Radish Fiction Launches Premium Radish Branded Originals

a referrerpolicyunsafeurl targetblank hrefhttpsctsbusinesswirecomctCTidsmartlinkampurlhttp3A2F2Fwwwradishfictioncom2Fampesheet51930560ampnewsitemid20190124005715amplanenUSampanchorRadishampindex1ampmd52a32f16a40fe1dd4c0aa34fae9edf43c relnofollowRadisha a shortform serialized fiction platform capitalizing on the shift to mobile reading today announced the launch of Radish Originals its first foray into producing inhouse serialized stories To oversee the initiative Radish brought a referrerpolicyunsafeurl targetblank hrefhttpsctsbusinesswirecomctCTidsmartlinkampurlhttps3A2F2Fwwwradishfictioncom2Fteamhtmlampesheet51930560ampnewsitemid20190124005715amplanenUSampanchorSueJohnsonampindex2ampmd5ee388cd3dc3d987d203cb4d878d4c64c relnofollowSue Johnsona on board as CCO and to head its New York office Johnson formerly served as VP of Programming at ABC Daytime where she oversaw the soap operas iAll My Childreni and iOne Life to Livei and most recently was at Pocket Gems mobile interactive storytelling app Episode pblockquotep idpullquotepblockquote p Radish is rapidly growing and our users are hungry for more diverse content Sues experience in serialized storytelling for both the traditional and mobile entertainment space supports our mission to deliver a broad range of premium stories to our readers from not only upandcoming authors but wellestablished writers which is where Sues expertise is invaluable We will be producing stories in TVstyle writers rooms and iterating these stories through datadriven AB testing often used in mobile gaming studios We are excited to innovate on how novels are produced and published said Seungyoon SY Lee Founder and CEO of Radish p p Radish reflects the increase in mobile consumption desire for shorter bitesize content and consumers demand for premium storytelling which makes it a very exciting time to be joining the team said Johnson Radish Originals will showcase powerful writing by masters of the episodic art form including some of daytime televisions most accomplished writers p p To launch a referrerpolicyunsafeurl targetblank hrefhttpsctsbusinesswirecomctCTidsmartlinkampurlhttps3A2F2Fwwwinstagramcom2Fp2FBpqL3VJlnz2Fampesheet51930560ampnewsitemid20190124005715amplanenUSampanchorRadishOriginalsampindex3ampmd5d10414909b73cc4919a56c741e92896d relnofollowbRadish Originalsba Johnson has brought together six of televisions most celebrated Emmy Awardwinning soap opera writers to help pen original stories for the platform including a referrerpolicyunsafeurl targetblank hrefhttpsctsbusinesswirecomctCTidsmartlinkampurlhttps3A2F2Fenwikipediaorg2Fwiki2FJeanPassananteampesheet51930560ampnewsitemid20190124005715amplanenUSampanchorJeanPassananteampindex4ampmd56f6381e12341dba540ef14a7955383a9 relnofollowbJean Passananteba a referrerpolicyunsafeurl targetblank hrefhttpsctsbusinesswirecomctCTidsmartlinkampurlhttps3A2F2Fenwikipediaorg2Fwiki2FAddieWalshampesheet51930560ampnewsitemid20190124005715amplanenUSampanchorAddieWalshampindex5ampmd500dc47931b73cce55f50d62d3892f3f0 relnofollowbAddie Walshba a referrerpolicyunsafeurl targetblank hrefhttpsctsbusinesswirecomctCTidsmartlinkampurlhttps3A2F2Fenwikipediaorg2Fwiki2FLeahLaimanampesheet51930560ampnewsitemid20190124005715amplanenUSampanchorLeahLaimanampindex6ampmd5e877c56427519dd32db850d9af39dc6d relnofollowbLeah Laimanba a referrerpolicyunsafeurl targetblank