System for exchanging media content between a media content processor and a communication device

1. A media content processor, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:

detecting an event associated with recorded media content derived from one of a plurality of media content sources;

requesting, from a wireless network, presence information for a plurality of communication devices of a subscriber of the media content processor responsive to the event that is detected;

receiving, from the wireless network, the presence information for the plurality of communication devices;

identifying, from the plurality of communication devices, a portable communication device according to the presence information that is received, wherein the presence information indicates that the portable communication device is in active communication with the wireless network;

retrieving a portion of the recorded media content;

transcoding the portion of the recorded media content according to characteristics of the portable communication device;

generating a notice describing the event;

retrieving, from an address book, contact information associated with the portable communication device, wherein the contact information conforms to a multimedia messaging service protocol;

transmitting, via the wireless network and according to the multimedia messaging service protocol, the notice with the portion of the recorded media content to the portable communication device that is identified;

receiving instructions from a portal to stream the recorded media content to the portable communication device; and

streaming the recorded media content to the portable communication device, wherein the media content processor is located within a premises and the portable communication device is located remote to the premises.

2. The media content processor of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of media content sources comprises a video on demand catalog.

3. The media content processor of claim 1 , wherein the event corresponds to a recording of media content from one of the plurality of media content sources and wherein the processor comprises a group of processors operating in a distributed processing environment.

4. The media content processor of claim 1 , wherein the recorded media content comprises one of audio content, video content, and combinations thereof.

5. The media content processor of claim 1 , wherein the notice and the portion of the recorded media content are transmitted in a message conforming to a multimedia messaging service protocol.

6. The media content processor of claim 1 , wherein the notice comprises one of a title of the recorded media content, a start time of the recorded media content, a duration of the recorded media content, a description of the recorded media content, a genre of the recorded media content, an identification of a contributor of the recorded media content, pricing information, and combinations thereof.

7. The media content processor of claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise transcoding the portion of the recorded media content for presentation at the portable communication device.

8. The media content processor of claim 1 , wherein the presence information indicates that the portable communication device has been handed over from a first base station to a second base station.

9. The media content processor of claim 1 , wherein the transcoding causes the portion of the recorded media content to be adapted to a format suitable for presentation at the portable communication device.

10. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium, comprising executable instructions that, responsive to being executed by a processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:

requesting presence information for a subscriber to a media content provider;

receiving, from a wireless network, the presence information for a plurality of communication devices of the subscriber;

identifying, from the plurality of communication devices, a communication device of the subscriber according to the presence information that is received, wherein the presence information indicates that the communication device is in active communication with the wireless network;

generating a notice describing recorded media content based on media content that is received from the media content provider;

retrieving, from an address book, contact information associated with the communication device, wherein the contact information conforms to a multimedia messaging service protocol;

transmitting, via the wireless network, the notice and a portion of the recorded media content to the communication device that is identified according to the multimedia messaging service protocol;

receiving instructions from a portal to stream the recorded media content to the communication device; and

streaming the recorded media content to the communication device, wherein the processor is located within a premises and the communication device is located remote to the premises.

11. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 10 , wherein the operations further comprise detecting an event associated with the recorded media content.

12. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 10 , wherein the notice and the portion of the recorded media content are transmitted in a message conforming to a multimedia messaging service protocol.

13. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 10 , wherein the notice comprises one of a title of the recorded media content, a start time of the recorded media content, a duration of the recorded media content, a description of the recorded media content, a genre of the recorded media content, an identification of a contributor of the recorded media content, pricing information, or combinations thereof.

14. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 10 , wherein the operations further comprise transcoding the recorded media content for presentation at the communication device that is identified.

15. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 10 , wherein the media content provider comprises a video on demand catalog, and wherein the processor comprises a group of processors operating in a distributed processing environment.

16. A method, comprising:

selecting, by a system comprising a processor, a communication device associated with a subscriber of a media content source, wherein the communication device is selected according to presence information associating the subscriber to the communication device responsive to a recording event associated with media content, wherein the presence information indicates that the communication device is in active communication with a wireless network;

transcoding, by the system, a recording of the media content according to a capability of the communication device to generate transcoded content;

retrieving, from an address book, contact information associated with the communication device, wherein the contact information conforms to a multimedia messaging service protocol;

transmitting, by the system via the wireless network, a notice and the transcoded content to the communication device according to the multimedia messaging service protocol;

receiving instructions from a portal to stream the recorded media content to the communication device; and

streaming the recorded media content to the communication device, wherein the processor is located within a premises and the communication device is located remote to the premises.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the notice and the transcoded content are transmitted in a message conforming to a multimedia messaging service protocol.