A+E Networks to Launch Blaze on Freeview

A+E Networks U.K. will launch a new entertainment brand, Blaze, on Freeview in the U.K. and Ireland on September 20. Blaze is the first global free-to-air brand slated for the U.K. The brand will also kickoff as a TV Everywhere (TVE) service, offering live streaming on mobile and tablet for both iOS and Android. At launch, Blaze will offer Freeview viewers episodes of popular series such as Pawn Stars, Mountain Men and American Restoration, as well as crime series The First 48 and Unusual Suspects. In the UK, A+E Networks channel portfolio currently includes History, Lifetime, Crime + Investigation and H2, available on pay TV platforms Sky, Virgin, BT and TalkTalk.