Remote control having a print button function

A broadband communications system for transmitting and receiving transport streams over a distribution system, wherein the transport stream includes video streams, audio streams, and embedded data streams, the broadband communications system comprising:

• a headend for generating the transport stream from multiple input sources;
• a distribution system for delivering the transport stream;
• a presentation device for presenting at least a portion of the transport stream to a user and for receiving the embedded data, the presentation device including a data port for providing the embedded data to an external printer upon command and a command port for receiving commands;
• and
• a remote control unit including a transmitter for providing the commands to the presentation device and input means for receiving control signals from the user, wherein, upon reception of a print control signal from the user, the remote control unit transmits a print command to the presentation device, in response to which the embedded data related to the transport stream is provided to the data port for printing.