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China is scrubbing micro-dramas. The bar just went up

Jun 8, 2026

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4 min read

China is scrubbing micro-dramas. The bar just went up

China's new two-month sweep is reshaping what the format's biggest market will make

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The Vertical

Craft

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TikTok took microdrama to Sundance. Writers, get in

Jun 7, 2026

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4 min read

TikTok took microdrama to Sundance. Writers, get in

TikTok and Sundance are training the next vertical writers, and the door is open through July 1

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The Vertical

Global

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Cannes Lions, the ad world's Oscars, made room for microdrama. Brands are next

Jun 5, 2026

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3 min read

Cannes Lions, the ad world's Oscars, made room for microdrama. Brands are next

Microdrama hit the Cannes main stage. Brand money is right behind

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The Vertical

Global

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The man who built DreamWorks backed a telenovela app

Jun 4, 2026

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4 min read

The man who built DreamWorks backed a telenovela app

A Latin American vertical platform just raised real money and handed its makers all the profit

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The Vertical

Platforms

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TikTok's first Hindi microdrama shelf just opened.

May 27, 2026

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4 min read

TikTok's first Hindi microdrama shelf just opened.

TikTok licensed 21 Hindi microdramas

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The Vertical

Platforms

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Black Forest pitched Cannes. Vertical went continental.

May 24, 2026

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3 min read

Black Forest pitched Cannes. Vertical went continental.

A German studio is selling Europe its first fully integrated microdrama house

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The Vertical

Platforms

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aTwist hired a Fear Factor vet. Vertical just leveled up.

May 22, 2026

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3 min read

aTwist hired a Fear Factor vet. Vertical just leveled up.

Three former network chiefs just staffed up like a real studio

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The Vertical

Global

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FlareFlow hires from Disney. Vertical 2.0 begins.

May 21, 2026

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2 min read

FlareFlow hires from Disney. Vertical 2.0 begins.

A Chinese microdrama giant just staffed up out of Paramount, Disney, and Hulu.

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The Vertical

Global

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Vertical's biggest growth market isn't the US

May 20, 2026

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2 min read

Vertical's biggest growth market isn't the US

The map of vertical is redrawing itself

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The Vertical

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