UK independent television production company, Tiger Aspect Productions (Tiger Aspect) and mobile content retailer, Mobile Streams, have announced today that the popular animated Mr Bean series will be distributed via network operators around the world as well as retailed via Mobile Streams' dedicated mobile internet retail stores.
The partnership provides Mobile Streams with full access to the entire Mr Bean Animation catalogue. The series is based on the successful television series Mr Bean and includes classic episodes such as: ‘Missing Teddy', ‘No Parking' and ‘Bean's Bounty', all of which are voiced by Rowan Atkinson. In addition to downloading their favourite video clips from the series, fans can also personalize their mobile phone with a range of other mobile products from the Mr Bean brand including audio voicetones and screensavers.
"The extension of our agreement with Mobile Streams is testament to their strong global distribution network and ability to find new opportunities both with operators and on the mobile internet so that new and existing fans of Mr Bean can assess his official animated content in new ways and in markets around the world," commented Katherine Senior of Tiger Aspect Productions.
"Thanks to our strong relationships with quality providers such as Tiger Aspect, we are proud to have one of the most comprehensive content libraries in the world. We look forward to building on our success distributing Mr Bean Animation over the last four years and ensuring that he continues to be accessible to his loyal fans across the globe," added, Arnd Aschentrup, SVP Global Content Operations at Mobile Streams.
The Animated Mr Bean series was launched in 2002 and is currently broadcast to over 60 countries around the world.