AOL’s Expanded Video Site Now Live; AOL Video Store Open For Biz

The latest iteration of AOL Video is live (beta, of course) and, so far,aolvideologo.jpg while it has elements that may seem familiar from other sites, it does look like a different experience. (Screenshots of the front page and the channel guide.) AOL has one advantage over some download services — AOL members can charge downloads to their accounts. The first pay downloads being advertised on the front page are episodes from seasons 1 & 2 of Chappelle’s Show. Free commercial video includes previews of new CBS shows.
A minus: the AOL Video Delivery Manager only works with IE 6 or higher. No Netscape and Firefox.
Update: To clarify, the player itself works with multiple browsers. On the usability side, the text in the all-important programming guide needs work. Instead of identifying episodes by series, they are attributed to AOL Television.
— The MTVN channels should be marked PPV; the only non-pay content is previews for download to own.
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