Abstract: A video-on-demand server includes interface modules each providing a communication interface between the video-on-demand server and a switching network; an interface to a management module to monitor and provide to the video-on-demand server information on video-on-demand bandwidth utilization of network resources allocated to particular service groups, each service group including video-on-demand customers sharing a same fixed network bandwidth allocation; each interface module communicatively coupled to service groups simultaneously via service gateways; a total bandwidth of the server is an aggregate bandwidth of all the interface modules, and is less than an aggregate bandwidth of all service groups assigned to be serviced by the server, the switching network configured to make the server available for receiving video on demand service requests from all of the service group customers simultaneously; the server adapted to dynamically assign bandwidth of the server to service groups, by adapting the switchi

Abstract: A custom ad selection and delivery system may include an ad selector to select candidate ads for one or more ad avail opportunities, a bandwidth resource manager to provide information about available bandwidth in a content delivery system, and a policy manager to weight ad avail opportunity versus bandwidth costs to delivery customized advertising to subscribers, and to cause allocation of bandwidth and insertion of customized ads into multiple program streams comprising the same program content but different ad content, and to cause different subscriber equipment to map different program frequencies to similar content streams having advertising content inserted therein that is customized to different subscriber demographics.

Abstract: In response to one or more ad break indications, one or more channel changes may be caused from a program stream channel to one or more other channels comprising advertising content.

Abstract: A method may include and/or involve submitting one or more digital program files for storage on behalf of one or more video servers, the act of submitting the program files triggering logic to scan the program files to identify information about location and duration of ad breaks, and storing the program files and information about the location and duration of the ad breaks in a manner that associates the program files with corresponding information about the location and duration of the ad breaks, and in a manner that provides the video servers with access to both the program files and information about the location and duration of the ad breaks.

Abstract: A system, such as a switched broadcast content delivery system, may include and/or involve at least one video server, and logic to select one or more ads for streaming by the at least one video server, the one or more ads selected at least in part according to information about which of one or more regional modulators are passing and/or will be passing content with which the one or more ads are associated.

Abstract: A technique for multi-level ad insertion may include and/or involve identifying a device that provided an indication of an ad break in a program stream, attempting to select one or more ads particular to a region or regions served by the device, and if an ad or ads particular to a region or regions served by the device is selected, causing the ad or ads to stream to the device; otherwise, providing an indication to the device that the ad break should be retained in the program stream.

Abstract: A method may include and/or involve identifying a received signal as an indication that advertising content should be provided, determining ad content to provide in response to the signal, specifying a playlist file as a file to provide the ad content, the playlist file including identifications of multiple digital content files including the ad content, and streaming the multiple content files as a Single Program Transport Stream.

Abstract: A method for provisioning a Video-On-Demand server with enough bandwidth to stream videos to subscribers such that the probability of the Video-On-Demand server not having enough bandwidth to stream video to a subscriber is less than a set value.

Abstract: The adhesion of chromium-copper layer to polyimide has been greatly improved by a method which provides controlled reduction, rather than total elimination, of water content in the polyimide. The electronic packaging device which incorporates the flexible circuit prepared by the method exhibits greatly improved reliability. It is believed that the invention can be used to improve the adhesion between other organic materials having moisture affinity and materials comprising in-organics or between two organic materials.