Media demand and playback system

摘要

A media system stores a plurality of media content items for transmission to a media receiver in response to requests for the items. The media system receives a request for a particular item and generates a playlist including the requested item. The media system adds at least one further media content item to the playlist and transmits the items to the media receiver for playback. A media receiver is also provided for playing back received items. The media receiver receives a playlist including the requested item and at least one preview secondary media content item provided at a playback position in the playlist before the requested item. The media receiver plays back the received items but user selection of a playback start position is disabled until the preview secondary media content item has been viewed in its entirety.