{"id":24116,"date":"2026-01-08T11:22:22","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T16:22:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/viu-debuts-vertical-video-section\/"},"modified":"2026-01-08T11:45:36","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T16:45:36","slug":"viu-debuts-vertical-video-section","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/viu-debuts-vertical-video-section\/","title":{"rendered":"Viu Debuts Vertical Video Section"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Viu has expanded its content offering with the new vertical video section Viu Shorts, featuring curated micro-dramas in Chinese, Korean, Thai and Indonesian.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are thrilled to add a new facet to our service with the launch of Viu Shorts,\u201d said Janice Lee, CEO of Viu and managing director of PCCW Media Group. \u201cThis new feature brings viewers fast-paced storytelling in a 1- to 3-minute episodic format, perfectly complementing Viu\u2019s extensive offering of premium long-form series and movies. 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