GATINEAU – The CRTC on Friday approved two additional category two digital channel licenses to Channel Zero, owners and operators of Movieola and Silver Screen Classics.
The first is Short Form TV, which will offer short form content ranging in length from 30 seconds to 48 minutes. Programming would feature the best of current musical, dramatic, comedic, experimental, animated and user-generated short form content shot on film or video, or created with computer animation.
Plus, the channel will be a showcase for professional, amateur, student and experimental animators, filmmakers and storytellers in Canada.
The second license approved was Movie Trailer TV, which is what it sounds like. It will play movie trailers for films in theatrical or DVD release in Canada, promotional programming about specific feature films, gossip, reportage from film festivals and film industry analysis and interpretation. The service would also broadcast long-form documentaries and theatrical films with stories specifically based on the film and television industry.
