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| Country | Italy |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Italy Switzerland |
| Headquarters | Milan |
| Programming | |
| Language | Italian/original (satellite only) |
| Picture format | 576i (SDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Paramount Networks EMEAA |
| Sister channels | Nickelodeon Nick Jr. Comedy Central MTV MTV Music |
| History | |
| Launched | 1 September 2010 (2010-09-01) |
| Former names | DeA Super (2010–2012) |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Digital | Channel 47 |
Super! is an Italian free-to-air television channel owned by Paramount Networks EMEAA. The channel was launched as a pay TV kids' channel on 1 September 2010 as DeA Super on Sky Italia.1 On 18 March 2012 it became free-to-air and had a major rebranding, changing both its graphics and its name to Super!.2 The network's official speaker is voice actor Renato Novara since 2010.
On 15 September 2017, Viacom acquired 50% of the channel.3 On October 18, 2019, Viacom took full ownership of Super!. However, the collaboration with DeAgostini continues with a multi-year agreement for original content.4
Programming
Super! shows a variety of programs targeted towards children aged seven to thirteen.
Super! was the first Italian television channel airing a Korean drama, Dream High, from 1 September to 16 October 2013, the only K-drama broadcast in Italy.5 However, the series was heavily edited, with Korean names being changed to English alternatives (for example, Hye-mi became Sam, Sam-dong became Brian, and Jin-guk became Dylan), episodes being split into two half-hour ones and some scenes cut to reduce the length of the episodes6 or to censor the content unsuitable for young audiences, mainly blood.7 An unedited version, featuring the same voice actors of the TV dub, was posted on the K-drama's official Italian YouTube channel from 30 October 2013 to 10 January 2014.8
During October 2019, a new programming block premiered, Chicchirichì Time, which was aimed at preschoolers, airing series like Shimmer and Shine and Bubble Guppies.9 The block was later discontinued.
References
References
- "DeASUPER: DA DOMANI AL VIA SUL CANALE 625 DI SKY". DavideMaggio.it (in Italian). Retrieved 20 May 2023.
- "Sky: nasce il nuovo canale DeAJunior e DeASuper diventa Super! sul digitale terrestre free" (in Italian).
- Pendola, Gabriele (14 September 2017). "Viacom lancia Spike sul canale 49 del DTT e si prende il 50% di Super. Chiude Fine Living". Davide Maggio (in Italian). Retrieved 29 October 2024.
- Leardi, Marco (18 October 2019). "Super! Il 100% in mano a Viacom". Davide Maggio (in Italian). Retrieved 29 October 2024.
- Mugunghwa, Veronica (1 August 2013). "DREAM HIGH" A SETTEMBRE IN ITALIA" (in Italian).
- "September 5, 2013 post". Official Facebook page (in Italian). 5 September 2013.
- "September 17, 2013 post". Official Facebook page (in Italian). 17 September 2013.
- "October 17, 2013 Post". Facebook.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - "SU SUPER! È CHICCHIRÌ TIME CON I BUBBLE GUPPIES". We Are Baby Nerd (in Italian). Retrieved 20 May 2023 – via Blogger.