Apparatus and methods for automated highlight reel creation in a content delivery network

Computer readable apparatus comprising a non-transitory storage medium, the non-transitory storage medium comprising at least one computer program having a plurality of instructions, the plurality of instructions configured to, when executed on a digital processing apparatus of a computerized device, cause the computerized device to:

• assess, based on data relating to at least one metric and using the at least one computer program, digitally rendered content associated with a first digital content source;
• based at least on the assessment, utilize the at least one computer program to determine whether one or more criteria are met with respect to the digitally rendered content, so as to determine a prescribed level of user interest;
• utilize data relating to one or more second digital content sources to corroborate the determination;
• and
• based at least on the corroboration, cause distribution of the digitally rendered content to at least one computerized client device via a content delivery network.

Computerized network apparatus configured for substantially automated identification of digitally rendered content for use by one or more users of a managed content delivery network, the computerized network apparatus comprising:

• server apparatus comprising:
• digital processor apparatus;
• network interface apparatus in data communication with the processor apparatus;
• and
• storage apparatus in data communication with the digital processor apparatus, the storage apparatus comprising at least one computer program configured to, when executed on the digital processor apparatus, cause the computerized network apparatus to:
• receive first data from one or more first content sources, said first data relating to an event or subject;
• perform an algorithmic evaluation of said first data to (i) derive a value representative of a level of interest to the one or more users with respect to the event or subject, and (ii) determine whether the derived value meets or exceeds a prescribed threshold;
• utilize second data from one or more second content sources to corroborate at least one of the derivation or the determination;
• and
• based at least on (i) a determination that the derived value meets or exceeds the prescribed threshold, and (ii) the corroboration of the at least one of the derivation or the determination, cause delivery of a digital content element relating to the event or subject to one or more computerized client devices respectively associated with the one or more users via the managed content delivery network.