Award-winning London and LA-based independent studio The Ink Factory (“The Night Manager”, Fighting with My Family, “The Little Drummer Girl”) has teamed with Singapore, Beijing and Tokyo-based Beach House Pictures, a Blue Ant Studios company and one of Asia’s largest indies, for a television series adaptation of Cleopatra Wong – which The Ink Factory has acquired rights to adapt through the partnership. The series will be co-written by Chinese-American writer Tasha Huo (Red Sonja, “Tomb Raider” … [Read more...] about The Ink Factory revives cult classic Cleopatra Wong with Beach House Pictures
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The Ink Factory secures $180M in funding
London and Los Angeles – The Ink Factory, the company which produced and financed the multi-award-winning television adaptation of John le Carré’s The Night Manager, has closed a second round of equity financing, alongside an equity co-investment partnership and a senior debt facility. This deal will significantly enlarge the company’s geographic reach, access to creative assets, development capacity and production capability. In aggregate, the financing delivers a total of over … [Read more...] about The Ink Factory secures $180M in funding
The Ink Factory partners Andrew Michael Hurley
London - The Ink Factory has acquired the rights to Andrew Michael Hurley’s ‘Devil’s Day’ for adaptation into a television series. Hurley’s work has won him numerous accolades and his debut novel ‘The Loney’ was hailed by the legendary Stephen King as ‘an amazing piece of fiction’. Hurley’s follow up to ‘The Loney’, ‘Devil’s Day’ is a claustrophobic supernatural tale that speaks of the visceral ties of family, of superstition and mythology, and of the dark power of landscape. Located in a … [Read more...] about The Ink Factory partners Andrew Michael Hurley
The Night Manager on Amazon Prime
London / Los Angeles– IMG and The Ink Factory announced that The Night Manager, the critically-acclaimed drama interpreted from John le Carré’s spy novel will come to Amazon Prime Video in the US, UK and Japan later this year. Prime members will be able to stream or download at no additional cost to their membership and in Japan; Prime Video will be the only destination to watch the series. … [Read more...] about The Night Manager on Amazon Prime
The Night Manager’s hit sales
London / Los Angeles– IMG and The Ink Factory announced further international sales of the hit drama John le Carré’s The Night Manager. IMG and The Ink Factory have now secured deals with streaming platform Youku Tudou in China and the French broadcaster FranceTV. The Night Manager recently completed its 6-week run in the UK on a ratings high, consistently winning its time slot with an average of 6.3M overnight viewers. The series has already been sold to Europe, Russia, Asia (excluding … [Read more...] about The Night Manager’s hit sales
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9 Story a Go! Toronto, Canada– 9 Story Media Group announced that it has secured several deals in Australia for the hit animated series Wild Kratts, including broadcast placement with Channel Nine’s Go! Channel. Roadshow Entertainment has picked up the home video rights and Wicked Cool Toys has appointed Hunter Products to distribute the toy line. HITS deals with CNS Singapore/Taipei– HITS announced its latest deal to enter into its seventh market with China Network … [Read more...] about Latest Deals