B4U Music

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B4U Music
B4U Music logo.png
Country India
United Kingdom
Qatar
Broadcast areaInternational
Headquarters Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Programming
Language(s) Hindi & English
Picture format 16:9 576i SDTV
Ownership
Owner B4U Network Limited
Sister channels B4U Movies
B4U Kadak
B4U Bhojpuri
History
Launched1 September 1999;25 years ago (1999-09-01)
16 January 2009;15 years ago (2009-01-16) Qatar
Links
Website b4umusic.in
Availability
Terrestrial
Oqaab
(Afghanistan)
Channel 60
Streaming media
Virgin TV Anywhere Watch live (UK only)
Sling TV Internet Protocol television
DD Free DishLCN 63
Airtel digital TVLCN 486

B4U Music is an India & Worldwide free to air music television channel owned by the B4U Network Limited.

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The channel broadcasts a mixture of contemporary Bollywood, Indipop, Bhangra and international music. Programs include celebrity interviews, artist profiles, concerts and chart rundowns, as well as video request shows.

There are four different versions of the channel being broadcast in the UK, North America, Africa, the Middle East and South Asia. Each feed produces a quantity of local programming which reflects the culture and tastes of the local population of the Indian diaspora and new logo on 12.12.2020.

Since 2008, the yearly UK Asian Music Awards have been produced and broadcast by the channel. [1]

Recognition

B4U Music emerged as the No.1 Asian TV channel in UK ratings in January 2022. [2]

Logo used from 1999 to 2013. B4umusic.svg
Logo used from 1999 to 2013.
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Logo used from 2013 to 2014 .

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References

  1. "B4Utv.com -UKAMA – UK Asian Music Awards". b4utv.com. Archived from the original on 20 November 2010. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
  2. Correspondent, BizAsia (3 January 2022). "Overnights: B4U Music surprises by taking No.1 spot on Sunday". BizAsia | Media, Entertainment, Showbiz, Brit, Events and Music. Retrieved 18 May 2022.{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)