Louise Duffy | 19-02-2013
Short film entertainment group Shorts International has announced the upcoming launch of SHORTSTV on all Romtelecom affiliates in Romania, including IPTV, DTH, and NextGen Cable. On 1 March, it will also launch into the African continent on Wananchi?s Zuku satellite platform in Eastern Africa.
SHORTSTV is a new HD entertainment channel with a companion VOD, and is dedicated to the genre of short movies. The channel brings audiences short movies from filmmakers around the world. SHORTSTV broadcasts 24 hours a day in thematic blocks of short films, and will be in original English language on Zuku and subtitled in Romanian to all Romtelecom subscribers. It is the world?s first HD channel devoted to short movies.
?The concurrent launch of SHORTSTV in Romania and across East Africa is incredibly exciting. We are bringing the channel into Africa with Wananchi as a key partner, just as they are additionally expanding into new markets,? said SHORTSTV?s CEO, Carter Pilcher. ?In Romania, our movies are a wonderful fit for Romtelecom and its successful modern digital multi video services.?
Available on 1 March, programming is separated into genre ?Zones?. March programmes include a focus on world cinema with Around the World in 80 Shorts every Friday, and a series of Hollywood?s Best Film Directors with half hour in-depth interviews from Francis Ford Coppola, Terry Gilliam and Ridley Scott each Monday. The Romanian short Megatron, a Cannes Film Festival Palme D?Or winner, will air in the Best in Fest Zone on 7 March.
Source: http://www.rapidtvnews.com/index.php/2013021926453/shortstv-launches-in-romania-and-east-africa.html
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