{"id":260748,"date":"2025-07-11T00:05:13","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T23:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/tv-for-the-tiktok-generation-microdramas-are-on-the-rise-in-the-uk-itv-news\/"},"modified":"2025-07-11T00:05:13","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T23:05:13","slug":"tv-for-the-tiktok-generation-microdramas-are-on-the-rise-in-the-uk-itv-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/tv-for-the-tiktok-generation-microdramas-are-on-the-rise-in-the-uk-itv-news\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;TV for the Tiktok generation&#8217;: Microdramas are on the rise in the UK | ITV News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/KSCqEss3bPY\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"'TV for the Tiktok generation': Microdramas are on the rise in the UK | ITV News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KSCqEss3bPY\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>With attention spans supposedly shrinking, it is perhaps inevitable, soap operas or films are too.<\/p>\n<p>From China, the country that gave us Tiktok, has come the microdrama and it could be coming to a phone near you.<\/p>\n<p>Each one is only a minute or so long but ends with a cliffhanger to keep you watching &#8211;  and paying for &#8211; the next episode.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news <\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With attention spans supposedly shrinking, it is perhaps inevitable, soap operas or films are too. 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