Systems and methods for distributing audio/video feed of a live event via satellite

A system for distributing an audio and visual feed of a live event, comprising:

• an audio processing device for processing a plurality of signal sources, the audio processing device comprising one or more processors and a memory;
• a satellite uplink device that receives input from the audio processing device;
• a plurality of satellites in electronic communication with the satellite uplink device;
• and
• a satellite downlink device in electronic communication with the plurality of satellites;
• wherein
• the memory comprises one or more programs that are configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for:
• (i) obtaining a plurality of media signals for the live event from the plurality of signal sources, wherein a first signal source in the plurality of signal sources is an audio feed of the live event and a second signal source in the plurality of signal sources is a video feed of the live event;
• (ii) converting the plurality of media signals into a mixed digital media signal, wherein the mixed digital media signal comprises both an audio and visual feed of the live event, and wherein the mixed digital media signal is encoded into a plurality of bitrate streams, wherein each bitrate stream in the plurality of bitrate streams is encoded by (i) a first video codec at a different bitrate in a plurality of bitrates and (ii) a first audio codec;
• (iii) transmitting, using a network protocol, the mixed digital media signal, including the plurality of bitrate streams, to the satellite uplink device at the live event, wherein the transmitting to the mobile satellite uplink device transmits the mixed digital media signal less than 500 meters;
• and
• (iv) identifying one or more content delivery networks among available content delivery networks in electronic communication with a plurality of client devices that receive mixed digital media signals, wherein at least one client device in the plurality of client devices is located at a different site than the one or more identified content delivery networks, and wherein the identifying of the one or more content delivery networks is in accordance with one or more predefined criteria which include performance, bandwidth, quality, or pricing;
• and wherein
• the satellite uplink device is configured for
• selecting a satellite from the plurality of satellites based on one or more predefined criteria, and
• uploading the mixed digital media signal to the selected satellite;
• and
• the satellite downlink device is configured for
• obtaining the mixed digital media signal from the selected satellite, and
• delivering the mixed digital media signal to the one or more identified content delivery networks, wherein the one or more identified content delivery networks further deliver the mixed digital media signal to the plurality of client devices.