Method and system for selectively broadcasting media during dayparts
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- identifying a daypart of an event log, the event log including a sequence of both spots and content media events prior to being configured;
identifying, in the daypart of the event log, a plurality of spots;
broadcasting a spot-free daypart including the content media events included in the daypart of the event log and excluding the spots; and
generating a list of the content media events broadcast during the daypart that includes a title of each content media event and a time of broadcast of each content media event.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for broadcasting media events, the method including the steps of providing a sequence of media events in a first server, the sequence of media events including at least one media event and a plurality of advertisement spots; playing the sequence from the first server to a second server prior to a predetermined broadcast time; and storing at the second server at least a part of the sequence received from the first server. The method may further include the steps of skipping, at the second server, spots during the broadcast of a sequence of media events during a spot-free daypart, inserting preferred content media events in the broadcast sequence, and inserting markers indicating whether a media event has been played during a spot-free daypart are to be played in the sequence of media events.
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17 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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identifying a daypart of an event log, the event log including a sequence of both spots and content media events prior to being configured; identifying, in the daypart of the event log, a plurality of spots; broadcasting a spot-free daypart including the content media events included in the daypart of the event log and excluding the spots; and generating a list of the content media events broadcast during the daypart that includes a title of each content media event and a time of broadcast of each content media event. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method comprising:
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identifying a daypart of an event log, the event log including a sequence of both spots and content media events prior to being configured; identifying, in the daypart of the event log, a plurality of spots; broadcasting a sponsored-by daypart including the content media events included in the daypart of the event log and excluding the spots; and inserting sponsor identification media events that identify the broadcast as a sponsored-by broadcast into the event log; and broadcasting only the content media events and sponsor identification media events in the event log. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system comprising:
a first server, the first server configured to; identify a daypart of an event log, the event log including a sequence of both spots and content media events prior to being configured, identify, in the daypart of the event log, a plurality of spots, broadcast a spot-free daypart including the content media events included in the daypart of the event log and excluding the spots; and check a feature status indicating whether content media events are to be skipped, and skip or not skip content media events based on the feature status. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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