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David Madden, an alum of AMC Networks, FOX and Berlanti Productions, has been tapped by Wattpad WEBTOON Studios as head of global entertainment.

Wattpad WEBTOON Studios and Italian independent production and distribution company Leone Film Group have partnered to develop a slate of films based on original Wattpad stories.

The co-founder and CEO of Wattpad hands off to Jeanne Lam in a 'final curtain call' he says is not 'The End.'

TORONTO - Wattpad Corp.s founder says he is stepping away from his chief executive officer role abo...

With a goal of deeper penetration in the Japanese market, South Korea's Naver/Webtoon subsidiary Line buys Ebook Initiative Japan.

Webtoons are comic strips that are designed to be read on a smartphone

Following the success of Netflix’s Spanish-language teen flick “A través de...

Naver accelerates its efforts to target the global content market

ViacomCBS, the media and entertainment conglomerate, is teaming up with Wattpad Webtoon Studios, the haven for fanfiction, webnovels, and webtoons, to develop originals for ViacomCBS' various networks, including the Paramount+ streaming service. This is not the first time that successful titles on Wattpad and Webtoon have been adapted into shows. The film series After, for example, started as a Harry...

Wattpad has long been a source for content adaptations of stories by emerging writers by streaming services like Netflix and Hulu. Now, ViacomCBS and Wattpad’s studio arm are teaming up to spin out a slate of original series from successful titles on Wattpad and Webtoon.