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The Korean adaptation has surpassed 10 million views since premiering on FlareFlow, highlighting the growing appeal of premium mobile-first storytelling among audiences and established television talent alike. SINGAPORE, 22 July 2026 – FlareFlow, COL Group's flagship premium mobile-first vertical entertainment platform, is celebrating the success of its Korean original microdrama Raising His Mistress's Child (남편 불륜녀의 아이를 키웠다), starring acclaimed Korean actress Han Chae Young

COL Group International and Bomanbridge Media are partnering for a vertical premium documentary series for FlareFlow, with microdrama star Sam Myerson narrating. FlareFlow has embarked on a “Vertical 2.0” strategy to explore vertical series outside traditional microdrama tropes. MAPOGO: The Lion Throne (w.t.), set to premiere globally on FlareFlow in Q3, was unveiled at Owl&Co’s Vertical Media Summit. With footage filmed over several years in South Africa’s Sabi Sands Game R

“She Means Justice 2: Breakout,” a prison break microdrama sequel, has launched on FlareFlow and Hollywood-backed GammaTime, positioning the title among the earliest franchise follow-ups to an original Western vertical drama property. The new installment continues within a shared universe built on “She Means Justice,” whose debut run on FlareFlow amassed more than 180 million global views within its opening month, placing it among the platform’s fastest-growing titles in the

COL Group has appointed Timothy Oh as chief marketing officer of FlareFlow, adding to his existing role as general manager for international business, as the Shenzhen-listed digital entertainment company announces a wave of senior international hires tied to its next growth phase. Jason Ander joins as head of U.S. partnerships within Oh’s international business division, bringing prior senior experience at Hulu, Paramount and TikTok across content and platform partnerships an

Vertical drama is entering Australia’s mainstream screen industry conversation, with Cairns Crocodiles set to host a dedicated microdrama panel that brings together platform executives, broadcasters and content creators at the annual APAC creativity festival. Tim Oh, general manager of leader microdrama company COL Group International, is scheduled to appear at the Queensland event alongside Nikyah Hutchings, executive producer of commercial and partnerships at NITV, in a ses

EXCLUSIVE: Park Min-Kyu, star of Netflix reality show Single’s Inferno, is making his acting debut in FlareFlow microdrama One Year Love. He will appear opposite Nicole Lee (Amoeba) and Regina Tan in the Singapore-filmed series, which debuts on the COL International-owned vertical video app on April 9. TSL Group is the producer. The series is billed as a “high-stakes romance built on a simple lie,” in which A Korean expat enters a marriage of convenience with a Singaporean wo

Nicole Mattox, Noah Fearnley, and Sam Myerson. Photo Credit: FlareFlow. The vertical drama industry will gather in Los Angeles this April for its first-ever live awards ceremony, as the Vertical Drama Love Fan Awards take the stage at the El Portal Theatre on April 23rd. #Powerjournalist Markos Papadatos has the scoop. The inaugural event, presented by FlareFlow, the world’s fastest-growing vertical drama platform with 33 million users and counting, brings together creators,

Refinery Media and COL Group International Refinery Media and COL Group Intl. have struck a deal to reimagine hit modelling competition franchise “SupermodelMe” as one of the world’s first reality microdrama series. The new series, titled “SupermodelMe: Make It or Break It,” will premiere on COL’s global mobile platform FlareFlow in mid-year, with the announcement made at Hong Kong FilMart. The move marks a milestone for the unscripted television industry: for the first time,

COL Group has partnered with Nasdaq-listed BeLive Holdings to launch the world's first fully integrated "Microdrama in a Box" solution at Hong Kong International Film & TV Market (FILMART 2026). The offering combines enterprise-grade SaaS infrastructure with access to the largest curated microdrama catalogue globally, positioning the partnership as one of the event's defining commercial announcements. The partnership brings together Yeon Studios, BeLive's enterprise microdram

Narativ's Manjyot Sandhu and COL Group International's Timothy Oh EXCLUSIVE: Microdrama powerhouse COL Group International is building out its distribution network, with its CEO saying vertical video is about to enter its “next competitive chapter.” The microdrama arm of publicly-listed Chinese company COL Group appointed Narativ Media as its official distributor in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and CIS regions and Africa, and a struck new content deal with a new Du

