The Sony Pictures Television deal for Wattpad has two projects in development. And a stalwart of nonfiction, Simon & Schuster’s Alice Mayhew, is remembered.
Wattpad Studios’ Aron Levitz: Words to Screen in the Year Ahead
As streaming entertainment makes ‘all content global,’ says Wattpad’s Aron Levitz, the most successful studios will listen to their audiences.
HarperCollins India’s Ananth Padmanabhan: Maker of Small Films
In creating short films, HarperCollins India CEO Ananth Padmanabhan wants ‘to take stories to audiences who are spending a lot of time watching.’
HarperCollins and Sony Pictures Entertainment in Major Elizabeth Gabler Partnership
HarperCollins’ Brian Murray says the new deal with Sony Pictures Entertainment responds to today’s changes in ‘the business of storytelling.’
The International Watty Awards at 10 Include a Wattpad Books Contract
As the 10th Watty Awards open for submissions today (June 4), winners have chances to be paid, published, and developed for screens.
At BEA: Buzz May Not Bring Sales, But It Does Bring Curation
Not in every case does an Editors’ Buzz panel spot at BookExpo America ensure good sales in the autumn. But there’s a curatorial factor at work that may pay off in the longer term.