The Criterion Channel

Criterion Channel streaming service set for April 8 launch

The Criterion Channel, the new streaming service from US home video distribution outfit The Criterion Collection is to launch on April 8, with subscribers to cable operator Charter able to sign up immediately, with a ‘surprise movie’ released each Wednesday. The new streaming service will offer over 1,000 classic and contemporary art-house movies for US$10.99 […]

Criterion Collection to launch standalone SVOD service

The Criterion Collection is due to launch its own standalone streaming service in spring 2019, following news that Filmstruck, the SVOD service it helped to develop, will close later this month. The Criterion Channel will be wholly owned and controlled by the Criterion Collection and is due to launch initially in the US and Canada, […]