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• SoulPancake To Reboot Flagship ‘Kid President’ Franchise In 2019, CEO Says
• Wattpad And Tongal Join Forces To Crowdsource Digital Series For SYFY

  As part of their brand new Story To Screen venture, the two companies will produce a digital series for SYFY called Expiration Date -- which was conceived on Wattpad and will be brought to life by filmmakers sourced from Tongal.

  
• Wattpad Studios Names Lindsey Ramey Director Of Content Development Amid Video Push

  Wattpad plans to add 40 positions this year to support its international entertainment business -- as well as to ramp up machine learning and interactive storytelling features.

  
• Brent Rivera, Liana Liberato Cast In Hulu’s Wattpad-Born Series ‘Light As A Feather’

  'Light As A Feather', which began production today in Los Angeles, follows five teen girls who start dying off one-by-one after a game of ‘Light As A Feather, Stiff As A Board'.

  
• Hulu Orders Witchy Series From AwesomenessTV That First Went Viral On 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 Launches Raccoon App Based Around Non-Fiction Video Stories
• New Fullscreen Series Will Bring Wattpad Fan Fiction About Mamrie Hart, Jon Cozart, To Life
• Mashable Launches Vertical Video Format Called Reels
• Wattpad’s Latest Venture Is An App Whose Stories Are Displayed As Text Threads
• Serialized Fiction App Radish Raises $3 Million From UTA, Author Amy Tan, Others