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.^[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.

Super!

Country	Italy
Broadcast area	Italy Switzerland
Headquarters	Milan
Programming
Language(s)	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; 14 years ago (2010-09-01)
Former names	DeA Super (2010–2012)
Links
Website	www.supertv.it
Availability
Terrestrial
Digital	Channel 47

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 episodes^[6] 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 is aimed at preschoolers, airing series like Shimmer and Shine and Bubble Guppies.^[9] The block was later discontinued.