Here's What the New Criterion Channel Has to Offer

Featuring a mix of Classic and Contemporary Films from Hollywood and Around the World

Here's What to Find on the Criterion Channel

This new streaming TV channel (available April 8) will be home to both the Criterion Collection and Janus Films.’ Their library currently contains 1,000 feature films, 350 shorts, and 3,500 supplementary features. They include trailers, introductions, behind-the-scenes documentaries, interviews, video essays, commentary tracks, and rare archival footage.

The Criterion channel also will provide a rotating collection of movies and shows from Independent and top studios from Sony Pictures, Warner Bros., Paramount Pictures, Metro Goldwyn Mayer (MGM), Lionsgate, IFC Films, Kino Lorber, Cohen Media, Milestone Film and Video, Oscilloscope, Cinema Guild, Strand Releasing, Shout Factory, Film Movement, and Grasshopper Films. Along with more licensed content providers in the near future.

Criterion Channel subscribers at all times will have access to their permanent content in their library. Licensed studio partner content will only be available for a limited time but no shorter than 90/days.

Available on These Devices

This new channel when launched will be available not only in the U.S. but also in Canada. And it will be available on a wide range of devices. These include PC browsers, and apps and channels for Apple TV, Amazon Fire, Roku, iOS, and Android and Android TV devices.

Special Deal For Early Subscribers

If you sign-up and subscribe pre-launch by April 7, you can enjoy an extended, 30-day free trial which (starts on April 8). And early members will also enjoy lower subscription fees ($9.99/mo) as long as they don't cancel.

Early members can also enjoy new pre-launch, members-only Movie of the Week every Wednesday between now and the April 8 launch date.

So don't wait! Be sure to sign-up and create your Criterion Channel account before they launch and enjoy Charter Subscriber benefits!

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From The Channel Developer:

There will be something new in the spotlight every day of the week. Tuesdays will offer Short + Feature pairings. Wednesdays are dedicated to women filmmakers. On Fridays there will be a double feature, and on Saturdays, a family-friendly matinee. Criterion Collection editions will let fans dig deep into individual films. Thematic programming will help viewers explore and discover new movies in new ways. Sundays will spotlight the biggest series, such as director or star retrospectives, guest curator selections, long-form cinematic epics, or large thematic programs, while the 10 Minutes or Less section will offer short-form delights for cinephiles on the go.

Be sure to check out their new video promo to see what the Criterion Channel offers: