System and method for providing for out-of-home advertising utilizing a satellite network

A method for broadcasting to a subscriber an advertisement from a network having a plurality of advertisements, said method comprising:

• providing a user interface to enable self-scheduling of advertisements to form a playlist of advertisements;
• accessing, by a computing system, a network location of an advertisement on the network desired by the subscriber for broadcasting for the subscriber and to the subscriber;
• selecting, by the computing system, the desired advertisement from the network location for broadcasting for the subscriber;
• scheduling a display time for the desired advertisement for the subscriber;
• communicating the desired advertisement via a communications network to the subscriber from the network location;
• receiving, by a visual appliance, the desired advertisement for display based on the display time scheduled;
• and
• displaying, on the visual appliance, the desired advertisement for the subscriber in accordance with the scheduling.

A system for broadcasting advertisements to a subscriber, said system comprising:

• means for accessing a network location of an advertisement on the network desired by the subscriber for broadcasting for the subscriber and to the subscriber;
• means for selecting the desired advertisement from the network location for broadcasting for the subscriber;
• means for scheduling a display time for the desired advertisement for the subscriber;
• means for communicating the desired advertisement to the subscriber from the network location;
• means for receiving the desired advertisement for display based on the display time scheduled;
• and
• means for displaying the desired advertisement for the subscriber in accordance with the scheduling.

A system for distributing content for a broadcaster on a communications network, said system comprising:

• a server;
• a database in communication with said server, and operable to maintain the content for the broadcaster, the broadcaster being a subscriber for use of at least one visual appliance;
• a user interface in communication with said database and operable to provide a self-servicing scheduler for the broadcaster to form a playlist of the content and to distribute the playlist and associated scheduled content across the communications network;
• and
• a visual appliance in communication with the communications network, and configured to receive and display the scheduled content.