System and method for distributed storage and presentation of multimedia in a cable network environment

A method, comprising:

• (a) splitting a multimedia file into a first piece and a second piece, the multimedia file being a digital representation of a multimedia content, wherein the multimedia content includes information taken from the group consisting of:
• an amount of video, a game, an amount of music, a picture;
• (b) moving the first piece through a cable television network to a first building and storing the first piece in the first building on a first set-top box;
• (c) moving the second piece through the cable television network to a second building and storing the second piece in the second building on a second set-top box;
• (d) selecting a link, wherein the link is indicative of the multimedia content;
• (e) in response to the selecting of (d) moving the first piece from the first storage device through the cable television network and into a third building, and storing the first piece in the third building on a third set-top box;
• (f) in response to the selecting of (d) moving the second piece from the second storage device through the cable television network and into the third building, and storing the second piece in the third building on the third set-top box;
• and
• (g) retrieving the first and second pieces from the third set-top box and playing back or playing the first and second pieces in the third building as a single amount of multimedia content.