Although this site is primarily dedicated to music, I also like film, which is why i’d like to discuss what will happen soon to Netflix in 2019.
Unfortunately Disney will be opening its own streaming service soon and fans of the Marvel, Pixar and Star Wars films have been warned that those films will disappear from Netflix, along with the Disney films. And there are rumours that Hulu might also head up north because it had been purchased by Disney last November.
It also appears WarnerMedia might consider pulling their Criterion Collection catalog and other films from Netflix for their Criterion Channel service, so Netflix’s catalog may be getting quite thin in 2019.
Furthermore agreements have been made to bring add-on subscriptions to Amazon Prime members, primarily to HBO, Showtime or Starz. And the DC Universe streaming service expansion into Canada may also strip Netflix of a few more films and television programs.
I’m personally going to stick with Netflix for a while because i’ve already got most of my Marvel, Pixar and Star Wars films on blu-ray thanks to Amazon and the Disney Movie Club. But might consider the Disney Plus streaming service if it offers access to the cartoons featured in the Walt Disney Treasures collection.
I had managed to purchase all of the Donald Duck cartoons via this collection when they were originally released but had also wanted to purchase the Goofy and Pluto collections for the few cartoons that were not included in the Chronological Donald Duck collections.
I had hoped these would be recompiled on blu-ray or would be made available for purchase online soon. But access to the whole Disney cartoon library via a streaming service would be tempting.
There are already quite a few on Youtube and I had expected Disney to eventually release their whole catalogue on an official Youtube channel or two, with adverts. And i’m hoping this will also be an option in the future.
I guess time will tell, although i’m in no rush and can wait until the dust settles. After all, I only have a few Marvel and Pixar films to buy and they will likely be discounted meanwhile.
I’d suggest waiting is the best course of action. We can always use free trial offers as they come along and they could offer deals as the market gets heated.