hrefhttpsctsbusinesswirecomctCTidsmartlinkampurlhttps3A2F2Fenwikipediaorg2Fwiki2FTomCasielloampesheet51930560ampnewsitemid20190124005715amplanenUSampanchorTomCasielloampindex7ampmd58a3df2cf5284cb9d2dc6970c6070f3da relnofollowbTom Casielloba a referrerpolicyunsafeurl targetblank hrefhttpsctsbusinesswirecomctCTidsmartlinkampurlhttps3A2F2Fenwikipediaorg2Fwiki2FMarleneClarkPoulterampesheet51930560ampnewsitemid20190124005715amplanenUSampanchorMarleneMcPhersonampindex8ampmd56adad3ab2b59d9b698caa5b5a3b78392 relnofollowbMarlene McPhersonba and a referrerpolicyunsafeurl targetblank hrefhttpsctsbusinesswirecomctCTidsmartlinkampurlhttps3A2F2Fenwikipediaorg2Fwiki2FLisaConnorampesheet51930560ampnewsitemid20190124005715amplanenUSampanchorLisaConnorampindex9ampmd5dd7aaee9a280edb258ec2eb98223072e relnofollowbLisa Connorba Between them they have 11 Emmy wins 50 Emmy nominations 15 Writers Guild Awards and 42 Writers Guild nominations and have worked on every major American soap opera airing in the last 30 years including iAll My Childreni iAs the World Turnsi iDays of Our Livesi iGuiding Lighti iAnother Worldi iOne Life to Livei iGeneral Hospitalii Passionsi iLovingi iSearch for Tomorrowi andi The Young and the Restlessi p p Offering a range of genres that includes romance fantasy YA paranormal and mystery Radish Originals aim to highlight diversity and inclusion Stories will feature a mix of leading characters who are diverse with regards to race ethnicity gender sexualorientation socioeconomic status age and physical abilities The first Radish Originals became available in November p p The initial lineup of Radish Originals available now include images available a referrerpolicyunsafeurl targetblank hrefhttpsctsbusinesswirecomctCTidsmartlinkampurlhttps3A2F2Fmprmegnytecom2Ffl2Fabvb3TuHmT23folderlink2Fampesheet51930560ampnewsitemid20190124005715amplanenUSampanchorHEREampindex10ampmd51e7ebee5aba06bcc3043620f83ca050f relnofollowHEREa p ul li classbwlistitemmargb a referrerpolicyunsafeurl targetblank hrefhttpsctsbusinesswirecomctCTidsmartlinkampurlhttps3A2F2Fradishapplink2FqXtjQdpZITampesheet51930560ampnewsitemid20190124005715amplanenUSampanchorFraternityMadamampindex11ampmd56580bef9721f73688d18a756463def47 relnofollowbFraternity Madamba When a college student desperate for money realizes the hot frat boys next door would be all too willing to fool around for cash she becomes an overnight madam But running an escort service comes with plenty of problems not the least of which is her hunky next door neighbor li li classbwlistitemmargb a referrerpolicyunsafeurl targetblank hrefhttpsctsbusinesswirecomctCTidsmartlinkampurlhttps3A2F2Fradishapplink2FuWj76ouZITampesheet51930560ampnewsitemid20190124005715amplanenUSampanchorVampirePrepampindex12ampmd5f01041806cff8b0f40113684b9e8e7d2 relnofollowbVampire Prepba After her parents are killed under mysterious circumstances a girl moves to the countryside to attend an exclusive boarding school for vampires As she begins to fall for one of her classmates she learns the dark secrets surrounding the schooland her family li li classbwlistitemmargb a referrerpolicyunsafeurl targetblank hrefhttpsctsbusinesswirecomctCTidsmartlinkampurlhttps3A2F2Fradishapplink2Fvm3rfhlZITampesheet51930560ampnewsitemid20190124005715amplanenUSampanchorHeartofDragonsampindex13ampmd5472a675bc795f56f10811b856cc080b3 relnofollowbHeart of Dragonsba A young woman is taken to be sacrificed to the dragons that live beneath the kingdom of Tamaren and finds herself