997 and was not initially related to its then similarly named American counterpart. During History Television's first several years of operation, despite sharing a similar programming focus, it rarely, if ever, acquired programming from the American channel. The phrase "Not available in Canada" was used heavily during The History Channel's early years in promotional ads on American channels that were imported to Canadian pay television providers, particularly A&E.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lisnews.com/index.pl?issue=20040722&mode=|title=Librarian and Information Science News|publisher=LIS News|access-date=August 4, 2007|quote=I always wondered why the History Channel commercials said not available in Canada.}}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

Beginning in the late 2000s, several History (US) shows were acquired for Canadian broadcast on History Television. On May 30, 2012, then-parent company [[Shaw Media]] announced that it would rebrand History Channel as a Canadian version of the US History channel in the fall of 2012, through a licensing agreement with A+E Networks.<ref>[http://www.broadcastermagazine.com/news/shaw-media-and-a-e-to-launch-two-new-specialty-channels/1001418951/ Shaw Media and A&E to Launch Two New Specialty Channels] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121210161801/http://www.broadcastermagazine.com/news/shaw-media-and-a-e-to-launch-two-new-specialty-channels/1001418951/ |date=December 10, 2012 }}, ''Broadcaster Magazine'', May 30, 2012.</ref> History Television would be relaunched on August 12, 2012, with another Shaw-owned specialty channel relaunched as a [[History2 (Canadian TV channel)|Canadian version of H2]] soon after.

On October 21, 2014, [[Corus Entertainment]] reached an agreement to acquire [[Canadian French]]-language rights to History programming for its own channel, [[Historia (TV channel)|Historia]]. On March 9, 2015, the network was relaunched under History's logo and branding, although the network still carries the Historia name.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.corusent.com/home/Corporate/PressReleases/tabid/1697/Default.aspx?Id=2936 |title=Historia: new logo, new look, new shows! |publisher=Corus Entertainment |date=March 9, 2015 |access-date=March 9, 2014 |archive-date=April 2, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402205215/http://www.corusent.com/home/Corporate/PressReleases/tabid/1697/Default.aspx?Id=2936 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Historia was previously owned as a joint venture between Shaw and [[Astral Media]], which made it a sister to History; Corus purchased the network in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.corusent.com/home/Corporate/PressReleases/tabid/1697/Default.aspx?Id=2455|title=Corus Entertainment Expands Interests in French-language Specialty Television Market through Major Deals with Bell and Shaw Media|author=Corus Entertainment|author-link=Corus Entertainment|date=March 4, 2013|access-date=March 31, 2013|archive-date=March 23, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130323074811/http://www.corusent.com/home/Corporate/PressReleases/tabid/1697/Default.aspx?Id=2455|url-status=dead}}</ref>

On April 1, 2016, Corus Entertainment merged with Shaw Media, and as a result, now holds the [[Canadian English]] and French-language rights to History programming.{{Citation needed|date=October 2017}}

=== Europe ===
{{Main|History (European TV channel)}}

==== UK and Ireland ====
The British version launched in November 1995, and arrived in Ireland on November 1, 1999. The UK channel is a joint venture with [[Sky UK]] and was renamed Sky History on May 27, 2020, incorporating content from [[Sky Documentaries]] and [[Sky Nature]].

==== Germany ====
The German version launched on November 14, 2004, and is operated by The History Channel Germany GmbH & Co. KG, a joint venture between A+E Networks and [[NBCUniversal International Networks]].

==== Italy ====
The Italian version was launched on July 31, 2003, as a joint venture of A&E Networks and the local office division of [[Fox Networks Group]]; then it became a sole venture of A&E Networks in 2012.

==== Spain and Portugal ====
The History Channel is available in Spain and Portugal though cable, satellite, and IPTV platforms, as well as streaming media under the brand Canal de Historia. The History Channel Iberia is a joint venture between A+E Networks and [[AMC Networks International Southern Europe]].

==== Benelux ====
The Dutch version launched on May 1, 2007.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2007/04/05/history-channel-comes-to-benelux/|title=History Channel comes to Benelux|date=April 5, 2007|publisher=Broadband TV News|first=Robert|last=Briel|access-date=February 1, 2012|archive-date=June 25, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120625180640/http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2007/04/05/history-channel-comes-to-benelux/|url-status=live}}</ref> This version is distributed by A&E Networks Benelux. In January 2008, History HD was launched in the Netherlands.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2007/11/14/history-channel-hd-to-launch-in-holland/|title=History Channel HD to launch in Holland|date=November 14, 2007|publisher=Broadband TV News|first=Robert|last=Briel|access-date=February 1, 2012|archive-date=June 25, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120625123751/http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2007/11/14/history-channel-hd-to-launch-in-holland/|url-status=live}}</ref> It is available on cable providers [[Telenet]] and [[Ziggo]]. It is also available on the IPTV service [[KPN]].

==== Poland ====
A Polish version was launched on April 9, 2008. It is available on cable providers Aster, Dialog, Toya, and [[UPC Poland]], and also through satellite television (with its HD version carried on the [[n (Poland)|n]] platform since June 1, 2012) and an SD version on Cyfra+ (''now'' [[Canal+ (Polish TV provider)|Canal+]]), the latter since November 2, 2009.

