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May 11, 2021 Top Stories

Naver Completes Wattpad Acquisition

May 11, 2021

South Korean conglomerate Naver has completed its acquisition of Wattpad in a cash and stock transaction valued at more than $600 million.

March 15, 2021 Top Stories

Wattpad Launches New Branded Entertainment Offering

March 15, 2021

Wattpad Brand Originals is a new branded entertainment offering created to develop branded TV series, films, podcasts and digital media projects from hit Wattpad stories.

January 20, 2021 Top Stories

Naver Acquires Wattpad

January 20, 2021

South Korean internet giant Naver, which owns the global digital comics platform WEBTOON, is acquiring Wattpad in a cash and stock deal valued at more than $600 million.

December 1, 2020 Top Stories

Erik Feig Joins Wattpad Studios in Advisory Role

December 1, 2020

Wattpad has brought in Erik Feig, founder and CEO of Picturestart, to serve in an advisory role to drive Wattpad Studios’ continued growth into 2021.

June 22, 2020 Top Stories

Wattpad Enters Development Partnership with Screen Queensland

June 22, 2020

Screen Queensland and Wattpad have struck up a new partnership to develop TV and film projects.

May 14, 2020 Top Stories

Wattpad Studios Reveals Two Film Projects in Development

May 14, 2020

Wattpad is developing film versions of the hit Wattpad stories The Hound and What Happened That Night.

February 4, 2020 Top Stories

Wattpad Hits She’s with Me & The Last She Being Developed for TV

February 4, 2020

Sony Pictures Television is developing the Wattpad stories She’s with Me and The Last She for TV.

August 8, 2019 Interviews, Top Stories

The CEO and co-founder of Wattpad talks about the company’s journey from being a modest mobile reading app to an incubator for up-and-coming talent and the power of using data and analytics to identify ideas that will resonate with audiences.

April 17, 2019 Top Stories

Wattpad & Sony Pictures Television to Co-Produce Original Programming

April 17, 2019

Wattpad has struck up a partnership with Sony Pictures Television (SPT) to co-produce original programming for TV, signing a first-look deal.

October 2, 2017 Top Stories

eOne Enters Content Partnership with Wattpad

October 2, 2017

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.

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Naver Completes Wattpad Acquisition

Wattpad Launches New Branded Entertainment Offering

Naver Acquires Wattpad

Erik Feig Joins Wattpad Studios in Advisory Role

Wattpad Enters Development Partnership with Screen Queensland

Wattpad Studios Reveals Two Film Projects in Development

Wattpad Hits She’s with Me & The Last She Being Developed for TV

Wattpad’s Allen Lau

Wattpad & Sony Pictures Television to Co-Produce Original Programming

eOne Enters Content Partnership with Wattpad

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