The Korean webtoon outfit Torycoms has struck a partnership to elevate its IPs globally with U.S. and U.K.-based IP management company Rock & Rose Studios.

Enhancing its ability to roll out games based on hit webcomics, WEBTOON Entertainment has made a strategic investment in South Korea's RI Games, taking a 60% stake for $100 million.

WEBTOON Entertainment's LINE Digital Frontier has joined forces with Kadokawa and Redice Studio to launch Studio White, which will adapt Japanese IPs into webcomics for WEBTOON readers around the world.

Lion Forge Entertainment and WEBTOON Productions are collaborating to develop the popular zombie horror-comedy webcomic ShootAround as a live-action feature film for YA audiences.

ScreenMDM talks to Mar Vila Barceló, director of international development and production at WEBTOON Productions, about spotting potential adaptations, the keys to successful partnerships, and the multigenerational appeal of YA.