==== Scandinavia ====
A Scandinavian version was first launched in September 1997, broadcasting for three and later four hours a day on the analogue [[Viasat (Nordic television service)|Viasat]] platform. Initially time-sharing with TV1000 Cinema, it was later moved to the Swedish [[TV8 (Swedish TV channel)|TV8]] channel and continued broadcasting there until November 2004. When History channel announced their own 24-hour pan-European channel, Viasat launched its own history-oriented channel, [[Viasat History]], in the Nordic region, but with no original programming. On February 1, 2007, the History Channel returned to Sweden and also Denmark, Norway, Finland when the pan-European version was launched as a standalone channel on the [[Canal Digital]] satellite platform and later through cable operator Com hem. <!-- In 2008 History was also launched as An HD channel. -->The History Channel launched on February 1, 2007, on the Canal Digital DTH satellite package for viewers in Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland. The channel is being launched by The History Channel UK, A&E's joint venture with BSkyB. Although it broadcasts in English with local subtitles, the channel is scheduled separately from the UK version.

=== Asia ===
==== India ====
The History Channel started its operations in [[India]] in late 2003 with [[21st Century Fox]]'s [[Star India|STAR TV]] as its sales partner, managed by [[National Geographic Channel|National Geographic]] until November 21, 2008.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.indiantelevision.com/interviews/y2k3/executive/zubin.htm | title = Indiantelevision.com's interview with NGC India managing director (South Asia) Zubin Jehanbux Gandevia | date = December 20, 2003 | access-date = October 15, 2007 | publisher = Indiantelevision.com | archive-date = June 4, 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110604034505/http://www.indiantelevision.com/interviews/y2k3/executive/zubin.htm | url-status = live }}</ref> [[History TV18|The History Channel India]] closed down on November 21, 2008. In 2011, History was granted permission to relaunch services in India. A joint venture of A&E Networks and TV18 relaunched [[History TV18]] in India in eight languages in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.historyindia.com/contact-us|title=Contact Us - History TV18 India|author=History TV 18|access-date=January 11, 2016|archive-date=April 7, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160407103937/https://www.historyindia.com/contact-us|url-status=live}}</ref>

==== Southeast Asia ====
{{Main|History (Southeast Asian TV channel)}}
A joint venture of AETN and [[Astro Malaysia Holdings]] launched the History Channel in [[Singapore]], [[Hong Kong]], [[Thailand]], the [[Philippines]], [[Malaysia]], [[Indonesia]], [[Vietnam]] and [[Brunei]] in the second and third quarters of 2007, and in [[Taiwan]] and [[China]] by the end of the year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aetninternational.com/news.jsp?id=17683138|title=A&E Television Networks & Astro Form Joint Venture|date=April 16, 2007|access-date=June 8, 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070522150853/http://www.aetninternational.com/news.jsp?id=17683138|archive-date=May 22, 2007}}<br />{{cite web|url=http://www.aetninternational.com/news.jsp?id=9992256|title=The History Channel Expands Through Asia|date=February 10, 2003|access-date=June 16, 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060106090500/http://www.aetninternational.com/news.jsp?id=9992256|archive-date=January 6, 2006}}</ref> Some other Asian countries, such as [[Kuwait]], [[Israel]], and [[Japan]], have their own versions of the network. On September 1, 2008, History Channel Asia was officially launched in Singapore and Hong Kong followed by the Philippines.<ref>[http://www.medianewsline.com/news/146/ARTICLE/4477/2009-05-05.html History HD channel launched on SkyLife in Korea] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714064859/http://www.medianewsline.com/news/146/ARTICLE/4477/2009-05-05.html |date=July 14, 2011 }} retrieved via medianewsline.com May 5, 2009</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090511150702/http://www.skycable.com/packages.aspx?id=11&pkg=HD&pg=Description&subid=1&cid=40 History Channel Asia HD launched on SkyCable Philippines] retrieved via skycable.com September 6, 2009</ref><ref>[http://www.aetninternational.com/news.jsp?id=35483863 The History Channel HD to launch in Singapore and Hong Kong] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090130063424/http://www.aetninternational.com/news.jsp?id=35483863 |date=January 30, 2009 }} retrieved via aetninternational.com August 26, 2008</ref>

==== South Korea ====
The South Korean version of History Channel was launched on September 22, 2017, replacing the Southeast version that was previously transmitted. After the launch, A+E networks Korea launched an original series program called History in the Bottle (말술클럽).

=== Latin America ===
The Latin American version was launched in 2001. It is owned by [[A&E (TV channel)|A&E]] and controlled in the region by [[Ole Distribution]]. It airs US programming, translated to [[Spanish language|Spanish]] or [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] or in English with Spanish or Portuguese subtitles. Also, it develops some Latin American programming in Spanish.

=== Oceania ===
==== Australia and New Zealand ====
{{Main|Real History}}
The channel is operated by [[Foxtel]] and the programming and name of the channel is licensed to them by [[A&E Networks]].

=== Africa ===

The History Channel was launched on December 1, 2003, on the [[DStv]] satellite TV platform provided by [[MultiChoice]] in South Africa for Sub-Saharran Africa; it is currently on the ''DStv Compact Plus'' package.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dstv.com/channels |title=DSTV Channels &#124; M-Net &#124; Sport &#124; Movies &#124; Series &#124; Music &#124; News |access-date=December 9, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131117034731/http://www.dstv.com/channels/ |archive-date=November 17, 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref>