Server and program

A server for controlling a camera video image to be distributed to an audience terminal for multi-camera video image distribution service for cyclic distribution of camera video images in a plurality of points of view to audience, the server comprising:

• a processor configured to determine whether a predetermined condition is satisfied or not, and further configured to select a plurality of first candidates in each of selection timings that allow each audience member to select the camera video image to be distributed to the audience terminal, if the predetermined condition is determined not to be satisfied, and further configured to generate respective first information for each audience member, wherein the respective first information for a particular audience member is based on each camera video image that is currently viewed by the particular audience member, wherein the respective first information is for presenting each audience member a respective plurality of options associated with the plurality of first candidates selected, if the predetermined condition is determined not to be satisfied;
• a transmitter configured to transmit the first information to the audience terminal, if the predetermined condition is determined not to be satisfied;
• and
• a receiver configured to receive second information indicating one of the plurality of options selected by each audience member, if the predetermined condition is determined not to be satisfied,
• wherein the processor is further configured to decide the camera video image to be distributed to the audience terminal based on the second information, if the predetermined condition is determined not to be satisfied, and
• wherein
• if the predetermined condition is determined to be satisfied, (a) the processor is configured to select at least one common camera video image as one of second candidates regardless of camera video images viewed by the audience when the predetermined condition is satisfied, and (b) the processor is further configured to decide, from the second candidates, the camera video image to be distributed to the audience terminal, and
• a total number of the second candidates is smaller than a total number of the camera video images viewed by the audience when the predetermined condition is satisfied.