Acquisition and presentation of dynamic media asset information for events

A method for obtaining dynamic media asset information at a client computing device, comprising:

• transmitting, from the client computing device to a media server, show time request for a media asset, the show time request being associated with a location reference;
• receiving, at the client computing device, event information for a plurality of event sites showing the requested media asset, the event information including at least (i) event location data for each of the plurality of event sites and (ii) a plurality of show times for the requested media asset at each of the plurality of event sites, wherein the plurality of event sites are selected based upon proximity to the location reference;
• representing the plurality of show times for the requested media asset at at least a first one of the event sites on a first graphical timeline displayed on a display associated with the client computing device, each of the plurality of show times for the first one of the event sites being represented by a show time indicator;
• and
• presenting a map image depicting a geographic area derived from the event information for each of the plurality of event sites, the map image including a map indicator representing the location of at least one of the plurality of event sites on the map image.