System for providing DBS and DSL video services to multiple television sets

An apparatus comprising:

• a plurality of remote control devices, each of the remote control devices to receive user-initiated video selections of any of a plurality of direct broadcast satellite (DBS) channels, a plurality of digital subscriber line (DSL) content, and a plurality of combinations of DBS channels and DSL content;
• a plurality of video processing modules, each of the video processing modules responsive to a corresponding one of the remote control devices to request any of a DBS channel, DSL content, and a combination of a DBS channel and DSL content based on the user-initiated video selection, and to generate a television signal based thereon;
• a DBS distribution module to simultaneously receive all DBS channels requested by the video processing modules and to distribute the DBS channels to those of the video processing modules requesting same;
• a DSL modem to receive, via a DSL network, DSL content requested by the video processing modules;
• and
• a networking module to distribute the DSL content received by the DSL modem to those of the video processing modules requesting same.