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Picturestart Acquires Wattpad Hit Along for the Ride
October 11, 2019
Wattpad Books Will Publish the Novel as Part of its Spring/Summer 2020 ListLOS ANGELES - October 10, 2019 - PICTURESTART has acquired film and tv rights to Wattpad author Rachel Meinke’s book Along for The Ride. Wattpad and PICTURESTART will produce ...
Sheila Bravo’s Immigrant Novel, Historically Inaccurate, Wins the Top Prize in the 2019 Watty Awards
September 30, 2019
Wattpad Books will publish the #OwnVoices story as part of its Fall 2020 list TORONTO - September 30, 2019 - Wattpad, the global multiplatform entertainment company for original stories, today announced that Sheila Bravo’s (@thepurplerose) ...
Wattpad and Wise Entertainment Partner to Bring Hit Teen and Young Adult TV Series and Films to Brazil
September 24, 2019
Wattpad’s first Latin American entertainment deal will offer Wise Entertainment an exclusive first-look for Portuguese-language stories on the platformSeptember 24, 2019 - TORONTO - Wattpad, the global multiplatform company for original stories, and ...
Viu and Wattpad Ink Content Collaboration
August 21, 2019
PCCW (SEHK:0008) – HONG KONG / TORONTO, August 21, 2019 – Wattpad, the global multiplatform company for original stories, and Viu, a leading pan-regional OTT video service from PCCW Media Group, today announced a collaboration to develop Viu ...
Wattpad Announces 80 Million Monthly User Milestone
August 15, 2019
Users have grown 23 percent in a year of continued international expansionTORONTO - August 15, 2019 - Wattpad, the global multi-platform entertainment company for original stories, today announced that the platform has surpassed 80 million monthly ...
Penguin Random House UK collaborates with Wattpad Books to bring global Wattpad hits to readers in the UK
August 08, 2019
LONDON – 8 August 2019 – Penguin Random House UK today announced that it is collaborating with Wattpad Books, the new direct publishing division from Wattpad, to bring Wattpad Books titles to the UK. Combining human editorial expertise with ...
Wattpad Premium and Wattpad Paid Stories are Now Available Around the World
July 18, 2019
TORONTO - July 18, 2019 - Wattpad, the global multi-platform entertainment company for original stories, today announced that Wattpad Paid Stories and Wattpad Premium are now available to users around the world. Wattpad Paid Stories, the ...
Penguin Random House India Partners with Wattpad to Showcase Exclusive Content and Innovative Promotions
July 08, 2019
New Delhi/Mumbai, 9 July 2019: Penguin Random House India announces a new collaboration with Wattpad, the world’s largest social storytelling platform. In this partnership, authors of the publishing house will be featured on the storytelling ...
Wattpad Elevates Seema Lakhani to Chief Product Officer
June 28, 2019
Wattpad Co-Founder Ivan Yuen will step into the role of Chief Strategy Officer TORONTO - June 28, 2019 - Wattpad, the global multi-platform entertainment company for original stories, today announced that Seema Lakhani has been elevated to ...
Wattpad Books' Winter 2020 List Showcases Diverse YA that Builds Worlds and Tackles Important Social Issues
June 27, 2019
TORONTO - June 27, 2019 - Earlier this year, Wattpad, the global multi-platform entertainment company for original stories, announced the launch of Wattpad Books, the company’s first publishing division. Combining human editorial expertise and ...
Wattpad and Mediaset Announce Major Entertainment Partnership in Italy
June 25, 2019
Mediaset will have exclusive first-look rights to develop Italian Wattpad stories for TVTORONTO - June 25, 2019 - Wattpad, the global multiplatform entertainment company for original stories, and Mediaset, Italy’s leading entertainment company, ...
Nl Film and Wattpad Announce Exclusive Dutch-Language Partnership
June 20, 2019
NL Film will have first-look rights to adapt Dutch-language stories from WattpadJune 20, 2019 - TORONTO - NL Film and Wattpad, the global multiplatform company for original stories, have announced an exclusive Dutch-language partnership to bring ...
Wattpad Celebrates Ten Years of Watty Awards by Creating New Publishing Opportunities for Winners
June 04, 2019
2019 Watty Award winners will be considered for a spot on Wattpad Books’ Fall 2020 list TORONTO - June 4, 2019 - The Watty Awards, Wattpad’s annual global writing competition, is back for its tenth year! To mark the awards’ ten year anniversary, ...
Lagardère Studios and Wattpad Announce Exclusive French-Language Partnership
April 29, 2019
Lagardère Studios will be the first French producer to work with Wattpad, and will have first-look rights to adapt French-language content on the platform.Paris - April 23rd, 2019 - Lagardère Studios and Wattpad, the global multiplatform company for ...
Wattpad and Mediacorp partner to bring Singapore stories from written word to national screens
April 23, 2019
New development deal will adapt Wattpad stories for Mediacorp’s streaming and free-to-air platformsBali, Indonesia, 23 April 2019 – Wattpad, the global multiplatform entertainment company for original stories, and Mediacorp, Singapore’s largest ...
Wattpad and Sony Pictures Television Partner for First-Look TV Deal to Develop Original Programming
April 17, 2019
TORONTO - April 17, 2019 - Wattpad, the global multi-platform entertainment company for original stories today announced a partnership with Sony Pictures Television (SPT), one of the television industry's leading content providers, to co-produce ...
Anvil Publishing and Wattpad Team Up for Bliss Books, a New YA Imprint for the Philippines
April 15, 2019
MANILA - April 15, 2019 - Wattpad, the global multiplatform entertainment company for original stories, and Anvil Publishing, Inc., one of the leading book publishers in the Philippines, have teamed up to create Bliss Books, a groundbreaking new YA ...
Wattpad and Times Bridge Announce Strategic Partnership to Grow Wattpad’s Presence in India
March 13, 2019
TORONTO - March. 13, 2019 - Wattpad, the global multi-platform entertainment company for original stories, and Times Bridge, the global investments and partnerships arm of The Times Group, today announced a new partnership and strategic ...
Wattpad and Huayi Brothers Korea Announce First-of-Its-Kind Development Partnership
February 13, 2019
The deal will see Wattpad stories adapted for the Korean market, bringing international Wattpad hits to screens all over the country TORONTO - Feb. 13, 2019 - Wattpad, the global multiplatform entertainment company for original stories, ...
Wattpad Launches Wattpad Books, a New Publishing Division to Bring Diverse, Data-Backed Stories to Book-Lovers Everywhere
January 24, 2019
Wattpad Books uses technology and human editorial expertise to find the next global publishing phenomenon among the half a billion story uploads on Wattpad TORONTO - Jan. 24, 2019 - Wattpad, the global multiplatform entertainment company for ...