New cross-regional distribution alliances and a 1,700+ title multilingual slate formalize the next phase of global microdrama expansion from COL’s Singapore-headquartered international division COL Group International today unveiled a coordinated global distribution architecture and significantly expanded international content slate at MIP London and London Screenings 2026, announcing new cross-regional partnerships and scaling its catalogue to more than 1,700 premium microdr

COL Group International has formalized a cross-continental distribution structure and expanded its global microdrama catalogue to more than 1,700 titles, the company revealed at Mip London and London Screenings 2026. The Singapore-headquartered division, which launched last year as the world’s largest dedicated microdrama distribution slate, is now moving into a structured second phase of international growth built around regional distribution alliances spanning MENA, Europe,

Executives from GammaTime, which has shows from the creator of ‘CSI,’ COL Group and Holywater, which has signed creator Dhar Mann, talk ins and outs of vertical shorts. The MIP London microdrama panel. The global rise of microdramas, shortform vertical storytelling for the mobile generation, was in focus during a crowded panel session at MIP London on Monday. Among the topics of debate was a lack of big stars among casts, the growth outlook and the benefit of being able to wa

A new wave of ultra-short, high-impact narrative content is rapidly reshaping the global entertainment landscape, and it is heading straight for the spotlight at Cairns Crocodiles, Presented by Pinterest, 2026. As part of the festival’s new Film & Screen track, Timothy Oh, general manager international at COL Group Co, a leading Chinese digital cultural content company, has been unveiled as one of the program’s standout speakers. Oh will unpack the explosive rise of microdram

Sam Myerson and Nicole Mattox. Photo Courtesy of FlareFlow. Actors Sam Myerson and Nicole Mattox stars in the new vertical drama “Oops, I Married My Bestie’s Brother!” on FlareFlow. #Powerjournalist Markos Papadatos. On her 30th birthday, Elle (Nicole Mattox) flees to Vegas for a blind date with her best friend Kennedy’s famous musician brother Pierce—only to accidentally marry a wealthy stranger named Mr. C (played by Sam Myerson). Back home, as Elle tries to piece together

Harbour Rights has entered a strategic partnership with the vertical drama leader COL Group International to distribute the company’s portfolio of more than 1,000 vertical drama titles in Europe and Latin America. Available in English, Chinese, Korean and Japanese, content from COL Group International will also be available soon in Indian, Turkish and Arabic. “We are delighted to offer one of the strongest catalogs in the market,” said Timothy Oh, general manager of COL Group

Chinese series Prince’s Rules Broken?! from COL Group International Hong Kong-based Harbour Rights has partnered with Chinese publishing and vertical drama company COL Group International to distribute the latter’s microdramas in Europe and Latin America. Harbour Rights has been appointed as an official distribution partner for Europe and Latin America, where it will distribute COL’s portfolio of more than 1,000 vertical dramas. The library features productions from COL’s Fla

TVB, Mango TV and FlareFlow leverages on COL's mega studio city in Zhuhai-Macau for long-form and microdrama productions COL Group International has officially launched full operations at its Zhuhai-Macau production studio, marking a major milestone in the group's international expansion strategy and signalling its push to scale both long-form television and next-generation microdrama production. The studio launch is anchored by two major partner productions — TVB's flagship

MIP LONDON’s program will feature a main stage panel and first-time summit featuring players from the international micro-drama and vertical storytelling sector. The main stage panel, taking place on February 23 in the IET London’s Kelvin Theatre, will feature Timothy Oh, general manager of COL Group International, and Alex Montalvo, co-founder and chief content officer of GammaTime. Maria Rua Aguete, head of media and entertainment at Omdia, will moderate. The panel will be

MIP LONDON 2026 will spotlight microdramas and vertical storytelling at the second edition of the international TV and streaming content market, taking place 22–24 February 2026 at IET London and The Savoy. The programme will include a main stage panel and the market’s first Microdrama & Vertical Content Leaders’ Summit, bringing together key international players to explore audience trends, platform strategies, monetisation models, and the creative and commercial dynamics sh