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 ...

The business model behind these apps replicates the same dark patterns as mobile games.

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HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 11: Joey Jia speaks during the Crazy Maple Studio and Screencraft Celebration of the Launch of Their Screenwriting Competition at NeueHouse Hollywood on October 11, ...

These days, you might hear the popular saying, “There’s an app for that.” Well, ReelShort has become the app for short-form video content of the serialized variety. Owned by Crazy Maple Studio, ...

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 ...

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 ...