Super!

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. On 18 March 2012 it became free-to-air and had a major rebranding, changing both its graphics and its name to ''Super!''. The network's official speaker is voice actor Renato Novara since 2010.

On 15 September 2017, Viacom acquired 50% of the channel. On October 18, 2019, Viacom took full ownership of ''Super!''. However, the collaboration with DeAgostini continues with a multi-year agreement for original content.

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. 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 or to censor the content unsuitable for young audiences, mainly blood. 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.
During October 2019, a new programming block premiered, ''Chicchirichì Time'', which is aimed at preschoolers, airing series like Shimmer and Shine and Bubble Guppies. The block was later discontinued.

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2010 establishments in Italy
Children's television networks
Italian-language television stations
Paramount International Networks
Television channels and stations established in 2010
Television channels in Italy
Television stations in Switzerland

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