Follow every claim back.

Sensor Tower · Vendor estimates
Source date: 2026-06 · Checked: 15 Sept 2026

• Q1 2026 estimated downloads exceeded 850 million; IAP revenue roughly US$750 million.
• Southeast Asia 32%, Latin America 23%, India 22% of Q1 2026 downloads.
• Download scope is App Store and Google Play, with stated exclusions.

FOX Corporation · Company announcement
Source date: 9 Oct 2025 · Checked: 19 Sept 2026

• FOX announced an equity investment in Holywater and a commitment to create more than 200 vertical titles for My Drama over two years.
• The release named two productions as then in production; it does not establish delivery of the wider slate.

The Walt Disney Company · Company announcement
Source date: 28 Jul 2025 · Checked: 15 Sept 2026

• DramaBox joined Disney Accelerator’s 2025 cohort.
• The accelerator offers investment capital and opportunities for collaboration.

The Walt Disney Company · Company announcement
Source date: 5 Nov 2025 · Checked: 15 Sept 2026

• Disney Publishing and DramaBox were discussing adaptations at Demo Day.
• DramaBox and Disney Music were exploring album adaptations into vertical shorts.

SAG-AFTRA · Union announcement
Source date: 13 Oct 2025 · Checked: 15 Sept 2026

• SAG-AFTRA announced a dedicated Verticals Agreement on October 13, 2025.
• The announcement described coverage for production budgets under $300,000.

SAG-AFTRA · Primary reference
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 19 Sept 2026

• SAG-AFTRA’s official hub identifies a dedicated agreement for serialized vertical projects and links related documents.

SAG-AFTRA · Primary reference
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 15 Sept 2026

• Describes verticals as short serialized micro-dramas viewed on mobile devices.

Roku / U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission · Company filing
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 15 Sept 2026

• Roku acquired certain Quibi content rights in January 2021.
• Quibi library content became the initial Roku Originals slate.

YouTube · Platform announcement
Source date: 4 Feb 2026 · Checked: 15 Sept 2026

• YouTube announced an expanded 27-language auto-dubbing library on 4 February 2026.
• The announcement distinguishes launched Expressive Speech from a lip-sync pilot.

World Intellectual Property Organization · Educational guidance
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 19 Sept 2026

• WIPO presents rights clearance as a process that follows material from idea through distribution.
• Its guidance treats chain of title and permissions as production and distribution questions.

Vigloo · Platform self-description
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 15 Sept 2026

• Vigloo advertises first-episode-free access on its official home page.
• Its catalogue includes multiple genres and directs viewers to its app.

SpoonLabs · Company self-description
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 15 Sept 2026

• SpoonLabs identifies Vigloo as its short-form series service.
• The company describes a global July 2024 launch in seven languages.

Vigloo · Official synopsis
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 15 Sept 2026

• The official synopsis describes a streamer, a repeated four-hour interval and a murder investigation.

C21Media · Independent trade reporting
Source date: 1 Sept 2026 · Checked: 15 Sept 2026

• Hartbeat and aTwist announced a development slate of more than 20 microseries.
• The agreement makes aTwist the exclusive home for Hartbeat vertical originals.

TheWrap · Independent trade reporting
Source date: 1 Sept 2026 · Checked: 15 Sept 2026

• TheWrap independently reported the 20-plus slate and aTwist launch timing.
• The announced programming includes LOL-branded comedy and Blake Karrington adaptations.

C21Media · Independent trade reporting
Source date: 26 Aug 2026 · Checked: 15 Sept 2026

• Vidio announced a dedicated Short Drama area carrying hundreds of ReelShort titles from September.
• More than 200 titles were announced with Indonesian dubbing at launch, alongside plans for local coproductions.

Señal News · Independent trade reporting
Source date: 26 Aug 2026 · Checked: 15 Sept 2026

• The report corroborates the September start, subscription placement and local production plan.

C21Media · Independent trade reporting
Source date: 27 Aug 2026 · Checked: 15 Sept 2026

• The agreement joins talent training, Thai remakes and a FlareFlow-branded distribution area in Tatang by TrueID.
• The parties said AI-enabled tools would be used, without quantifying their role in finished works.

C21Media · Independent trade reporting
Source date: 4 Sept 2026 · Checked: 15 Sept 2026

• Sweetz moved from beta to a full iOS launch on 3 September 2026.
• The report places the seed round above €1 million and names participating media and production companies.

Peacock · First-party platform announcement
Source date: 19 May 2026 · Checked: 15 Sept 2026

• Peacock announced ten named ReelShort-produced scripted microdramas for its mobile app.
• The announcement said the titles would be included in the Peacock subscription at no extra cost.

C21Media · Independent trade reporting
Source date: 22 May 2026 · Checked: 15 Sept 2026

• C21Media reported the acquisition and identified the mobile-app placement and package titles.

C21Media · Independent trade reporting
Source date: 20 May 2026 · Checked: 15 Sept 2026

• Sony Pictures Television and VIP 2000 announced No es un Mito: La Llorona as a 60-part Spanish-language vertical series.
• The approximately one-minute episodes were announced without a release date.

C21Media · Independent trade reporting
Source date: 3 Jun 2026 · Checked: 15 Sept 2026

• Versant made an undisclosed investment in GammaTime as part of a Series A.
• The companies announced original development and selective use of Versant entertainment assets; no title was named.

C21Media · Independent trade reporting
Source date: 19 Aug 2026 · Checked: 15 Sept 2026

• Primitives took international sales rights to an initial 20-title Play Media microdrama slate.
• The catalogue was scheduled to be presented to buyers at Mipcom in October 2026.

Apple App Store / NewLeaf Publishing · Store listing
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 19 Sept 2026

• The US listing identifies NewLeaf Publishing and says the app is free with in-app purchases.
• It describes a weekly subscription while stating that actual price may vary by region.

Apple App Store / StoryMatrix · Official Apple App Store listing
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 15 Sept 2026

• The US listing identifies STORYMATRIX PTE. LTD. as developer and iPhone as the supported iOS device.
• The listing advertises subscriptions, in-app purchases, recommendations and saved titles.

Apple App Store / ShortTV Limited · Official Apple App Store listing
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 15 Sept 2026

• The US listing identifies SHORTTV LIMITED as developer and an iPhone app with in-app purchases.
• The company claims a multilingual catalogue; its large title count is promotional and not independently audited here.

