Network video unit

A content player device comprising:

• a network interface;
• a processor;
• and
• memory storing processor instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the content player device to carry out operations including:
• connecting, by the network interface, to a wide area network,
• reporting over the wide area network to a video replay server at which a unique identifier of the content player device is registered, first contact information including an IP address and port combination to which content from the video replay server can be sent to deliver the content to the content player device over the wide area network,
• after reporting the first contact information, reporting to the video replay server without requesting any content to the content player device, updated contact information including a different IP address and port combination to which content from the video replay server can be sent to deliver the content to the content player device over the wide area network, and
• based on the reported updated contact information, receiving particular content transmitted over the wide area network from a content provider registered with the video replay server, wherein the transmitted particular content is based on a request for content and the unique identifier of the content player device sent to the registered content provider by a browser-enabled device separate from the content player device.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a processor of a content player device, cause the content player device to perform operations comprising:

• connecting, by a network interface, to a wide area network;
• reporting over the wide area network to a video replay server at which a unique identifier of the content player device is registered, first contact information including an IP address and port combination to which content from the video replay server can be sent to deliver the content to the content player device over the wide area network;
• after reporting the first contact information, reporting to the video replay server without requesting any content to the content player device, updated contact information including a different IP address and port combination to which content from the video replay server can be sent to deliver the content to the content player device over the wide area network;
• and
• based on the reported updated contact information, receiving particular content transmitted over the wide area network from a content provider registered with the video replay server, wherein the transmitted particular content is based on a request for content and the unique identifier of the content player device sent to the registered content provider by a browser-enabled device separate from the content player device.