The hot new trend in entertainment is trashy, (very) short-form soap operas on TikTok. It’s a weird business that has proven lucrative for the Chinese-owned ReelShort. The app specializes in junky ...

Was Quibi a failure or just before its time? This month, a short-video app and Quibi-like entertainment service called ReelShort found its way to the top of the App Store, which led to the app gaining ...

A seismic shift just occurred in the world of mobile entertainment apps. A Chinese-made app called ReelShort has skyrocketed to the top 20 position on the US App Store, temporarily dethroning reigning ...

The camera hasn’t even started rolling and actress Samantha Drews is already shedding charcoal-tinted tears for her latest micro-drama. It’s a sweltering afternoon in central Los Angeles and Drews, ...

Popularized in China during the pandemic, ReelShort and other apps are hoping to bring minute-by-minute melodramas to the United States. By Claire Moses Reporting from Los Angeles When Albee Zhang ...

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HOLLYWOOD – Fresh faces of vertical short-form video gathered at the NeueHouse Hollywood on a recent Friday for the latest collaboration in the fast-growing digital media space. Sarah Moliski, 31, ...

The Chinese-backed app that lets you watch cheaply made melodramas in tiny chunks is profitable off of microtransactions. The hot new trend in entertainment is trashy, (very) short-form soap operas on ...