Pororo the Little Penguin is a computer-generated animated cartoon series created by Iconix Entertainment, SK Broadband, Ocon and EBS with the North Korean company Samchŏlli in Kaesŏng. Production began in 2002 and the program began airing in South Korea on EBS in 2003. Internationally, the program currently airs on Australian, French, Taiwanese, Indian, Italian, Puerto Rican, Japanese, Chinese, Singaporean and Vietnamese channels. It also started airing in Norway, on Boomerang, and Cartoonito in the UK. It will air on Disney Channel Asia and CITV in 2013. In South Korea, Pororo has become famous among preschool kids and children and has earned the nickname "Pororo the President" while to some teenagers, "Pororo the God". The series revolves around the adventures of Pororo and his friends who live in the snowy village of Porong Porong Forest, who often encounter challenges and learn practical and moral lessons in each episode.