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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...