Aggregator project doesn't play content well

Good morning,
I created eight separate projects which I combined into an aggregator project called "Video Tutorials". I published the aggregator project into a zip file so that I can send it to our IT department. They downloaded the zip file and uploaded the main link ("Video Tutorials.swf") onto our website. All eight videos play but all visual elements such as buttons, captions, don't appear. I only see the video I captured and hear the audio.
What could be the issue?
Many thanks in advance for your help.
Vincent

The IT department uploaded all files and linked the HTML and not SWF and it still doesn't play right.
I also noticed that there is a "loading" symbol in the middle of each page (see screenshot below).
We also tried to link a PDF. It does load, but because the file is "large" (only 60 MB), it doesn't show the entire screen (see second screenshots).
What should we try?

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