A media system comprising: a wide area network media service coupled to a digital media player and a plurality of digital media servers , the wide area network media service comprising means for determining, based on group information specifying content that is available to a group of users from the plurality of digital media servers , media items that the digital media player is permitted to access, wherein the group information links one of said users to said digital media player ; the wide area network media service or the digital media player comprising means for generating an aggregated list of the media items that the digital media player is permitted to access from the plurality of digital media servers ; the wide area network media service comprising means for receiving at said wide area network media service , from the digital media player , a request for a selected one of the media items; the wide area network media service comprising means for identifying, at said wide area network media service , a first digital media server of said plurality of digital media servers , wherein the first digital media server can provide the selected media item to said digital media player , said identification being based on which of said plurality of digital media servers have granted permission to the digital media player for media access and also on the media items that said digital media player is permitted to access from said plurality of digital media servers ; and the wide area network media service comprising means for establishing a connection between said digital media player and said first digital media server to enable transmission of the selected media item from said first digital media server to said digital media player . a wide area network media service coupled to a digital media player and a plurality of digital media servers , the wide area network media service comprising means for determining, based on group information specifying content that is available to a group of users from the plurality of digital media servers , media items that the digital media player is permitted to access, wherein the group information links one of said users to said digital media player ; the wide area network media service or the digital media player comprising means for generating an aggregated list of the media items that the digital media player is permitted to access from the plurality of digital media servers ; the wide area network media service comprising means for receiving at said wide area network media service , from the digital media player , a request for a selected one of the media items; the wide area network media service comprising means for identifying, at said wide area network media service , a first digital media server of said plurality of digital media servers , wherein the first digital media server can provide the selected media item to said digital media player , said identification being based on which of said plurality of digital media servers have granted permission to the digital media player for media access and also on the media items that said digital media player is permitted to access from said plurality of digital media servers ; and the wide area network media service comprising means for establishing a connection between said digital media player and said first digital media server to enable transmission of the selected media item from said first digital media server to said digital media player . <EOS>