Mechanism for distributing content data

A method using one or more computers to select and receive one or more digital content items, the method comprising:

• transmitting, by the one or more computers, user preference data comprising one or more user preferred content types, user billing information and data identifying at least one receiving device;
• receiving, by the one or more computers, a customized content listing comprising a plurality of the digital content items from a plurality of digital content providers selected based on the user preferred content types and the data identifying the at least one receiving device;
• transmitting, by the one or more computers, a selection signal for selecting one of the plurality of digital content items included in the customized content listing;
• receiving, by the one or more computers, confirmation that a user account was billed for the selected digital content item using a cost associated with the selected digital content item and the user billing information;
• and
• receiving, by the one or more computers, the selected digital content item following the confirmation that the user account was successfully billed for the selected digital content item.

A system for distributing one or more digital content items to at least one receiver, the system comprising:

• a catalog interface component configured to:
• receive user preference data comprising one or more user preferred content types, user billing information and data identifying at least one receiving device,
• generate a customized content listing comprising a plurality of the digital content items from a plurality of digital content providers selected based on the user preferred content types and the data identifying the at least one receiving device, and
• receive a selection signal for selecting one of the plurality of digital content items included in the customized content listing;
• a billing component configured to bill, by the content distribution computer, a user account for the selected digital content item using a cost associated with the selected digital content item and the user billing information;
• and
• a media transport component configured to transmit the selected digital content item to a receiver corresponding to the data identifying the at least one receiving device if the user account was successfully billed for the selected digital content item.