ShortsTV

ShortsTV
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)
Country	United Kingdom
Broadcast area	United States Europe
Headquarters	London, England
Website	http://www.shorts.tv (English)
Availability
Satellite
DirecTV (US)	Channel 573 (HD) Channel 1573 (VOD)
Cable
Numericable (France)	Channel 155
Numericable (Belgium & Luxembourg)	Channel 23/52
Telenet (Belgium)	Channel 567 (Flanders) Channel 747 (Brussels)
Tivibu TTNET (Turkey)	Channel 143
Ziggo (Netherlands)	Channel 125
IPTV
AT&T U-verse (US)	Channel 1789 (HD)
Streaming media
Horizon	Horizon.tv (Netherlands only)

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.

Starting in the 2000s ShortsHD has theatrically distributed all the Academy Award nominated short films.

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.

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