Patent ID: 8656425

Claim:
A video processing device comprising: a device interface for coupling to at least one external device; a network interface for coupling to a video distribution network; and a processor, coupled the device interface and the network interface that operates in accordance with an operating system layer that runs an application that includes the following steps: receiving media content from the at least one external device via the device interface; generating subscriber channel content based on the media content in response to actions of a user; and transferring the subscriber channel content to a network node of the video distribution network via the network interface to produce a broadcast personalized subscriber channel that is broadcast to other network subscribers; receiving a plurality of selections from the user relating to the production of the broadcast personalized subscriber channel, the plurality of selections including an indication of whether to allow advertisements to be inserted in the broadcast personalized subscriber channel at the video distribution network; and transferring the plurality of selections to the video distribution network via the network interface.