SHORTS_REPORT

THU OCT 1 2026 · 20:13 ET

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The latest news from the microdrama business

Shorts Report tracks the business of microdramas. Originating from duanju, the vertical, bite-sized micro-dramas created for smartphones, featuring 1-to-2 minute episodes with fast-paced, high-drama plots.

TUE JUN 23

2 STORIES
03:00

GammaTime: A Conversation with Nina Sobell

Screen Slate

03:00

Partnership brings emotionally authentic multilingual AI dubbing to vertical video

TVBEurope

MON JUN 22

1 STORY
03:00

Shortical partners with Panjaya for AI-powered dubbing

StreamTV Insider

SUN JUN 21

1 STORY
03:00

From Tadka to Kuku TV: Meet the players driving India's microdrama boom

Storyboard18

THU JUN 18

4 STORIES
03:00

ReelShort Looks Beyond Microdramas as Joey Jia Pushes for a New Entertainment Ecosystem

Variety · more: Deadline

03:00

Panjaya.ai, Shortical Partner on AI Dubbing for Microdramas in Six Languages

Variety · more: IMDb, IMDb

03:00

ReelShort Partners With Filipino Telco Globe As Part Of Southeast Asia Expansion Drive – APOS

Deadline

03:00

Episode Company's Drama Tops Vigloo Within 24 Hours

조선일보

WED JUN 17

1 STORY
03:00

P&G’s latest branded microdrama is built on Albertsons retail media data

Marketing Dive

MON JUN 15

1 STORY
03:00

Overseas Short Dramas Generate $229M in Revenue in May, AI-Generated and Manhua-Style Drama Placement Surges 137%

36Kr

FRI JUN 12

1 STORY
03:00

aTwist works with Bold & the Beautiful exec, Vigloo eyes more AI in microdramas

C21media

WED JUN 10

1 STORY
03:00

JioHotstar’s Tadka Indian Microdrama Platform Reaches 100 Million Users

Variety

TUE JUN 9

5 STORIES
03:00

Runway and Holywater Tech: Two AI companies trying to upend entertainment

TechCrunch

03:00

Verticast, Microdrama's "Tinder For Vertical Casting" Launches

Deadline

03:00

Vigloo to Launch AI-Powered Motorsports Short Drama Globally

아시아경제 · more: GlobeNewswire, Yahoo Finance

03:00

View Count Exceeds 80M, Tops Hongguo: Behind the Hit, AI Dramas Undergo Major Innovation Again - Will "Pure Manual Creation" Be Eliminated?

36Kr

02:33

‘She Means Justice 2: Breakout’ Launches on FlareFlow, GammaTime as Sequel to Microdrama Hit

IMDb

MON JUN 8

3 STORIES
03:00

TikTok parent ByteDance platform co-finances AI dramas with Global Mofy

Stock Titan · more: geneonline.com, Yahoo Finance

03:00

Global Mofy’s Mofy Clip Co-Invests in and Produces Two

GlobeNewswire

03:00

Kuku’s IPO could put microdramas on India’s public-market map

Exchange4Media

SUN JUN 7

1 STORY
03:00

Versant's GammaTime Deal Tests Old TV IP In A Microdrama Funnel

Forbes

FRI JUN 5

1 STORY
03:00

Microdramas Are Exploding: Here Are 5 Ways People Are Talking About Them

TheWrap

THU JUN 4

2 STORIES
03:00

The dramatic short drama sector has suddenly plunged into a harsh winter, and this is no accident.

36Kr

03:00

Kuku files confidentially for an IPO; plans to raise upto $360 million at a valuation of $1.8 billion

Moneycontrol.com · more: Moneycontrol.com

WED JUN 3

4 STORIES
03:00

‘Mapogo: The Lion Throne’ Vertical Documentary Series Set at FlareFlow

Variety

03:00

Fox Is Divvying Up ‘Farmer Wants a Wife’ Season 3 Into 101 Episodes for Holywater’s My Drama Microdrama App

Variety

03:00

Syfy and USA owner Versant invests in microdrama outfit

Broadcast

03:00

Versant Media Partners With GammaTime To Create New Shows 06/03/2026

MediaPost

TUE JUN 2

1 STORY
03:00

Versant Invests In Microdrama Streaming App GammaTime

The Hollywood Reporter · more: Variety, C21media, Dealroom, senalnews.com, IMDb