eOne Enters Content Partnership with Wattpad

Entertainment One (eOne) and Wattpad have entered into a new content partnership, which will see original TV, feature film and virtual reality projects being sourced for development from the more than 400 million story uploads on Wattpad.

Wattpad is a global multiplatform entertainment company that uses the power of community and technology to enable the creation and distribution of content across a variety of formats. Its flagship app, Wattpad, is home to a community of more than 60 million people who spend over 15 billion minutes a month engaged in original stories. As part of the pact, Wattpad will curate standout IP for worldwide exploitation by eOne.

“Wattpad stories are adored around the world, and our passionate users spend billions of minutes each month reading on, and engaging with, our platform,” said Aron Levitz, the head of Wattpad Studios. “We’re thrilled to partner with eOne to uncover new voices and insights from our global community and bring Wattpad stories to screens all over the planet.”

“We look forward to working with the talented team at Wattpad to find standout ideas that have resonated with the passionate Wattpad community,” added Jocelyn Hamilton, the president of Canada at eOne Television. “The powerful data and insights from Wattpad will allow us to tap into the new generation of authors and gives us early access to captivating proven stories and characters.”