Nick, Chorion Partner on New Property

NEW YORK, April 20:
Nickelodeon is working with Chorion on Olivia, a new children's series based on the bestselling
books by acclaimed author/illustrator Ian Falconer.

The CGI production of
52×11-minute episodes, with one 44-minute special, will be animated by Irish
animation studio Brown Bag Films. It will air in the U.S. on Nick Jr. as 26
half-hour episodes.

"Olivia is that rarest of creatures: a children's
publishing phenomenon with an established international appeal," said
Brown Johnson, the EVP and executive creative director of Nickelodeon
Preschool. "We are delighted to be partnering with Chorion on this new
series and look forward to introducing the television adventures of the world's
most precocious, yet lovable piglet to new fans in the U.S."

The Olivia picture book series by Falconer was launched in
2000 and since then has sold 2.5 million copies worldwide in 21 languages.
Chorion acquired the non-publishing rights in 2005 and is currently handling
worldwide television sales.