Initially, a bilingual channel broadcasting in both English and Hindi, its programming turned Hindi-only since 2003, when Star's deal with NDTV expired.

[citation needed] In that same year, the Indian government introduced a guideline limiting foreign equity in the national news business to 26%.

Prior to the HD feed launch, ABP News had launched a test HD feed in February of that same year, exclusively on streaming service Disney+ Hotstar and on ABP's online platforms, which was basically an upscaled version of the SD channel airing 4:3 content stretched to fill the 16:9 screen.

In 2018, former host Punya Prasun Bajpai stated that when he criticized the performance of one of prime minister Narendra Modi's projects directed towards poor farmers in his television show Masterstroke, ABP News' satellite broadcasting was disrupted each time the program was aired.

Another host, Abhisar Sharma, who challenged Modi's public safety strategies on ABP News, was fired that same day.