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Super Channel - It's Something Else!

Super Channel is committed to the highest quality of programming - and the highest quality of service. If you would like to know more, or have questions about our offerings, please read our frequently asked questions or contact us.

What is Super Channel ?

Super Channel features 6 premium channels, including 2 in crystal clear High Definition PLUS Super Channel On Demand (free where available). With On Demand’s DVD-like functions you can watch a large percentage of Super Channel’s programming as your schedule allows.

Is this the same Super Channel from the 1980s ?

The original Super Channel launched in the 1980’s. In 2006, Allarco Entertainment Inc. was granted a license to launch a new service with the name Super Channel which is recognized for providing outstanding premium pay television programs.

Super Channel has established a reputation for delivering a fresh new slate of exclusive programming consisting of first-run Hollywood hits and award-winning, critically-acclaimed television series. We’ve paired these movies and series with entertaining and insightful documentaries, live Showtime and Hennessy championship boxing, Strikeforce Mixed Martial Arts, concerts, extreme sports, anime, and hilarious sketch comedy. Last but not least, this highly entertaining programming mix also includes world festival cinema, all the scariest horror and some classics never seen before in HD! Super Channel is available across Canada.

What are the benefits of subscribing ?

By subscribing to Super Channel you receive:

- A diverse selection of exclusive, premium first-run programming.

- Unedited and commercial-free. No interruptions or excluded footage. All our exclusive programming is shown the way it was meant to be seen.

- Super Channel has a huge inventory of the very best titles from top studios in Hollywood to film festival darlings including documentaries and hidden gems - all exclusive to Super Channel.

- Exclusive programming. You won't see our first-run pogramming anywhere else. All unedited and commercial-free the way it was meant to be seen.

- 2 Channels in High Definition and Dolby Digital 5.1 Audio. Experience the glorious sights and sounds of cutting edge digital technology. The exceptional clarity of our high definition channels combined with Dolby’s outstanding surround sound for your ultimate viewing adventure.

What programs are available on Super Channel ?

Super Channel offers a must-see mix of movies and series. In addition to newly-released Hollywood movies you can also enjoy the year’s most talked-about television series such as Homeland, Sons of Anarchy, Portlandia, Leverage, Rizzoli & Isles and The Closer, as well as British and Australian series The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret, Tangled and many more.

What are some of the programs about ?

Following is a snapshot of some of our top movies and series airing in February 2012:

Series:

Justified
This Emmy winning series and “modern western” returns for another season of good old fashioned justice: tough, southern-bred Deputy U.S. Marshall, Raylan Givens, enforces his own brand of peace keeping. This season, Givens teams up with his former nemesis, Boyd Crowder.
Starring Timothy Olyphant, Walter Goggins, Nick Searcy, Joelle Carter
New Episodes Mondays at 10pm on Super Channel HD1 & Super Channel 1.
 Justified c.2011. 20th Century Fox. All Rights Reserved.

Southland
TNT’s Southland is BACK for another raw season of this authentic, fast-moving drama following the gritty lives of cops, criminals, victims and their families. Shot on-location on the streets of East L.A.
Starring Lucy Liu, Tom Everett Scott, Regina King, Ben McKenzie 
New Episodes Wednesdays at 9pm on Super Channel HD1 & Super Channel 1
5 Episode Catch Up Saturday, February 18 at 4pm on Super Channel HD1 & Super Channel 1
Southland c.2011. Warner Brothers.  All Rights Reserved

Portlandia
The critically acclaimed quirky comedy is back with all new character-based shorts that draw viewers into a dreamy and absurd vision of Portland, Oregon.
Starring Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein
Season 2 Premieres Monday, February 13 at 9pm on Super Channel HD2 & Super Channel 2                               Season 1 Marathon Sunday February 12 at 6pm on Super Channel HD2 & Super Channel 2
Portlandia c.2011. Broadway Video Entertainment. All Rights Reserved

Leverage
Nate Ford, a modern day Robin Hood, and his crew of high-tech crooks attempt to steal from wealthy criminals and corrupt businessmen to right their wrongs.
Starring Timothy Hutton 
New Episodes Thursdays at 9pm on Super Channel HD2 & Super Channel 2
Leverage c.2011. Endemol Worldwide Distribution Limited. All Rights Reserved.

Click here for a complete list of Series.