Apple App Store / NETSTORY · Official Apple App Store listing
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 15 Sept 2026

• The US listing identifies NETSTORY PTE. LTD. and supports iPhone/iPad with in-app purchases.
• It describes VIP ad removal, HD, offline viewing and one-to-three-minute episodes.

NetShort · Official product page
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 15 Sept 2026

• NetShort advertises iOS, Android and browser access, offline saves and coin earning.
• Download and review counts on the page are company-displayed figures, not independently audited here.

Apple App Store / Singapore New Reading Technology · Official Apple App Store listing
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 15 Sept 2026

• The listing identifies SINGAPORE NEW READING TECHNOLOGY PTE. LTD. and supports iPhone/iPad.
• It describes minute-scale dramas, novel adaptations, subscriptions and coin purchases.

Apple App Store / Holy Water Limited · Official Apple App Store listing
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 15 Sept 2026

• The listing identifies Holy Water Limited and supports iPhone and Apple TV.
• It advertises offline viewing, subscription/coin purchases and more than 80 originals; the catalogue count is a company claim.

Holywater · Company funding announcement
Source date: 15 Jan 2026 · Checked: 15 Sept 2026

• Holywater announced a $22 million round led by Horizon Capital with Endeavor and Wheelhouse participation.
• The funding applies to Holywater as a company, not a separate My Drama round.

Apple App Store / Spoonlabs · Official Apple App Store listing
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 15 Sept 2026

• The US listing identifies Spoonlabs, Inc. and an iPhone app with in-app purchases.
• It advertises mobile vertical viewing, weekly releases and originals across Korean and Western production.

Krafton · Investor announcement
Source date: 11 Sept 2024 · Checked: 15 Sept 2026

• Krafton announced a KRW 120 billion investment in Spoon Labs.
• The investment was at company level and included Spoon Labs’ short-form video expansion through Vigloo.

Apple App Store / Yuder · Official Apple App Store listing
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 15 Sept 2026

• The listing identifies YUDER PTE. LTD. and supports iPhone and Apple TV, with in-app purchases.
• It advertises multilingual programming, TV casting and daily catalogue updates.

Mega Matrix / SEC record · Public-company filing mirror
Source date: 16 Apr 2026 · Checked: 15 Sept 2026

• The filing identifies FlexTV within Mega Matrix operations.
• This is public-company disclosure, not evidence of a standalone FlexTV funding round.

Apple App Store / Skywork AI · Official Apple App Store listing
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 15 Sept 2026

• The listing identifies SKYWORK AI PTE LTD and supports iPhone/iPad with in-app purchases.
• It advertises offline viewing, on-screen comments, a vertical feed and extensive language support.

Apple App Store / FlareFlow · Official Apple App Store listing
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 15 Sept 2026

• The listing identifies FlareFlow Pte. Ltd. and an iPhone app with in-app purchases.
• It advertises one-minute episodes, interactive comments, playback speed controls and daily updates.

Apple App Store / Pocket FM · Official Apple App Store listing
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 15 Sept 2026

• The store record identifies Pocket FM Corp and a free download with in-app purchases.
• The retained listing is not evidence that the service remains operational.

The Economic Times · Independent business reporting
Source date: 26 Jun 2026 · Checked: 15 Sept 2026

• The Economic Times reported that Pocket FM was shutting Pocket TV to refocus on audio and international expansion.
• The closure means the app should not appear in an active-service comparison without a clear status label.

emole · Company announcement
Source date: 4 Mar 2025 · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• emole announced BUMP distribution in 100 countries and regions from 4 March 2025.
• The announcement identified the U.S., Taiwan and South Korea as initial focus markets.

emole · Company announcement
Source date: 9 Sept 2025 · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• emole announced two U.S.-tailored original short dramas on 9 September 2025.
• The company said one title was vertical and one horizontal, for BUMPiNT.

DMM.com · Company announcement
Source date: 2 Jun 2025 · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• DMM announced DMM Short on 2 June 2025.
• The service was included for DMM Premium members in the announced offer.

NTT DOCOMO Studio & Live · Company announcement
Source date: 22 Nov 2024 · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• FANY, Minto and NTT DOCOMO Studio & Live announced FANY :D for 3 December 2024.
• The announcement described one-to-three-minute episodes and free opening chapters followed by paid access.

Fuji Television Network · Company announcement
Source date: 1 Jul 2025 · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• Fuji Television launched FOD SHORT on 1 July 2025.
• The announcement said the app began with five original works and about one-minute episodes.

iQIYI · Company announcement
Source date: 26 Sept 2024 · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• iQIYI announced new Micro-Drama Theater and Short-Drama Theater products at its 25 September 2024 conference.
• The announcement described the products as subscriber-only.

LY Corporation · Company announcement
Source date: 10 Mar 2025 · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• LY Corporation announced the LINE VOOM Creator Contest 2025 winners on 10 March 2025.
• Short Drama was one of seven category awards in the contest.

TV Tokyo · Broadcaster announcement
Source date: 7 Aug 2024 · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• TV Tokyo announced three original short dramas for BUMP in 2024.
• The announcement scheduled the first release for 20 August 2024.

G.H.Y Culture & Media · Company announcement
Source date: 27 Jul 2022 · Checked: 16 Sept 2026 · Rechecked: 19 Sept 2026

• G.H.Y announced three Singapore-China short drama collaborations for July through September 2022.
• The announcement named Goddess Hotel, Miss Tanya and Ability Bureau and said they would be released on Douyin and TikTok.

emole · Company announcement
Source date: 12 Sept 2023 · Checked: 19 Sept 2026 · Rechecked: 19 Sept 2026

• emole announced a ¥260 million pre-Series A, bringing cumulative financing to ¥310 million.
• The release distinguishes app downloads from promotional social-video plays and dates its creator payment description to August 2023.

Mega Matrix Corp. · Company announcement
Source date: 24 May 2024 · Checked: 16 Sept 2026 · Rechecked: 19 Sept 2026

• FlexTV operator Yuder and TopReels operator Foxmedia announced a Korean strategic cooperation.
• Mega Matrix and Neorigin said they would jointly establish a US$10 million content fund for original short-drama investment, production and distribution.

