Ask HN: How does a TV show recording get to the networks?

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I was watching this clip from Colbert's new show (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72yDA3-m4y8), and he says "when we tried to send it to the network [...] the computers kept crashing" - so my question to someone in the know is: how does Colbert's production company get the show to CBS? Dropbox? FTP? Some antiquated video transfer protocol?

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I may be wrong, but back in the day it was done with links to satellites:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television_network#Overview

It's satellite from the network to the affiliates, but from the studio to the network it would seem to be much simpler to mail a tape or maybe use Aspera.

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