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1. Oct 22
   China’s AI short-drama boom faces soaring traffic costs

   A 妙投APP analysis by Duan Mingzhu says China’s AI short-drama market reached RMB 22 billion in the first half of 2026 and is forecast to exceed RMB 40 billion for the year. Citing DataEye vice president Lin Qiwen, it says production costs fell 90%, while traffic costs rose more than 100% and revenue declined by over 50%. DataEye’s reported first-half hit rate was 0.47%. The report also examines three platform models from ByteDance’s RedNote Short Drama, Tencent’s Green Bubble Short Drama and Kuaishou, noting that none separately discloses AI short-drama revenue.

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2. Oct 5
   AI Short Dramas Scale Production Faster Than Profits

   An industry review says AI has rapidly expanded short-drama production, with translation, marketing assets and distribution currently seeing more adoption than fully AI-generated series. DataEye figures cited in the review show 221,900 AI dramas and animated dramas launched on Douyin in the first half of 2026, but only 1,055 exceeded 100 million views, while high user-acquisition costs and platform concentration continue to limit profitability.

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