In a strikingly quick turnaround by the standards of subscription streaming, the Criterion Channel officially launched today, just a few months after the late, lamented FilmStruck went dark. Deadline spoke with Criterion Collection president Peter Becker about the relaunch, but before we get to the conversation, here…

The Criterion Channel, the streaming service that is bringing classic films back online after the widely lamented shutdown last fall of WarnerMedia’s FilmStruck, has set the lineup for its launch on April 8. (See it below.) The channel features the same Criterion Collection and Janus Films titles that were on…

Otter Media laid off about 10% of its staff today in a sweeping reorganization of its digital properties intended to make these assets more competitive and profitable. CEO Tony Goncalves sent an email to staff today outlining changes that he said would better position the digital media company to capitalize on the…

That was fast. Deadline reported yesterday that movement was afoot to prevent the demise of FilmStruck and its curated access to the movie classics from the Criterion Collection. This after a group of elite filmmakers implored WarnerMedia not to scrub the service at month’s end. The Criterion films were previously…

EXCLUSIVE: Plans by WarnerMedia to end the prestige film streaming site FilmStruck and its curated access to the Criterion Collection doesn’t mean that there won’t be a place for the product in WarnerMedia’s future. The recent announcement on the site that it was going away for good has been met with an outcry by…

A second group of filmmakers have petitioned WarnerMedia to reconsider its decision to shutter FilmStruck at month’s end. Here is . the second letter To whom it may concern at Turner and Warner Bros. Digital Networks: Roger Ebert once said "the movies are like a machine that generates empathy. It lets you understand a…

An elite group of film directors have appealed directly to Warner Bros Picture Group chairman Toby Emmerich to try and save FilmStruck, the subscription streaming service that offers indie and prestige titles that are part of the Criterion Collection. This after WarnerMedia said it would shutter the service at the end…

WarnerMedia said Friday it is shuttering FilmStruck, its subscription streaming service that offers indie movies and prestige titles that are part of the Criterion Collection. The AT&T entertainment content arm, which has made similar movies with its Korean movie VOD service DramaFever and SuperDeluxe, informed users…

FilmStruck, Turner's streaming service for movies, is partnering with Warner Bros. Digital Networks (WBDN) and adding some new features that will expand its film library to some Hollywood classics. As part of the venture, Warner Archive will sunset its service effective immediately, with current subscribers being…

Warner Bros and Turner have teamed up to launch movie streaming service FilmStruck internationally with its first launch in the UK coming over the next few weeks. The two companies are planning to roll out the joint venture across a number of global territories. The service, which is overseen by Turner International's…

With a launch scheduled for October 19, Turner today filled in some of the missing information about FilmStruck — the subscription video on demand service from Turner Classic Movies it announced earlier this year for fans of arthouse, indie, foreign, and cult films. A basic subscription will go for $6.99 a month…