Lezhin Entertainment · Company announcement
Source date: 13 Nov 2024 · Checked: 16 Sept 2026 · Rechecked: 19 Sept 2026

• Lezhin Entertainment and COL JAPAN announced an MOU for co-production and distribution of short content.
• The announcement said material based on Lezhin comic IP was intended for UniReel in early 2025.

VERZA TV · Company announcement
Source date: 1 Dec 2025 · Checked: 16 Sept 2026 · Rechecked: 19 Sept 2026

• VERZA TV announced its U.S. launch on 1 December 2025 with 80 original titles.
• The announcement described 60-to-90-second vertical episodes and availability on Apple App Store and Google Play.

GammaTime · Company announcement
Source date: 23 Oct 2025 · Checked: 16 Sept 2026 · Rechecked: 19 Sept 2026

• GammaTime announced US$14 million in seed funding on 23 October 2025.
• The announcement said its iOS and Android service had launched that month with more than 20 vertical originals.

W3C Web Accessibility Initiative · Accessibility guidance
Source date: 17 Sept 2024 · Checked: 19 Sept 2026

• W3C distinguishes same-language captions from translated subtitles.
• It says automatically generated captions need confirmation for full accuracy and usually need significant editing.
• It identifies WebVTT as a common web caption format.

W3C Web Accessibility Initiative · Accessibility guidance
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 19 Sept 2026

• The WCAG understanding document explains that captions cover dialogue and meaningful non-speech audio.
• It notes captions should not obscure relevant video information.

ReelShort · Official synopsis
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 15 Sept 2026

• ReelShort’s listing presents a contract-marriage premise involving Natalie and Sebastian.
• The synopsis describes family hostility and concealed motives; it does not establish specific episode events or the series outcome.

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission / WEBTOON Entertainment · SEC filing
Source date: 27 Jun 2024 · Checked: 19 Sept 2026

• The prospectus distinguishes platform, advertising, paid content and IP-adaptation activity in its business description and financial discussion.
• A public filing supplies issuer-defined categories; it does not supply a standard revenue waterfall for every vertical drama deal.

Wattpad · Platform terms
Source date: 13 May 2019 · Checked: 19 Sept 2026

• The terms describe the licence granted for material posted to the service.
• A platform’s posted terms are not a substitute for checking chain of title or negotiating a specific screen-adaptation agreement.

www.reelshort.com · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 15 Sept 2026

• ReelShort describes Joyce's divorce and hidden heiress identity.
• The official episode page lists 56 episodes.

www.reelshort.com · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 15 Sept 2026

• ReelShort supplies the Selene, Jackson, and Alexander synopsis.
• The title-page FAQ says 60 episodes and eight free website episodes.

www.reelshort.com · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 15 Sept 2026

• ReelShort supplies the Harper and Chris synopsis.
• The title-page FAQ says 71 episodes and premium episodes begin at 13.

www.reelshort.com · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 15 Sept 2026

• ReelShort identifies Elle as secret tech genius Dr. Nova.
• The title-page FAQ says 68 episodes and premium access begins at episode 16.

www.reelshort.com · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 15 Sept 2026

• ReelShort lists The Double Life of a Billionaire Heiress.
• The official result supplies the Kira and Wes synopsis.

www.vigloo.com · Official source
Source date: 19 Dec 2024 · Checked: 15 Sept 2026

• Vigloo describes Kate's investigation after Olivia's death.
• The page labels the title Romance, Mystery & Thriller, and Revenge & Satisfying.

prtimes.jp · Official source
Source date: 22 May 2025 · Checked: 15 Sept 2026

• emole announced the BUMP-exclusive release and identifies the manga source.
• The release describes the office rivalry and credits its production staff.

prtimes.jp · Official source
Source date: 30 May 2025 · Checked: 15 Sept 2026

• emole announced a BUMP-exclusive joint production with TBS Holdings.
• The release describes Remi and Yumi's competing motives.

prtimes.jp · Official source
Source date: 8 Oct 2025 · Checked: 15 Sept 2026

• emole announced BUMP-exclusive distribution and 15 episodes.
• The release identifies Aoi and Miku's contrasting career paths and credits PHIER and emole.

prtimes.jp · Official source
Source date: 3 Dec 2025 · Checked: 15 Sept 2026

• emole announced a BUMP-original exclusive release.
• The release sets out Misaki's dependence on Kanade and credits PHIER.

prtimes.jp · Official source
Source date: 18 Jun 2025 · Checked: 15 Sept 2026

• emole identifies the work as a South Korea-made original vertical title with FLIMFILM.
• The release gives the original Korean title, premise, cast, writer, and director.

global.chinadaily.com.cn · News report
Source date: 11 Sept 2023 · Checked: 15 Sept 2026

• China Daily identifies the title as a Chinese three-part short video series and describes its premise.
• The report says it was viewed on Douyin and supplies an episode-two poster.

news.cctv.com · Broadcaster report
Source date: 29 Aug 2023 · Checked: 15 Sept 2026

• CCTV labels Escape from the British Museum a short drama.

www.mgtv.com · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 15 Sept 2026

• Mango TV lists the title as a mainland family comedy with 12 episodes.
• The official synopsis identifies the extended family and southern-city setting.

gbdsj.hunan.gov.cn · Official source
Source date: 17 Jan 2024 · Checked: 15 Sept 2026

• The bureau says Mango TV produced the network microdrama and records its 16-province IPTV premiere.
• It identifies three 12-episode strands and 15-to-19-minute microdrama units.

www.reelshort.com · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 15 Sept 2026

• The official footer identifies Crazy Maple Studio, Inc.
• The site directs users to app downloads.

www.dramabox.com · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 15 Sept 2026

• DramaBox provides an official browse page with themed filters.
• The page lists a feedback address and policy links.

play.google.com · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 15 Sept 2026

• Google Play identifies Holy Water Limited as developer.
• The listing describes My Drama as an app with in-app purchases.

www.holywater.tech · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 15 Sept 2026

• HOLYWATER identifies My Drama as part of its multi-app ecosystem.
• HOLYWATER describes its focus as vertical video and serialized books.

