Aardman Animations, a privately owned company headquartered in the UK, was founded in 1976. The company employs approximately 480 individuals and reported $24.0M in revenue as of 2024. As a tier 2 media tech buyer, Aardman Animations is an animation studio that specializes in media managed services and is known for its distinctive stop-motion animation style. This style has been utilized across various projects, including feature films, TV series, commercials, and music videos.
Aardman Animations' Timmy Time partnered with The Wildlife Trusts for "The Hedgehog Walk," a family-friendly fundraising challenge scheduled from March 30 to April 30, 2026. Earlier, on January 27, 2026, the animation studio launched an exclusive 50th-anniversary merchandise range with pop culture retailer Forbidden Planet, featuring iconic brands such as Chicken Run, Creature Comforts, and Shaun the Sheep. This follows a series of announcements on January 9, 2026, which included a new stop-motion animated series, "Pokémon Tales: The Misadventures of Sirfetch’d & Pichu," in collaboration with Pokémon, set to debut in 2027 and focusing on Sirfetch’d and Pichu. On the same date, Aardman announced a partnership with Outright Games to release "Chicken Run: Eggstraction," an action-stealth video game based on the Chicken Run franchise, continuing the narrative from the 2023 film "Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget." Additionally, the company teamed up with the LEGO Group to inspire young builders through creative storytelling using stop-motion animation within the LEGO Play app, offering children the opportunity to see their animated ideas featured in an Aardman story.
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Aardman Animations offers products in the media tech industry. Aardman Animations's product portfolio comprises of media managed services.
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Aardman Animations's revenues were less than $50M in 2024. All the revenue comes from content production services.
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