Hybrid Network System, Channel Content Playback Method, and Hybrid Set Top Box

A hybrid network system, comprising:

• a head end system configured to:
• acquire channel content from a media source;
• perform encoding on the channel content;
• provide live broadcast of the channel content for a terminal through a digital video broadcasting (DVB) network;
• and
• send the channel content to the hybrid video system that is in an Internet Protocol (IP) network;
• a hybrid video system coupled to the head end system and configured to:
• acquire the channel content from the head end system;
• perform editing on the channel content;
• generate a channel list of the channel content;
• and
• deliver the channel content to a content delivery network (CDN) system;
• the CDN system coupled to the hybrid video system and configured to:
• acquire the channel content from the hybrid video system;
• allocate a uniform resource locator (URL) to the channel content;
• report the URL to the hybrid video system;
• and
• provide on-demand broadcast of the channel content for a hybrid set top box, according to a request from a user based on the URL, for performing rewinding or fast forwarding on the channel content;
• an electronic program guide (EPG) system coupled to the CDN system and configured to:
• acquire the channel list of the channel content and the URL of the channel content from the hybrid video system;
• and
• send the channel list and the URL of the channel content to the hybrid set top box according to the request of the user;
• and
• the hybrid set top box coupled to the EPG system, the CDN system, and the head end system and configured to:
• acquire the channel list from the EPG system;
• receive, based on a DVB network channel, the channel content from the head end system through a DVB interface according to channel selection performed by the user based on the channel list;
• acquire the URL of the channel content from the EPG system;
• and
• acquire, based on the IP network, the channel content from the CDN through an IP interface according to the rewind or fast forward request, based on the URL, of the user.