BUMP / emole · Platform self-description
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 15 Sept 2026

• The official site identifies emole as operator.
• BUMP describes both horizontal and vertical short-drama formats.
• The site notes paid works and limits on daily free viewing.

blog.x.com · Official source
Source date: 24 Jan 2013 · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• Twitter's own announcement of Vine's launch, six-second duration limit and looping video format.

www.sec.gov · Official source
Source date: 27 Feb 2017 · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• States Twitter discontinued Vine in January 2017 after shutting it down in early 2017 while cutting non-core investment.

vine.co · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• Living page showing Vine has been placed in an archived, read-only state rather than deleted.

www.sec.gov · Official source
Source date: 2 Feb 2017 · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• Company timeline groups Discover, Geofilters and Lenses launches under 2015 and describes Snap Ads as vertical full-screen video advertisements.

forbusiness.snapchat.com · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• Living specification page stating Snapchat Ads use a vertical 9x16 format at 720x1280 resolution across formats.

www.bytedance.com · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• Company milestones state musical.ly merged with TikTok in August 2018, after ByteDance acquired musical.ly in November 2017.

play.google.com · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• TikTok's live Android listing still uses the package name com.zhiliaoapp.musically, evidencing the merger's technical lineage.

newsroom.snap.com · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• Names the first Snap Originals slate and the Show Portals feature; page metadata reflects a 2022 content migration, not the original publish date.

www.sec.gov · Official source
Source date: 25 Oct 2018 · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• States Snap launched Snap Original Shows during the third quarter of 2018, its first slate of scripted shows and docuseries.

about.instagram.com · Official source
Source date: 20 Jun 2018 · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• Announces IGTV's launch, its full-screen vertical format, up-to-one-hour length and channel structure.

www.sec.gov · Official source
Source date: 28 Jan 2021 · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• Lists IGTV by name alongside Feed, Stories and Reels as a distinct Instagram surface.

www.sec.gov · Official source
Source date: 2 Feb 2023 · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• Same product list now reads 'Video' in place of IGTV; the term IGTV does not appear anywhere in this filing.

www.sec.gov · Official source
Source date: 14 Aug 2018 · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• Reports a total amount sold of $1,000,000,000 under the entity that became Quibi, ahead of its 2020 launch.

www.sec.gov · Official source
Source date: 6 Mar 2020 · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• Reports a completed $750,000,000 offering by Quibi Holdings, LLC shortly before launch.

web.archive.org · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• Quibi's own homepage the day after launch, showing pricing, named talent and the rotate-to-fit feature description.

web.archive.org · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• Quibi's own curated press page quotes a Vanity Fair headline confirming the 6 April 2020 launch date.

web.archive.org · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• Site data names the phone-rotation feature 'homepageTurnstyleModule' with 'turnstyle' image filenames, the company's own internal name for Turnstyle.

www.sec.gov · Official source
Source date: 30 Apr 2021 · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• Independently states Meg Whitman served as Quibi's CEO from April 2020 to October 2020, dating the company's operating window.

www.sec.gov · Official source
Source date: 18 Feb 2021 · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• States Roku acquired Quibi's content distribution rights in January 2021, after Quibi's own operations had ended.

www.sec.gov · Official source
Source date: 26 Feb 2021 · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• Repeats that Roku acquired global content distribution rights, including projects in development, from Quibi in the first quarter of 2021.

blog.youtube · Official source
Source date: 14 Sept 2020 · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• Announces the Shorts beta launching in India, its 15-second format and vertical swipe watch experience.

blog.youtube · Official source
Source date: 20 Sept 2022 · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• States revenue sharing on Shorts begins in early 2023, with creators keeping 45% of allocated revenue, and states eligibility thresholds.

support.google.com · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• Living support page restating the 45% creator revenue share and the 10-million-view, 90-day eligibility threshold, with a stated 1 February 2027 date attached to that same threshold.

www1.hkexnews.hk · Official source
Source date: 22 Apr 2024 · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• Gives short-play user, viewership and paying-user growth figures for 2023 and Q4 2023, and the audited revenue split showing short plays are not broken out as their own line.

ir.kuaishou.com · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• Company's own living index confirming the 2023 Annual Report as the correct document for the period.

www.nrta.gov.cn · Official source
Source date: 27 Dec 2022 · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• Full text of the licensing/registration duties, the mini-program rectification campaign, and the 'key micro-drama' national registration tier.

www.nrta.gov.cn · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• Shows the 2022 two-tier approach was superseded by a three-tier, budget-based filing system with a 1 June 2024 enforcement date.

www.cnnic.cn · Official source
Source date: 29 Aug 2024 · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• Confirms the report's release date and headline finding that micro-drama users reached 52.4 percent of netizens by June 2024.

www.cnnic.cn · Official source
Source date: 29 Aug 2024 · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• Gives the underlying figures and footnote showing the 576 million micro-drama users are counted within the online-video total, plus context on AIGC micro-dramas and the regulator's tourism creation plan.

www.sec.gov · Official source
Source date: 27 Mar 2025 · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• States that iQIYI began integrating 'mini and short dramas' starting in 2024, defines the two formats by episode length and orientation, and shows no separate revenue line for the category.

www.sec.gov · Official source
Source date: 14 Mar 2024 · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• Contains no mention of mini, short or micro-dramas, corroborating that the disclosure was new to the fiscal 2024 filing.

ir-1253177085.cos.ap-hongkong.myqcloud.com · Official source
Source date: 18 Mar 2024 · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• States the 'Short Drama Star Incubation Plan', the RMB100 million-plus fund, 100-plus supported series, and per-series revenue above RMB10 million.

ir-1253177085.cos.ap-hongkong.myqcloud.com · Official source
Source date: 10 Aug 2023 · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• Contains no mention of short dramas, corroborating that the incubation plan was first disclosed at year-end rather than mid-year.

ir-1253177085.cos.ap-hongkong.myqcloud.com · Official source
Source date: 18 Mar 2025 · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• Reports 100-plus short-drama titles launched in 2024 and a top title generating nearly RMB40 million in gross revenue, giving a delivered follow-up figure.

static.cninfo.com.cn · Official source
Source date: 26 Apr 2023 · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• States the voting-rights change, board reshuffle, deconsolidation, Crazy Maple's last consolidated revenue and profit figures, and its named product lines (Chapters, Spotlight, Kiss, My Escape), without mentioning ReelShort.

developers.weixin.qq.com · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• Section 5.33 names the micro-drama and web-novel mini-program categories and bars them from routing payment outside Tencent-approved channels, with escalating penalties.

