Known for being an incubator for original stories, multi-platform entertainment company Wattpad is expanding its reach with a new partnership with Sony Pictures Television to develop and co-produce original programming for television. The collaboration gives Sony a first-look at the up-and-coming stories from the Wattpad platform. Under the deal, Wattpad and Sony will work together […]
Wattpad Partners With Sony Pictures Television For First Look Deal
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Wattpad Teams With Singapore’s Mediacorp For Development Partnership
The multiplatform entertainment company for original stories Wattpad announced today that they have partnered with Mediacorp, Singapore’s largest content creator and transmedia platform, to develop and adapt Wattpad stories into scripted series and films for Mediacorp’s digital entertainment destination, Toggle, and free-to-air platforms. The new development deal was revealed at APOS 2019, an annual event […]
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Wattpad Enters First Look Deal With Italy Entertainment Company Mediaset
Once again, Wattpad is continuing its global reach. This time the storytelling platform has announced that they have entered a first look deal with Mediaset, Italy’s leading entertainment company. As part of the deal, they will partner to develop and co-produce TV shows in Italy. The deal is Wattpad’s first Italian language deal and will […]
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Wattpad Inks Deal With Asia-Based Video Service Viu
Wattpad is collaborating with Viu, a leading pan-regional OTT video service from PCCW Media Group to develop Viu Original series and film projects based on Wattpad stories. Viu is known for premium Asian content and will work with Wattpad to develop youth-oriented shows across its markets. The companies will leverage Wattpad’s Story DNA Machine Learning […]
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Wattpad Partners With Wise Entertainment To Develop TV and Film Projects For Brazil
It looks like Wattpad is furthering its global reach — and possible domination in the international market for developing foreign-language TV series and film. The latest company to join Wattpad’s list of collaborators is Wise Entertainment, the independent studio behind the Emmy-nominated series East Los High. With Wise, Wattpad will develop Portuguese-language Wattpad stories as […]
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Wattpad’s ‘She’s With Me’&‘The Last She’ To Be Developed For TV By Sony Pictures Television
EXCLUSIVE: Two popular Wattpad stories, Jessica Cunsolo’s She’s With Me and H.J. Nelson’s The Last She, are headed to television. They are being developed as potential TV series by Sony Pictures Television. The adaptations of YA She’s With Me and sci-fi-themed The Last She stem from the first-look deal Sony Pictures TV signed with the popular self-publishing […]
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Wattpad Studios Makes First European Hire As Part Of Film & TV Expansion Drive
Social storytelling platform Wattpad Studios has made its first European hire with Paris-based Carla Zeller. Zeller joins as development executive for Europe. Based in Paris, she will focus on building Wattpad’s TV and film slate in Europe, overseeing productions as they move from Wattpad to screens. She will report to Eric Lehrman, Wattpad’s head of […]
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Wattpad Enters First Australian Partnership With Screen Queensland
Wattpad, the entertainment company known as a source for original stories, has teamed with Screen Queensland, a Queensland Government-owned company that invests in talent and production to grow a creative, innovative and successful screen industry with a focus on stories and audience. This marks the first Australian partnership for Wattpad. The partnership combines Screen Queensland […]
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Wattpad And Collective Pictures Developing ‘Float’, Robbie Amell To Produce And Star
Wattpad and Collective Pictures are teaming up to develop Float based on the story written by Kate Marchant on the Wattpad social storytelling platform. Robbie Amell (Code 8, Upload) is set to star and produce the project alongside Collective Pictures’ Jeff Chan, Chris Paré and Sarah Timmins. Wattpad’s Aron Levitz and Jamie D. Greenberg will also […]
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Wattpad Acquired By South Korean Internet Company Naver
Wattpad has been acquired by the Naver, the South Korean Internet Conglomerate which is also home to the digital comics platform Webtoon. The Board of Directors of Wattpad announced today that it unanimously approved a definitive agreement to be acquired by Naver. Naver is expected to acquire the storytelling platform in a cash and stock […]
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Wattpad And Webtoon Merge Studios With $100 Million In Financing
Social storytelling platform Wattpad and digital comic platform Webtoon announced a merger of their studio divisions to create Wattpad Webtoon Studios with the parent company of both, Naver, committing $100 million for development and production financing. Wattpad, based in Toronto, was recently acquired by Naver a South Korean internet conglomerate that owned Webtoon. The new, […]
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K-pop Stars BTS, TXT, Enhypen Headline Original Webcomics And Webnovels In Webtoon, Wattpad, HYBE Collaboration
Digital comics platform Webtoon and original stories platform Wattpad are teaming up to bring out a new series of webcomics and web novels featuring some of the world’s hottest K-pop artists. Teaming with HYBE, the company that produces BTS, Tomorrow X Together (TXT) and Enhypen, the new series will launch on January 14 with six […]
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