"The TikTok Minis section features "lightweight, in-app mini programs that let users access experiences and content without leaving TikTok," a TikTok staffer recently posted on LinkedIn. That tab has both "mini games" and over a dozen apps for "mini dramas," otherwise known as micro dramas or verticals. It's a boost for these low-budget, made-for-mobile shows - movie-length soapy titles chopped into short episodes - that grew out of China and have gained popularity in the US."
"The short drama apps mostly operate on a freemium model, where users are prompted to pay - often $10 or more per movie - after watching about eight to 10 episodes. They also often offer subscriptions, which can run $40 to $80 a month, for unlimited viewing. With TikTok Minis, there's a wrinkle: There's often a 10% discount that incentivizes viewers to stay within the TikTok app rather than click away to the short drama app itself."
TikTok introduced a Minis section that hosts lightweight in-app mini programs including mini games and over a dozen mini-drama apps, enabling bingeing of short, vertical series without leaving the app. Micro dramas are low-budget, mobile-first shows originating in China, often structured as movie-length soapy titles split into bite-sized episodes with tropes like badly behaving husbands or werewolf romance. Short drama apps largely use freemium pricing, prompting payments after several episodes or offering costly subscriptions, while TikTok offers a 10% in-app discount to keep viewers inside its ecosystem. The Minis move aims to capture attention, commerce, and audience growth for smaller apps.
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