B4U (TV channel)

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B4U
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B4U: The Digital Entertainment Channel
Country India
Broadcast area India
Network B4U Network
Headquarters New Delhi & Mumbai
Programming
Language(s) Hindi
Picture format 576i (SDTV)
Ownership
Owner B4U Multimedia International Limited
Sister channels B4U Music, B4U Aflam, B4U Plus, B4U Kadak, B4U Bhojpuri
History
Launched3 September 2000
Closed27 October 2001
Replaced by B4U Movies

B4U also known as B4U Entertainment or B4U TV was an Indian television satellite channel that was launched on 3 September 2000. [1]

Contents

B4U Entertainment programming consisted of many genres of television programs, including family dramas boasting female protagonists, comedy series, and shows starring Bollywood celebrities. [2]

Programming

Note:Following is a list of programmes that were broadcast by B4U TV at the time it was on-air. Some of these shows have also been re-aired on other Indian television channels.


YearSerialCastTotal Number Of EpisodesDirectorGenre
2000–2001Tanhaiyaan Anju Mahendru, Mohan Bhandari, Shama Deshpande, Radhika Menon, Natasha Sinha, Rajeev Paul, Naresh Suri, Gauri Karnik, Poonam Narula, Kanchan Mirchandani, Rajeev Gupta, Anita Wahi, Shishir Sharma, Saroj Bhargav, Balvinder Singh, Gayatri, Sunil Dhawan, Veena Kapoor, Rohit Bakshi, Madhu Amli, Sahil Chaddha, Vivek Mushran, Ravee Gupta, Anant Jog 42ChitrathDrama
2000–2001Sukanya Rupali Ganguly, Shishir Sharma, Gauri Karnik, Anju Mahendru, Sushmita Daan, Rakesh Paul, R. S. Chopra, Dash Saxena, Manav Kaul, Hiten Tejwani, Hussain Kuwajerwala, Rohit Bakshi 150Sanjay Surkar
Ravi Raj
Drama
2000–2001Khushi Mohan Joshi, Lillete Dubey, Sangeeta Ghosh, Aarati Murjhani, Kamalakar Sontakke, Seema Bhargav, Sujata Vaishnav, Neha Pendse, Gargi Patil, Radhika Menon, Siraj Khan, Pawan Malhotra, Mandeep Bhandar, Romi Jaspal, Abhay Chopra, Anita Wahi, Vinod Raut, Mitul Bhattacharya, Vijay Anand, S. M. Zaheer, Sarosh Khan, Vandana Sajnani, Madhumalati Kapoor, Shamal36 Lekh Tandon Drama




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References

  1. Lall, Bhuvan (4 September 2000). "B4U launches entertainment channel in India". ScreenDaily.com.
  2. Singh, Jasmine (11 September 2000). "New general entertainment channel B4U". Mid-Day.com.