Media break window

A media playout system for playing out a media program including a primary programming, the media playout system including

• at least one programmable processor;
• and
• a non-transitory machine-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one programmable processor, cause the at least one programmable processor to perform operations comprising:
• storing the primary programming;
• forming a first set of content for play-out during a break in the primary programming;
• forming a second set of content for play-out during a break in the primary programming, the second set of content being subject to a constraint that its duration differs by less than a predetermined amount from a duration of the first set of content;
• first transmitting, by a first mechanism, a base program including the primary programming and subsequently, during the break, the first set of content, and, after the break, the primary programming;
• and
• second transmitting, by a second mechanism, the primary programming at a first time offset to the transmitting of the primary programming in-the first transmitting before the break and subsequently, during the break, the second set of content and, after the break, the primary programming at a second time offset to the transmitting of the primary programming in the first transmitting after the break, the first and second time offsets being different.

A computer program product for playing out a media program including a primary programming, the computer program product comprising a non-transitory machine-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by at least one programmable processor, cause the at least one programmable processor to perform operations comprising:

• storing the primary programming;
• forming a first set of content for play-out during a break in the primary programming;
• forming a second set of content for play-out during a break in the primary programming, the second set of content being subject to a constraint that its duration differs by less than a predetermined amount from a duration of the first set of content;
• first transmitting, by a first mechanism, a base program including the primary programming and subsequently, during the break, the first set of content, and, after the break, the primary programming;
• and
• second transmitting, by a second mechanism, the primary programming at a first time offset to the transmitting of the primary programming in-the first transmitting before the break and subsequently, during the break, the second set of content and, after the break, the primary programming at a second time offset to the transmitting of the primary programming in the first transmitting after the break, the first and second time offsets being different.