HistoryChannelIndia.com – Web Design & Development, Maintenance, and Customization

The History Channel network broadcasts are available worldwide. Its launch in India however, was recent and a concurrent online presence was required as part of the channel promotion strategy. For DevelopmentIndia, this project was an extension of the services we provided for the National Geographic Channel website. History Channel presents historical facts from India’s perspective. As a powerful promotion tool, the vertically integrated website is ‘one-of-a-kind’, providing games, screen savers and other downloads. High-end graphics and scalable performance make the entire site an entertaining and informative experience for its visitors.

Customer Profile
The History Channel is India's only television channel dedicated to history, bringing the power and passion of the past to life. It not only satisfies India's ever-growing demand to know its history but also stimulates the curiosity to know more about our world.
Business Requirement
History Channel was launched in India recently. With a network that spans across the globe, History Channel India wanted an online presence customized for India. The Website was required to maintain updated program schedules and other channel information, along with Website customization in-sync with the global template, and performance standards.

Solution

Benefits
 Consistent and high-end Web design matching global standards
 In-sync operations management for the channel program schedules
 High-end graphics & template customization
 High-speed downloads including online games, & screen savers

Technologies Used
ASP 3.0
SQL Server 2000
Flash
SSI
JavaScript & HTML
Windows NT

Requirements
Spanning its network across the globe, the History Channel Network stepped in India, with the launch of the History Channel for India. The Channel is purely dedicated to exploring the historical past and presenting it to Indian viewers. As part of the channel’s promotion strategy, its online presence was imperative and a strong online presence was required for extensive coverage of TV program schedules, along with features to add value to the basic channel subscription.

The History Channel Network has its Websites for various regions and DevelopmentIndia was required to design the Website in-sync with the global templates followed by other regional Websites.

Customized Online Presence In-Sync with Global Standards

The History Channel Website has been customized for the Indian realm. After studying the global template design for History Channel Websites, the DevelopmentIndia team developed the Website with high-end graphics, flash animations, online games, along with regular maintenance of TV program schedules. We coordinated with the other teams involved in maintaining the History Channel Websites for different regions. The site has been divided into sections where viewers can check the schedules of the Website, play online games, download screen savers and various other utilities.

Our Web activities involve:

 Online program database and telecast schedule maintenance
  Page construction for all content
 Implementation of interactive features like online games & other downloadable utilities
 Beta testing, and debugging
 Web server & Web site maintenance
 Offline mirror site maintenance
 Offline Image banking

DevelopmentIndia has a team of professionals that handles the History Channel maintenance, extensively - from server administrators to proofreading professionals. In addition, we provide the hardware infrastructure including DevelopmentIndia’s servers for porting the History Channel Website.

The site uses SQL Server 2000 as the backend for scalable database management. The front-end has been developed in ASP 3.0 along with SSI pages and extensive use of JavaScript. Interactive features are developed using a combination of JavaScript and ActionScript (Flash).