The channel was originally launched on 10 December 2000 as ETV Kannada and was promoted by Hyderabad's Ramoji Rao.

It later became a part of Viacom 18, owned by Network 18, officially re-branding under the Colors franchise on 26 April 2015.

Colors Kannada was the first GEC to start an HD channel in Karnataka.

Dubbed Shows Colors Super is an Indian general entertainment channel, owned by JioStar, that primarily broadcasts Kannada-language entertainment shows.

[17] The voice over for the channel is given by Manoj Sharma[18] Colors Kannada Cinema is an Indian pay television movie channel broadcasting in Kannada language, owned by JioStar.