Good news for those lamenting that Filmstruck will be going dark on November 29 there is good news to report.
The Criterion Collection team has decided to carry on and launch the Criterion Channel as a freestanding streaming service in spring 2019.
The new service will be wholly owned and controlled by the Criterion Collection.
“The Criterion Channel will be picking up where the old service left off, programming director spotlights and actor retrospectives featuring major Hollywood and international classics and hard-to-find discoveries from around the world, complete with special features like commentaries, behind-the-scenes footage, and original documentaries,” the company said in a statement. “We will continue with our guest programmer series, Adventures in Moviegoing. Our regular series like Art-House America, Split Screen, and Meet the Filmmakers, and our Ten Minutes or Less section will all live on, along with Tuesday’s Short + Feature and the Friday Night Double Feature, and of course our monthly fifteen-minute film school, Observations on Film Art.”
The plan is for the streaming channel to be available in the U.S. and Canada in the spring and roll out in additional territories over time.
Those who sign up now to become a Charter Subscriber at https://www.criterion.com/channel and will enjoy these benefits:
- A 30-day free trial.
- A reduced subscription fee for as long as you keep your subscription active. The regular fee will be $10.99 a month or $100 a year, but as a Charter Subscriber you’ll pay $9.99 a month or $89.99 a year.
- Concierge customer service from the Criterion Collection, including a customer ID and a special e-mail address.
- A holiday gift-certificate present, for use on the Criterion Collection website.
- A Charter Subscriber membership card.
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