System and method for overtime viewing

A method for adding overtime to a video recording, the method comprising:

• providing a personal video recorder (PVR) operative to record a video stream;
• providing a multimedia content item on the video stream;
• providing genre metadata accessible to the PVR, the genre metadata being associated with the multimedia content item;
• recording the multimedia content item at the PVR for a first amount of time, the first amount of time being indicated by a first metadata item;
• continuing to record the multimedia content item after the end of the first amount of time, for a second amount of time based, at least in part, on one of:
• a user determination to add the second amount of time for any multimedia content item associated with a given genre metadata category;
• and
• a broadcaster determination to add the second amount of time for any multimedia content item associated with a given genre metadata category.

A system for adding overtime to a video recording, the system comprising:

• a personal video recorder (PVR) operative to record a video stream;
• a multimedia content item on the video stream;
• genre metadata accessible to the PVR, the genre metadata being associated with the multimedia content item;
• a content recorder operative to record the multimedia content item at the PVR for a first amount of time, the first amount of time being indicated by a first metadata item;
• the content recorder being further operative to continue to record the multimedia content item after the end of the first amount of time, for a second amount of time based, at least in part, on one of:
• a user determination to add the second amount of time for any multimedia content item associated with a given genre metadata category;
• and
• a broadcaster determination to add the second amount of time for any multimedia content item associated with a given genre metadata category.

A system for adding overtime to a video recording, the system comprising:

• means for providing a personal video recorder (PVR) operative to record a video stream;
• means for providing a multimedia content item on the video stream;
• means for providing genre metadata accessible to the PVR, the genre metadata being associated with the multimedia content item;
• means for recording the multimedia content item at the PVR for a first amount of time, the first amount of time being indicated by a first metadata item;
• means for continuing to record the multimedia content item after the end of the first amount of time, for a second amount of time based, at least in part, on one of:
• a user determination to add the second amount of time for any multimedia content item associated with a given genre metadata category;
• and
• a broadcaster determination to add the second amount of time for any multimedia content item associated with a given genre metadata category.