A computer implemented method for displaying a customized compilation media item comprising a compilation of multiple images and textual content on an electronic display device screen comprising:
- accessing a compilation media item creator program stored in an electronic database employing at least first and second templates arranged in accordance with a media application script for display of first and second composite images in a specified sequence, wherein the first template includes one or more text boxes superimposed over a first background image field and the second template includes one or more text boxes superimposed over a second background image field;
- entering text to be displayed in one or more text box in the first template and selecting a background image to be displayed in the first background image field from images stored in an electronic database, and saving the entered text and selected background image in an electronic database to create saved information for the first composite image;
- entering text to be displayed in one or more text box in the second template and selecting a background image to be displayed in the second background image field from images stored in an electronic database and saving the entered text and selected background image in an electronic database to create saved information for the second composite image;
- saving the entered text and selected background images for the first and second templates in an electronic database in combination as a saved customized compilation media item;
- including the saved customized compilation media item as an individual media item along with other individual media items in a saved player program on an electronic database;
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- driving the electronic display device screen with a media player to display media items on the electronic device display screen, wherein the media player is configured by the saved player program to sequentially display different individual media items included in the saved player program, including the saved customized compilation media item;
- and further comprising:
- accessing an electronic library of media items stored in an electronic database, including collections of media items saved in the electronic data base as groups or channels of media items, where each group or channel of media items contains a plurality of media items;
- selecting multiple selections from the group consisting of channels of media items, groups of media items and individual media items saved in the electronic library, where the multiple selections include at least one selected group or channel of media items, and arranging the multiple selections in a designated first sequential arrangement for sequential display of a media item from each selected group or channel and any selected individual media items, wherein the saved customized compilation media item is saved in a selected group or channel of media items, and saving the designated first sequential arrangement of selected groups or channels of media items and selected individual media items in an electronic database as a first playlist;
- forming and saving one or more additional playlists by selecting and arranging one or more selections from the group consisting of channels of media items, groups of media items and individual media items saved in the electronic library, in one or more additional designated sequential arrangements for sequential display of a media item from each selected channel, group and selected individual media items, and saving the one or more additional designated sequential arrangements of channels of individual media items, groups of individual media items and individual media items in an electronic database as one or more additional playlists;
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- selecting and arranging one or more playlists including at least the first playlist in a desired sequential playlist order and saving the desired sequential playlist order in a player program on an electronic database, wherein a media player driving the electronic display device screen is configured by the saved player program to display media items on the electronic device display screen in a manner corresponding to a repeating loop of the arranged order of selected playlists and selection of sequential arrangement of channels of media items, groups of media items and individual media items in each selected playlist, wherein each channel and/or group in each playlist is programmed such that the media player is further configured by the player program to play a different media item from the channel and/or group relative to the media item played the previous time the channel and/or group is played by the media player, whereby the media item displayed on the electronic display device screen for a channel and/or group is changed, relative to the previous displayed media item for the channel and/or group, each time the channel and/or group is displayed in the designated sequential arrangement of channels, groups and individual media items of a playlist as a player program loop repeats.