Wattpad Studios head Aron Levitz and his team comb through the nearly 1 billion stories that members of Wattpad’s 80 million-plus monthly users have shared on the app. His goal: to find the unique narratives that resonate with fans, and then turn them into TV shows, movies and books.

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Wattpad Studios head Aron Levitz and his team comb through the nearly 1 billion stories that members of Wattpad’s 80 million-plus monthly users have shared on the app. His goal: to find the unique narratives that resonate with fans, and then turn them into TV shows, movies and books. Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com">https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com</a>

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Strictly Business

Industry leaders converse about business deals, strategy and the future of media and entertainment on Variety's weekly interview series.

Industry leaders converse about business deals, strategy and the future of media and entertainment on Variety's weekly interview series.

Variety's Strictly Business

Wattpad Studios head Aron Levitz and his team comb through the nearly 1 billion stories that members of Wattpad’s 80 million-plus monthly users have shared on the app. His goal: to find the unique narratives that resonate with fans, and then turn...

How Wattpad’s Aron Levitz Mines User-Generated Stories for Movie, TV Hits

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Today's episode includes highlights from Variety’s two-day summit at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Actors Simon Helberg and Billy Magnussen preview AMC Network’s Silicon Valley-set dramedy “The Audacity,” and a rare one-on-one conversation with Roku founder and CEO Anthony Wood.

Today's episode includes highlights from Variety&rsquo;s two-day summit at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Actors Simon Helberg and Billy Magnussen preview AMC Network&rsquo;s Silicon Valley-set dramedy &ldquo;The Audacity,&rdquo; and a rare one-on-one conversation with Roku founder and CEO Anthony Wood.

CES 2026 Highlights: Simon Helberg and Billy Magnussen Talk AMC Network's 'The Audacity'; Roku Chief Anthony Wood

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On today’s episode, in our Cover Story segment, Variety’s Daniel D’Addario discusses his revelatory profile of Jodie Foster. And Marc Malkin has a Red Carpet Rundown from the Golden Globes' Golden Eve celebration of Sarah Jessica Parker and Helen Mirren.

On today&rsquo;s episode, in our Cover Story segment, Variety&rsquo;s Daniel D&rsquo;Addario discusses <a href="https://variety.com/2026/film/features/jodie-foster-studio-movies-female-directors-clarice-1236622804/">his revelatory profile of Jodie Foster.</a> And Marc Malkin has a Red Carpet Rundown from the <a href="https://variety.com/2026/scene/columns/sarah-jessica-parker-sex-and-the-city-hocus-pocus-3-family-stone-sequel-diane-keaton-1236624876/">Golden Globes' Golden Eve celebration of Sarah Jessica Parker and Helen Mirren.</a>

Daily Variety -- COVER STORY: Jodie Foster on Fame, Family and Pursuing Her Artistic Passions

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On today’s episode, as Los Angeles marks the one-year anniversary of the devastating Eaton and Pacific Palisades fires, NBC News correspondent Jacob Soboroff details the cathartic process of writing his new book, “Firestorm: The Great Los Angeles Fires and America’s New Age of Disaster.”

On today&rsquo;s episode, as Los Angeles marks the one-year anniversary of the devastating Eaton and Pacific Palisades fires, NBC News correspondent Jacob Soboroff details the cathartic process of writing his <a href="https://variety.com/2026/biz/news/la-fires-recovery-misinformation-jacob-soboroff-book-1236624909/">new book, &ldquo;Firestorm: The Great Los Angeles Fires and America&rsquo;s New Age of Disaster.&rdquo;</a>

Daily Variety -- How Misinformation Has Complicated L.A.'s Recovery From 2025's Firestorm

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How Wattpad’s Aron Levitz Mines User-Generated Stories for Movie, TV Hits

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