B4U Movies

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B4U Movies
CountryIndia
Broadcast areaWorldwide
HeadquartersMumbai, Maharashtra, India (and international versions)
Programming
Language Hindi
Picture format SDTV
Ownership
Owner B4U
Sister channels B4U Music
B4U Kadak
B4U Bhojpuri
History
Launched26 August 1999;26 years ago (1999-08-26) [1]
Links
Website b4umovies.in
b4umovies.us
Availability
Terrestrial
Oqaab
(Afghanistan)		Channel 33
DStv (Sub-Saharan Africa)Channel 451
Channel 12102 (HD)
Zuku TV (Kenya)Channel 908
Tata Play Channel 385
Channel 384 (HD)
Airtel Digital TV Channel 236 (SD) (HD) soon
DD Free Dish LCN 12
Streaming media
Sling TV Internet Protocol television

B4U Movies is an Indian television channel broadcasting a mixture of classic and contemporary Hindi films. It is part of the B4U network and began in 1999. [2]

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B4U Movies is available on more than 8 different satellites, in more than 100 countries around the world. There are 4 different versions (feeds) of the channel available: for South Asia, North America, Middle East, and Europe. Each version of the channel produces a quantity of local programming which reflects the culture and tastes of the local population of the Indian Diaspora.

History

First logo B4umovies.jpg
First logo

B4U Movies was promoted by Eros International, the world's biggest distributor of Bollywood films. When first launched in 1999, it became the world's first 24-hour digital channel. The channel offered four three-hour Hindi films a day and would air new movies between three and six months after cinema release. [3]

As of October 2000, B4U had 170,000 subscribers across 6 continents worldwide. [4]

In India, the channel has been free to air since 2017. [5]

Programming

Other than movies, one such program (only shown on the South Asian version of B4U movies) is a talent contest for young actors, directors and screenwriters aged 7–15. The show concluded with the 4 finalists of the contest having their debut films premiered on the channel. [6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-the-arts/story/19990802-premium-global-movie-channel-b4u-to-be-launched-soon-824778-1999-08-01
  2. ↑ B4U Television. "B4U contact details for UK, USA, UAE and INDIA office". B4Utv.com. Archived from the original on 24 July 2010. Retrieved 17 July 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/film/1999/dec/02/artsfeatures.bollywood
  4. ↑ https://www.economist.com/business/2000/10/19/a-passage-from-india
  5. ↑ https://www.bizasialive.com/b4u-movies-go-free-air-india/
  6. ↑ "oneindia – B4U comes up with unique contest for children". Entertainment.oneindia.in. 29 August 2008. Archived from the original on 10 February 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
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