Even though FilmStruck is going to shut down on November 29th, Criterion will not be shutting down its streaming channel. The company has confirmed that it will continue to entertain viewers as an independent streaming service due to be launched at some point in the spring of 2019.
The Criterion Collection team was highly regarded for restoring and providing access to rare and classic indie films in addition to other movies. Customers can get DVDs and Blu-rays of the titles in its collection but many prefer streaming more as they often cost $30 or more per single title.
It has now been confirmed that the team will continue on with that work with the Criterion Channel. It will launch as a standalone service in spring next year. It will pick up where the old service left off.
“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,” says a post on the official blog.
This new service will be wholly owned and controlled by the Criterion Collection. They “hope” that the service will be available in the United States and Canada at launch with other territories being added to the list over time.
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