AMC Break (Latin America)

AMC Break (formerly Blaze) is a Latin American subscription television channel of British origin, operated by AMC Networks International Latin America, owned by AMC Networks. The channel offers non-fiction series and stories about unusual characters.

History
In January 2002, Pramer reached an agreement with the Spanish company Teuve to bring the Buzz brand to Latin America. The channel is launched on April 1, 2002, originally with a single signal for Latin America and Brazil. In its first months it broadcast music videos, animes, live-action series, among others.

Animax's entry into the market and programming change (2005-2009)
In August 2005, Buzz undergoes several changes in its programming due to the replacement of Locomotion by Animax, Buzz withdraws almost all of its anime programming, refocusing on modern video clips.

As of the end of 2008, Buzz begins to reintegrate its anime programming after Animax's refocusing on the youthful public.

Cambio de nombre a Buzz classic (2009-2012)
In July 2009 Pramer restructures some of its channels, so the DARK channel is renamed Buzz terror, while the original Buzz is renamed Buzz classic.

As of December 2011, content from Buzz terror began to be integrated into Buzz classic, while the former began to refocus its programming on crime and investigation.

In August 2012, the launch of Crimen & Investigación was announced to replace Buzz Terror channel.

Changes in Buzz and its decline (2012-2014)
On September 3, 2012, Buzz Terror is relaunched as Crimen & Investigación. So Buzz classic is called simply Buzz again, Being a mixture of the content of Buzz terror and Buzz classic. In January 2013, Buzz lost several programs due to the merger of MGM Networks with Pramer and the fact that the corresponding licenses were not renewed, which caused Buzz to start broadcasting a block of infomercials starting in March 2013 starting at 7:00 p.m. the morning until 10 in the morning (CDMX time) to compensate for the loss of programming, while the other empty spaces were filled with music videos and excessive repetitions of the programs that were still on the air. By August 2013, the infomercial block had extended its duration, airing from 4am to 12pm (CDMX time) while Buzz continued to lose programming. By March 2014, Buzz was broadcasting at least 15 hours of infomercials (2am-5pm) and Buzz only had 3 programs on the air, which were repeated multiple times during Buzz's 9 hours of its own programming. In July 2014, AMC Networks considered that the Buzz brand was no longer profitable, so it was announced that Biggs (formerly known as Panda Biggs) would be launched to replace Buzz, so on August 4, 2014 Buzz is recast as Biggs during the infomercial block.

Biggs' slow rise (2014-2019)
Biggs was originally intended to address children and adolescents, broadcasting some programs previously broadcast on Nickelodeon and some classic anime such as Doraemon, Sailor Moon, Captain Tsubasa (also known as Los Supercampeones), among others. On July 1, 2015, the infomercial block was completely eliminated due to the great profitability it had acquired in those months. Starting July 27 and running through August 30, Biggs celebrated his one-year anniversary with themed marathons of his series every day. On January 3, 2016 Biggs premieres Grachi, Miss XV (original Nickelodeon) and Crayon Shin Chan. On May 1, 2017, Biggs adopts the 16:9 aspect ratio in all its standard definition signals (except in Brazil, where it had already been adopted in June 2015). and its HD signal is launched, with Claro TV being the first operator to acquire said signal. In July 2018 Biggs launches the Biggs eSports brand, intended for the broadcast of eSports tournaments.

From July 29 to September 1, 2019, Biggs celebrates its 5th anniversary by voting to marathon the winning show every weekend (through September 1), while weekdays were held binge-watching shows, these binge-watchers were called Biggs Surprise. In October 2019 AMC announced the launch of the Blaze channel to replace Biggs, AMC said that although Biggs had shown good results in his little more than 5 years on the air, they felt that the brand no longer served as a channel, but that would be moved to Canal Panda as a block. On December 2, 2019 Biggs is relaunched as Blaze at 6am (CDMX and ARG time).

The Blaze era (2019-2022)
With the name change also came a change in programming as Blaze focused on non-fiction programming and unusual character stories. In March 2020 and with the COVID-19 pandemic, Blaze begins to dedicate days of the week to thematic marathons of his different programs. In May 2022 AMC Networks International announces the relaunch of Crime + Investigation, Blaze and Canal Panda as AMC Crime, AMC Break and AMC Family respectively. This with the aim of unifying the different AMC channels under the same brand.

During the early morning of July 1, 2022 Blaze is relaunched as AMC Break.

Programming blocks

 * Lunes de subastas: Storage Wars marathon
 * Martes para los reparadores: Operation Repo marathon
 * Miércoles de gatos y perros: My Cat from Hell and Dog Whisperer marathon
 * Jueves de Veterinarios: The Incredible Dr. Pol and Dr. Jeff: Rocky Mountain Vet marathon
 * Music Break: Emission of music videos during commercial breaks