AOL to Launch New Video Portal.DULLES Dul·les , Allen Welsh 1893-1969. American public official. Director of the CIA (1953-1961), he resigned after the failed invasion of the Bay of Pigs. Noun 1. , Va. -- 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. :
Includes More than 45 New Video Channels With Content From
Leading Entertainment Brands Including A&E Television Networks, MTV
Networks, Turner Networks, Warner Bros. Entertainment and Many More
One-Stop Video Portal Has Innovative Programming
Guide, Integrated Video Search and Browse, Easy Video
Uploading and Sharing, Video Store and More
Open Platform Will Let AOL Extend AOL Video and
Video Search to Multiple Platforms and Across the Web
AOL, a leader in live and on-demand On-Demand refers to a service or feature which addresses the user's need for instant gratification and immediacy of use. In most cases the value proposition for an on-demand service is wrapped up in the fact that the user or consumer of the service avoids a significant up-front entertainment video programming and video search, today announced that it will preview a beta version A pre-shipping release of hardware or software that has gone through alpha test. A beta version of software is supposed to be very close to the final product, but, in practice, it is more a way of getting users to test the software in the first place under real conditions. of its new AOL Video portal later this week. Available for free to anyone on the Web at http://www.aolvideo.com, the new AOL Video is an all-in-one (1) A combination computer printer, scanner, copy machine and fax machine. Some all-in-ones exclude the fax capability or make it an option. (2) A desktop computer that houses every component except the keyboard and mouse inside the same case as the monitor. , high-quality entertainment destination to find, watch and share millions of the best videos across the Web. New features on the AOL(R) Video portal include: over 45 new video-on-demand The ability to deliver a movie, sports event or other video program to a TV set whenever the customer requests it. Video-on-demand (VOD) typically refers to free and paid programs from the cable TV companies or the telephone companies that offer video over DSL lines. content channels with thousands of hours of video programming from popular entertainment brands, organized and accessible via video search, browse (1) To view the contents of a file or a group of files. Browser programs generally let you view data by scrolling through the documents or databases. In a database program, the browse mode often lets you edit the data. See Web browser. , or an interactive programming guide; free streaming content as well as the ability to purchase and download To receive a file transmitted over a network. In any communications session, "download" means receive, and "upload" means send. The download/upload often implies a big/little scenario, in which data is being downloaded from the "big" server into the "little" user's computer. full-length content that can be viewed on multiple devices and PCs, online or offline; and access to millions of music videos, news clips, movie trailers, full length TV shows, and more. AOL Video also includes AOL(R) Video Search, which is based on industry leading video search technology from Truveo(TM) and Singingfish, and a video player that can go full screen without losing picture quality and that supports AOL's exclusive Hi-Q(TM) video format to watch DVD-quality videos online. In addition, the portal includes AOL's new UnCut Video offering, which makes it easy to upload See download. upload - /uhp'lohd/ To transfer programs or data over a digital communications link from a smaller or peripheral "client" system to a larger or central "host" one. Opposite: download. and share videos online by providing full device support, letting consumers upload and share videos directly from their camcorder, Webcam (WEB CAMera) A video camera that is used to send periodic images or continuous frames to a Web site for display. Webcam software typically captures the images as JPEG or MPEG files and uploads them to the Web server. , video-enabled mobile phone, as well as their PC. "AOL has long been a leader in online video and with the new AOL Video portal we have created the best and easiest place online for anyone on the Web to find, watch and share the videos they're looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. ," 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 of AOL. "From originally produced and licensed programming to branded online video-on-demand channels to user-created videos that people create, upload and share on the Web themselves, AOL Video is truly the first one-stop source that brings the best videos on the Web together in one place and gives consumers more choice. If a video is out there, you'll find it here on AOL Video.com." New Video-On-Demand Content Channels and Programming Guide At the center of the AOL Video portal's main page will be one of the Web's first online interactive programming guides (IPG IPG Implantable pulse generator, see there ) that brings together free and download-to-own video content from across broadcast and cable television and the Web and organizes it into new, branded video-on-demand channels. At launch, the AOL Video IPG will feature paid and ad-supported content on more than 45 video-on-demand channels, including many programmed by new video content partners, including: A&E Television Networks (including A&E(R) Network, The History