The animation firm behind the reboot of children’s TV show The Clangers has gone into liquidation.
Factory Transmedia Ltd, based in Altrincham, Greater Manchester, has been put into a creditors’ voluntary arrangement.
The firm has produced a range of animations for Disney, Milkshake, Nick Jr, CBBC and CBeebies.
Liquidators said “challenging” conditions in TV commissioning globally were a factor.
The firm was part of the team behind a £5m revamp of The Clangers produced for CBeebies in 2015.
The programme – created by Oliver Postgate and Peter Firmin – originally aired in 1969.
The reboot featured actor, comedian, presenter and writer Michael Palin as the narrator.
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