Starting today, AOL will offer consumers downloadable movies and television shows from Paramount Pictures through the AOL Video portal. AOL has already forged partnerships with other major movie studios including 20th Century Fox, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group.

Through AOL Video, a selection of movie and television titles from Paramount Pictures are available for download with prices ranging from $9.99 to $19.99 per movie. Once downloaded, videos can be viewed offline as well as on other PCs and compatible portable devices. New releases, TV specials, library hits and cult favorites will be available from Paramount Pictures including Failure to Launch, Breakfast at Tiffany's and Chinatown at launch and new hits such as Nacho Libre and M:i:III will be available soon. The movie content from Paramount Pictures further builds up AOL Video's library of more than 300 titles currently available from major movie studios.

"By adding content from Paramount Pictures, as well as several new branded video-on-demand channels, we continue our commitment to providing consumers with an all-in-one destination for finding and enjoying millions of free and pay-to-download videos," said Kevin Conroy, Executive Vice President of AOL. "The new partnerships we are announcing today bring even greater breadth, depth and variety to our ever-growing library of high quality, branded content."

"We believe that AOL will be one of the key catalysts for digital distribution of long-form content given their loyal online community and broad marketing capabilities. It is a great vehicle for extending the reach of Paramount's feature film library to an attractive broadband customer base," said Thomas Lesinski, President, Paramount Pictures Digital Entertainment. "We are very excited to be in the digital distribution business with AOL."

In addition, as part of AOL Video's ongoing expansion of its branded, video-on-demand channel line up AOL also announced today new partnerships with BlueHighways TV, The Employment & Careers Channel, The Hip Hop Hall of Fame, MyPath*TV and Plum that will offer additional television and other programming over the coming weeks through the AOL Video portal's online interactive programming guide (IPG). The AOL Video IPG brings together free and download-to-own video content and organizes it into video-on-demand channels The channels presented by these new partners will complement the 49 on-demand channels AOL announced previously. Programming from these new partners will include:

• BlueHighways TV, a television network that explores the folklore, roots music, traditions, destinations, festivals and artistry of America, will feature bluegrass and western lifestyle programming.
• The Employment & Careers Channel (TECC), which produces, aggregates, publishes and distributes career management, recruitment and employment programming covering a broad spectrum of subjects including job acquisition, career advancement, money management and work-life balance.
• The Hip Hop Hall of Fame and its multi-media entertainment division will offer AOL Video users a piece of "Hip Hop History" through channels that feature daily and weekly television programming, concert specials and rare looks inside Hip Hop Hall of Fame events and artists.
• MyPath*TV, the Mind, Body & Spirit channel, will offer a deep collection of programming featuring recognized teachers and experts in wellness and spirituality to inform, enlighten, and rejuvenate.
• Plum, which produces highly localized programming for popular destinations including Aspen, the Hamptons, Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket, Telluride and Vail, will offer local news and informational videos geared for both year-round residents and visitors in addition to content produced for all the Plum stations.