Global Micro-Drama Boom and Hollywood Entry

ReelShort hits $1B revenue, JioHotstar 5M MAU, India booming, Africa hits. Hollywood talent entering: James Franco, Taye Diggs, Issa Rae. New platforms: Shortical ($100M), PineDrama, FlareFlow. WEBTOON adapting 6 webcomics into microdramas (Aug 17). Cosmopolitan covers micro-dramas as TV's future, with Kim Kardashian's GammaTime investment. Mainstream media and celebrity interest accelerating.