Military History (stylized as MILITARY HISTORY) is an American pay television channel owned by A&E Networks. The channel features programs about the history of the military and significant combat events. The channel's main competitor is Warner Bros. Discovery's American Heroes Channel, formerly the Military Channel.[1]
Military History was launched on January 5, 2005, and as the third spin-off channel of History. Viewers of History wanted more military history programs, but there was not time on the channel, thus the creation of Military History. Beginning on March 27, 2004, a military-history programming block started on History International as a prologue. The launch was an open preview, or soft launch, as no cable operators were signed up. Dan Davids, president of the History Channel USA, planned to push for digital basic level cable carriage. Its initial programming library drew from A&E and History's programs. The channel's initial prime time shows were under an umbrella banner of “Battle History”, which consisted of five documentary miniseries featuring each of the US military services. In the second quarter of 2005, the channel had its hard launch.[1]
Like its parent channel, the channel dropped the word "Channel" from its name on March 20, 2008.
Programming
Military History features programs that focus on historical battles and wars, as well as programs that profile key individuals such as generals, soldiers and spies. It also airs documentaries and series that provide insight into how these wars were fought and the lives of those who served in them.
Its initial programming library drew from A&E and History's program libraries.[1] Much of its programming focuses on World War II; this same type of programming had earned The History Channel the appellation "The Hitler Channel" up until the transfer of these programs to Military History. Additionally, their film library uses a great deal of filler simply because there wasn’t footage to cover the action. (e.g. showing soldiers when subject is Marines.)
Programming banners
“Battle History” (January 5, 2005) which consisted of five documentary miniseries featuring the US military services and was the channel's soft launch prime time programming[1]
“Salute to Armed Forces Week”, included the specials, “Hispanics & the Medal of Honor”, “America’s Black Warriors”, “Women Combat Pilots” and “Clash of Warriors: Saddam vs. Schwarzkopf”
In addition to its carriage in the United States, the channel had previously been launched in the United Kingdom and Ireland on July 28, 2008. On March 20, 2010, Military History was added to Virgin Media on channel 236.[2] Military History was replaced by its sister network, H2, in those countries on May 4, 2013, on both Sky and Virgin Media[3] in Military History's former channel slots on both platforms.
References
^ abcdDempsey, John (January 2, 2005). "Joining cable ranks". Variety. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
^. World Screen. March 25, 2010. Archived from the original on March 28, 2010.
^. imediamonkey. April 19, 2013. Archived from the original on May 11, 2013.
May 04, 2023
military, history, channel, military, history, stylized, military, history, american, television, channel, owned, networks, channel, features, programs, about, history, military, significant, combat, events, channel, main, competitor, warner, bros, discovery, . Military History stylized as MILITARY HISTORY is an American pay television channel owned by A amp E Networks The channel features programs about the history of the military and significant combat events The channel s main competitor is Warner Bros Discovery s American Heroes Channel formerly the Military Channel 1 Military HistoryCountryUnited StatesBroadcast areaNationwideInternationalHeadquartersNew York New YorkProgrammingLanguage s EnglishPicture format480i SDTV most current day programming presented in widescreen letterbox OwnershipOwnerA amp E NetworksSister channelsABCBabyTVDisney ChannelDisney JuniorDisney XDESPNESPN College ExtraESPN2ESPNewsFreeformFXFXXFX Movie ChannelFYIHistoryHistory en EspanolLifetimeLMNLonghorn NetworkNational GeographicNat Geo WildSEC NetworkViceHistoryLaunchedJanuary 5 2005Former namesMilitary History Channel 2005 08 AvailabilityStreaming mediaService s Hulu Live TV Frndly TV Contents 1 History 2 Programming 2 1 Programming banners 2 2 List of programs 3 International 4 ReferencesHistory EditMilitary History was launched on January 5 2005 and as the third spin off channel of History Viewers of History wanted more military history programs but there was not time on the channel thus the creation of Military History Beginning on March 27 2004 a military history programming block started on History International as a prologue The launch was an open preview or soft launch as no cable operators were signed up Dan Davids president of the History Channel USA planned to push for digital basic level cable carriage Its initial programming library drew from A amp E and History s programs The channel s initial prime time shows were under an umbrella banner of Battle History which consisted of five documentary miniseries featuring each of the US military services In the second quarter of 2005 the channel had its hard launch 1 Like its parent channel the channel dropped the word Channel from its name on March 20 2008 Programming EditMilitary History features programs that focus on historical battles and wars as well as programs that profile key individuals such as generals soldiers and spies It also airs documentaries and series that provide insight into how these wars were fought and the lives of those who served in them Its initial programming library drew from A amp E and History s program libraries 1 Much of its programming focuses on World War II this same type of programming had earned The History Channel the appellation The Hitler Channel up until the transfer of these programs to Military History Additionally their film library uses a great deal of filler simply because there wasn t footage to cover the action e g showing soldiers when subject is Marines Programming banners Edit Battle History January 5 2005 which consisted of five documentary miniseries featuring the US military services and was the channel s soft launch prime time programming 1 Salute to Armed Forces Week included the specials Hispanics amp the Medal of Honor America s Black Warriors Women Combat Pilots and Clash of Warriors Saddam vs Schwarzkopf List of programs Edit Conspiracy Dogfights The Eastern Front The Gates of Moscow The Eastern Front Turning Point at Stalingrad Free Cabanatuan Greatest Raids Greatest Tank Battles Hitler s Collaborators Hitler s War The Lost Inside the Great Battles The Kamikaze The Last Days of WWII Lock N Load with R Lee Ermey Mail Call Okinawa Pacific The Lost Evidence President Lincoln Assassination Survival Training Surviving the Cut Tactical to Practical Triggers Weapons That Changed the World The Unholy Battle for Rome Warriors WeaponologyInternational EditIn addition to its carriage in the United States the channel had previously been launched in the United Kingdom and Ireland on July 28 2008 On March 20 2010 Military History was added to Virgin Media on channel 236 2 Military History was replaced by its sister network H2 in those countries on May 4 2013 on both Sky and Virgin Media 3 in Military History s former channel slots on both platforms References Edit a b c d Dempsey John January 2 2005 Joining cable ranks Variety Retrieved July 15 2017 Military History Channel to Launch on Virgin Media World Screen March 25 2010 Archived from the original on March 28 2010 H2 launching Saturday May 4th imediamonkey April 19 2013 Archived from the original on May 11 2013 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Military History TV channel amp oldid 1145892560, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
