Movieola
- This is about the television channel. For the machine, see Moviola.
| Movieola | |
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| Movieola logo | |
| Launched | September 7, 2001 |
| Owned by | Channel Zero Inc. Movieola: Short Film Channel Inc. |
| Country | Canada |
| Broadcast area | National |
| Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario |
| Website | Movieola |
| Availability | |
| Cable | |
| Available on many Canadian cable systems | Check local listings |
| IPTV | |
| MTS | Channel 265 |
| Optik TV | Channel 226 |
| SaskTel | Channel 147 |
Movieola (which uses the tagline, The Short Film Channel) is a Canadian English language Category B specialty channel owned by Channel Zero Inc.
Movieola is dedicated to short films from all genres including comedy, drama, animation, and more; with films ranging from 30 seconds to 40 minutes in length.
[edit] History
In November 2000, Channel Zero (through its subsidiary known at the time as Late Night Vidiots) was granted approval from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to launch Movielola, described as "a national English-language Category 2 specialty television service dedicated to the broadcast of short films ranging in length from 30 seconds to 40 minutes."[1]
Movieola launched on September 7, 2001.[2]
Less than a month after the channel's launch, Stornoway Communications, a fellow newly-minted broadcaster itself, owners of recently launched ichannel and bpm:tv, announced that it was purchasing a majority interest in the channel, subject to conditions and CRTC approval.[2] However, the deal fell through only months later in April 2002, when due to financial difficulties, Stornoway Communications laid-off 2 of the 4 founding members of Movieola in February, and a third in April. The fourth member would later resign in April. The 4 founding members were hired by Stornoway in September 2001 when the purchase agreement was made.[3] The agreement stated that all 4 members were to remain as Stornoway employees after the transaction closed. Due to Stornoway's reluctance to rehire the employees, the deal was severed in April and the 4 founding members decided to run Movieola alone.
In June 2007, Movieola signed a deal with Joost, agreeing to provide short film content to the online TV service.[4] Movieola would later sign a similar deal with the online service, Hulu.[5]
In September 2008, Movieola announced it was purchasing a majority stake in Propeller TV, at the time, a British-based television channel featuring films and television series from primarily new and emerging artists.[6] However, the deal was abandoned at a later date and did not finalize.
[edit] References
- ^ Decision CRTC 2000-612 CRTC 2000-12-14
- ^ a b Stornoway acquires Movieola New Technology Magazine 2001-10-03
- ^ Movieola-Stornoway partnership unravels Mediacaster Magazine 2005-05-01
- ^ Movieola signs with Joost; Playback Magazine; 2007-06-12
- ^ Players Network Launches Videos on Hulu Broadcast Newsroom 2009-02-03
- ^ Movieola announces definitive agreement to acquire U.K.-based propellerTV; CNW Group; 2008-09-22
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