Telstra makes an ass of movie release

Aussie operator Telstra will make the movie Jackass 2.5 available on mobile from next month.

It has done a deal with Paramount Pictures and MTV to license the movie for the smallest screen at the same time as the March 13th DVD release.

Tom Armstrong, VP of business development for MTV in Australia, said: "We are always looking at new ways of distribution.

This is an experiment to see if there are other ways to get products to market, not just through DVD and cinema."