Systems and methods of customized television programming over the internet

Abstract

A production facility receives program content from a plurality of broadcast feeds over the Internet. In an embodiment, the production facility comprises server on a computer network, such as the Internet. The server comprises computer programs configured to manipulate the audio and video data of the multiple program contents. At the production facility, the program content can be manipulated to produce a production. Program manipulation can comprise at least one of green screen technology, music, graphics, Foley, sound effects, voice over, advertising, or the like. The production is broadcast over the computer network to viewers, where the viewers receive the production. In an embodiment, the production is customized based on the viewers' input received while broadcasting. In other words, the production is customized in real time based at least in part on the interaction of the production with the viewers. In another embodiment, the viewers can further manipulate the program content of the production to create a new production, which can be broadcast over the customized programming system.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method of producing interactive television over the Internet comprising:
 receiving over the Internet with at least one server a plurality of media content from at least two or more content providers, wherein the at least two or more content providers are separate entities, and wherein the server is remotely located from the at least two or more content providers,   one or more of the plurality of media content comprising one or more of video or audio data;   transmitting over the Internet, at least two portions of the plurality of media content from the at least two or more content providers from the server to multiple first viewer computers, the multiple first viewer computers remotely located from the server;   receiving at the server over the Internet, from the multiple first viewer computers that are remotely located from the server, first viewer input from the multiple first viewers of the at least two portions of the plurality of media content transmitted over the Internet, and tracking with the server which of the at least two portions of the plurality of media content receive input;   creating a viewer-customized media production by including the at least two portions of the plurality of media content based at least in part on the first viewer input; and   transmitting the viewer-customized media production to at least a second viewer computer that is remotely located from the multiple first viewer computers, wherein advertising is in the viewer-customized media production.