Channel(R) and The Biography Channel(R)), Comedy Time, Endemol USA, Expo TV, LIME lime, in botany lime, in botany, small shrublike tree (Citrus aurantifolia) of the family Rutaceae (rue family), one of the citrus fruit trees, similar to the lemon but more spreading and irregular in growth. , MTV Networks MTV Networks is a division of media conglomerate Viacom that oversees the operation of many TV network and Internet brands, including the first MTV channel. The company was established in 1984 after Warner Communications and American Express decided to divest the basic cable (including COMEDY CENTRAL, Logo, MTV MTV in full Music Television U.S. cable television network, established in 1980 to present videos of musicians and singers performing new rock music. MTV won a wide following among rock-music fans worldwide and greatly affected the popular-music business. , MTV2, Nickelodeon, The N, Nick at Nite, Spike TV, TV Land and VH1), National Lampoon, Procter & Gamble Productions, Inc., SORPRESA!, South Coast Golf, TBS TBS Tablespoon TBS Tokyo Broadcasting System, Inc. TBS Treasury Board Secretariat (Canada) TBS Tris-Buffered Saline TBS Tris Buffered Saline TBS Turn Based Strategy (games) , TNT TNT: see trinitrotoluene. TNT in full trinitrotoluene Pale yellow, solid organic compound made by adding nitrate (−NO2) groups to toluene. , TotalVid, TV Guide, Warner Bros BROS Brothers BROS Benefits and Retirement Operations Section (King County, Washington) BROS Barnes and Richmond Operatic Society (London, UK) . Entertainment, Wild America and WNBA WNBA Women's National Basketball Association WNBA World Ninepin Bowling Association WNBA Wannabe Nasty Boys Association WNBA Women's National Book Association, Inc. WNBA Warszawski Nurt Basketu Amatorskiego . In addition, AOL and its joint venture partners program a variety of additional channels including: In2TV(TM), TMZ.com(TM), Lat (Local Area Transport) A communications protocol from Digital for controlling terminal traffic in a DECnet environment. LAT - Local Area Transport 34.com, AOL Uncut Video, AOL Music, AOL News, AOL Coaches, AOL Television, AOL Viral Videos A video that spreads quickly via the Internet. It is often a short clip on a video sharing site such as YouTube that people reference in blogs, e-mails and instant messages. See viral marketing. , KOL KOL Kings of Leon (UK band) KoL Kingdom of Loathing (online game) KOL Key Opinion Leaders KOL Key Opinion Leader KOL Kiss on Lips KOL Key Objects Library KOL Knights of Labor KOL Key-Oriented List and Moviefone. New video channels and programming from additional partners will be added on an ongoing basis. A complete list and descriptions of channels available at launch is included at the end of the press release. Powerful Video Search AOL's video search engine A video search engine is a web-based search engine which crawls the web for video content. Some video search engines parse externally hosted content while others allow content to be uploaded and hosted on their own servers. will be prominently featured on the new portal. AOL Video Search returns results from all of the most active video sources on the Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the , including YouTube, Yahoo! (Yahoo Music, Yahoo News, Yahoo Movies, etc.), Google Video Google Video is a free video sharing and video search engine service from Google that allows anyone to upload video clips to Google's web servers as well as make their own media available free of charge; some videos are also offered for sale through the Google Video Store. , iFilm, AtomFilms and more. Powered by AOL's Truveo and Singingfish technologies, the AOL Video Search engine is also able to crawl To search the Internet for hosts, Web pages or blogs. See crawler. and index high-quality videos on the Web that traditional search engines are unable to find. AOL's unique "Visual Crawling" capability automatically discovers video files and related information on complex, dynamic web pages A Web page that is returned to the user with custom content based on the results of a search or some other request. Also known as "dynamic HTML" or "dynamic content," the "dynamic" word is used with Web sites to refer to custom results individualized to each user in contrast to the - a task that is a challenge for conventional crawling technologies. AOL Video Search also has significantly greater reach than any other video search engine on the Web. Through its network of search properties - which includes AOL Search, InfoSpace, Real, and others - AOL Video Search, branded and white-labeled, is available to more users than any other video search product. Multi-Faceted Distribution Strategy Extends the AOL Video Experience AOL Video is built on an open technology platform and architecture that will enable AOL to extend the AOL Video experience across platforms and devices to make it easy for users to watch it on multiple screens, including desktops, laptops, large screens (plasma), and handheld devices. Earlier this year AOL and Intel Corporation (company) Intel Corporation - A US microelectronics manufacturer. They produced the Intel 4004, Intel 8080, Intel 8086, Intel 80186, Intel 80286, Intel 80386, Intel 486 and Pentium microprocessor families as well as many other integrated circuits and personal computer networking announced a joint effort to extend a tailored version of the AOL Video experience to consumers' living rooms via Intel Viiv Viiv (IPA: /ˈvaɪv/, rhymes with five) is a platform marketing initiative from Intel. Like