Mike the Pike Productions’ FIGHT NIGHT MMA Announces FIGHT TRAFFIC! Lineup

MTP Brings Fighters, Guests and VIPs Together to Fight Human Trafficking With Not For Sale Campaign

FORT WAYNE, IN–(Marketwire – April 27, 2010) –  (PINKSHEETS: MIKP) www.MikethePikeProds.com’s FIGHT NIGHT MMA is pleased to announce the night’s headliners, UFC and TUF vet, Sam Hoger and 3-time Dangerzone heavyweight champion, Jody Poff, for their upcoming June 5^th MMA event in the Main Arena at Fort Wayne, Indiana’s Allen County War Memorial Coliseum. The night will feature a series of both professional and amateur bouts and will feature fighters and guests such as Bobby Martinez, Dave ‘Pee-Wee’ Herman, JJ Davis, WEC’s Danny Marks, Greg Carryer, Don Wilken, Kickboxing champ Kathy Long and Bellator’s Valerie Coolbaugh with meet & greets, announcements and presentations with Amanda Lucas, UFC unstoppables Spencer Fisher, Jason Reinhardt, Josh Koscheck and Fort Wayne’s very own, John Fitch. Ron ‘The Yacman’ Yacavetti of ProElite MMA and FightLaunch.com fame will be commentating this exciting event, “all in the name of fighting the war on human trafficking while empowering those victims and vulnerable to its horrors,” states Mike the Pike Productions CEO and Fight Night MMA President Mark B. Newbauer. (more…)

George R. R. Martin Enters the Skin Trade

Fantasy writer’s werewolf novella gets the big-screen treatment.

There are few things I’m more excited about than HBO’s eventual adaptation of George R. R. Martin’s massive fantasy series, A Game of Thrones. I say this not only because the material is both epic and Shakespearean; I say this not only because of the substantial talent involved both behind and in front of the camera; I say this not only because the storytelling is first-rate….I say it because the damn books are long and it’s taking me forever to actually read them.

Easier to read, however, is Martin’s werewolf novella, The Skin Trade, the rights to which, according to Variety, have been picked up by Spoke Lane Entertainment and Mike the Pike Productions. The novella first appeared in the short story collection Dark Visions, grouped with six short stories from horror masterminds Stephen King and Dan Simmons. The same seven tales have been paired together in a number of collections released under the titles, Dark Love, The Skin Trade, and Night Visions 5.

Variety describes the plot, saying, “Martin’s story is based on a female private investigator on the trail of a serial killer linked to an underground werewolf clan ruling the remains of a vibrant city devastated by a recession.”

Well, at the end of the day, at least it ain’t about vampires, right? No word yet on a writer or director, but several of the producers associated with the project are also attached to an adaptation of Terry Brooks’ Sword of Shanara series, one of the most ambitious on-going fantasy yarns prior to Martin’s Game of Thrones epic. Check back with UGO for more…

To read the article on UGO.com click HERE.  Article By Christopher Monfette

Spoke Lane, Mike the Pike like ‘Skin’

Companies pick up film rights to werewolf novella

Spoke Lane Entertainment and Mike the Pike Prods. have acquired film rights to George R.R. Martin’s werewolf novella “The Skin Trade.”

Martin’s story is based on a female private investigator on the trail of a serial killer linked to an underground werewolf clan ruling the remains of a vibrant city devastated by a recession.

The project will be produced by Mike the Pike’s CEO Mark B. Newbauer and co-founder Beth Newbauer in partnership with Ryan Colucci, president of Spoke Lane.

Colucci previously teamed with Warner Bros Pictures to produce Terry Brooks’ fantasy series “Shannara” with Mike Newell directing. He was a producer on CG-animated feature “Battle for Terra 3D,” released by Lionsgate.

Read the Article on www.variety.com HERE

Advanced Content Services Acquired by Mike The Pike Productions for Ventures Launch

Mike The Pike Chooses a Home for Acquisitions, New Business Development and Joint Ventures

FORT WAYNE, IN–(Marketwire – April 19, 2010) –  Mike The Pike Productions, Inc. (PINKSHEETS:MIKP) announces its acquisition of Advanced Content Services (PINKSHEETS: ADCS) less any assets and legal claims or lawsuits to satisfy the primary purpose of the deal: To launch MTP Ventures as its own publicly traded entity. MTP Ventures, Inc. is conceived as part of an initiative to expand MTP’s New Media division enabling Mike the Pike Productions to expand without taking away from its core, the Entertainment Industry. Included immediately in the deal is the friendly takeover by ADCS of MIKP’s worldwide micro-giving model, ServeNation (www.ServeNation.com) and its online auction and community site CopSwap (www.copswap.org ) with features for Sworn Officers exclusively and those which include civilian interaction. In exchange for the IP, Mike the Pike Productions will receive 1.5 billion shares of ADCS for its books which will be reserved for dividends and development. (more…)

Advanced Content Services Accepts LOI From Mike the Pike Productions

Asset Equipped to Strengthen MTP Holdings; Support Added-Value Benefits for Shareholders

FORT WAYNE, IN–(Marketwire – April 6, 2010) –  (PINKSHEETS: ADCS) Advanced Content Services announces its acceptance of the letter of intent to sell controlling ownership interest of the company to (PINKSHEETS: MIKP) — Mike The Pike Productions, Inc. as an asset held by Mike the Pike Productions for selective business ventures under the MTP umbrella. The transaction is expected to be completed efficiently as both MTP and ADCS principles have verbally agreed on the terms: A one year note to be paid by MIKP to ADCS in cash, common or preferred stock and/or cash equivalents deemed acceptable by both parties. Flexibilities therein shall help ensure a streamlined transfer of ownership which will effect immediately upon signature by both parties to a written Agreement. (more…)