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System and method for facilitating fast-forwarding of first-run programs

  • US 20060181606A1
  • Filed: 04/10/2006
  • Published: 08/17/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/02/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of distributing first-run programming content to a viewer, wherein said first run programming content comprises at least a portion of a pre-produced program that is not generally publicly available for viewing until a scheduled publication time, the method comprising:

  • loading digitally encoded first-run programming content on to a media distribution server, said first-run programming content having a scheduled publication time;

    digitally multicasting the digitally encoded first-run programming content at the scheduled publication time;

    receiving a request from a viewer for first-run programming content beyond a current broadcast point;

    transferring the viewer from a multicasting to a unicast session;

    digitally transmitting first-run programming content in the unicast session.

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