| 摘要 |
A system and method enable video contents to be selected by a user via the Internet ( 140 ) and distributed via a multichannel video broadcasting system, for the selected video content to be displayed at the user's location on a TV monitor ( 150 ) or on a PC ( 160 ) provided with a TV display card, immediately or with a delay in correspondence with a user command. The system comprises a main video server ( 200 ) storing selectable video contents ( 210,220,230 ); an authorization server ( 300 ) accessible via the Internet for a user to transmit user commands to select video contents that are to be displayed immediately or with a delay; a multichannel cable or satellite broadcasting apparatus ( 250; 280,285 ); and a distribution server ( 350 ) that supplies selected video contents from the main video server ( 200 ) to the broadcasting apparatus ( 250;280,285 ), for them to be broadcast by the broadcasting apparatus. The system is arranged to provide an indication of a channel that is available to broadcast a selected video content immediately or with a delay in correspondence with a user command. This indication is available to the user via the authorization server ( 300 ) and the Internet ( 140 ). The broadcast of a selected video content on the indicated available channel is initiated immediately or with a delay in correspondence with the user command.
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