Not to be confused with Star Sports 1 Hindi, which was known as Star Sports 3 from 2013 to 2017.
In November 2017 Star India decided to shut down Channel V India and launch a dedicated Kannada-language sports channel, Star Sports 1 Kannada, in its place. However, since the broadcasting licence of Star Sports 1 Kannada was awarded only in May 2018[1], Star's plan to rebrand Channel V to Star Sports 1 Kannada was put on hold. Therefore, Channel V resumed its youth drama shows on 1 November 2017.
However, in August 2018, Star decided not to have a dedicated Kannada sports channel for the time being. Instead, it launched Star Sports 3 on 15 September 2018, replacing Channel V. Nevertheless, Star launched Star Sports 1 Kannada separately on 29 December 2018.
Star Sports 3 replaced Channel V India on 15 September 2018. This is not to be confused with Star Sports 1 Hindi, which was known as Star Sports 3 from 2013 to 2017.
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.
