Media Consumption
YouTube introduces ‘episodic’ shorts
According to the platform, in the first half of 2026, microdramas on YouTube surpassed 6.5 billion views
Shorts
Production & Post
Disney Animation releases home-produced Frozen shorts
At Home with Olaf uses existing character models and backgrounds
Media Delivery
YouTube planning new ‘Shorts’ video feed
Wants to take on TikTok's dominance of the short-form user-created video