Highlight presentation interface in a game spectating system

A method, comprising:

• performing, by a game spectating system implemented on one or more computing devices:
• streaming a plurality of broadcasts received from a plurality of broadcaster devices to a plurality of spectator devices, wherein each broadcast shows video of a respective broadcaster;
• determining a plurality of highlight segments from the plurality of broadcasts according to highlight data received from the plurality of broadcaster devices, wherein each highlight segment includes a portion of a respective broadcast showing a notable event from the respective broadcast, wherein the highlight data is determined by respective broadcaster devices of the plurality of broadcaster devices, and wherein the highlight data indicates a plurality of notable events in the plurality of broadcasts;
• selecting a plurality of general sets of highlight segments from the plurality of highlight segments, wherein each of the plurality of general sets is selected according to one or more highlight selection criteria;
• obtaining viewing history for one or more spectators associated with the spectator devices;
• determining highlight segment metrics for previously viewed highlight segments indicated in the obtained viewing history, the highlight segment metrics determined based at least in part on audio and/or text analysis of inputs provided by the respective broadcasters or respective spectators during recording of the previously viewed highlight segments;
• selecting particular ones of the plurality of general sets of highlight segments based at least in part on the spectator's viewing history;
• determining one or more targeted sets of highlight segments from the plurality of highlight segments based at least in part on identifying similar highlight segments of the plurality of highlight segments according to the highlight segment metrics for the obtained viewing history;
• and
• providing access to the particular ones of the plurality of general sets of highlight segments and the determined one or more targeted sets of highlight segments to at least one of the one or more spectators via a highlight user interface (UI) on respective spectator devices.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing program instructions that when executed on one or more computers cause the one or more computers to implement a highlight service for a game spectating system, the highlight service configured to:

• determine a plurality of highlight segments from a plurality of broadcasts received from a plurality of broadcaster devices and streamed to a plurality of spectator devices according to highlight data received from the plurality of broadcaster devices, wherein each broadcast shows game play of a respective broadcaster participating as a player in a game executing on one of a plurality of game systems, wherein each highlight segment includes a portion of a respective broadcast showing a notable event from a respective game, wherein the highlight data is determined by respective broadcaster devices of the plurality of broadcaster devices, and wherein the highlight data indicates a plurality of notable events in the plurality of broadcasts;
• select a plurality of general sets of highlight segments from the plurality of highlight segments, wherein each of the plurality of general sets is selected according to one or more highlight selection criteria;
• determine viewing history for one or more spectators associated with the spectator devices;
• select particular ones of the plurality of general sets of highlight segments based at least in part on the spectator's viewing history;
• determine highlight segment metrics for previously viewed highlight segments indicated in the spectator's viewing history, the highlight segment metrics determined based at least in part on audio and/or text analysis of inputs provided by the respective broadcasters or respective spectators during recording of the previously viewed highlight segments;
• determine one or more targeted sets of highlight segments from the plurality of highlight segments from the plurality of broadcasts received from the plurality of broadcaster devices based at least in part on identifying similar highlight segments of the plurality of highlight segments according to the highlight segment metrics for the determined viewing history;
• and
• provide access to the particular ones of the plurality of general sets of highlight segments and the determined one or more targeted sets of highlight segments to at least one of the one or more spectators via a highlight user interface (UI) on respective spectator devices.