torn between her love for the knight who has sworn to rescue her and her growing attraction to the dragon prince li li classbwlistitemmargb a referrerpolicyunsafeurl targetblank hrefhttpsctsbusinesswirecomctCTidsmartlinkampurlhttps3A2F2Fradishapplink2FTKbMUgHQITampesheet51930560ampnewsitemid20190124005715amplanenUSampanchorPagingPrinceCharmingampindex14ampmd50e233147385669655ea43ac07b30bfdd relnofollowbPaging Prince Charmingba After her friend jokingly hires a professional fairy godmother for her birthday a young woman wishes for a princeand gets a timetraveling royal dropped into her modern life li li classbwlistitemmargb a referrerpolicyunsafeurl targetblank hrefhttpsctsbusinesswirecomctCTidsmartlinkampurlhttps3A2F2Fradishapplink2FZdr7B1xZITampesheet51930560ampnewsitemid20190124005715amplanenUSampanchorLiesITellmySisterampindex15ampmd54a5cb5b05140fd4ae7bebe034b18d930 relnofollowbLies I Tell my Sisterba Two 20something sisters have an unbreakable bonduntil the younger married sister begins an affair with her older sisters new fianc li li classbwlistitemmargb a referrerpolicyunsafeurl targetblank hrefhttpsctsbusinesswirecomctCTidsmartlinkampurlhttps3A2F2Fradishapplink2F2PtAsWAZITampesheet51930560ampnewsitemid20190124005715amplanenUSampanchorBloodBrothelampindex16ampmd56e480215f343169268ccec1f92bf6489 relnofollowbBlood Brothelba Fleeing a traumatic past a woman is offered a glamorous new job working for an illicit vampire escort service Torn between her seductive boss and a bad boy escort shes a pawn in a dangerous game between rival vampire factions li ul p Radish is available on the a referrerpolicyunsafeurl targetblank hrefhttpsctsbusinesswirecomctCTidsmartlinkampurlhttps3A2F2Fitunesapplecom2Fapp2Fradishfiction2Fid10764914653Fls3D126mt3D8ampesheet51930560ampnewsitemid20190124005715amplanenUSampanchoriOSampindex17ampmd518063a4e18cccd1124ecce0d0970c9b9 relnofollowiOSa and a referrerpolicyunsafeurl targetblank hrefhttpsctsbusinesswirecomctCTidsmartlinkampurlhttps3A2F2Fplaygooglecom2Fstore2Fapps2Fdetails3Fid3Dcomnoahclientampesheet51930560ampnewsitemid20190124005715amplanenUSampanchorAndroidampindex18ampmd5e2bc7c4912de1c66a12e4ee9a6096b72 relnofollowAndroida platforms p p bAbout Radishb a referrerpolicyunsafeurl targetblank hrefhttpsctsbusinesswirecomctCTidsmartlinkampurlhttp3A2F2Fwwwradishfictioncomampesheet51930560ampnewsitemid20190124005715amplanenUSampanchorwwwradishfictioncomampindex19ampmd565535f932dcafeed104e499a993d9803 relnofollowwwwradishfictioncoma p p Headquartered in New York with additional offices in Seoul Radish is a mobile serialized fiction app Radish features over 1000 authors working in romance fantasy YA paranormal mystery LGBTQ horror new adult and sci fi and has already reached close to a million app downloads since its launch in February 2016 Offering a literary version of a television series where the reader is hooked on getting the next episode when left with a cliffhanger ending Radish allows users to test out a story by reading several free episodes and then making a micropayment to access each additional episode p p Investors include Greylock Lowercase Capital Softbank Next Media Innovation Fund UTA Bertelsmann Digital Media Investment BDMI Sherpa and individuals including Amy Tan Peter Bazalgette Charlie Songhurst Nicolas Berggruen Matt Humphrey Duncan Clark and Jeremy Yap among others p p p

SOURCE: BUSINESS WIRE. ©2017 Business Wire

To post a comment, you must register and login.