B4U Movies
 | |
| Country | India |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Worldwide |
| Headquarters | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India (and international versions) |
| Programming | |
| Language | Hindi |
| Picture format | SDTV |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | B4U |
| Sister channels | B4U Music B4U Kadak B4U Bhojpuri |
| History | |
| Launched | 26 August 1999[1] |
| Links | |
| Website | b4umovies b4umovies |
| 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 |
| Cambodian DTH UHD | Channel 62 |
| 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]
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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-the-arts/story/19990802-premium-global-movie-channel-b4u-to-be-launched-soon-824778-1999-08-01
- ^ 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) - ^ https://www.theguardian.com/film/1999/dec/02/artsfeatures.bollywood
- ^ https://www.economist.com/business/2000/10/19/a-passage-from-india
- ^ https://www.bizasialive.com/b4u-movies-go-free-air-india/
- ^ "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.
External links
[edit]- Official site
- B4U movies live streaming FTA Archived 24 September 2019 at the Wayback Machine