Publishing a disparate live media output stream manifest that includes one or more media segments corresponding to key events

Abstract

A system is provided for publishing a disparate live media output stream manifest that includes one or more media segments corresponding to key events. A play time of pre-produced media asset metadata is converted to a reference time of a reference clock based on normalized event metadata. The normalized event metadata references time is provided by the reference clock and a plurality of play events from a live playout and production system. Start and end messages for publishing the normalized event metadata are transmitted each time a pre-produced media asset is started and stopped during a playout in a disparate live media output stream. The normalized event metadata is published based on conversion of timestamps for one or more key events to the reference time of the reference clock.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A system, comprising:
 a memory for storing instructions; and   a processor configured to execute the instructions, and based on the executed instructions, the processor is configured to:
 convert a play time of pre-produced media asset metadata to a reference time of a reference clock based on normalized event metadata,
 wherein the normalized event metadata references time provided by the reference clock and a plurality of play events from a live playout and production system; and 
 
 transmit start and end messages for publishing the normalized event metadata each time a pre-produced media asset is started and stopped during a playout in a disparate live media output stream,
 wherein the normalized event metadata is published based on conversion of timestamps for one or more key events to the reference time of the reference clock.