摘要 |
A method and system for streaming media broadcasts over a data communications network is provided. Statistics for receiver devices receiving a plurality of media broadcasts from a broadcast source via a set of routing devices over a data communications network are analyzed to determine which of the media broadcasts are popular, each of the receiver devices accessing the streaming media broadcasts via one of the routing devices. The popular media broadcasts are streamed to all of the routing devices. The unpopular media broadcasts are streamed to the routing devices along paths between the broadcast source and the receiver devices tuned into the unpopular media broadcasts. |