Microdrama news, June 2026
9 reports on the microdrama and vertical-drama business dated June 2026: funding, platforms, regulation and market data, newest first.
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- Yash Raj Films takes a strategic stake in Rusk Media
Variety reported the investment in the Indian vertical-entertainment company on 29 June 2026. No deal value or stake size was disclosed.
- Pocket FM shuts down Pocket TV ahead of its IPO
Business Today reported the closure of the company's vertical video service on 28 June 2026.
- Evoken, the LiblibAI parent, raises about $300m at more than $2bn
Yicai Global reported the Series B+ on 18 June 2026. The money goes to the AI video tool layer rather than to a consumer microdrama app.
- Legal opinion holds the German streaming levy plans unconstitutional
A constitutional opinion by Di Fabio, reported on 26 June 2026, argues that the investment obligation planned in the Medieninvestitionsgesetz breaches the constitution.
- EU publishes the final Article 50 code on labelling AI-generated content
The Commission's Code of Practice on Transparency of AI-Generated Content was published on 10 June 2026.
- Chinese capital moves to the AI production-tool layer
AniShort and CreativeFitting both raised funding in rounds dated 9 to 12 June 2026, according to PEdaily.
- Adjust and Sensor Tower publish a joint short-drama app report
The Short Drama Apps Report 2026, dated 23 June, is reported to show ReelShort ahead of Netflix on daily time spent and short-drama installs in Latin America up 913%.
- ARD's vertical series Between The Beats goes live on TikTok
The public broadcaster's vertical drama launched on TikTok on 25 June 2026, reported by Quotenmeter.
- Vertical microseries enter cinema pre-shows via aTwist and National CineMedia
The arrangement places vertical series on more than 18,500 screens in over 1,650 theatres, with each preview closing on a QR code that sends the audience to the app.