Wallace & Gromit go mobile – TBI Vision

Wallace & Gromit go mobile

By Stewart Clarke
10th April 2007 @ 04:00

Aardman Animations, creators of Wallace&Gromit, is to launch its content via mobile TV in the US after it inked a deal with mobile distributor Player X.

The move will see Wallace & Gromit, Angry Kid and Creature Comforts available on two US mobile TV services. This follows similar deals in Scandinavia and the UK.

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