Intel's Centrino and vPro, Viiv is a collection of computer technologies with a particular combination of Intel products as its technology-based PCs. The companies plan to launch this new "10-foot" experience in the coming weeks, making the content easily viewable on large screen TVs and other devices. This fall, AOL plans to make available Open APIs Open API (often referred to as OpenAPI) is a word used to describe sets of technologies that enable websites to interact with each other by using SOAP, Javascript any other web technology. that will enable developers to incorporate AOL's leading Video Search results into third-party user experiences, as well as other tools that will enable developers and consumers to incorporate features from the AOL Video portal for other websites. In addition, AOL is working with PC OEMs and broadband service providers An ISP, telephone company, cable company or other carrier that offers high-speed communications to homes and businesses, typically for Internet access. Cable modems, DSL and T1 lines are the common technologies. See broadband, cable modem, DSL and T1. to develop co-branded versions of the AOL Video portal. The launch of the new AOL Video.com is another example of how AOL has been building upon its online video and video search strategy, including making key acquisitions. Over the last year, these initiatives have included: --The record-breaking global online broadcast of the "Live 8" concerts; --Last year's launch of its innovative Video Hub destination on AOL.com; --The launch of high-quality video playback Playback could mean:
--Landmark content and original programming agreements that exemplify ex·em·pli·fy tr.v. ex·em·pli·fied, ex·em·pli·fy·ing, ex·em·pli·fies 1. a. To illustrate by example: exemplify an argument. b. how AOL is creating a new model for television distribution, such as the Warner Bros. "In2TV" offering, the first on-demand Broadband broadband Term describing the radiation from a source that produces a broad, continuous spectrum of frequencies (contrasted with a laser, which produces a single frequency or very narrow range of frequencies). Television Network with the largest collection of free TV programming anywhere on the Web; --The launch of TMZ.com, the AOL-Telepictures new, on-demand entertainment news network; --AOL's acquisition of the two foremost video search companies; Truveo in December 2005, a complement to the acquisition of Singingfish in 2003; --A growing index of several million videos, including the most comprehensive coverage of some of the highest quality and most popular video on the Web; --AOL's investment in and partnership with Brightcove, a Web video distribution pioneer; and --AOL's acquisition of Lightningcast, a broadband video advertising innovator. Availability The enhanced AOL Video portal (http://www.aolvideo.com) will be available for beta testing (programming) beta testing - Testing a pre-release (potentially unreliable) version of a piece of software by making it available to selected users. This term derives from early 1960s terminology for product cycle checkpoints, first used at IBM but later standard throughout the starting later this week. For more information on the beta test A test of new or revised hardware or software that is performed by users at their facilities under normal operating conditions. Beta testing follows alpha testing. Vendors of packaged software often offer their customers the opportunity of beta testing new releases or versions, and the , please visit http://www.aolvideo.com, or AOL Beta Central at http://beta.aol.com. About AOL AOL and its subsidiaries operate a leading network of Web brands and the largest Internet access See how to access the Internet. subscription service in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . Web brands include the AOL.com(R) website, AIM(R), MapQuest(R) and Netscape(R). AOL offers a range of digital services in the areas of education, safety and security, communications and music. The company also has operations in Europe and Canada. AOL LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control is a majority-owned subsidiary majority-owned subsidiary A firm in which more than 50% of outstanding voting stock is owned by the parent company. of Time Warner Inc. and is based in Dulles, Virginia Dulles, Virginia is an unincorporated census-designated place located in Loudoun County, Virginia, part of the Washington Metropolitan Area. The headquarters of AOL, Orbital Sciences Corporation and ODIN technologies and the former headquarters of MCI Inc. are located in Dulles. . Note: For free video and additional information regarding AOL Video, please log onto www.thenewsmarket.com/aol to make requests. You can receive broadcast-standard video digitally or by tape from this site. Registration and video is free to the media.
AOLVideo.com
New Content Partners & Video-On-Demand Channel Line-Up
As of July 31, 2006 (in alphabetical order)
The AOL Video portal will bring together free and download-to-own
video programming from content partners across broadcast and cable
television and the Web, organized into new, branded video-on-demand
channels.
Channels Programmed by Leading Partners:
-- A&E Television Networks - From A&E Television Networks' bouquet of
channels, programming from A&E Network, The Biography Channel and
The History Channel.
-- A&E Network - Popular, full length programs real-life and
lifestyle series such as "Inked," "Dog the Bounty Hunter,"
"Criss Angel Mindfreak" and "Flip This House."
