Blaze - new Freeview channel from A+E Networks

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Following on from my posts about accommodating Blaze on COM4, it looks like there is no EPG data for TJC from 16th September. I had to double check it by using the YouView app, as I was unsure of the EPG information shown on my Samsung TV.

Edit - EPG data now updated.

Blaze schedule data is now live on the EPG - also the case for Blaze+1.

EDIT - TJC EPG data updated, it'll remain on its COM4 stream.

First day's schedule:
3pm - American Restoration
4pm - Pawn Stars
5pm - Mountain Men
6pm - The First 48
7pm - Storage Wars
8pm - American Restoration
9pm - Pawn Stars
10pm - Mountain Men
11pm - The First 48
12am - Unusual Suspects

The rest of the schedule will be added as soon as EPG listings for 21st Sep are added.

Adding in on the COM4 space issue - SDN must be facing a huge challenge now to add new channels on the mux, with no space available for Blaze, it's timeshift and now Hochanda have pushed forward their launch on LCN85 to October 1st with a 24 hour stream. Surely at least something will have to give to provide space for these channels.

The off topic rambling regarding Freeview news makes me wonder about making a new thread dedicated to tracking the news on DTT and Freeview.

So essentially competing with Travel Channel, Discovery/QUEST, History, judging by the programming

It's targeting a predominantly male audience, like Quest does, and acts as an FTA outlet for History/CI programming.

Does the channel start at 3pm?

In a word, yes.

Ah good so I know when to pencil that in

Anyone else get a flyer in the post today? Here's some scans…

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Changes have occurred to SDN this morning in preparation for the launch of Blaze.

Capacity has been so constrained that at least one channel could have moved or even closed, but today gives us answers for this.

The Store has been pulled off the air in order to provide space for Blaze.

The www.blaze.tv hasn't been registered.