r/askreddit would be a better place
I'd suggest checking out Xtream-Codes website to get a better understanding. Most of the details aren't documented for obvious reasons.
they are coming from multiple feeds...its just like slingbox..you connect your cable to it and you can stream it over the internet.
Bytes can be easily duplicated without limit.
I'm not talking about getting a subscription set up. I'm talking more like how does it all work and where do the channel (streams) come from?
OP is the feds