Type of site | Entertainment, Video & News |
|---|---|
| Predecessor | AOL TV |
| Successor | AOL Video |
| Industry | Mass Media |
| Parent | AOL |
| URL | on |
| Launched | April 24, 2012 (2012-04-24)[1] |
| Current status | Active |
AOL On was created as a successor toAOL TV. The launch was announced at the 2012 Digital Content NewFront. AOL On creates news and entertainment reports in the form of short video clips, as well as originalweb series. All videos are available on demand online or on theApple TV,TiVo andAndroid TV.
AOL On was created in April 2012. Content includes current events, breaking news, entertainment, new tech and more. Video clips can be viewed on demand at on.aol.com.
On December 12, 2012, AOL announced they released an app for the TV Premier[2]
On June 24, 2014,CNET announced that AOL had added AOL On to theApple TV.[3]
AOL On was added to theAndroid TV in October 6 of 2014[4]
In late 2015, it was reported byThe Wall Street Journal that AOL On's media partners were unhappy with the service's distribution model.[5]
On October 4, 2018, MakeUseOf revealed that AOL On had a secretRoku channel, providing access to the streaming service of Roku-brandedsmart TV devices.[6]
Through AOL On, AOL offers multiple original series.[7] The majority of the shows are documentaries. They also release news segments and videos.[8]
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