Movies:

Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son
FBI agent Malcolm Turner and his stepson Trent go undercover as Big Momma and Charmaine to investigate a murder at an all-girls performing arts school.
Starring Martin Lawrence and Brandon T. Jackson
 Premieres Friday, February 3 at 9pm on Super Channel HD1 & Super Channel 1 
Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son c.2011. 20th Century Fox. All Rights Reserved

Henry's Crime
After serving 3 years in prison for a bank robbery he did not commit, an ex-con teams up with his former cellmate to rob the bank for real.
Starring Keanu Reeves, Vera Farmiga and James Caan
Premieres Friday, February 24 at 9pm on Super Channel HD1 & Super Channel 1
Henry's Crime c.2010. Alliance Films Inc. All Rights Reserved

Pom Wonderful Presents The Greatest Movie Ever Sold
Boundary-pushing filmmaker Morgan Spurlock (Super Size Me) explores the world of product placement, marketing and advertising in a film that was fully financed through product placement.
 Premieres Friday, February 17 at 9pm on Super Channel HD1 & Super Channel 1
Pom Wonderful Presents The Greatest Movie Ever Sold c.2011. Mongrel Media. All Rights Reserved

Passion Play
 This seductive thriller tells the story of a down and out musician who finds himself involved in a romantic triangle with a sinister gangster and a mysterious carnival performer.
Starring Mickey Rourke, Megan Fox and Bill Murray
Premieres Saturday, February 11 at 9pm on Super Channel HD1 & Super Channel 1
Passion Play c.2010. Entertainment One Films Canada. All Rights Reserved

Click here for a complete list of Movies. 

What else is on Super Channel?

Super Channel Fights!

Super Channel’s exclusive contracts bring you live Showtime Championship, ShoBox, and Hennessy boxing, plus Strikeforce MMA. Check out the knockout fight of the month:

Showtime Championship Boxing
Paul Williams vs. Nobuhiro Ishida and Tavoris Cloud vs. Gabriel Campillo,  LIVE from Corpus Christi, Texas
LIVE Saturday, February 18 at 10pm on HD2 & SC2.

Click here for more information.

In Addition...

We are proud to present an unmatched collection of entertaining, documentaries, concerts, cutting-edge anime, and cinematic gems from around the world.

What are the six channels like ?


HD1 has all the biggest and best, exclusive movies and premium series, documentaries, and concerts broadcast in crystal clear high definition and Dolby Digital 5.1 audio.


More high definition programming for the discerning viewer, HD2 covers all genres featured in Super Channel’s multiplexed package.


SC1 mirrors all programming on Super Channel HD1.


This adrenaline-charged channel features action, horror, sci-fi, edgy comedies, shocking documentaries, and anime. Super Channel is also proud to present exclusive Showtime Championship and Hennessy Boxing, plus Showtime's Strikeforce MMA on Super Channel Fights.


A huge variety of entertaining Super Channel programming including documentaries, romantic comedies, dramatic series, and concerts. You can also enjoy award-winning international film festival hits.


More premium programming for you to enjoy including films made right here in Canada.

What is Super Channel On Demand ?


Super Channel On Demand allows you to watch many of Super Channel’s unedited and commercial-free movies and series on your schedule, 24/7. With DVD-like functions such as pause, rewind and fast-forward, you’re in complete control. This always-there programming is provided at no extra cost, where available.

Super Channel On Demand offers up to 250 hours of customized programs; much of the content is offered for 4 weeks at a time and 25% is refreshed on a weekly basis.

Why are you airing Passions re-runs ?

The latest episodes of Passions ended during Summer 2008. Due to its popularity, we are offering the opportunity to see it from the beginning, starting with the first season.  

How can I get Super Channel ?

We’re just a phone call or an email away. Contact your television service provider to subscribe. Visit our Order Now page for an up-to-date list of the provider nearest you.

What is needed to watch Super Channel ?

The appropriate hardware from your television service provider is necessary to watch us, whether it is in the form of a satellite dish or a set-top box (for cable). To fully enjoy our premium television experience we recommend a television set with high definition capability, an HD receiver and a Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound system.

How much does Super Channel cost ?

Pricing and packaging is decided by each television service provider. The best way to find out is to call your provider and see what is available through your service. Many providers offer introductory discounts, so don't delay.

Can I subscribe to an email newsletter or monthly schedule ?

Yes, click here to register for a monthly newsletter that highlights our top movies, series, fights and more each month. You can also customize your schedule and save your favourite programs.

Can I get reminders sent to my email ?

Yes, you can. To access this feature you must register as a Super Channel Insider. On your My Profile page check the Receive My Schedule Emails check box. When you find a program for which you would like to receive an email reminder, check the box next to the date and time on the program's page. Super Channel will send you an email reminder the day before, and the same day the program is scheduled to air.

Do you provide closed captioning ?

Yes, we do. Currently the vast majority of our programming schedule is closed captioned for the hearing impaired.

What is V-chip technology ? How is it used ?

V-Chip is a technology that allows the broadcaster to embed a rating for a television program into the broadcast stream.

If desired, a viewer can set a “rating limit” on their television set, so that programs with a rating higher than the limit will not be shown.

This is advantageous for parents with children who may want to set their TV to block content with ratings higher than PG. The Canadian Broadcast Standards Council has some great information here.

Super Channel and Super Channel On Demand have the V-chip embedded to provide the ability to limit ratings.

Do you develop programs ?

We only develop feature-length movies and documentaries. Please see the Producers’ Page on our website for more info.

Do you pre-license programs ?

e-mail us for more information.

Do you accept movies for broadcast consideration ?

Yes, please see the Producers’ Page on our website.