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HONOR collaborates with ZEE5 to reach Indian consumers for its latest smartphones
KOLKATA: The leading OTT platform ZEE5 continues to be a brand favourite, when it comes to reaching out to a diverse set of audiences across the country in the most targeted and effective manner. The newest one to join the bandwagon and choose ZEE5 as one of its preferred OTT advertising platforms is HONOR, a global leading tech brand for the youth.
HONOR India, with the collaboration with ZEE5, aims at educating Indian consumes about its latest smartphones – HONOR 9A and HONOR 9S and at the same time, reach out to people looking for an enhanced smartphone experience, at a pocket-friendly price.
As part of its stated 1+8+N strategy, HONOR introduced its affordable smartphone range – HONOR 9A and HONOR 9S in under Rs 10K segment, along with the brand’s first laptop for the market – HONOR MagicBook 15, featuring India’s first laptop with three breakthrough innovations – Pop-up Webcam, 2-in-1 Fingerprint Power Button and 65W Type-C Compact multi-device fast charging, at a price of under Rs 50K range, and powered with Microsoft Windows 10 Home, AMD Ryzen™ 5 3500U and RadeonTM Vega 8 Graphics processor. The latest offerings are a testimony to HONOR’s commitment of bringing innovative and progressive products for Indian consumers, while meeting the varied requirements of the users.
With a surge in viewership post lockdown, ZEE5 has fast tracked its vision of democratising access to bespoke content and enhanced user experience through various initiatives to keep India entertained 24×7. HONOR’s latest launches align with this vision as it aims to offer the latest offerings to a larger base of consumers without them having to compromise on technology and quality.
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Micro-Dramas Surge in India, Redefining Mobile Content Habits
Meta-Ormax study maps rapid rise of short-form storytelling among 18–44 audiences.
MUMBAI: Micro-dramas aren’t just short, they’re the snack that ate Indian entertainment, and now everyone’s bingeing between the sofa cushions. Meta, in partnership with Ormax Media, has released ‘Micro Dramas: The India Story’, a comprehensive study unveiled at the inaugural Meta Marketing Summit: Micro-Drama Edition. The report maps how the vertical, bite-sized format is reshaping content consumption for mobile-first audiences aged 18–44 across 14 states.
Conducted between November 2025 and January 2026 through 50 in-depth interviews and 2,000 personal surveys, the research reveals that 65 per cent of viewers discovered micro-dramas within the last year proof of explosive adoption. Nearly 89 per cent encounter the format through social feeds and recommendations, making algorithm-driven discovery the primary engine rather than active search.
Key viewing patterns show a median of 3.5 hours per week (about 30 minutes daily) spread across 7–8 short sessions. Consumption peaks between 8 pm and midnight, with additional spikes during commutes and work breaks classic “in-between moments” that the format fills perfectly. Around 57 per cent of viewing happens in ambient mode (while doing something else), and 90 per cent is solo, enabling more intimate, personal storytelling.
Romance, family drama and comedy lead genre preferences. Audiences show growing openness to AI-generated content, 47 per cent find it unique and creative, while only 6 per cent say they would avoid it entirely. Regional languages are surging after Hindi and English, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada dominate consumption.
Meta, director, media & entertainment (India) Shweta Bajpai said, “Micro-drama isn’t a passing trend, it’s rewriting the rules of Indian entertainment. In under a year, an entirely new category of platforms has emerged, built audience habits from scratch, and created a business vertical that is scaling fast.”
Ormax Media founder-CEO Shailesh Kapoor added, “Micro-dramas are beginning to show the early signs of becoming a distinct content category in India’s digital entertainment landscape. When a format aligns closely with how audiences naturally engage with their devices, it has the potential to scale very quickly.”
The study proposes ecosystem-wide responsibility, universal signposting of commercial intent, shared accountability among advertisers, platforms, creators, schools and parents, built-in safeguards, and formal media literacy in schools.
In a feed that never sleeps and a day that never stops, micro-dramas have slipped into the cracks of every spare minute turning 30-second stories into the new national pastime, one vertical swipe at a time.
