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AOL Video has launched, as promised in my previous post, and it looks great! The video portal ties together a number of on-demand channels and viral web video - loads of video content. The on-demand section is pretty amazing as [Read More]

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AOL Video Portal On Its Way

AOL, the Time Warner owned and Dulles-based company, announced today that a new video site, AOL Video, is on it way and should be released soon (targeting August 4, 2006). 

According to a recent press release, AOL is looking to be the ultimate blend of both content by offering 45+ content channels in addtion user-generated content. The site will offer a video search that blends, Truveo and SingingFish, two aquired video search technologies . The video search could be better than those offered by Google and Yahoo - it will be interesting to see how it stacks up. Check out the AOL preview screen below.

According to WashingtonPost.com report, Josh Freeman, vice president of AOL Video said:

"Over time, we think we will offer predominantly advertising-supported content."

The AOL march away from the subscription model that made them a household name goes on.

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