-- The Biography Channel - Programs that showcase compelling
stories about the world's most interesting people in
categories including American Icons, Pop Culture &
Entertainment, Notorious, Real West and Mysteries of the
Bible.
-- The History Channel - Documentaries, series and specials about
everything from ancient history to military history,
technology and more, including "Digging for the Truth,"
"Modern Marvels" and "Decoding the Past."
-- Comedy Time - Everything from stand-up comedy and man on the
street segments to original, short-form programs. Stand-up
categories include Urban, Latino, Observational, Relationship,
Family and Alternative.
-- Endemol USA - Compelling TV programming from Endemol's global
catalogue including animation, reality and comedy hits such as
"The People's Champions," "Fear Factor South Africa," "Fool Around
With...My Girlfriend/Boyfriend" and "Anything For Love."
-- Expo TV - Product reviews and demonstrations from experts and
viewers on a variety of topics including cars, electronics, home
and kitchen appliances, parenting gear and much more.
-- LIME - Videos for those seeking a healthier, greener, more
balanced lifestyle including videos from popular Lime television
series and documentaries as well as extensive online content from
lime.com.
-- MTV Networks - MTV Networks' full array of entertainment, comedy
and music programming from its COMEDY CENTRAL, LOGO, MTV, MTV2,
The N, Nick at Nite, Nickelodeon, Spike TV, TV Land and VH1 brands
is available for paid download, including:
-- COMEDY CENTRAL - Cutting-edge comedy including full-length
episodes of "Chappelle's Show," the Emmy-award winning "South
Park," "Reno 911!," "Crank Yankers" and "Mind of Mencia."
-- LOGO - Original shows and specials for the lesbian, gay,
bisexual and transgender (LGBT) audience including "Noah's
Arc," and "Wisecrack" stand-up comedy, as well as "Real
Momentum" documentaries.
-- Nickelodeon - A vast library of shows from the number-one
entertainment brand for kids including "SpongeBob
SquarePants," "Zoey 101," "The Fairly OddParents," "Avatar:
The Last Airbender" and "Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius" and many
more, as well as Nick Jr.'s preschool favorites including
"Dora the Explorer" and "Blue's Clues."
-- The N - Award-winning and original TV shows reflecting the
real-life issues teens face every day, including "Degrassi,"
"South of Nowhere," "O'Grady," and "Beyond the Break."
-- Nick at Nite - "Fatherhood," the animated comedy series based
on Bill Cosby's best-selling book of the same name, and
"Hi-Jinks," hit hidden-camera series where adults play
good-natured pranks on kids of all ages.
-- MTV: MUSIC TELEVISION - Hundreds of episodes including the hit
series "Laguna Beach," "Punk'd," "My Super Sweet Sixteen,"
"Viva La Bam," "Wildboyz," "Pimp My Ride," "The Real World,"
and many others.
-- MTV2 - Compelling and irreverent series such as "Andy
Milonakis," "Chico & Guapo," "Celebrity Death Match" and
"WonderShowzen."
-- Spike TV - Series geared to helping men Get More Action, such
as "Disorderly Conduct," "TNA: iMPACT!" "Muscle Car," and
others.
-- TV Land - "Sit Down Comedy with David Steinberg," hosted by
legendary comedian, producer and director David Steinberg, is
a one-on-one comedy forum where celebrated performers
including Larry David, Martin Short, Bob Newhart, Jon Lovitz
and George Lopez open up about their personal lives.
-- VH1 - A wide array of VH1's hit Celebreality series such as
"Hogan Knows Best," "The Surreal Life," "Breaking Bonaduce,"
"My Fair Brady" and others.
-- National Lampoon - An all-new Internet video channel from the
biggest name in comedy. It's everything you expect from National
Lampoon (AMEX:NLN) -- smart, edgy, funny, irreverent, impolite and
definitely NOT PC -- and more! All original, all new and all
created for the digital world.
-- Procter & Gamble Productions, Inc. - The company that put the
"soap" in soap operas presents the P&G Classic Soaps channel,
featuring episodes from "Another World," "The Edge of Night,"
"Search for Tomorrow" and "Texas," including some available for
the first time since they ended their successful runs. In
addition, this channel offers original companion content for the
contemporary classics "As The World Turns" and "Guiding Light."
-- SORPRESA! - Spanish-language children's programming including
"Tienda Magica," "Cachureos," and "El Planeta de Remi."
-- South Coast Golf - Golf lessons from "Hall of Fame" PGA Tour
professionals including Dave Stockton, Ben Crenshaw, Tom Kite and
many others.
