It was launched on 17 June 2007 by Jupiter Entertainment Venture (JEV) as Asianet Suvarna owned by Asianet Communications Limited.[1]
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.[2]
In 2013, Star India acquired Asianet Communications excluding the news channels from their parent company.[3] Suvarna Plus was launched on 14 August 2013.[4] On 25 July 2016, the channel was rebranded as Star Suvarna along with its sister channel Star Suvarna Plus.[5][6]
Star Suvarna launched its own high-definition simulcast, with HD visuals and Dolby Digital Plus5.1 sound quality on 15 July 2017.[7][8]