Music and Youth
B4U earns $3m in operating profits
MUMBAI: B4U Worldwide, the holding company of B4U Movies and B4U Music, has managed an operating profit of $ three million this fiscal.
B4U CEO Ravi Gupta told indiantelevision.com that the operating profit the company had achieved this year was significant when compared to the $ 600,000 it closed with last year. The company showed a revenue growth of 14 to 15 per cent, Gupta said, which is much lower than last year’s 35 per cent.
Gupta also admitted that his target of declaring net profits by the end of the fiscal had had not realised. “We have fallen short of breakeven,” he said.
B4U continues to garner a major part of its revenues from international operations. It was 65 per cent from overseas and 35 per cent out of India last year. However, after having making B4U Movies pay in the second half of 2002, this ratio is expected to have come down further to 60:40.
Among its international markets, B4U garners its highest revenues from the UK, Gupta said. Asked about any recent initiatives the network had done, Gupta, said there had been nothing major since joining hands with iDream to be co-producer in all its films last year.
iDream, by far the largest film fund that has emerged in India in recent times, is promoted by SSKI and has already produced / funded / distributed some well received independent movies of directors such as Mira Nair (Monsoon Wedding) and Gurinder Chadha (Bend it Like Beckham).
iDream has backed off beat cinema with films such as Mitr (which has won 3 National Awards), as well as big star cast films like Agnivarsha with Raveena Tandon, Jackie Shroff, Sonali Kulkarni, Milind Soman playing lead roles in it. iDream also funded the recent moderate hit 16 December, as well as India’s biggest special effects film, the soon to be released Janantram Manantram and has in the pipeline, several other productions.
Gupta said that films like Agnivarsha and 16 December, which were telecast recently on Zee TV as part of its Thursday Premiere slot were first shown on B4U Movies.
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Music and Youth
TLC launches ‘World On My Plate’ with Shipra Khanna
New travel-food series premieres 29 March at 7:00 PM.
MUMBAI: Shipra Khanna just packed her bags and her flavours because when a celebrated chef takes you on a global plate tour, even the couch starts feeling like first-class. Warner Bros. Discovery India has announced the launch of World On My Plate with Shipra Khanna, a new travel and food series set to premiere on TLC on 29 March at 7:00 PM. Hosted and curated by the popular chef and television personality, the show blends food, travel and culture through an intimate and immersive lens.
Across three visually rich episodes, Shipra journeys to global destinations to explore not just what people eat, but why they eat it, uncovering the stories, traditions and human connections behind every dish. The series opens in London, weaving its iconic landmarks with diverse culinary scenes, before moving to Spain’s vineyards, olive orchards and coastal kitchens.
Warner Bros. Discovery head of advertising revenues for South Asia Tanaz Mehta said: “At TLC, our focus has always been on bringing authentic stories that reflect how people live and connect. World On My Plate builds on this by using food as a lens to explore shared traditions across geographies. We’re excited to collaborate with Chef Shipra Khanna, whose perspective brings both depth and relatability to these narratives.”
Shipra Khanna added, “Food has always been my way of connecting with people and understanding cultures. With World On My Plate, I’ve had the opportunity to step into new worlds, learn from incredible individuals, and share stories that go far beyond the plate. This show is very special to me.”
The series promises strong visual storytelling, meaningful interactions and a fresh perspective on global cuisine celebrating flavours alongside the emotions and traditions that shape them.
In a world where travel shows often feel like distant postcards, Shipra Khanna is serving up something far more personal: a passport to cultures through their kitchens, proving that the best way to understand a place is still through the plate. Tune in to World On My Plate with Shipra Khanna starting 29 March at 7:00 PM on TLC.
