Editor & Associate Publisher, World Screen

April 15, 2020 Analysis, Top Stories

U.S., U.K. Consumers Eye Subscription Services Amid Shutdown

April 15, 2020

New data from GlobalWebIndex (GWI) indicates that 40 percent of U.S. and U.K. respondents said they were considering purchasing new subscription services during the COVID-19 shutdown.

April 15, 2020 Top Stories

Australia Unveils Relief Measures for Media Sector

April 15, 2020

The Australian government has released a range of initiatives to assist the media sector as it copes with the COVID-19 pandemic, including emergency suspension of content quotas this year.

April 2, 2020 Analysis, Top Stories

Conviva: Streaming Surged in March

April 2, 2020

Streaming globally was up by more than 20 percent in March amid stay-at-home measures, according to Conviva.

April 2, 2020 Features, Top Stories

Making It

April 2, 2020

Mansha Daswani hears from leading producers about how they are navigating this era of peak TV.

April 1, 2020 Top Stories

Mansha Daswani, the editor of World Screen, delivers a rundown of the exclusive interviews and trend pieces you’ll find in our April digital edition and weighs in on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

March 27, 2020 Analysis, Top Stories

COVID-19 Pandemic to See Short-Term SVOD Sub Gains

March 27, 2020

Strategy Analytics has revised its global SVOD projections as stay-home measures related to the COVID-19 pandemic drive an increase in subscriber take-up.

March 24, 2020 Top Stories

2020 Summer Olympics Postponed

March 24, 2020

The Tokyo Summer Olympics are being postponed to 2021 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

March 18, 2020 Analysis, Top Stories

Amazon Lagging Behind Netflix in Original Programming

March 18, 2020

New data from Omdia indicates that Netflix launched nine times more original programming than Amazon last year.

March 17, 2020 Top Stories

Media Consumption Set to Surge Amid COVID-19 Outbreak

March 17, 2020

Concerns about COVID-19 and subsequent social-distancing measures could lead to a 60 percent increase in media consumption, according to Nielsen.

March 12, 2020 Top Stories

Purely Capital Secures $150 Million for New Financing Platform

March 12, 2020

Purely Capital has launched a new financial technology receivables platform to assist producers and distributors waiting for long-dated license fee payments on content commissioned or acquired by global streaming platforms.

Mansha Daswani

U.S., U.K. Consumers Eye Subscription Services Amid Shutdown

Australia Unveils Relief Measures for Media Sector

Conviva: Streaming Surged in March

Making It

A Note from the Editor

COVID-19 Pandemic to See Short-Term SVOD Sub Gains

2020 Summer Olympics Postponed

Amazon Lagging Behind Netflix in Original Programming

Media Consumption Set to Surge Amid COVID-19 Outbreak

Purely Capital Secures $150 Million for New Financing Platform

Warner Bros. Discovery Taps MultiChoice Alum for Nordics

Screening Rooms & App for ATF Now Available

MIP LONDON Lines Up Evan Shapiro for Streaming Summit