Online Video Network - Promotional Tools

AP offers several dynamically-updating promotional tools that you can use to promote the OVN from your website. They are all listed here with sample code and instructions attached. We encourage you to use as many of them as you like, and remember: you don't have to just use them on your home page. They can be used to show different categories of content, so while you might decide to use top video on your home page, you can also put business news video on your business pages and entertainment news video on your entertainment pages, etc. If you have any questions about how to use these tools, please contact us at ovnsupport@ap.org or 1-866-427-6861.

Thanks,
Your Online Video Network Product Support Team

Here is a list of all video categories and special sections that you can include in any of these tools.
*Note* Special sections are subject to change. These are current as of June 13, 2008. For the most updated special sections, please check the right hand side of the main player.

Category"cat" parameter code Special Sections"cat" parameter code
Top Videoeditorsall American IdolAmerican Idol
Breaking News VideoBreaking Music WeekMusic Week
US News VideoUS LostLost
World News VideoWorld PoliticsPolitics
Entertainment News VideoEntertainment Beijing 2008Beijing 2008
Offbeat VideoOffbeat Oscars 2008Oscars 2008
Sci-Tech News VideoScitech Animal TalesAnimal Tales
Sports News VideoSports Global WarmingGlobal Warming
Business News VideoBusiness Hollywood Hot ListHollywood Hot List
MoneyMoney


New Search-Enabled OVN Promo Tool! (Vertical) We have created a new OVN promotional tool with a different look and feel and a search box that users on your site can use to look for videos in the Online Video Network. This tool also allows viewers to see the full caption for a video by clicking on the "Full Text" link.

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New Search-Enabled OVN Promo Tool! (Horizontal) We have created a new OVN promotional tool with a different look and feel and a search box that users on your site can use to look for videos in the Online Video Network. This tool also steps through the 5 most popular categories of video in the Network so visitors on your site can get a sampling of the variety of video available to them.

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Recommended! Animated tools did more than twice the traffic of static tools in live testing.

Option #1: Small Three Thumb Vertical (Scrolling)

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Option #2: Small Three Square Vertical (Static)

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Recommended! Animated tools did more than twice the traffic of static tools in live testing.

Option #3: Small Three Square Horizontal (Scrolling)

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Option #4: Small Three Square Horizontal (Static)

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Option #5: Large Three Square Vertical (Static)

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Option #6: Text Only Vertical (Static)

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Option #7: Text Only Horizontal (Static)

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