Apparatus, method and article of manufacture for transmitting data over a satellite

A hybrid telecommunications system for media communication that includes a network, the system comprising:

• a packet transmission network coupled to the network and including:
• an input gateway that receives data files and the data streams and exchanges scheduling information regarding at least one of the data files and the data streams,
• an information storage device that stores the data files, and
• an output gateway that obtains the files according to the scheduling information and transmits the data files and the data streams to a reception facility via the network;
• a satellite broadcast facility, coupled between the network and the packet transmission network, that broadcasts the data files and the data streams;
• a call router coupled to the network and the packet transmission network that routes the data files and the data streams;
• and
• a gateway server in communication with the call router configured to provide data transfer services to at least one user connected to the network.

A system for delivering data from a content source to at least one destination comprising:

• a transmitting facility coupled to the content source and comprising:
• a content provider facility for forwarding data that includes data files and data streams, and
• a broadcast operation center coupled to the content provider facility for receiving the data from the content provider facility;
• a transmission means in communication with the transmitting facility for transmitting data;
• and
• a receiving facility for receiving data and forwarding the data to the at least one destination in accordance with a predetermined schedule;
• wherein the content provider facility in combination with the broadcast operation center includes:
• a content provider gateway that facilitates communication between the content provider facility and the broadcast operation center by transmitting data to the broadcast operation center and scheduling transmissions with the broadcast operation center,
• an input gateway that receives data from the content provider facility and exchanges scheduling information with the content provider facility, and
• an output gateway that receives data files from the input gateway based on the scheduling information and according to a first transmission technique and data streams from the input gateway according to a second transmission technique and transmits data from the broadcast operation center to the receiving facility.