'AOL Music On Demand' # 1 Free On Demand Service on Time Warner Cable.NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- America Online See AOL. , Inc.
-- Popular Service Expands Into New York and New Jersey
-- Videos From Gwen Stefani, U2, Outkast, Christina Aguilera,
Toby Keith Available On Demand Starting in January
Just eight months after its launch, AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. (R) Music On Demand is now the most popular free video-on-demand service on Time Warner Cable This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. , America Online, the world's leading interactive services company, announced today. In addition, AOL announced that the renamed service is expanding into the New York and New Jersey market, and detailed the new music offerings available starting in January. In just over six months, video plays on AOL Music on Demand increased by nearly 850%. "The popularity of AOL Music On Demand is a testament to the power of the combination of great programming - both today's most popular music videos and AOL's original content - and giving consumers control of their media experience," said Kevin Conroy Kevin Conroy (born November 30 1955) is an American actor of stage, screen, and voice, perhaps best known for his portrayal of DC Comics superhero Batman in numerous animated series and features that comprised the DC animated universe. , Executive Vice President, America Online, Inc. "We are thrilled with the response to AOL Music On Demand," said Lynne Costantini, SVP SVP S'il Vous Plaît (French: Please) SVP Senior Vice President SVP Schweizerische Volkspartei (Swiss People~s Party) SVP Society of Vertebrate Paleontology SVP Social Venture Partners SVP St Vincent de Paul , programming, Time Warner Cable. "Video-on-demand is taking off with consumers, and we expect usage to continue to grow." AOL Music On Demand offers anytime access to the best of AOL(R) Music's original programming, including AOL Music Sessions - intimate, in-studio performances from today's top artists - and the AOL Music LIVE! weekly concert series, as well as today's most popular music videos. New Markets AOL also announced today that AOL Music On Demand added New York and New Jersey to the list of markets where the service is available. That brings the total number of markets to 30. Nearly four million Time Warner Digital Cable subscribers across the country now have commercial-free access to AOL Music On Demand at no additional charge through Time Warner Cable's "DTV (Digital TeleVision) Transmitting TV using digital signals. The major DTV standards are ATSC (North America), DVB (Europe) and ISDB (Japan). All three use MPEG-2 video compression and Dolby Digital audio compression. DVB and ISDB also include MPEG audio compression. On Demand" service. New Videos Regularly updated programming for AOL Music On Demand features a broad selection of hundreds of music videos from major labels including Sony BMG Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Inc. is the result of a 50/50 joint venture between Sony Music Entertainment (part of Sony) and BMG Entertainment (part of Bertelsmann) completed on August 5, 2004. Music Entertainment, Warner Music Group Warner Music Group (WMG) is one of the four major record labels. Warner Music Group also has a publishing arm, Warner/Chappell Music, which dates back to 1929, when Jack Warner, president of Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. and Universal Music Group as well as original music content including AOL Music Sessions performances and the AOL Music LIVE! series. Highlights of the videos launching in January include: --Gwen Stefani, "What You Waiting For?" from Sessions@AOL --Sin Bandera "De Viaje" from Sessions@AOL --Queen Latifah, Exclusive Interview from Sessions@AOL --Toby Keith, "Stays in Mexico" from AOL Music LIVE! --Jet, Artist Spotlight --Christina Aguilera, Artist Spotlight The wide range of music videos from other top artists available on demand, include: Lloyd Banks, U2, Destiny's Child, Ja Rule, Luis Miguel, Ryan Cabrera, Ashlee Simpson, Sarah McLachlan, Outkast, Velvet Revolver, Linkin Park & Jay-Z, Hoobastank, Shania Twain, Bacilos, New Found Glory New Found Glory (formerly A New Found Glory) is an American pop punk band, that formed in 1997 in Coral Springs, Florida, and is currently based in California. History , Brooks & Dunn and many more. New Name The service, originally called "My Music Channel," has been renamed "AOL Music On Demand" to better reflect a new strategy to make AOL branded experiences available to a broader audience of non members. AOL Music On Demand services enable consumers to access AOL Music's comprehensive library of music videos across a variety of devices - from televisions, connected home entertainment devices and traditional PCs. AOL will begin to roll out the new name in existing Time Warner Cable markets across the country this month followed by regional advertising and marketing campaigns with the new branding in February. In addition to a broad selection of music videos and performances, Time Warner Cable customers accessing AOL Music On Demand will be able to learn more about the AOL service. About America Online, Inc. America Online, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Time Warner Inc. Based in Dulles, Virginia, America Online is the world's leader in interactive services, Web brands, Internet technologies and e-commerce services. |
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