Use of craft characteristics for management and control of media in a transport craft

An on-board media system disposed on a transport craft, the system comprising:

• an on-board network interface subsystem disposed on the transport craft to communicate via an on-board communication network with a plurality of client devices on the transport craft;
• an on-board content management system (CMS) operative to provide media data to the plurality of client devices via the on-board network interface subsystem;
• a sensor operative to measure a craft weight that is indicative of a number of passengers aboard the transport craft;
• and
• a transmitter in communication with at least one communication network component for transmission of the craft weight that is indicative of the number of passengers aboard the transport craft to the at least one communication network component of a communication network in communication with the transport craft, wherein the communication network comprises a satellite communication system and the satellite communication system is controlled to the transport craft based on the craft weight that is indicative of the number of passengers aboard the transport craft;
• wherein the on-board CMS controls one or more characteristics of the media data based on the craft weight.