Retrieval and playout of media content

A server computing device comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon program instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the server computing device to perform a set of acts comprising:
• accessing a playlist defining a sequence of media content items including a first media content item and a second media content item, wherein a client computing device is configured to use the accessed playlist to request, from the server computing device, first data representing the media content items of the accessed playlist, wherein the server computing device is configured to transmit the first data to the client computing device in response to the request, and wherein the client computing device is further configured to use the first data received from the server computing device to playout the media content items;
• and
• while the client computing device is playing out at least one of the media content items:
• (a) determining a status of an event, and using the determined status of the event as a basis to determine a condition;
• (b) making a determination that the determined condition has been satisfied;
• and
• (c) responsive to making the determination that the determined condition has been satisfied, (i) retrieving second data representing a media content item that is related to the event and that is not specified in the accessed playlist, and (ii) transmitting, to the client computing device, the retrieved second data for playout of the media content item related to the event in between playing out the first and second media content items.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon program instructions that when executed by a processor cause performance of a set of acts comprising:

• accessing, by a server computing device, a playlist defining a sequence of media content items including a first media content item and a second media content item, wherein a client computing device is configured to use the accessed playlist to request, from the server computing device, first data representing the media content items of the accessed playlist, wherein the server computing device is configured to transmit the first data to the client computing device in response to the request, and wherein the client computing device is further configured to use the first data received from the server computing device to playout the media content items;
• and
• while the client computing device is playing out at least one of the media content items:
• (a) determining, by the server computing device, a status of an event, and using, by the server computing device, the determined status of the event as a basis to determine a condition;
• (b) making, by the server computing device, a determination that the determined condition has been satisfied;
• and
• (c) responsive to making the determination that the determined condition has been satisfied, (i) retrieving, by the server computing device, second data representing a media content item that is related to the event and that is not specified in the accessed playlist, and (ii) transmitting, by the server computing device, to the client computing device, the retrieved second data for playout of the media content item related to the event in between playing out the first and second media content items.