System and method for displaying status information of a multimedia broadcast receiver on an ambient device

A system for providing status information associated with viewing behavior of media broadcasting, the system comprising:

• a client device configured to receive presence data from a remote device and generate an ambient command based on the presence data, wherein the presence data is associated with broadcast programs of the remote device and the ambient command represents aggregate viewing information of at least one broadcast program at one or more remote devices;
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• an ambient component, communicating with the client device, configured to provide an ambient representation of the aggregate viewing information based on the ambient command of the client device.

A system for providing status information associated with viewing behavior of media broadcasting, the system comprising:

• a network;
• a first client device communicating with the network, the first client device being configured to provide presence data associated with viewing information of a broadcast program at the client device;
• a second client device communication with the network, the second client device being configured to receive the presence data from the first client device via the network and cause an ambient component to provide an ambient representation of aggregate viewing information, wherein the aggregate viewing information includes the viewing information of the broadcast program at the client device.