{"id":1762,"date":"2016-11-22T05:44:42","date_gmt":"2016-11-22T05:44:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rsoftsolution.com\/blog\/universal-plans-to-bring-wattpad-stories-to-tv.html"},"modified":"2016-11-22T05:44:42","modified_gmt":"2016-11-22T05:44:42","slug":"universal-plans-to-bring-wattpad-stories-to-tv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rbsitsoftwaresolution.in\/blog\/universal-plans-to-bring-wattpad-stories-to-tv.html","title":{"rendered":"Universal plans to bring Wattpad stories to TV"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Social publishing platform Wattpad<\/a> is making its biggest move into Hollywood yet thanks to a new deal with Universal Cable Productions.<\/p>\n

UCP is a TV production company owned by NBCUniversal \u2014 it\u2019s produced shows including USA\u2019s Mr. Robot<\/em>, SyFy\u2019s The Magicians<\/em> and Bravo\u2019s Girlfriends\u2019 Guide to Divorce<\/em>. As a result of the deal, the company plans to develop new shows based on stories published on Wattpad \u2014 stories it says it will identify, in part, by getting access to custom Wattpad data.<\/p>\n

\u201cWattpad data will help spot compelling stories with massive built-in audiences, and fans will influence the development process,\u201d said Wattpad Studios head Aron Levitz in the partnership release. \u201cThere\u2019s no place for hunches and guesses when it comes to content development these days. Data- and community-driven entertainment is the future, and Wattpad Studios is leading the way.\u201d<\/p>\n

UCP isn\u2019t announcing any specific shows yet. A Wattpad spokesperson told me the company is looking to develop around five projects a year \u2014 but of course there\u2019s no guarantee that any of those projects will make it onto TV.<\/p>\n

Wattpad says it reaches 45 million people each month, while its community members have published more than 300 million stories. This isn\u2019t actually the company\u2019s\u00a0first foray into TV. For one thing, the TV5 network in the Philippines already adapted stories for its show Wattpad Presents<\/a>.<\/p>\n

More broadly, Wattpad has signaled an ambition to bring its stories to other media thanks to a partnership with Hollywood agency UTA<\/a> and the launch of its Wattpad Studios division<\/a> earlier this year.<\/p>\n

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Featured Image: Darren Johnson \/ EyeEm\/Getty Images<\/small><\/p>\n

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