Turner Classic Movies and the Criterion Collection have teamed up to offer not just one, but two digital treasure troves to fans of independent, foreign and arthouse films.
Starting in November, Turner is launching FilmStruck, its first streaming, video-on-demand subscription service. At the same time, the Criterion Channel will migrate from Hulu to FilmStruck, and will bring all manner of new and previously unavailable streaming goodies to its new home.
While a rotating batch of over 500 films will be available to stream anytime on FilmStruck and the entire, 1,200-plus title Criterion Collection can be accessed on its channel, the key difference between these two services and others such as Netflix and Hulu is curation. Themed programming will be highlighted on both outlets.