developers.weixin.qq.com · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• Sets out the non-exclusive licence developers grant Tencent to show their titles in Tencent's own short-drama mini-program and WeChat Channels, and the advertising-revenue-share mechanism.

www.nrta.gov.cn · Official source
Source date: 31 Jul 2026 · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• Gives the minors content prohibition, the anti-addiction and anti-overspending algorithm ban, and the payment-disclosure duty, in Articles 25, 37 and 40.

www.cac.gov.cn · Official source
Source date: 15 Mar 2024 · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• Shows the general 2024 minors' online-environment campaign that predates Order No. 16 and does not itself mention micro-dramas by name.

www.cac.gov.cn · Official source
Source date: 13 Jul 2023 · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• Full 24-article text: joint issuance by CAC, NRTA and other ministries, the Article 2 film-and-television carve-out, and the labelling and minors provisions.

digichina.stanford.edu · Official source
Source date: 12 Apr 2023 · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• Labelled third-source English translation of the earlier draft, used to show the film-and-television and non-public-research carve-outs were absent from the April 2023 draft and added in the final measures.

www.crazymaplestudio.com · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• States ReelShort's August 2022 launch, Crazy Maple's earlier products and dates, and the studio's stated 2017 founding.

www.dramaboxapp.com · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• Footer credits the site to STORYMATRIX PTE.LTD and gives separate press and careers contact addresses.

www.storymatrix.com · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• Confirms StoryMatrix's own corporate domain no longer resolves to an operating company site, redirecting instead to a domain-sale page.

newsroom.tiktok.com · Official source
Source date: 7 Mar 2023 · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• States the launch date, the paywalled-Collection mechanic, and eligibility thresholds updated 6 June 2023, plus the 80-video, 20-minute limits.

support.tiktok.com · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• Confirms the buyer-side mechanics: a single purchase unlocks the whole Series, accessed afterwards via Purchased content.

www.shorttv.live · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• Confirms shortmax.com now redirects here and that ShortMax branding continues on the ShortTV domain.

www.netshort.com · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• Footer credits the site to NETSTORY PTE. LTD, a company distinct from ShortTV Limited.

apps.apple.com · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• Records GoodNovel's 23 April 2020 release date and SINGAPORE NEW READING TECHNOLOGY PTE. LTD as seller of record.

www.goodnovel.com · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• Footer lists GoodShort among partner platforms alongside GoodFM, MegaNovel and BueNovela.

www.holywater.tech · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• States the 2020 Ukraine founding, the founders' names, and a co-founder biography dating My Drama's launch to March 2024.

www.holywater.tech · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• States the per-series production cost of $150,000-200,000, a one-week turnaround, and the named AI tools used in production.

about.netflix.com · Official source
Source date: 7 May 2025 · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• States the 7 May 2025 announcement of the vertical clip feed test and the redesigned TV homepage, with named-executive quotes.

s22.q4cdn.com · Official source
Source date: 17 Jul 2025 · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• Reports the TV homepage redesign reaching roughly half of members by Q2 2025 while not reporting any figure for the vertical feed.

corporate.televisaunivision.com · Official source
Source date: 21 Jul 2025 · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• Announces the 21 July 2025 debut of six titles, the social-first distribution model, and a plan for 40 original series through 2025.

corporate.televisaunivision.com · Official source
Source date: 26 Feb 2026 · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• States the one-minute, five-day production model and reports over 80 micro-series produced, 900 million-plus social views and 6 million daily users after nearly a year.

corporate.televisaunivision.com · Official source
Source date: 21 Jul 2026 · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• Reports first-year totals of 84 premiered, 145 produced, 326 million-plus views and 1.3 billion-plus social media views.

www.sec.gov · Official source
Source date: 1 Jul 2024 · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• Confirms the IPO closed on 28 June 2024 and records the related registration rights agreement.

sensortower.com · Official source
Source date: 1 Jan 2025 · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• States 2024 full-year download growth, top-3 download share, and revenue share by country for short-drama apps.

sensortower.com · Official source
Source date: 1 Jul 2025 · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• States the firm's IAP-based methodology and Q1 2025 category and per-app revenue and download estimates.

appfigures.com · Official source
Source date: 11 Apr 2024 · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• States Q1 2024 category consumer spend, app count, and named top-earner figures with method.

appfigures.com · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• Living report page stating US category consumer spend for 2024, 2025 and through July 2026, as retrieved.

developer.apple.com · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• States the 15% reduced commission rate, the $1,000,000 eligibility threshold, and the EU 10% rate.

support.google.com · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• States Google Play's standard and reduced commission tiers and the new fee structure from 30 June 2026.

ir.kuaishou.com · Official source
Source date: 22 May 2024 · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• States the fourfold year-on-year growth in paid short-play marketing spend and Spring Festival 2024 short-play view counts.

ir.kuaishou.com · Official source
Source date: 20 Aug 2024 · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• States the twofold growth in paid short-play marketing spend and the 20-fold sponsorship revenue growth for Kuaishou Astral Short Plays.

apps.apple.com · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• Shows the Entertainment category's Top Free ranking with ReelShort 10th and DramaBox 11th, as retrieved.

apps.apple.com · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• Shows the page at this URL rendering a Top Free, All Apps list with neither ReelShort nor DramaBox in the top 25, as retrieved.

play.google.com · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• Shows a labelled Top grossing shelf with DramaBox ranked second and a separate unlabelled shelf containing ReelShort, as retrieved.

www.holywater.tech · Official source
Source date: 7 Oct 2025 · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• States the equity investment, the 200-title two-year production commitment, and named initial productions.

investor.foxcorporation.com · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• Shows Fox's most recent disclosed results and confirms its investor-relations disclosure cadence, as retrieved.

investor.foxcorporation.com · Official source
Source date: 30 Oct 2025 · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• Confirms the first Fox earnings release after the Holywater announcement does not name Holywater or vertical video.

web.archive.org · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• States the Ultra Low Budget tier's $250,000 (excluding deferrals) / $625,000 (including deferrals) budget ceiling, the $125-per-day performer minimum, and the theatrical-only scope and exclusions.

web.archive.org · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• Gives the next tier's $630 day-performer minimum for comparison against the Ultra Low Budget tier's $125 rate.

