Super Channel

Super Channel was a satellite pioneer in the field of true pan-european broadcasting. Available to most audiences via cable, Super Channel was to be the forerunner of many “Classic Television” stations, such as UK Gold and Granada Plus. Perhaps it was ahead of it’s time. Things didn’t go to well for Super, and following financial difficulties the station was taken over by American broadcaster NBC in 1993. The channel renamed NBC Super Channel still featuring a fair mix of european programming aswell as exclusive programmes from NBC in the US. Later in 1996 the channel rebranded and ‘Super Channel’ was dropped and simple became simply ‘NBC Europe’.

1987 – 1989

1989 – 1993

Around 1989 Super Channel refreshed its identity.

1993

1993 – 1998 NBC Super Channel

In 1993, the American broadcaster NBC steps in. the channel was rebranded NBC Super Channel. The channel now featured NBC entertainment programming including The Tonight Show, Late Night with Conan O’Brien and Saturday Night Live. NBC News from the US was also shown including Today and NBC Nightly News.

NBC Europe shuts down

By 1998 NBC Europe had stopped broadcasting to much of Europe, and turned to Germany with German programmes. By 2005 NBC was no more and was taken over by Das Vierte

Super Channel logo – print examples