The network was owned by H. Sukoyo,[1][2] a shrimp pond entrepreneur from East Java, and three other parties which were his Starpage pager business partner.

The share purchase of DVN TV was considered as the realization of Kompas Gramedia's intend to be involved in the television industry.

The early programming itself were entertainment-based but inclined with local materials and with an explorative theme, such as Jejak Petualang [id] which still broadcasts today.[when?

][3] Nevertheless, TV7's program rating was considered not too well, which led to a report that the network was offered to be bought by Surya Citra Media (SCM)—parent company of SCTV—in July 2003 on the grounds of financial problems, but eventually never happened.

In conjunction with Trans TV's 5th anniversary on 15 December 2006 at 19:00 local time, the channel was rebranded as Trans7, making it the second CT Corp owned television network.

For the first time, Trans7 became the official broadcaster of the 2018 FIFA World Cup along with the sister channel Trans TV, also with Telkom Indonesia, K-Vision and MNC Vision.

[11] Trans7 also hosts the Indonesia Open Badminton Championships coverage since 2008 until 2019 (originally until 2020, but the event cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic),[12] after broadcasting the Thomas and Uber Cups for 2008 (simulcast with Trans TV) and 2010 seasons.