Super!
{{Short description|Italian television channel}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}}
{{Infobox television channel
| name = Super!
| logo = Super! logo 2025.png
| logo_size = 240px
| launch_date = {{Start date and age|df=yes|2010|9|1}}
| picture_format = 576i (SDTV)
| owner = Paramount Networks EMEAA
| country = Italy
| language = Italian/original (satellite only)
| area = Italy
Switzerland
| headquarters = Milan
| former_names = DeA Super (2010–2012)
| sister_channels = Nickelodeon
Nick Jr.
Comedy Central
MTV
MTV Music
| website = {{URL|http://www.supertv.it}}
| terr_serv_1 = Digital
| terr_chan_1 = Channel 47
}}
Super! is an Italian free-to-air television channel owned by Paramount Networks EMEAA. The channel was launched on 1 September 2010 as DeA Super on Sky Italia.{{Cite web|title=DeASUPER: DA DOMANI AL VIA SUL CANALE 625 DI SKY|url=http://www.davidemaggio.it/archives/30279/deasuper-da-domani-al-via-sul-canale-625-di-sky|access-date=2023-05-20|website=DavideMaggio.it|language=it}} On 18 March 2012 it became free-to-air and had a major rebranding, changing both its graphics and its name to Super!.{{cite news|language=Italian|url=http://www.televisionando.it/articolo/sky-nasce-il-nuovo-canale-deajunior-e-deasuper-diventa-super-sul-digitale-terrestre-free/71175/|title=Sky: nasce il nuovo canale DeAJunior e DeASuper diventa Super! sul digitale terrestre free}} The network's official speaker is voice actor Renato Novara since 2010.
On 15 September 2017, Viacom acquired 50% of the channel.{{Cite web |last=Pendola |first=Gabriele |date=2017-09-14 |title=Viacom lancia Spike sul canale 49 del DTT e si prende il 50% di Super. Chiude Fine Living |url=https://www.davidemaggio.it/notizie-tv/viacom-lancia-spike-sul-canale-49-del-dtt-e-si-prende-il-50-di-super-chiude-fine-living |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=Davide Maggio |language=it-IT}} On October 18, 2019, Viacom took full ownership of Super!. However, the collaboration with DeAgostini continues with a multi-year agreement for original content.{{Cite web |last=Leardi |first=Marco |date=2019-10-18 |title=Super! Il 100% in mano a Viacom |url=https://www.davidemaggio.it/notizie-tv/super-il-100-in-mano-a-viacom |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=Davide Maggio |language=it-IT}}
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.{{cite news|language=Italian|url=http://mugunghwadream.wordpress.com/2013/08/01/dream-high-a-settembre-in-italia/|title=DREAM HIGH" A SETTEMBRE IN ITALIA|first=Veronica|last=Mugunghwa|date=1 August 2013}} 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 episodes{{cite web|language=Italian|url=https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=641294142572006&set=a.633823686652385.1073741829.632800713421349&type=1&comment_id=1961366&reply_comment_id=1961466&total_comments=1|title=September 5, 2013 post|work=Official Facebook page|date=5 September 2013}} or to censor the content unsuitable for young audiences, mainly blood.{{cite web|language=Italian|url=https://www.facebook.com/dreamhighitalia/posts/647507198617367?comment_id=6788372&offset=0&total_comments=2|title=September 17, 2013 post|work=Official Facebook page|date=17 September 2013}} 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.{{Cite web|title=October 17, 2013 Post|url=https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=664054676962619&set=a.633823686652385.1073741829.632800713421349&type=1&theater|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20131104203453/https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=664054676962619&set=a.633823686652385.1073741829.632800713421349&type=1&theater|archive-date=2013-11-04|access-date=|website=Facebook}}
During October 2019, a new programming block premiered, Chicchirichì Time, which is aimed at preschoolers, airing series like Shimmer and Shine and Bubble Guppies.{{Cite web|title=SU SUPER! È CHICCHIRÌ TIME CON I BUBBLE GUPPIES|url=http://wearebabynerd.blogspot.com/2020/07/su-super-e-chicchiri-time-con-i-bubble.html|access-date=2023-05-20|website=We Are Baby Nerd|language=it|via=Blogger}} The block was later discontinued.
References
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External links
- {{in lang|it}} {{Official website|http://www.supertv.it}}
{{Italian television stations}}
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Category:2010 establishments in Italy
Category:Children's television networks
Category:Italian-language television stations
Category:Paramount International Networks
Category:Television channels and stations established in 2010
Category:Television channels in Italy
Category:Television stations in Switzerland
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