Eight staff have been made redundant after the Altrincham-based animation studio behind Clangers was placed into voluntary liquidation.
Located on the Altrincham Business Park, Factory was behind award-winning programmes including Scream Street, Strange Hill High, Clangers and Newzoids.
However it has been hit by the slowdown in the production sector as well as a change in viewing habits.
A statement from Conrad Pearson and Patrick Lannagan, of liquidators Mazars, said: “Over the last 12 months the number of projects being green-lit by broadcasters around the world has been severely cut as the global economy and audience behaviours have changed markedly; these challenging market conditions were a significant factor in the insolvency of the business."
Factory was a big North West success story and part of the thriving animation scene in Greater Manchester.
Back in 2017 it opened a new state-of-the-art studio at its Altrincham base, creating 40 jobs.
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It collaborated with Simpsons’ writer and producer, Josh Weinstein, as well as The Muppets’ Jim Henson Company to develop Rebecca Green’s How To Make Friends with a Ghost.
In 2014, founder Phil Chalk revealed that turnover was £4m and was employing around 90 staff.
Its assets, including some of the Newzoids puppets, have recently been auctioned.