web.archive.org · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• States the 2023 TV/Theatrical Agreement was ratified 5 December 2023 (78.33%-21.67%, 38.15% turnout) after National Board approval on 10 November 2023, and sets the digital-replica consent, 48-hour notice and compensation terms.

web.archive.org · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• Distinguishes 'digital replicas' from wholly 'synthetic performers', states the union-notice-and-bargain requirement for synthetic performers, and frames the deal as a starting point for the next negotiation.

www.wga.org · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• States verticals and microdramas are covered under the MBA as 'original new media' with a $25,000-per-minute residuals threshold and a 26-week initial-use window.

www.wga.org · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• Defines 'new media' under the MBA and states the signatory, filing, and pension/health procedural requirements for coverage.

ads.tiktok.com · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• States TikTok's vertical (9:16), horizontal and square dimension minimums, ad duration limits, and file-size and bitrate requirements.

support.google.com · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• States YouTube Shorts' up-to-3-minute length limit and maximum 1080p upload resolution, with no aspect-ratio or safe-zone figure stated in the same text.

www.apple.com · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• Lists current iPhone camera features including 4K video, Action mode stabilisation, Cinematic mode, and Dual Capture.

www.blackmagicdesign.com · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• States the app supports vertical-aspect shooting and a logarithmic colour profile with an Apple Log to Rec. 709 LUT on compatible phones, on iOS and Android.

elevenlabs.io · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• Describes the dubbing capability and its 'cloning strength' control, with no statement on consent or authorisation requirements.

elevenlabs.io · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• States a user must be 'authorized to share' a voice, warrants the necessary rights, and places the consent burden on the uploading customer.

www.deepdub.ai · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• States Deepdub sells access to a pre-licensed, 'rights-safe' voice bank rather than requiring customers to supply and warrant their own voice sample.

www.bjnews.com.cn · Official source
Source date: 11 Sept 2024 · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• States Kling launched 6 June 2024, backed China's first AIGC micro-drama on 13 July 2024, and reports the 9 September 2024 nine-director AIGC short-film programme.

kling.ai · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• Describes Kling's current video-generation capability as a living product page, without naming Kuaishou or a launch date.

www.cac.gov.cn · Official source
Source date: 7 Mar 2025 · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• States the labelling obligations platforms must apply to AI-generated video, effective 1 September 2025.

patents.google.com · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• Gives the patent's filing date (17 May 2019), grant date (4 February 2020), inventors, and abstract describing orientation-based aspect-ratio switching between preloaded video assets.

patents.google.com · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• Confirms bibliographic data for US10554926B1 and the related continuation US11997413B2, assigned to JBF Interlude 2009 Ltd, granted May 2024.

ec.europa.eu · Official source
Source date: 25 Apr 2023 · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• States the 25 April 2023 designation date, names TikTok among 17 designated platforms, and the four-month compliance runway.

eur-lex.europa.eu · Official source
Source date: 27 Oct 2022 · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• Gives the regulation's adoption and Official Journal publication dates and the 45 million recipient threshold recital underlying VLOP status.

digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• Living Commission register confirming TikTok's continued designated status as retrieved, distinct from the original 2023 decision.

ec.europa.eu · Official source
Source date: 22 Apr 2024 · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• Dates the opening of the second DSA proceeding, describes the Task and Reward Programme, and quotes the Commission's stated concerns.

ec.europa.eu · Official source
Source date: 5 Aug 2024 · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• States the binding commitment to permanently withdraw the programme and that this was the Commission's first closed DSA case.

www.govinfo.gov · Official source
Source date: 24 Apr 2024 · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• Records the signing date of the law containing the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act.

www.supremecourt.gov · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• Per curiam opinion dated 17 January 2025 upholding the Act, and its own account of the 270/360-day divestiture deadline and definitions.

developer.apple.com · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• States in-app purchase, subscription and metadata requirements as retrieved, applicable to episode-unlock drama apps.

developer.apple.com · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• Describes the age-rating questionnaire categories and how misrating risks regulatory and customer consequences.

support.google.com · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• States disclosure, billing-cycle and cancellation-access requirements for subscription apps, as retrieved.

support.google.com · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• States that refunds are conditional and discretionary, and that donations are non-refundable, as retrieved.

support.google.com · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• States that cancellation stops future renewals without refunding processed charges, and describes authorisation-hold timing.

www.federalregister.gov · Official source
Source date: 15 Nov 2024 · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• States the final rule's publication date, its click-to-cancel requirement, and its 14 January 2025 effective date.

ecf.ca8.uscourts.gov · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• Eighth Circuit opinion dated 8 July 2025 vacating the rule for failure to issue a required preliminary regulatory analysis.

www.federalregister.gov · Official source
Source date: 12 Feb 2026 · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• Confirms the Eighth Circuit vacatur and restores the pre-2024 Negative Option Rule text.

www.legislation.gov.uk · Official source
Source date: 26 Oct 2023 · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• States the Royal Assent date and the functional definition of a user-to-user service.

www.gov.uk · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• States Ofcom's role and enforcement powers, in-scope service types, and 2025 dates for children's codes and risk assessments.

eur-lex.europa.eu · Official source
Source date: 28 Nov 2018 · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• States the adoption date, Official Journal publication date and entry-into-force date of the directive.

eur-lex.europa.eu · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• States the video-sharing-platform definition, minor-protection and advertising duties, and the 19 September 2020 transposition deadline.

www.webnovel.com · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• States a distribution licence limited to Webnovel's own Services, with no adaptation clause; last updated 14 January 2019.

www.goodnovel.com · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• States a near-identical distribution licence limited to GoodNovel's own Services, with no adaptation clause, as retrieved.

www.ofcom.org.uk · Official source
Source date: 31 Jul 2024 · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• Ofcom's own landing page confirms the report title, its 31 July 2024 publication date and headline points.

www.ofcom.org.uk · Official source
Source date: 31 Jul 2024 · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• Gives the Barb-metered minutes-per-day figures for video-sharing platforms (49 minutes, +12%), the footnote defining VSPs as YouTube, TikTok and Twitch, and the separate VoD Survey figures for YouTube Shorts viewership share.

