Iconix’s Chiro Picked Up by Five’s Milkshake!

SEOUL, September 30: Animation
producer and distributor Iconix Entertainment has sold its new preschool
property Chiro to Five’s Milkshake! in the U.K. for a November launch.

The series premiered on
Seoul terrestrial public broadcaster Educational Broadcasting System. Five has
commissioned Two Sides TV to adapt the scripts and voices for a U.K. audience.
The 52 five-minute episodes focus on the amusing world of three little square
chicks and their animal friends.

Nick Wilson, Five’s director of children’s programs, said: “I’ve seen lots of
excellent looking animation coming out of Korea but Chiro is the first series I have seen that feels a cute
fit for Milkshake! It’s quirky,
warm and boasts good strong simple stories.”

Mikyeong Jung, a sales
executive at Iconix Entertainment, said: “We are very excited to see Chiro on Five which is the very best home for our fun-filled
preschool show and its adorable characters. With further territory sales soon
to be announced, Chiro is
spreading its wings internationally.”

—By Jackie Stewart