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# Germany Gets Its First Vertical Drama Streamer, Priced Under $18 a Month
- URL: https://scrolletta.com/2026/10/22/eilin-vertical-streamer-germany-launch/
- Published: 2026-10-22T07:12:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T15:40:51.000Z
- Description: A German start-up brings phone-shaped soap operas to a subscription app as RTLZwei and Constantin test the format.
- Author: Scrolletta
- Tags: Frontier, EiLiN, Vertical Minds, RTLZwei, Constantin Entertainment, Medientage München, #pool-2026-10-23, #ai-generated

Vertical Minds launches EiLiN, which it calls the first vertical streaming platform in the German-speaking market, with 10 to 15 series at the start, all shot in 9:16 for phones in episodes of often one to two minutes that end on a cliffhanger, managing director Sophie Werdin tells Munich's Medientage. Unlike the Asian and US apps that charge per episode in virtual coins, EiLiN sells a monthly subscription, price still to be set but under €15 (roughly $17.50), plus season passes, advertising and brand integration, and plans creator and broadcaster partnerships and to buy series from producers. RTLZwei is testing the format with a 60-episode vertical spin-off of its reality soap "Berlin Tag & Nacht" for TikTok, YouTube, Facebook and Instagram, and Constantin Entertainment has already made several series in Cologne for international platform Crisp Momentum; the organiser puts the 2026 global market for micro dramas at an estimated $14 billion.

**Primary**: [Medien.Bayern, Medientage München press release, 22 October 2026](https://medientage.de/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/MTM40%5FVertical-made-in-Germany.pdf?ref=scrolletta.com)