Generating unified metadata for a plurality of distribution platforms

A system, comprising:

• a memory for storing instructions;
• one or more processors in a distribution platform, the one or more processors are configured to execute the instructions, and based on the executed instructions, the one or more processors are configured to:
• receive a unified package from a broadcast provider system via a communication network, wherein the unified package comprises a plurality of segments of broadcast media feed with a plurality of triggers, and a unified metadata file,
• wherein the unified metadata file corresponds to a universal schema to share with a plurality of distribution platforms,
• wherein the unified metadata file comprises alternate license windows for enabling same asset and same metadata for a replacement of a first asset with a second asset,
• wherein the unified metadata file further comprises a plurality of category nodes with associated attributes for each of a respective distribution platform of the plurality of distribution platforms, and
• wherein the associated attributes are included in the unified metadata file based on at least a programming schedule of the broadcast media feed and an asset distribution interface (ADI) specification required by each of the plurality of distribution platforms;
• identify the plurality of segments of the broadcast media feed with the plurality of triggers and the unified metadata file from the received unified package;
• parse the universal schema of the plurality of category nodes with the associated attributes in the unified metadata file based on at least the ADI specification required by the distribution platform;
• correlate the plurality of segments of the broadcast media feed associated with the plurality of triggers and the parsed universal schema of the plurality of category nodes and attributes in the unified metadata file in accordance with at least the programming schedule of the broadcast media feed and the ADI specification required by the distribution platform;
• transcode the plurality of segments of the broadcast media feed to a transport stream;
• and
• transmit a transport stream package that includes at least the transport stream to one or more subscribed consumer devices through the communication network.

A method, comprising:

• determining, by one or more processors, a plurality of segments of a linear media feed based on one or more inbound triggers associated with the linear media feed;
• generating, by the one or more processors, a unified metadata file that corresponds to a universal schema to share with a plurality of distribution platforms,
• wherein the generated unified metadata file comprises a plurality of category nodes with associated attributes for each distribution platform of the plurality of distribution platforms, and
• wherein the associated attributes are included in the unified metadata file based on at least a programming schedule of the linear media feed and an asset distribution interface (ADI) specification required by each of the plurality of distribution platforms;
• inserting, by the one or more processors, alternate license windows in the unified metadata file for enabling same asset and same metadata for a replacement of a first asset with a second asset;
• generating, by the one or more processors, a unified package comprising the plurality of segments of the linear media feed as a broadcast media feed and the generated unified metadata file;
• and
• transmitting, by the one or more processors, the generated unified package to each distribution platform of the plurality of distribution platforms via a communication network.

A method, comprising:

• receiving, by one or more processors in a distribution platform, a unified package from a broadcast provider system via a communication network,
• wherein the unified package comprises a plurality of segments of broadcast media feed with a plurality of triggers, and a unified metadata file,
• wherein the unified metadata file corresponds to a universal schema to share with a plurality of distribution platforms,
• wherein the unified metadata file comprises alternate license windows for enabling same asset and same metadata for a replacement of a first asset with a second asset,
• wherein the unified metadata file further comprises a plurality of category nodes with associated attributes for each of a respective distribution platform of the plurality of distribution platforms, and
• wherein the associated attributes are included in the unified metadata file based on at least a programming schedule of the broadcast media feed and an asset distribution interface (ADI) specification required by each of the plurality of distribution platforms;
• identifying, by the one or more processors, the plurality of segments of the broadcast media feed with the plurality of triggers and the unified metadata file from the received unified package;
• parsing, by the one or more processors, the universal schema of the plurality of category nodes with the associated attributes in the unified metadata file based on at least the ADI specification required by the distribution platform;
• correlating, by the one or more processors, the plurality of segments of the broadcast media feed associated with the plurality of triggers and the parsed universal schema of the plurality of category nodes and attributes in the unified metadata file in accordance with at least the programming schedule of the broadcast media feed and the ADI specification required by the distribution platform;
• transcoding, by the one or more processors, the plurality of segments of the broadcast media feed to a transport stream;
• and
• transmitting, by the one or more processors, a transport stream package that includes at least the transport stream to one or more subscribed consumer devices through the communication network.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon, computer implemented instruction that when executed by a processor in a computer, causes the computer to execute operations, the operations comprising:

• determining, at a broadcast provider system, a plurality of segments of a linear media feed based on one or more inbound triggers associated with the linear media feed;
• generating a unified metadata file that corresponds to a universal schema to share with a plurality of distribution platforms,
• wherein the generated unified metadata file comprises a plurality of category nodes with associated attributes for each of the plurality of distribution platforms, and
• wherein the associated attributes are included in the unified metadata file based on at least a programming schedule of the linear media feed and an asset distribution interface (ADI) specification required by each of the plurality of distribution platforms;
• inserting alternate license windows in the unified metadata file for enabling same asset and same metadata for a replacement of a first asset with a second asset;
• generating a unified package comprising the plurality of segments of the linear media feed as a broadcast media feed and the generated unified metadata file;
• and
• transmitting the generated unified package to each distribution platform of the plurality of distribution platforms via a communication network.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon, computer implemented instruction that when executed by a processor in a computer, causes the computer to execute operations, the operations comprising:

• receiving, at distribution platform, a unified package from a broadcast provider system via a communication network,
• wherein the unified package comprises a plurality of segments of broadcast media feed with a plurality of triggers, and a unified metadata file,
• wherein the unified metadata file corresponds to a universal schema to share with a plurality of distribution platforms,
• wherein the unified metadata file comprises alternate license windows for enabling same asset and same metadata for a replacement of a first asset with a second asset,
• wherein the unified metadata file further comprises a plurality of category nodes with associated attributes for each of a respective distribution platform of the plurality of distribution platforms, and
• wherein the associated attributes are included in the unified metadata file based on at least a programming schedule of the broadcast media feed and an asset distribution interface (ADI) specification required by each of the plurality of distribution platforms;
• identifying the plurality of segments of the broadcast media feed with the plurality of triggers and the unified metadata file from the received unified package;
• parsing universal schema of the plurality of category nodes with the associated attributes in the unified metadata file based on at least the ADI specification required by the distribution platform;
• correlating the plurality of segments of the broadcast media feed associated with the plurality of triggers and the parsed universal schema of the plurality of category nodes and attributes in the unified metadata file in accordance with at least the programming schedule of the broadcast media feed and the ADI specification required by the distribution platform;
• transcoding the plurality of segments of the broadcast media feed to a transport stream;
• and
• transmitting a transport stream package that includes at least the transport stream to one or more subscribed consumer devices through the communication network.