Star Suvarna
Star Suvarna is an Indian general entertainment pay television channel broadcasting in Kannada. It is owned by Disney Star, subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company India. The channel telecasts Kannada language programmes such as drama, reality shows and Kannada films. History. It was launched on 17 June 2007 by Jupiter Entertainment Venture (JEV) as Asianet Suvarna owned by Asianet Communications Limited. Star Suvarna is also the first channel in India to give importance to Tulu language programming during the year 2010 despite the channel being known for Kannada language programming. In 2013, Star India acquired Asianet Communications excluding  the news channels from their parent company. On 25 July 2016, the channel was rebranded as Star Suvarna along with its sister channel Star Suvarna Plus. Star Suvarna Plus was launched on 14 August 2013. Star Survana launched its own high-definition simulcast on 15 July 2017. It offers HD visuals and Dolby Digital Plus 5.1 sound quality.