Vertical video specialist RoseBerry has clinched a deal with Fremantle to reimagine the long-running soap Neighbours for a short-form vertical rollout.

ReelShort has expanded its significant Southeast Asian footprint, aligning with Singtel CAST in Singapore and Telkomsel in Indonesia.

COL Group International is working with MediaSpurs to boost its microdrama business in Poland as it looks to further expand across the region.

The theme of convergence runs across MIPCOM Cannes this year as the event embraces the creator economy, vertical video, branded entertainment, and AI, Lucy Smith says on the latest episode of ScreenMDM Talks.

Modern-day adaptations of Wuthering Heights, Pride and Prejudice, and Jane Eyre, produced with vertical short-form and horizontal feature versions, are part of the inaugural slate at new L.A.-based studio LoveHit, which has also launched its own microdrama app.