DON'T MISS THE TRAIN! Chuggington is an exciting new destination for 3 - 6 year olds, where the only way to travel is by train! With over USD10 million invested, this lavish new 3D CGI television series has been created to seamlessly integrate television, books, online play and traditional train play. Chuggington is attracting unprecedented interest throughout the world, with broadcast presales in over 140 countries. In Plus Licens territories, the series has already been sold to TV channels in Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Poland and Hungary.

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The first season of 52 x 10-minute episodes of Chuggington had a production budget of nearly 8 million dollars and the consistently strong ratings has led the BBC to commit to the acquisition of a further 26 x 10-minute episodes, bringing the total number of episodes to 78 so far. In Plus Licens' territories, Chuggington has been sold to Minimax in Hungary, the Czech Republic, Romania and Serbia (launched in February 2009), NRK in Norway (launched in April 2009), MTV3/Juniori in Finland (launched in April 2009), TV4 in Sweden, TV2 Denmark, RUV on Iceland and MiniMini in Poland.

Partners for Chuggington in Plus Licens territories include SF, Europa Records, Bonton Film and Galapagos Film for DVD and Parragon and Egmont for publishing. The toy program from master toy licensee RC2/Learning Curve is planned for international launch in the spring of 2010. In the UK, DC Thomson publishes a three-weekly Chuggington magazine featuring puzzles, games and stories. The first DVD collections have also been launched in April 2009.

Chuggington features a big cast of characters based on modern trains from around the world. The program follows the adventures of Wilson, Brewster and Koko, three young trainee engines, known as Chuggers. During their adventures they interact with a host of railway friends from the oldest puffing steam engine to the latest sleek bullet train. Set in a contemporary world with cities, villages and diverse cultures and geography, Chuggington has entertainment and enjoyment at its heart but within each story are important educational and social messages centred on learning and social-emotional development: inspiring teamwork, confidence, independence and responsibility. High creative qualities and long-term focus have been key issues in the development of the property.

The show's creators and writers have an impressive track record in children's entertainment and preschool marketing, having previously developed properties such as Bob the Builder and Thomas and Friends/Thomas the Tank Engine into global franchises.

Chuggington is also the first preschool program to be conceived and developed from the outset to seamlessly integrate all aspects of entertainment. The state-of-the-art property web site, graphically and texturally consistent with the television show, allows children to create their own Chuggington identity and build additions to their virtual world using tracks, accessories, destinations, characters and items. Children can play alone as well as with friends and parents in a networked environment. Local language versions are in the planning.