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AOL, Discovery Sign Content Deal

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AOL has inked a partnership with Discovery Communications to bring short-form videos from Discovery Channel, TLC, Animal Planet, Investigation Discovery, Science Channel, Military Channel to AOL On network.

Content from Discovery’s networks will be programmed into AOL On’s 14 channels and shared across the AOL On video hub, AOL’s owned and operated properties and publisher partners. The AOL On network and Discovery will also offer content from Discovery and Revision3’s recently launched online video series, DNews.

Launched in April 2012, the AOL On Network brings AOL’s video offerings under one umbrella.

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