www.deloitte.com · Official source
Source date: 25 Mar 2025 · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• States the report's publication date, sample size, survey period and the Gen Z/millennial social-versus-streaming findings.

www.deloitte.com · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• Deloitte's own description of the survey programme's cadence, sample and its statement that the figures are self-reported, not measured, data.

www.pewresearch.org · Official source
Source date: 31 Jan 2024 · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• States survey method, sample size, fieldwork dates, and the platform-use percentages by age for YouTube, TikTok and Instagram.

www.pewresearch.org · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• Pew's own description of the address-based, non-opt-in panel recruitment underlying the survey's claim to represent the adult population.

www.pewresearch.org · Official source
Source date: 12 Dec 2024 · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• States survey method, sample, fieldwork dates and the TikTok/YouTube use and frequency figures for US teens, including the political-affiliation split.

www.nielsen.com · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• Nielsen's own FAQ defining the Gauge's TV-panel measurement basis, its streaming definition, and the vMVPD exclusion rule.

www.nielsen.com · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• Confirms the Gauge's 'persons 2+' metric and July 2026 latest period, and describes Nielsen's panel-plus-big-data measurement approach underlying it.

www.cnnic.com.cn · Official source
Source date: 1 Aug 2024 · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• First CNNIC report to give mini-drama users a discrete figure, 576 million (52.4%), nested inside the 1.068 billion online-video total.

www.cnnic.com.cn · Official source
Source date: 1 Mar 2024 · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• Prior edition describing mini-dramas only via title and episode counts, with no user-count figure, establishing the baseline the 54th report changed.

www.cnnic.com.cn · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• CNNIC's own index confirming the semi-annual publication cadence and dates of the report series since 1997.

play.google.com · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• Google Play listing showing ReelShort's 3.87-star average, 1,873,558 ratings and the per-star review count breakdown, plus 100M+ installs.

play.google.com · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• Google Play listing showing DramaBox's 4.55-star average from 5,420,564 ratings and 100M+ installs, for cross-store comparison with the App Store figure.

support.google.com · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• Google's documentation of the IARC content-rating tiers, including what the 'Teen'-equivalent tier permits.

blog.youtube · Official source
Source date: 1 Aug 2023 · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• Company statement that Shorts were watched by over 2 billion logged-in users monthly, as of August 2023.

blog.youtube · Official source
Source date: 28 Mar 2024 · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• Company statement that Shorts averaged over 70 billion daily views since its 2021 launch, as of March 2024.

blog.youtube · Official source
Source date: 12 Aug 2026 · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• Defines a monetisation-qualifying Shorts view as excluding loops, a narrower definition than the top-line daily-views disclosure.

www.tiktok.com · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• States the January-March 2026 report's expansion to 130-plus reported markets, the 50,000-removal reporting threshold, and that automated removals now exceed 96% of the total.

www.tiktok.com · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• Explains the once-only counting rule for multi-violation videos and why the 24-hour removal rate can fall even as enforcement improves.

www.sec.gov · Official source
Source date: 17 Jun 2024 · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• States Wattpad was acquired by NAVER in May 2021 and by WEBTOON Entertainment from NAVER in June 2023, gives Wattpad's ~89 million MAU as of Q1 2024, and defines IP Adaptations revenue and the vertical-scroll web-comic format.

www.navercorp.com · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• Naver's own corporate milestones list records the May 2021 acquisition of Wattpad in its own words.

company.wattpad.com · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• States Wattpad's self-description as the largest storytelling platform and frames adaptation as stories growing into books, films and series, as retrieved 16 September 2026.

company.wattpad.com · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• Confirms the 2006 founding via a 20th-anniversary release and names a specific in-progress adaptation: two Wattpad novels being adapted for Italian screen by Leone Film Group and WEBTOON Productions.

www.pocketgems.com · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• States Pocket Gems was founded in 2009 and names Episode, Episode XOXO and War Dragons as its products.

apps.apple.com · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• Describes Episode's gem-and-pass currency system, per-choice paywalls, and in-app purchase pricing as retrieved 16 September 2026.

ir.yuewen.com · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• States the 8 November 2017 HKEX listing, names Tencent as shareholder and strategic partner, and lists named IP adaptations across animation, film, television and games.

ir.yuewen.com · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• Dates the 2018 acquisition of New Classics Media and records the group's founding and prior acquisitions back to 2002.

www.webnovel.com · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• Describes the English-language reading platform itself as retrieved 16 September 2026, with no adaptation figures of its own.

www.goodshort.com · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• Lists GoodShort's main navigation categories and finer content tags as retrieved 16 September 2026.

www.sec.gov · Official source
Source date: 9 Feb 2024 · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• Gives the FY2022 IP Adaptations figure of $82.5 million, 7.6% of $1.08 billion total revenue.

about.webtoon.com · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• Lists WEBTOON Production among the company's current brands, as retrieved 16 September 2026.

www.kadokawa.co.jp · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• Lists the Tatesuku Comic (vertical-scroll comic) imprint among Kadokawa's manga labels, as retrieved 16 September 2026.

group.kadokawa.co.jp · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• Sets out Kadokawa's six business segments, separating publication/IP creation from animation/film, and notes the Integrated Report 2025.

www.kakaocorp.com · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• States that Piccoma, described as a manga-novel app by Kakao Japan, ranked first in worldwide sales in November 2020.

www.shueisha.co.jp · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• Confirms Shueisha's corporate site maintains a dedicated media-adaptation navigation section, as retrieved 16 September 2026.

prtimes.jp · Official source
Source date: 25 Mar 2022 · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• ADK's own press release naming YouTube and TikTok as distribution destinations for a 24-episode vertical anime, with episode length, prior WeChat sticker success and production credits.

prtimes.jp · Official source
Source date: 8 Jul 2025 · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• States PocketANIME's AI-generated approximately-2-minute vertical anime model, its SNS distribution focus, and its cross-media expansion ambition, without naming TikTok specifically.

ads.tiktok.com · Official source
Source date: 29 Jun 2026 · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• TikTok's own advertising blog describes a product for scaling episodic storytelling on the platform, confirming a general platform-side push for serialised content without naming anime specifically.

www.rwa.org · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• States the 2016 NPD-sourced 23% fiction-market-share figure and the 2017 reader-demographics survey, as currently presented on RWA's own page.

