| ShortsTV / ShortsHD | |
|---|---|
| 200px | |
| Launched | November 26, 2008 (Europe) February 17, 2010 (United States)[1] |
| Owned by | Shorts International (75%) Chellomedia (25%)[2] |
| Picture format | 576i (SDTV, Europe) 1080i (HDTV, US & Europe) |
| Broadcast area | United States Europe |
| Headquarters | London, England |
| Website | https://www.shorts.tv (English) |
| Availability | |
| Satellite | |
| DirecTV (US) | 568 (HD) 1568 (VOD) |
| Cable | |
| Numericable (France, Belgium, Luxemborg) | 52 and 134 (SD) |
| Tivibu TTNET (Turkey) | 143 |
| UPC Netherlands | 25 (SD) 64 (HD) |
| IPTV | |
| AT&T Uverse (US) | 1789 (HD) |
ShortsTV (known as ShortsHD in the United States) is a cable and satellite television channel dedicated to short film including Academy Award nominated short films.[3][4] It is franchise owned and operated by Shorts International and Chellomedia.[2] The channel launched in Europe on November 26, 2008 and in the United States on February 17, 2010.[1] It is available in 40 million homes worldwide.[5][6]
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Programming [link]
The channel broadcasts a selection of short films in a variety of genres in blocks of 30 and 60 minutes. Genres include comedy, animation and Stars In Shorts featuring short films with celebrity casts.
Selected short films airing on ShortsTV [link]
- Steve (starring Colin Firth and Kiera Knightley, directed by Rupert Friend)
- Impulse (starring Chris Masterson)
- Use As Directed
- Toyland
- Stonehenge: ‘Tis A Magic Place (featuring Spinal Tap)
- We Were Once A Fairy Tale (directed by Spike Jonze, Starring Kanye West)
- Trailers From Hell (featuring contributions from Joe Dante, John Landis, Edgar Wright, Eli Roth, Rick Baker)
- The Death of Salvador Dali (starring Dita Von Teese)
- Airlock Or How To Say Goodbye In Space (starring Michael Sheen)
- Always Crashing in the Same Car (starring Richard E. Grant and Paul McGann)
- Bouncer (starring Ray Winstone)
- Stingray (starring Mathew Horne)
- Darling Darling (starring Michael Cera)
- The Last Farm
- Cashback
- The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello
- Badgered
- The Seed
- I Met the Walrus
- Blake’s Junction 7
- World of Wrestling
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ShortsHD logo used for the US version
References [link]
- ^ a b "ShortsHD launches across U.S. with OmniBus Broadcast Engineering". Broadcastengineering.com. 2010-02-17. https://broadcastengineering.com/automation/shortshd-launches-us-onmibus-20100217/.
- ^ a b "Chellomedia acquires stake in short film company Shorts International". Shortsinternational.com. 2008-02-15. https://www.shortsinternational.com/press/press_release/ShortsTV_LGI_Press_Release_15Feb_2008.pdf.
- ^ Galas, Marjorie. "ShortsHD Brings Oscar Nominated Shorts To Theaters". La411.com. https://www.la411.com/411Update/Issue/Articles/Story.cfm?StoryID=1236.
- ^ Rome, Emily (2012-02-09). "Oscar-nominated shorts, coming to a theater near you". https://latimesblogs.latimes.com/movies/2012/02/oscar-nominated-shorts-coming-to-a-theater-near-you.html.
- ^ Gil, Billy (2011-05-05). "ShortsHD Launches on DirecTV5". Home Media Magazine. https://www.homemediamagazine.com/high-def/shortshd-launches-directv-23853.
- ^ "ShortsHD Launches on DIRECTV". DirecTV. 2011-05-04. https://news.directv.com/2011/05/04/shortshd-launches-on-directv/.
External links [link]
- Short Film Distribution Arm
- ShortsTV Twitter Page
- ShortsTV Facebook Page
- The Oscar Nominated Short Films - Official Site
https://wn.com/ShortsTV
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