Autonomously generated video channels

A non-transitory computer readable medium that stores a set of instructions, which when executed by a processing unit performs a method comprising:

• receiving a multiplicity of incoming user video feeds, wherein schedules for the multiplicity of incoming user video feeds are unknown;
• classifying the multiplicity of incoming user video feeds based on a genre;
• selecting an incoming video feed from among the multiplicity of incoming user video feeds for inclusion in a video stream channel, wherein selecting the incoming video feed from among the multiplicity of incoming user video feeds comprises:
• identifying a common event at which the multiplicity of incoming user video feeds are produced, wherein identifying the common event comprises identifying objects in frames of the multiplicity of incoming user video feeds, and
• selecting the incoming video feed from among the multiplicity of incoming user video feeds with the common event for inclusion the video stream channel;
• generating an outgoing video stream for the video stream channel based on the selected incoming video feed;
• and
• delivering the outgoing video stream to presentation devices.

A system for generating ad hoc video stream channels, the system comprising:

• an I/O module configured to:
• receive a multiplicity of incoming user video feeds, wherein schedules for the multiplicity incoming user video feeds are unknown, and
• deliver a video stream channel generated from the multiplicity of incoming user video feeds to a multiplicity of presentation devices;
• a processor;
• a feed classifier application executable by the processor to classify the multiplicity of incoming user video feeds according to a genre;
• and
• a feed selector application executable by the processor to:
• select at least one incoming video feed from among the multiplicity of incoming user video feeds for inclusion in the video stream channel, wherein the feed selector being caused to select the incoming video feed comprises the feed selector being caused to:
• identify a common event at which the multiplicity of incoming user video feeds are produced, wherein identifying the common event comprises identifying objects in frames of the multiplicity of incoming user video feeds, and
• select the incoming video feed from among the multiplicity of incoming user video feeds with the common event for inclusion the video stream channel, and
• generate at least one outgoing video stream for the video stream channel from the at least one incoming video feed;
• and
• an audience engagement module configured to provide audience engagement feedback from the multiplicity of presentation devices, wherein the audience engagement feedback is indicative of a level of engagement for viewers of the video stream channel, wherein the feed selector application is further configured to adjust the selection criteria based on the audience engagement feedback.