ShortsTV has over 13,000 titles in its catalog and has been a presenter of the Oscar Nominated Short Film releases since 2006.
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12 Facts About ShortsTV
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ShortsTV is available in the UK, Netherlands, Italy and Spain on Amazon Prime Video Channels and on demand through iTunes in 92 countries, Amazon Instant Video, Google Play, and Verizon and Frontier.
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ShortsTV is owned by Shorts International Ltd which is headquartered in London, England and is represented in the United States by Shorts Entertainment Networks, a wholly owned subsidiary located in Los Angeles.
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ShortsTV is led by Chief Executive Carter Pilcher and is majority owned by Shorts Entertainment Holdings with AMC Networks a significant minority shareholder.
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In February 2021, ShortsTV launched its proprietary OTT Service Delivery Platform with Airtel Xstream to offer the ShortsTV video-on-demand service to Airtel's 340 million subscribers in India to watch on mobiles or TVs The platform was designed for short form viewing behaviour.
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In July 2020, ShortsTV announced an initiative to put film festivals on air amidst in-person cancellations and postponements, many of which were featured on TVCortos.
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In January 2020, ShortsTV announced a licensing deal with AFI Conservatory which brought 100 short films made by filmmakers who participated in the AFI Conservatory's educational programs to the ShortsTV channel.
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In November 2020, ShortsTV acquired exclusive one-year distribution rights to a collection of short documentary films commissioned by Mastercard, known as the “Mastercard FIVE”.
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The series, commissioned by Mastercard in association with ShortsTV, follows five women from five different countries who have turned their passions into mission-driven businesses.
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In June 2021, ShortsTV announced a deal with SeriesFest to present “Best of SeriesFest”, which will curate five pilots airing June 24 to July 11 on ShortsTV's networks and coincide with SeriesFest season seven.
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ShortsTV launched the ShortsTV Worldwide Film Festival, a film festival and awards ceremony that will highlight short films from the US, Europe, Latin America and India.
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