Literary Agent Jesseca Salky opens her own literary management company in New York, and Toronto’s Wattpad announces a deal with Wise in Rio.
Italy’s Gruppo Mediaset in First-Look Partnership With Canada’s Wattpad
Wattpad Studios in Canada announce another major partnership in their European expansion, signing Mediaset in Italy to the list of production partners.
The Netherlands’ NL Film Signs Development Partnership With Canada’s Wattpad
The 18-year-old Amsterdam-based production house NL Film is the latest to form a new partnership in Europe with Wattpad Studios for the development of platform-sourced writings for screens.
France’s Lagardère Studios Announces a Book-to-Screen Deal With Wattpad
Wattpad Studios’ screen development portfolio adds France’s Lagardère Studios, a sister company to Hachette Livre.
Books to Film: Sony Pictures Television Partners With Wattpad on Original Programming
Brokered by UTA’s ‘Emerging Platforms’ division, a new first-look co-production deal with Sony boosts Wattpad onto a new level of screen development.
Wattpad Partners With the Philippines’ Anvil, India’s Times Bridge
Canadian reading platform Wattpad expands its footprint in the Philippines: it’s launching a new YA and romance imprint, Bliss Books, with Anvil Publishing.
Stories from Indonesia To Be Made Into Films by iflix, Wattpad
Wattpad signs an agreement with video streaming and production company iflix to produce films based on Wattpad’s Indonesian content.
Looking for the Next Hit in Germany: Wattpad Announces a Partnership With Bavaria Fiction
German-language users spend an average 10 million minutes on Wattpad daily. That may soon pay off for both the platform in Toronto and for Munich’s Bavaria Fiction in a new partnership.
BookExpo Adds Screen Panel; Anna Todd’s ‘After’ to Star Telles, Tiffin
In Cannes, Voltage is handling world rights to the film adaptation of Anna Todd’s ‘After’ from Wattpad Studios. In New York, a newly announced panel with the Motion Picture Association and AAP looks at film collaborations.
Industry Notes: Ucross Foundation Honors Annie Proulx, Sony Options Katarina Tonks Book
The Ucross Foundation, best known for its 20,000-acre artists’ retreat ranch in Wyoming, honors Proulx. And Wattpad expands another its screen presence with a new film option from Sony Pictures Television.