Produced in association with 40 Partners, the AOL Originals programmes have a remit to bring a range of stories and voices to new and existing audiences across the AOL On Network.
It marks the first time AOL has brought its Originals commissions o the UK and follows critical acclaim for some of its shows in the US.
Being Mum, hosted by Rochelle Humes and Tess Daly, will explore the subject of motherhood.
In 30 Something, Richard Bacon meets inspiring people aged 30-something who are putting their stamp on the world. From Olympians to the founders of the UK’s most successful companies, he sets out to find out what it's like for the 30-somethings who have steamed ahead and risen to phenomenal success.
Mark Melling, director of AOL Video, Europe, said: "At AOL we are committed to creating original premium content that resonates with consumers and advertisers.
"The lines between traditional and digital video are blurring and through the AOL On platform, we are disrupting how premium video is created, curated, distributed and monetised.
"We've had fantastic success with our Originals series in the US, with two Emmy nominations this year and one show picked up by VH1."
AOL forms commercial deal with VivaKi
AOL UK has also formed a commercial partnership with VivaKi around four AOL Originals shows to be available through across AOL sites, including AOL, The Huffington Post, Engadget, TechCrunch and Parentdish, as well as other premium publishers within the AOL On Network.
'The Future Starts Here' will be a series of inspiring rides that explore what it means to be human in an increasingly connected world.
'City Ballet' is an intimate behind-the-scenes look at the world of the New York City Ballet, where executive producer Sarah Jessica Parker takes a closer look at the lives of the company members.
'Inspired' features A-list celebrities, visionaries and newsmakers, recounting the stories behind their most life-changing moments of inspiration.
'Win/Win' will provide an insight into the minds of the world's most-celebrated entrepreneurs and athletes in a fly-on-the-wall style that will offer fans a fascinating view of what life is really like at the summit of these two increasingly-intertwined worlds.
Graham Moysey, head of international at AOL, said: "There is a real scarcity of premium digital content and we have been working hard to rectify that with over one million pieces of content now in the AOL On library.
"VivaKi recognises that original video and authentic story telling is crucial to delivering brand messages to audiences and we look forward to working with them and their clients to reach consumers across all cross screens."
Chris Locke, managing director of VivaKi, said: "The evolution of premium content across screens has until now, really been limited to the TV broadcasters and has finally been expanded to the global digital giants. In effect they are offering the ‘5th TV Channel’ - quality content at scale. Great for consumers and advertisers alike" comments
"Beacon programming drives the most social conversations in TV and has the most light viewers – this is what will now happen in the Video On Demand space too. We saw a fantastic opportunity to meet the demands of our clients for more exclusive and premium content in the video space, with the launch of Premium Content through AOL On.
"Data can be overlaid onto this to retarget and drive deeper affinity. This meets all three of our criteria for a partnership: exclusive content, exclusive data and exclusive technology – at scale."
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