Session control of broadcast video services for DAA and non-DAA automation

A cable system comprising:

• (a) at least one of a headend and a hub that includes a processor connected to at least one of (i) a plurality of quadrature amplitude modulators and (ii) through a transmission network that includes a plurality of remote fiber nodes, either of which converts digital data to analog data suitable for sending quadrature amplitude modulated video services to a plurality of quadrature amplitude demodulators in consumer premises devices suitable to receive said quadrature amplitude modulated video services;
• (b) said at least one of said headend and said hub configuring a headend configuration table defining broadcast linear video services for said quadrature amplitude modulated video services provided by said at least one of said headend and said hub to said plurality of quadrature amplitude modulators in at least one of said headend, said hub and said remote fiber nodes based upon a desired distribution of said broadcast linear video services, where all of said consumer premise devices receive the same said broadcast linear video services, where said at least one of said headend and said hub only configurable to provide said all of said consumer premise devices the same said broadcast linear video services;
• (c) wherein said configuring said headend configuration table for said broadcast linear video services is performed based upon data from a digital video configuration service that is independent of said broadcast linear video services;
• (d) wherein said configuring said headend configuration table for said broadcast linear video services is independent of tuning status of said consumer premises devices and wherein said configuring said headend configuration table for said broadcast linear video services is not based upon tuning parameters of said consumer premises devices.