An HD version was launched in 2011 along with ESPN HD. In 2013 it was converted to Star Sports HD1 (English) which was rebranded to Star Sports 1 HD (English) in 2017.
Star Sports 3 and HD3 (dedicated Hindi channel)
2013–2017
The Star Sports channels were rebranded on 6 November 2013, with a unified Star Sports brand replacing the individual Star Sports, Star Cricket and ESPN brands. Star Cricket became Star Sports 3, a dedicated Hindi channel; Star Cricket HD became Star Sports HD1, which in 2017 became Star Sports 1 HD.
HD: 2015–2017
HD version launched in 2015.
In 2015, before the 2015 Cricket World Cup, Star Sports HD3 and HD4 were launched. However, Star Sports HD4 was shut down in 2017, and Star Sports 4 became Star Sports 1 Tamil.
Star Sports 1 Hindi and 1 Hindi HD (dedicated Hindi channel)
2017–present
The Star Sports network was rebranded again on 28 May 2017. Star Sports 3 and HD3 became Star Sports 1 Hindi and 1 Hindi HD to accentuate the channel's language.
The Star Sports 3 name was revived on 15 September 2018 when a new channel of this name replaced Channel V India.
Notes: 1Originally owned, sold or discontinued by The Walt Disney Company India before its acquisition of Star. 2Joint venture with Tata Group. 3Sold to ABP Group. 4Sold to CJ ENM. 5Joint venture between Star and Viacom. Dissolved in 1994 with the launch of Channel V and Channel V India. 6Sold to China Media Capital. 7Sold to Visi Media Asia, which had owned 80% of the channel (Star formerly owned 20%). 8Rebranded from Star to Fox channels in 2017. Defunct since 1 October 2021. 9Relaunched as Pinoy Box Office, later known as PBO.
