Country United Kingdom Headquarters London, England | Broadcast area United States
Europe | |
Launched November 26, 2008 (Europe)
February 17, 2010 (United States) Owned by Shorts International (75%)
AMC Networks International (25%) Picture format 576i (SDTV, Europe)
1080i (HDTV, US & Europe) | ||
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. It is franchise owned and operated by Shorts International and AMC Networks International. The channel launched in Europe on November 26, 2008 and in the United States on February 17, 2010. It is available in 40 million homes worldwide.
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Academy Award nominated shorts theatrical distribution
Starting in the 2000s ShortsHD has theatrically distributed all the Academy Award nominated short films.
Programming
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. A compilation of a number of these short films was released theatrically September 28, 2012 under the title, Stars in Shorts.