publishers.org · Official source
Source date: 10 Aug 2026 · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• Gives calendar year 2025 Adult Fiction revenue of $7.1 billion, up 3.9%, within total US publishing revenue of $33.4 billion, with no romance-specific genre breakout.

www.chineseall.com · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• COL Group's own description of its overseas units and its stake in Crazy Maple Studio, as retrieved.

hailuoai.video · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• Living index of Hailuo's tools, naming the 'AI Shorts & Reels Generator' for vertical 9:16 video and the current flagship model.

hailuoai.video · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• States current credit-based subscription tiers, prices, and model access terms as retrieved.

www.minimax.io · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• MiniMax's own statement that it was founded in early 2022, with no product history or launch dates given.

support.tiktok.com · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• TikTok's own help-centre navigation naming Series and, separately, 'PineDrama on TikTok' as distinct features, as retrieved.

www.prnewswire.com · Official source
Source date: 25 Nov 2025 · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• Third-party press release for a short-drama fund; its own web address names TikTok's building, but its text names no ByteDance or TikTok involvement.

www.bytedance.com · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• ByteDance's own list of named products and services, which does not include a drama-specific brand.

www.tencent.com · Official source
Source date: 12 Aug 2026 · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• States Tencent's AIM+ ad tool now serves 'mini shop and mini drama advertisers,' naming mini drama as an advertiser category.

www.youku.com · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• Youku's own navigation carries a dedicated 'short drama' channel as a top-level content category, as retrieved.

data.alibabagroup.com · Official source
Source date: 20 Aug 2026 · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• Names 'Hujing Digital Media and Entertainment Group' inside Alibaba's 'All Others' segment, without a short-drama or micro-drama revenue disclosure.

www.sec.gov · Official source
Source date: 25 Apr 2024 · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• States Roku added NBCUniversal short-form video clips to The Roku Channel, and defines FAST.

www.sec.gov · Official source
Source date: 13 Feb 2026 · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• Roku's own glossary definition of FAST and its discussion of competitors' FAST channel expansion.

news.samsung.com · Official source
Source date: 5 Jan 2020 · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• States The Sero's rotation feature, its 2019 South Korea debut, its 2020 global expansion, its target audience, and its CES award.

www.samsung.com · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• The Sero's original product web address, as retrieved, showing a category heading with no active product listing beneath it.

www.crazymaplestudio.com · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• The studio's own statement of its founding and its office locations, including Los Angeles, as retrieved.

www.televisionacademy.com · Official source
Source date: 7 Apr 2026 · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• Sets out the duration, episode-count and eligibility rules for the Short Form Comedy, Drama or Variety Series and Performer categories.

www.televisionacademy.com · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• The Academy's own record of the 2026 nominees and winner in this category, none of them a vertical-drama platform.

www.nrta.gov.cn · Official source
Source date: 4 Sept 2026 · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• Shows the regulator naming twelve state-endorsed micro-drama titles for support, evidence of a live domestic selection mechanism.

developer.apple.com · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• States the three privacy-label categories and the developer's disclosure obligation that the two listings apply.

www.holywater.tech · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• States Holywater's own aggregate download and series totals for My Drama, as a company-wide figure separate from the FOX deal.

appfigures.com · Official source
Source date: 11 Mar 2026 · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• States figures are estimated, defines net revenue, and gives a labelled download estimate for a short-drama-adjacent app.

sensortower.com · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• States the panel-plus-model method behind Sensor Tower's app and advertising data.

www.cninfo.com.cn · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• Lists real Shenzhen- and Hong Kong-listed filings that mention short drama, with company names, stock codes, filing titles and dates.

static.cninfo.com.cn · Official source
Source date: 23 Apr 2026 · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• Describes the company's short-drama production business in narrative terms without a discrete revenue figure for it.

developers.facebook.com · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• States the ad categories the Ad Library API guarantees and its EU-only guarantee for non-political ads.

www.tiktok.com · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• States the library's EEA/Switzerland/UK scope, one-year retention, and the fields shown per ad.

adstransparency.google.com · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• Shows the tool's stated purpose of surfacing active ads published through Google, with political advertising handled separately.

support.apple.com · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• Describes Apple's own refund request process and timeline, independent of any developer's terms.

crazymaplestudios.com · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• States ReelShort's own no-refund position on payments and virtual currency, separate from either store's policy.

www.wga.org · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• States the MBA's scope and that project-specific budget and SVOD threshold questions go to the Guild's Contracts Department.

www.gov.cn · Official source
Source date: 11 Nov 2020 · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• Gives the amendment history, the nine work categories including audiovisual works, Article 17's default producer-ownership rule, and the Article 65 transitional date anchoring the amendment's effect.

apps.apple.com · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• Lists eleven titles under one developer account, including three separate vertical-drama apps alongside games and AI tools.

developers.google.com · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• States the Android implementation flow for rewarded ads, including server-side verification and the test-ad requirement.

developers.google.com · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• States the opt-in requirement for rewarded ads and the iOS implementation flow.

www.federalregister.gov · Official source
Source date: 22 Apr 2025 · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• States the amendment's publication date, effective and compliance dates, the mixed-audience definition, and the revised data-retention duty.

www.ftc.gov · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• Confirms the rule's scope over services directed to children under 13 and operators with actual knowledge of under-13 users.

www.stary.ltd · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• Names Dreame, Stary Writing, WeHear FM and Dreame Short as the group's four brands and states Dreame's reach across 200+ countries.

www.dreame.com · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• Describes the reading platform itself, its genres, and its writer programme as retrieved 16 September 2026.

apps.apple.com · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• States the developer as Stary Pte. Ltd., the 100-million-reader and 500,000-novel figures, genre tags and coin pricing tiers.

www.sec.gov · Official source
Source date: 15 Apr 2024 · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• Repeats the identical seven-offering list including Yonder five weeks before the company's public S-1 process began.

www.spoonlabs.com · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• Dates Vigloo's global launch to July 2024, describes its short-form format and language count, and gives Spoon's funding and expansion history.

www.vigloo.com · Official source
Source date: Not stated by source · Checked: 16 Sept 2026

• Confirms SpoonLabs Inc. as copyright holder, gives a Seoul address, and brands the platform around K-drama content.