Delivery of encrypted multiplexes via hyper text transfer protocol

A method of delivering media content, comprising:

• receiving, in a packager, an original encrypted transport stream;
• the packager segmenting the original encrypted transport stream into multiple fixed-duration transport stream files;
• the packager generating a manifest file that describes the multiple fixed-duration transport stream files, wherein the manifest file is consistent with a hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) live streaming (HLS) protocol;
• delivering the manifest file and the multiple fixed-duration transport stream files to an enhanced HLS client device executing in an integrated receiver decoder (IRD);
• the enhanced HLS client retrieving the manifest file and the multiple fixed-duration transport stream files from the CDN;
• and
• the enhanced HLS client reconstructing the original encrypted transport stream and outputting the stream onto a service provider network that provides content to a plurality of subscriber devices.

A system for delivering media content, comprising:

• (a) a packager comprising:
• (i) an input for receiving an original encrypted transport stream;
• (ii) a processor that causes the packager to:
• (A) segment the original encrypted transport stream into multiple fixed-duration transport stream files;
• and
• (B) generate a manifest file that describes the multiple fixed-duration transport stream files, wherein the manifest file is consistent with a hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) live streaming (HLS) protocol;
• (iii) an output for delivering the manifest file and the multiple fixed-duration transport stream files to a content delivery network (CDN);
• (b) an integrated receiver decoder (IRD) comprising an enhanced HLS client executing on the IRD, wherein the enhanced HLS client:
• (A) retrieves the manifest file and the multiple fixed-duration transport stream files from the CDN;
• and
• (B) reconstructs the original encrypted transport stream and outputs the stream onto a service provider network that provides content to a plurality of subscriber devices.