Netflix, Disney, Fox and NBCUniversal embed vertical video in their apps and commission originals as discovery, distribution and monetization shift to the small screen
Vertical video is no longer an outside threat to streaming. As Netflix, Disney, Fox Entertainment and NBCUniversal pull short-form and microdramas inside their own apps, the format has moved to the center of streaming strategy. Two forces drive the shift. The first is the migration of viewing time: younger audiences now spend their days inside vertical feeds such as TikTok, YouTube and Reels, and the starting point of video consumption has moved from the home-screen recommendation to the infinite scroll.
