Publishing a disparate live media output stream manifest that includes one or more media segments corresponding to key events

A method, comprising:

• converting, by one or more processors, normalized event metadata created for pre-produced media assets based on content asset play time to a reference time provided by a reference clock,
• wherein creation of the normalized event metadata is ahead of time and the creation of the normalized event metadata is independent of live event logging system,
• playing out, by the one or more processors, the pre-produced media assets in a disparate live media, output stream;
• presenting, by the one or more processors, one or more key events to one or more consumer devices before joining the disparate live media output stream with the pre-produced media assets in progress;
• and
• presenting, by the one or more processors, additional information to a consumer device based on a viewing operation, by an associated user, of the pre-produced media assets contained in the disparate live media output stream,
• wherein a live playout system is linked to the reference clock,
• wherein the live playout system provides a start time and stop time for the pre-produced media assets to support the conversion of the normalized event metadata based on the content asset play time to the reference time, and
• wherein multiple start times and stop times per pre-produced media assets allows for a stop to insert non-programming content and to restart the pre-produced media assets during the playout.