Patent ID: 8443046

Claim:
A method comprising: sending a request to a media content provider requesting media content, wherein an enterprise hub operatively coupled to a network sends the request via the network; receiving the media content and instructions from the media provider to broadcast the media content; storing the received media content m a database, wherein the database is operatively coupled to the enterprise hub; processing the instructions; distributing the media content and the instructions to distributed media outlets, wherein the enterprise hub automatically distributes the media content responsive to the processing of the instructions to broadcast the media content, and wherein distributing the media content and the instructions comprises: (a) sending the instructions to the distributed media outlets; (b) receiving acknowledgement of receipt of the instructions from the media outlets; (c) receiving a request for the media content from the media outlets; (d) sending the media content to the media outlets; (e) receiving acknowledgement of receipt of the media content from the media outlets; and receiving information indicating that the media content was broadcast by the distributed media outlets according to the instructions.