Customized media streams

An apparatus comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory accessible to the processor, the memory comprising instructions executable by the processor to perform operations comprising:
• receiving first information that identifies a set of people to be monitored;
• receiving a plurality of media streams including a first media stream of an event and a second media stream of the event, wherein the first media stream and the second media stream are distinct;
• accessing second information included in the plurality of media streams, the second information identifying particular people associated with individual media streams of the plurality of media streams;
• and
• generating a customized media stream, wherein generating the customized media stream includes:
• including the first media stream in the customized media stream at a first time in response to the second information including first metadata identifying a first person of the set of people that is depicted in the first media stream at the first time;
• including the second media stream in the customized media stream at a second time in response to the first metadata indicating that the first person is not included in the first media stream at the second time and the second information including second metadata identifying the first person, wherein the customized media stream is provided in near real-time with respect to the event;
• and
• including the secondary media stream in the customized media stream at a third time in response to the first metadata indicating that the first person is included in the broadcast media stream at the third time and the second metadata identifying the first person at the third time.

A computer-readable storage device storing instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

• receiving first information associated with a fantasy sports league participant of a plurality of fantasy sports league participants associated with a fantasy sports league, wherein the first information identifies a set of people corresponding to a fantasy sports roster of the fantasy sports league participant;
• receiving a plurality of media streams including a first media stream of an event and a second media stream of the event, wherein the first media stream and the second media stream are distinct;
• accessing second information included in the plurality of media streams, the second information identifying particular people associated with individual media streams of the plurality of media streams;
• generating a customized media stream, wherein generating the customized media stream includes:
• including the first media stream in the customized media stream at a first time in response to the second information including first metadata identifying a first person of the set of people that is depicted in the first media stream at the first time;
• including the second media stream in the customized media stream at a second time in response to the first metadata indicating that the first person is not included in the first media stream at the second time and the second information including second metadata identifying the first person;
• and
• including the secondary media stream in the customized media stream at a third time in response to the first metadata indicating that the first person is included in the broadcast media stream at the third time and the second metadata identifying the first person at the third time;
• and
• communicating the customized media stream to a media playback device associated with the fantasy sports league participant, and wherein the customized media stream is communicated in near real-time with respect to the event.