Why 'vertical shorts' for mobile phones are taking off in the entertainment industry

PBS News Hour - Art Beat

Most of the video entertainment we watch these days isn't at the movies, on TV or even on a computer -- it's on a smartphone. To cater to these changing habits, companies are turning out bite-sized soap operas for phone viewing. Ej Dickson, a senior writer at New York Magazine covering culture, joins Ali Rogin to discuss. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

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