Methods and systems to increase interest in and viewership of content before, during and after a live event

A method comprising:

• receiving metadata regarding at least one of a plurality of media content streams related to a media content item;
• determining a content preference based on the metadata;
• determining a distribution of the at least one of the plurality of media content streams based on the determined content preference;
• generating for display a preferred media content stream including one or more portions of the at least one of the plurality of media content streams based on the distribution;
• and
• in response to determining that only one of the plurality of media streams contains live content, including the only one of the plurality of media streams in the preferred media content stream until detecting that another of the plurality of media streams contains concurrent live content.

A method to increase viewership of and interest in content including one or more live events, sporting events, and reality shows, the method comprising:

• accessing a profile of a user;
• determining an interest level of the user in the content based on analysis of the accessed profile;
• generating for display a primary content stream including display of a content item;
• determining a subject related to the content item;
• determining a likelihood the subject related to the content item is of interest to the user based on the determined interest level of the use;
• and
• in response to the determining the likelihood satisfies a predetermined condition, generating for display a secondary content stream including display of supplemental content including the subject related to the content item, wherein the secondary content stream is a stream of a predetermined type, and the secondary content stream is only available for display when the predetermined type of the secondary content stream is available live and being recorded and/or transmitted.

A system comprising:

• input circuitry configured to:
• receive metadata regarding at least one of a plurality of media content streams related to a media content item;
• and
• control circuitry configured to:
• determine a content preference based on the metadata;
• determine a distribution of the at least one of the plurality of media content streams based on the determined content preference and by determining, for each of the plurality of media content streams, a portion of a total running time of the media content item based on the determined content preference, wherein the portion is a weighted percentage of the total running time of the media content item, and wherein the total running time corresponds with 100%;
• and
• generate for display a preferred media content stream including one or more portions of the at least one of the plurality of media content streams based on the distribution.

A system comprising:

• input circuitry configured to:
• receive metadata regarding at least one of a plurality of media content streams related to a media content item;
• and
• control circuitry configured to:
• determine a content preference based on the metadata;
• determine a distribution of the at least one of the plurality of media content streams based on the determined content preference;
• generate for display a preferred media content stream including one or more portions of the at least one of the plurality of media content streams based on the distribution;
• and
• in response to determining that only one of the plurality of media streams contains live content, include the only one of the plurality of media streams in the preferred media content stream until detecting that another of the plurality of media streams contains concurrent live content.

A system to increase viewership of and interest in content including live events, sporting events, and reality shows, the system comprising:

• input circuitry configured to:
• accessing a profile of a user;
• and
• control circuitry configured to:
• determine an interest level of the user in the content based on analysis of the accessed profile;
• generate for display a primary content stream including display of the content item;
• determine a subject related to the content item;
• determine a likelihood the subject related to the content item is of interest to the user based on the determined interest level of the user;
• and
• in response to the determining the likelihood satisfies a predetermined condition, generate for display a secondary content stream including display of supplemental content including the subject related to the content item, wherein the secondary content stream is a stream of a predetermined type, and the secondary content stream is only available for display when the predetermined type of the secondary content stream is available live and being recorded and/or transmitted.