-- TBS - A collection of clips from TBS's top-notch line-up of comedy
series, stand-up comedy from the Laugh Factory and the Aspen
Comedy Festival, award-winning Department of Humor Analysis shorts
and much more.
-- TNT - TNT original movies, plus special behind-the-scenes extras
and interviews from TNT's hit original series "The Closer,"
"Saved" and "Nightmares and Dreamscapes: From the Stories of
Stephen King."
-- TotalVid.com - Video clips covering a variety of enthusiast,
educational, and instructional categories, including alternative
sports, cooking, home improvement, martial arts, outdoors, self
defense, sports instruction and travel.
-- TV Guide for Broadband - Videos that offer the inside track on
entertainment information including celebrity interviews, music
videos, and original programs like "InFANity," which offers behind
the scenes footage from TV's top shows, and "Square Off," an
inside look at the TV industry with hosts Brian Lowry (Variety)
and Andy Wallenstein (The Hollywood Reporter).
-- Warner Bros. Entertainment - Full length episodes of "Dukes of
Hazzard," "Babylon 5," sketches from "MADtv" and animated shows
including "The Flintstones" and "The Jetsons."
-- Wild America - The world's largest film library covering the
wildlife and nature of North America.
-- WNBA - Coverage of the WNBA's best and brightest games and
moments.
Channels Programmed by AOL:
-- AOL UnCut Video - Home videos, comedic clips and other footage
created by consumers.
-- AOL Music - Thousands of music videos, exclusive intimate
performances, live concerts and hours of artist interviews.
-- AOL News - Hundreds of stories and live breaking news from the AP,
Reuters, Extra, ABC, CNN and CBS.
-- AOL Coaches - A digest of the best advice, tips and tools from the
leading experts in diet, fitness, wellness, romance, family and
money.
-- AOL Viral Videos - A collection of the funniest and most popular
clips that everyone is sending around the Web.
-- KOL - Original animated shows including "Princess Natasha" and
"Pilar's Adventures" as well as "KOL's Saturday Morning Secret
Slumber Party on CBS" show clips, Radio KOL videos and KOL
Celebrity Videos.
-- Moviefone - Thousands of movie trailers, extended film clips and
"Unscripted," Moviefone.com's original Web series in which today's
biggest stars and filmmakers interview each other using their own
questions and those submitted by fans.
Channels Programmed by AOL and Its Joint Venture Partners:
-- In2TV - The following In2TV channels feature hundreds of full
length episodes of popular television series including:
-- Dramarama TV - Great dramatic series like "Eight is Enough,"
"Falcon Crest," "Sisters," "Spenser: for Hire," and "Scarecrow
and Mrs. King."
-- Get Real TV - Favorite game show, courtroom and relationship
shows such as "Elimidate," "Change of Heart," "The People's
Court," "The Moral Court," and "The Will."
-- Gone But Not Forgotten TV - Critically acclaimed, but
prematurely canceled series like "Against the Grain,"
"Presidio Med," "Wanda at Large," "The George Carlin Show,"
"Max Headroom," and "Jesse."
-- Heroes & Horror TV - Sci-fi and horror series including "Lois
& Clark: The New Adventures of Superman," "Babylon 5,"
"Freddy's Nightmares" and "The Adventures of Wonder Woman."
-- In2TV en Espanol - This Spanish language version of In2TV
features over two dozen popular television series in Spanish
that have previously only been seen in their original English
broadcast format.
-- LOL TV - Laugh out loud with comedy favorites like "Welcome
Back Kotter," "Chico and the Man," "Perfect Strangers,"
"Hangin' with Mr. Cooper," and "Head of the Class."
-- Superman TV - The Man of Steel soars throughout this channel
in a documentary film, comic book animation, and television
series including the original "The Adventures of Superman,"
"Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman," and
"Superboy."
-- Toontopia TV - Top-rated animation comes to life with "Pinky
and the Brain," "Beetlejuice," "Freakazoid," "Histeria!" and
"The New Adventures of Batman."
-- Vintage TV - Classics like "Growing Pains," "Alice," "F
Troop," "Maverick," and "The F.B.I."
-- What a Rush TV - Action-adventure favorites such as "Kung Fu,"
"La Femme Nikita," "The Adventures of Brisco County Jr.," "The
Fugitive," "Dark Justice," and more.
-- Lat34.com - Dynamic and timely video coverage of action sports
wherever they occur.
-- TMZ.com - Exclusive breaking news and video from the world of
entertainment and celebrities.
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