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Mansha Daswani

Mansha Daswani is the editor-in-chief and associate publisher of World Screen. She can be reached on mdaswani@worldscreen.com.

U.S. SVOD Subs to Hit 270 Million in 2024

April 17, 2019

A new study from Digital TV Research projects that the number of SVOD subscribers for services delivering movies, linear channels and episodic television in the U.S. will rise from 160 million in 2018 to 270 million in 2024.

U.S. Cord Cutting Slows

April 4, 2019

The pace of consumers cutting the cord is slowing down in the U.S., Digital TV Research says, with the sector expected to shed 3 million pay-TV subs this year versus the 3.8 million lost last year.

16 Percent of U.S. Broadband Homes Share OTT Passwords

January 17, 2019

Parks Associates has found that 16 percent of U.S. broadband homes admit to sharing the passwords for their online video subscriptions with others, and less than one-third are willing to use a non-password authentication method such as voice or thumbprint.

Hulu Tops 25 Million Subscribers

January 9, 2019

Hulu added 8 million customers in 2018 to end the year with more than 25 million subs across its SVOD and live TV plans, a 48-percent increase.