System and method for retrieving, storing and distributing digital broadcast media in a cloud-computing environment

Systems and methods for retrieving, storing and distributing multimedia content in a cloud computing environment. The multimedia content may be divided into a plurality of segments using a multimedia content receiving device. The method of retrieving, storing and distributing multimedia content may include receiving a first segment of a plurality segments of the multimedia content from a first multimedia content receiving device coupled to a communication network and receiving a second segment of the plurality of segments of the multimedia content from a second multimedia content receiving device coupled to a communication network. The method may further include storing the first and the second segments on a network storage device. The systems and methods permit users to upload multimedia content, store it in the cloud, and watch it back on a variety of different multimedia devices.