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Controlling alteration of items inserted into a broadcast log

  • US 10,547,398 B2
  • Filed: 06/19/2018
  • Issued: 01/28/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/26/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for controlling automated replacement of items scheduled in spot breaks of a master broadcast log provided to a plurality of stations, at least one of the plurality of stations capable of attempting to generate a local broadcast log by performing automated replacement of at least one media item included in the master broadcast log, wherein the at least one media item includes advertiser content associated with at least one advertiser, the method comprising:

  • identifying, at a media automation system, a show included in a broadcast schedule as a restricted show, wherein a restricted show includes a show designated for exclusion of the advertiser content associated with the at least one advertiser;

    obtaining, at the media automation system, restriction rules configured to prevent the advertiser content associated with the at least one advertiser from being scheduled during the restricted show;

    generating the master broadcast log based on the broadcast schedule and the restriction rules; and

    preventing the at least one of the plurality of stations from successfully performing the automated replacement of the at least one media item during the restricted show by inserting a flag into metadata associated with the master broadcast log, the flag specifying a blackout attribute.

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