Distributed publishing network

A system and method for distributing of various media content is described. According to one embodiment of the present invention, a device is coupled to a remote server through a network. The device includes a storage memory that includes markup language content, wherein the remote server can update the markup language content through the network. The remote server has a local directory structure that includes at least one directory having at least one file that includes the low-bandwidth media, wherein each directory is associated with a different device to which the remote server is coupled. Additionally, the device also includes a DVD drive to accept a DVD. Further, such a DVD would include video content. The device also includes an overlay unit coupled to the storage memory and the DVD drive. The overlay unit overlays the markup language content over the video content to form combined content in a single window. Moreover, the device includes a video display to display the combined content in the single window.