B4U (network)
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Type | Television |
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Availability | International |
Broadcast area | Worldwide |
Parent | Abercross Holdings Ltd.[1] |
Launch date | 1 September 1999 (United Kingdom) 3 September 2000 (India) |
Official website | b4utv |
B4U is a television network focused on Bollywood based entertainment. The network operates the six channels B4U Music, B4U Movies, B4U Kadak, B4U Bhojpuri, B4U Aflam and B4U Plus which are at present available on more than 8 different satellites, in more than 100 countries in the Americas, Europe, Middle East, Africa, and Asia.[2] In addition the company operates B4U Motion Pictures, which is a media and entertainment production subsidiary. It was formed and jointly owned by Indian steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal, movie producer Kishore Lulla, Bharat Shah and London-based industrialist Gokul Binani.
Company history[]
In 1999, the newly formed network launched B4U Movies and B4U Music in the UK on the Sky Digital platform as a subscription package along with Sony Entertainment Television.[3] The launch was surrounded in controversy, with rival network Zee TV claiming that B4U had stolen its database of subscribers in the UK. The B4U management claimed that they had got hold of the database from ex-employees and has been using it to send mailers promoting its service.[4] In 2001, the network went on to launch the channels in the United States and Canada and the Middle East by the end of the year.
By 2000, B4U had established itself as a leading brand in Bollywood entertainment for the Indian Diaspora.[5][verification needed] B4U signed a deal with FTV to broadcast Indian fashion shows throughout the world as well as more local events.[6] In 2001, the network won 9 Promax Awards.[7] The network then ventured into movie production in 2002, co-producing all films produced by iDream.[8]
Television Channels[]
- B4U Music – Hindi music channel in India
- B4U Movies – Hindi movie channel in India
- B4U Kadak – Hindi movie channel in India
- B4U Bhojpuri – Bhojpuri language movie channel in India
- B4U Aflam – Arabic language movie channel in MENA region
- B4U Plus – Hindi general entertainment channel for MENA region and also will launch in India
B4U Today[]
The network was the media sponsor Mayor of London's 2007 Diwali Festival in Trafalgar Square.[9]
B4U Films[]
B4U Films (alternatively named, B4U Productions Plc.) is a wholly owned subsidiary of B4U TV Ltd. (B4U), Mumbai based media and entertainment production company. It was started in 1997, and handles the motion picture production and distribution of B4U.
B4U Films produces films in Bollywood as well as in Punjab, where it partners with other leading film studios. They distribute Lollywood movies as well.
It first produced Bhai, which starred Suniel Shetty, Kader Khan and Kunal Khemu. In 2015 they started distributing Pakistani films by distributing Karachi Se Lahore worldwide. The latest film, they had distributed was Mahira Khan starred Pakistani romantic comedy film 7 Din Mohabbat In.
List of B4U films[]
2021[]
- Vijay The Master (Hindi distribution only)
- Chakra Ka Rakshak (Hindi distribution only)
- Enemy (Hindi distribution only)[10]
2019[]
2018[]
2017[]
2016[]
- Janaan
- Ghayal Once Again
2015[]
- Bin Roye
- Karachi se Lahore
2011[]
2010[]
- Mel Karade Rabba
- Sukhmani - Hope for Life
- Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai
- Peepli Live
2009[]
2008[]
- The Infidel (co-production with Slingshot Productions & Met Film Production)
- Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!
2007[]
2006[]
- Family - Ties of Blood (co-production with Excel Entertainment)
- Dil Apna Punjabi
1997[]
- Bhai (co-production with The Culture Company)
1957[]
- Mother India (only worked with Blu-ray in 2007)
References[]
- ^ "B4U sells majority stake to Abercross Holdings for £20 million". CableQuest Magazine. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- ^ B4U Television (2 October 2001). "B4U – Bollywood charms, global audience". B4utv.com. Archived from the original on 7 August 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
- ^ "Screen Digest – UK's Asian channels fight for market share". Highbeam.com. Archived from the original on 20 October 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
- ^ The Indian CAB&SAT Reporter - ZEE TO LAUNCH TV WORLD Archived 13 December 2004 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Palan Barakrishnan (25 February 2002). "Tigers in a prize fight". Guardian. London. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
- ^ "The Indian Cab&Sat Reporter". www.indiantelevision.com. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- ^ "B4U strikes gold-n-silver at Promax & BDA Asia 2001 Awards". Indiantelevision.com. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
- ^ "B4U ties up with iDream; to be co-producer in all its films". indiantelevision.com. 29 August 2002. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
- ^ "B4U Network to celebrate Diwali in London". Indiantelevision.com. 18 October 2007. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
- ^ Information, Film. "B4U, Grandmaster To Bring Tamil 'Enemy' In Hindi | 23 July, 2021 – Film Information". Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/10/07/rangreza-poster-finally-released-and-boy-it-looks-good/
External links[]
- Foreign television channels broadcasting in the United Kingdom
- Television stations in India
- British Indian mass media
- Television channels and stations established in 1999
- Bollywood
- 1999 establishments in the United Kingdom