Supermax (TV channel)

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Supermax

Country	Czech Republic
Broadcast area	Czech Republic, Slovakia
Programming
Language(s)	Czech
History
Launched	22 November 1994
Closed	15 September 2004
Replaced by	Minimax

Supermax was a Czech cable television channel that featured mostly animated television programs for teens and preteens.^[1] It started broadcast on 22 November 1994 (together with HBO Czech and Max1 - now Spektrum TV) and without any commercials. Supermax was completely taken off the air on 15 September 2004 and replaced by the children channel Minimax that was launched earlier on 1 January that year.

The channel was designed by Stephen Cohen, along with "Max1", as part of a package to attract sales to Czech and Slovak cable TV operators. It was based in Prague and initially was pre-recorded in 3-hour segments on long-play VHS tape cassettes which automatically switched and re-wound to create a 12-hour broadcast schedule. During its lifespan it aired numerous shows (over 200), mostly English shows

The channel ceased broadcasting on 15 September 2004 at 21:30 due to lack of agreement on both parties involving its broadcast and because of lower ratings.[2]

The channel's cancellation and replacement by Minimax spurred a great upheaval by many loyal fans. Most of them argued that Supermax featured better and more mature shows.

References

External links

• A 1997 video promoting the channel, showcasing most of the channel's programming at that time
• Supermax logo, animation