Method and apparatus for broadcasting data with access control

A method of providing broadcasting services for a fee, said method comprising:

• receiving a payment from a first broadcast client;
• receiving a first digital information stream from said first broadcast client;
• multiplexing said first digital information stream with a plurality of other information streams from a plurality of other broadcast clients into a multiplexed broadcast information stream;
• broadcasting said multiplexed broadcast information stream over a broadcast communication medium;
• receiving said multiplexed broadcast information stream by a receiver unit;
• and
• demultiplexing said multiplexed broadcast data stream to retrieve said first digital broadcast data stream.

An digital broadcast receiver system, said receiver system comprising:

• a broadcast reception system for receiving a broadcast signal;
• a broadcast receiver system for tuning said broadcast signal;
• a demodulator for demodulating said broadcast signal;
• a decoder for decoding a multiplexed digital information stream from said broadcast signal;
• a processor for identifying, extracting, and decrypting at least one digital information stream from said multiplexed digital information stream;
• and
• a cache for storing said digital information stream.