Short-form videos dominant: pollMEDIA REVOLUTION: Short-form videos have become popular relatively quickly, but one expert said this was not a worry, as media formats are constantly evolvingStaff writer, with CNAShort-form videos have become the most common media format consumed by Taiwanese, ahead of social media, the Taiwan Network Information Center said in a report released on Wednesday last week. More than three-fifths of respondents said they watched short videos daily across multiple platforms, while nearly half (49.98 percent) reported viewing short videos multiple times a day, compared with 8.06 percent who said they watched once a day. Photo: CNAThe report defined a short-form video as content lasting between 15 seconds and three minutes on platforms such as TikTok, Instagram Reels, Facebook Reels and YouTube Shorts. By age group, short-form video consumption was highest among respondents aged 18 to 29 and 30 to 39, at 96.73 percent and 93.86 percent respectively. “Short videos deliver fresh content quickly, but they will not replace all other forms of content,” Tao said.
