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{{Infobox television channel
{{Infobox television channel
| name = B4U Music
| name = B4U Music
| logo =  
| logo = B4U_Music_logo.png
| logo_size = 200px
| logo_size = 200px
| logo_alt = Official logo
| logo_alt = Official logo
| launch_date = {{launch date and age|1999|09|01|df=y}}
| launch_date = {{launch date and age|2000|05|06|df=y}}
| closed_date =  
| closed_date =  
| owner = [[B4U (network)|B4U Network Limited]]
| owner = [[B4U (network)|B4U Network Limited]]
| picture_format = [[16:9]] [[576i]] [[SDTV]]
| picture_format = [[16:9]] [[576i]] [[SDTV]]
| slogan = On B4U Music (1999-present) <br> This is B4U Music (2001-present) <br> Moves You (2013-2014)
| country = [[India]]<br /> [[United Kingdom]]<br/>[[Qatar]]  
| country = [[India]]
| headquarters = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]
| headquarters = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]
| language = [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
| language = [[Hindi language|Hindi]] & [[English language|English]]
| area = International
| area = International
| former_names =  
| former_names =  
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| sister_channels = [[B4U Movies]]<br>[[B4U Kadak (TV channel)|B4U Kadak]]<br>[[B4U Bhojpuri (TV channel)|B4U Bhojpuri]]
| sister_channels = [[B4U Movies]]<br>[[B4U Kadak (TV channel)|B4U Kadak]]<br>[[B4U Bhojpuri (TV channel)|B4U Bhojpuri]]
| timeshift_service =  
| timeshift_service =  
| web = {{url|b4utv.com}}
| website = {{url|b4umusic.in}}
| terr_serv_1 = [[Oqaab]]<br><small>(Afghanistan)</small>
| terr_serv_1 = [[Oqaab]]<br><small>(Afghanistan)</small>
| terr_chan_1 = Channel 60
| terr_chan_1 = Channel 60
| sat_serv_1 = [[Tata Sky]]
| terr_serv_2 = Cambodian DTH UHD <br><small>(Cambodia)</small>
| sat_chan_1 = Channel 822
| terr_chan_2 = Channel 76
| sat_serv_2 = [[Dish TV]]
| sat_chan_2 = Channel 456
| sat_serv_3 = [[Arab Digital Distribution|ADD]] <small>(Middle East and North Africa)</small>
| sat_chan_3 = Channel 56
| sat_serv_4 = [[Sky (United Kingdom)|Sky]] <small>([[United Kingdom|UK]] & [[Ireland]])</small>
| sat_chan_4 = Channel 702
| sat_serv_5 = [[Dish Network]] <small>(US)</small>
| sat_chan_5 = Channel 716
| sat_serv_6 = [[Dialog TV]] ([[Sri Lanka]])
| sat_chan_6 = Channel 43 (Test)
| sat_serv_7 = Zuku TV (Africa)
| sat_chan_7 = Channel 929
| cable_serv_1 = [[Virgin Media]] <small>([[United Kingdom|UK]])</small>
| cable_chan_1 = Channel 816
| cable_serv_2 = [[DD Free Dish]]
| cable_chan_2 = Channel 567
| cable_serv_3 = [[Asianet Digital TV]]
| cable_chan_3 = Channel 546
| online_serv_1 = Virgin TV Anywhere
| online_serv_1 = Virgin TV Anywhere
| online_chan_1 = [http://anywhere.virginmedia.com/channels/live/b4u-music/ Watch live] (UK only)
| online_chan_1 = [http://anywhere.virginmedia.com/channels/live/b4u-music/ Watch live] (UK only)
| online_serv_2 = [[Sling TV]]
| online_chan_2 = [[IPTV|Internet Protocol television]]
| online_serv_3 = DD Free Dish
| online_chan_3 = LCN 63
| online_serv_4 = Airtel digital TV
| online_chan_4 = LCN 486
}}
}}
'''B4U Music''' is an [[India]]n Hindi music channel owned by the B4U Network Limited.
[[File:B4umusic.svg|thumbnail|Logo used from 2000 to 2013.|120px|right]]
[[File:B4U Music (television channel) logo.png|thumbnail|Logo used from 2013 to 2014.|120px|right]]
'''B4U Music''' is a [[Free-to-air|free to air]] [[music television channel]] owned by the [[B4U (network)|B4U Network]]. The channel broadcasts a mixture of contemporary [[Bollywood]], [[Indipop]], [[Bhangra (music)|Bhangra]] and international music.


