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Abstract

A video content receiving apparatus (103a; 103b) includes an interface (209, 301) for interfacing to at least one associable video reproducing apparatus (102), and including: a receiver for receiving video contents from at least one source of contents (104) through a connection (201a, 203a; 201b, 203b) connected to a plurality of distribution platforms (105, 106), wherein a first connection (203a; 203b) to a first distribution platform (105) is of the broadband type, and wherein a second connection (201a; 201b) to a second distribution platform (106) is of the broadcast type; a first identifier for identifying a video content to be reproduced; a second identifier for identifying at least one active distribution platform on which said video content to be reproduced is currently being transmitted by the source of contents (104); a selector for selecting the reception of the video content through the active distribution platform; a switch for switching between the first connection (203a; 203b) and the second connection (201a; 201b), or vice versa, on the basis of a command signal received by the receiving apparatus (103a; 130b); and a video processor for generating a video signal (220; 310) that includes the video content in a form that is reproducible by a reproducing apparatus (102) associable with the receiving apparatus (103; 103a; 103b) through the interfacer.

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