Apparatus, systems and methods for broadcast advertising stewardship
First Claim
1. A method for broadcast program stewardship, comprising:
- monitoring broadcast multimedia content to produce detection information relating to one or more broadcast instances of one or more broadcast items;
receiving schedule information related to said one or more broadcast items; and
comparing the detection information against said schedule information.
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Abstract
The present invention provides interactive and automated methods and systems that facilitate the improved stewardship of broadcast advertising by all industry participants. The system employs data from multiple sources, such as agency media management systems; broadcaster inventory and sales management systems; agency and broadcaster traffic management systems; and the ConfirMedia® broadcast monitoring system developed by Verance Corporation; as well as from third-party industry data sources such as electronic program guides, broadcaster and market population data, and audience rating services, to allow the fulfillment of broadcast advertising agreements to be verified and accounted for, and for discrepancies between various data sources to be identified and resolved.
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1. A method for broadcast program stewardship, comprising:
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monitoring broadcast multimedia content to produce detection information relating to one or more broadcast instances of one or more broadcast items;
receiving schedule information related to said one or more broadcast items; and
comparing the detection information against said schedule information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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