Wattpad

• Wattpad Taps Former 21st Century Fox Exec To Spearhead TV And Film Development In Asia
• Wattpad Raises $51 Million As It Continues To Eye TV, Film, Web Video

  Wattpad has announced a $51 million injection of funding from a group of investors that includes Chinese giant Tencent Holdings.

  
• Wattpad Launches Raccoon App Based Around Non-Fiction Video Stories

  Media company Wattpad's Raccoon app offers short, non-fiction video segments that resemble the vlogs one might find on YouTube.

  
• Wattpad Scribe A.V. Geiger Releases Social Media-Driven Thriller ‘Follow Me Back’

  Wattpad star A.V. Geiger, who counts 200,000 followers, has released this week a social media-tinged thriller titled 'Follow Me Back'.

  
• New Fullscreen Series Will Bring Wattpad Fan Fiction About Mamrie Hart, Jon Cozart, To Life
• Wattpad’s Latest Venture Is An App Whose Stories Are Displayed As Text Threads
• Wattpad Writers To Helm Original TV Projects For Universal Cable Productions
• Wattpad Futures Program Will Vend Video Ads Within Stories To Help Writers Monetize
• Wattpad Teams With Turner To Bring Its Users’ Horror Stories To TV
• Wattpad Launches Digital Studio To Manage Its Writers Like A Multi-Channel Network