A digital department system is disclosed. The digital department system of
the present invention includes a network management center, a network
operating center that is coupled to the network management center, a
multimedia server, a multicasting transmission medium coupling the
network operating center and the multimedia server, a listening post
coupled to the multimedia server by the network, and one or more
audio/video display capable of displaying video and capable of playing
audio, the audio video display coupled to the multimedia server by the
network. The audio and video content are stored in digitized files on the
multimedia server for distribution throughout the site via the network.