B4U Movies

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B4U Movies
Official logo
Launched 1999
Owned by B4U
Picture format SDTV
Country India United Kingdom
Broadcast area World-wide
Headquarters Mumbai
Sister channel(s) B4U Music
Website www.b4utv.com
Availability
Satellite
DStv (South Africa) Channel 451
Sky (UK) Channel 780
Dish Network (USA) Channel 791
Cable
Virgin Media (UK) Channel 815
IPTV
Freebox TV (France) Channel 603
SFR TV (France) Channel 632
Bbox TV (France) Channel 643

B4U Movies is a Bollywood movie digital TV channel based in Mumbai[1] available on more than 8 different satellites, in more than 100 countries including the USA, UK, Europe, Middle East, Africa, Mauritius, Canada and India. The channel is part of the B4U Group, owned by Lakshmi Mittal, Kishore Lulla and Gokul Binani.[2]

The channel broadcasts a mixture of classic and contemporary Bollywood films, as well as featuring star interviews, behind-the-scenes documentaries, and movie news. The channel has various licensing agreements with Eros Entertainment, which gives B4U Movies exclusive broadcasting rights to some of Bollywood's biggest films (outside India at least).[3]

There are 4 different versions of the channel available in the UK, North America, the Middle East and South Asia. 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. One such programme (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. [4]

Original B4U Movies logo

See also

References

  1. ↑ B4U Television. "B4U contact details for UK, USA, UAE and INDIA office". B4Utv.com. Archived from the original on 24 July 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-17. 
  2. ↑ "Screen Digest - UK's Asian channels fight for market share". Highbeam.com. Retrieved 2012-08-06. 
  3. ↑ "Home Entertainment Distribution". Eros Entertainment. Retrieved 2012-08-06. 
  4. ↑ "oneindia - B4U comes up with unique contest for children". Entertainment.oneindia.in. 2008-08-29. Retrieved 2012-08-06. 

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