The channel broadcasts a mixture of contemporary [[Bollywood]], [[Indipop]], [[Bhangra (music)|Bhangra]] and international music. Programs include celebrity interviews, artist profiles, concerts and chart rundowns, as well as video request shows.
==History==
The channel began broadcasting in 2000 becoming the second B4U channel after [[B4U Movies]].<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/media/2000/may/22/mondaymediasection.raceintheuk</ref> There are now four different versions of the channel being broadcast in Europe, 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 [[Non-resident Indian and person of Indian origin|Indian diaspora]].


There are four different versions of the channel being broadcast in the UK, North America, 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 [[Non-resident Indian and person of Indian origin|Indian diaspora]] and new logo on 12.12.2020.
In [[Qatar]] the channel launched in 2009 and closed in 2019.
 
==Programming==
Programs include celebrity interviews, artist profiles, concerts and chart rundowns, as well as video request shows.


Since 2008, the yearly [[UK Asian Music Awards]] have been produced and broadcast by the channel.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.b4utv.com/subs/091224ukama_award.shtml |title=B4Utv.com -UKAMA – UK Asian Music Awards |work=b4utv.com |accessdate=24 August 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101120084138/http://b4utv.com/subs/091224ukama_award.shtml |archivedate=20 November 2010 |df=dmy }}</ref>
Since 2008, the yearly [[UK Asian Music Awards]] have been produced and broadcast by the channel.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.b4utv.com/subs/091224ukama_award.shtml |title=B4Utv.com -UKAMA – UK Asian Music Awards |work=b4utv.com |accessdate=24 August 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101120084138/http://b4utv.com/subs/091224ukama_award.shtml |archivedate=20 November 2010 |df=dmy }}</ref>
[[File:B4umusic.svg|thumbnail|Logo used from 1999 to 2013.|120px|right]]


==Ratings==
B4U Music emerged as the No.1 Asian TV channel in UK ratings in January 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Correspondent |first=BizAsia |date=2022-01-03 |title=Overnights: B4U Music surprises by taking No.1 spot on Sunday |url=https://www.bizasialive.com/overnights-b4u-music-surprises-by-taking-no-1-spot-on-sunday/ |access-date=2022-05-18 |website=BizAsia {{!}} Media, Entertainment, Showbiz, Brit, Events and Music |language=en-GB}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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[[Category:Music video networks in the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Music video networks in the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Indian pop]]
[[Category:Indian pop]]
[[Category:Television channels and stations established in 1999]]
[[Category:Television channels and stations established in 2000]]
[[Category:British Indian mass media]]
[[Category:British Indian mass media]]
[[Category:Music television channels]]
[[Category:Music television channels]]
[[Category:1999 establishments in Maharashtra]]
[[Category:2000 establishments in Maharashtra]]




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Latest revision as of 06:46, 20 October 2025

B4U Music
Official logo
CountryIndia
United Kingdom
Qatar
Broadcast areaInternational
HeadquartersMumbai, Maharashtra, India
Programming
Language(s)Hindi & English
Picture format16:9 576i SDTV
Ownership
OwnerB4U Network Limited
Sister channelsB4U Movies
B4U Kadak
B4U Bhojpuri
History
Launched6 May 2000; 26 years ago (2000-05-06)
Links
Websiteb4umusic.in
Availability
Terrestrial
Oqaab
(Afghanistan)		Channel 60
Cambodian DTH UHD
(Cambodia)		Channel 76
Streaming media
Virgin TV AnywhereWatch live (UK only)
Sling TVInternet Protocol television
DD Free DishLCN 63
Airtel digital TVLCN 486
Logo used from 2000 to 2013.
Logo used from 2013 to 2014.

B4U Music is a free to air music television channel owned by the B4U Network. The channel broadcasts a mixture of contemporary Bollywood, Indipop, Bhangra and international music.

History[edit | edit source]

The channel began broadcasting in 2000 becoming the second B4U channel after B4U Movies.[1] There are now four different versions of the channel being broadcast in Europe, 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.

In Qatar the channel launched in 2009 and closed in 2019.

Programming[edit | edit source]

Programs include celebrity interviews, artist profiles, concerts and chart rundowns, as well as video request shows.

Since 2008, the yearly UK Asian Music Awards have been produced and broadcast by the channel.[2]

Ratings[edit | edit source]

B4U Music emerged as the No.1 Asian TV channel in UK ratings in January 2022.[3]

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/media/2000/may/22/mondaymediasection.raceintheuk
  2. ↑ "B4Utv.com -UKAMA – UK Asian Music Awards". b4utv.com. Archived from the original on 20 November 2010. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
  3. ↑ 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)

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