Bye Bye to D.O.D / Pentagon Channel

[Scott Greczkowski]

Welp less then a year from being changed to From the Pentagon Channel to DOD News, it has been announced the channel is going off the air this week.

http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=128588

What I find interesting is I am told by DISH that the new Defense channel will replace DOD on DISH, yet in the press release above it says that Defense will be strictly an on demand channel.

 

[northgeorgia]

"As technology improved and audience-viewing habits changed, officials explained, Internet-based distribution became a more economical and efficient way to reach the military's geographically dispersed audiences."

Meh, code for budget cuts. I'm sure high-speed Internet isn't THAT accessible across the globe. LOL

 

[navychop]

Taps.

 

[fred555]

"As technology improved and audience-viewing habits changed, officials explained, Internet-based distribution became a more economical and efficient way to reach the military's geographically dispersed audiences."

Meh, code for budget cuts. I'm sure high-speed Internet isn't THAT accessible across the globe. LOL

Across the globe? I cant even get high speed Internet here in the USA.

 

[danristheman]

What about the armed forces network feed? 99w c band feed.

 

[N5XZS]

Well that's a shame some dumb guy thinks internet is better than good old fashioned satellite feed without clogging the internet's bandwith!

Proud to be a Air Force Brat thanks to my Dad who fought in the Nam.

 

[radio]

And, when our nation's information networks are "attacked" in a big way (God forbid, but...let's face it, the 'net has become a backbone of modern existence and an obvious target.....) They'll scramble (no pun intended) wishing the satellite feed was still up and running. Everyone acts like the 'net is the save all of communications. We all enjoy it, but...well, preaching to the choir does no good now, does it!

 

[FTA4PA]

Find it hard to believe that internet is a better option than satellite to provide this channel to our service men and women.

 

[fred555]

The Internet is one of the most vulnerable forms of communications there is.
One DOS attack or two away from total shutdown. The military should know better than that.
It is not the do all save all everyone thinks it is and not available in a vast percentage
of square mileage in this country in usable speeds.

 

[danristheman]

Let them make the mistake then when some terrorist hacks into internet site.

 

[Martyn]

What about the armed forces network feed? 99w c band feed.

That's gone too.

It looks like DOD News has dropped all linear programming and is now video on demand and streaming of live events only.

The latter are probably all on DVIDS on 121 West.