Fuji Television Network has expanded its vertical short-form drama app FOD SHORT outside of Japan, bringing the platform to North America.

Canadian producer Tieren Hawkins has been appointed as VP of vertical content at Blink49 Studios as the company expands into this fast-growing space.

TikTok has clinched a deal for vertical content from Issa Rae's HOORAE Digital, beginning this month with Screen Time.

Great American Media is working with the U.S. Hispanic- and LatAm-targeted vertical shorts platform Minivela for a slate that will be made available on Pure Flix Familia, a bilingual destination for faith- and family-centered storytelling launching later this year.

Harlequin has partnered with Dashverse to co-produce 40 animated microdramas inspired by its romance titles, beginning with Catherine Mann's A Fairy-Tail Ending.