Broadcast readiness testing in distributed content delivery networks

A computer-implemented method for facilitating network testing, comprising:

• obtaining status information for a set of nodes in a content delivery network, wherein the status information is associated with playback of content from the content delivery network on media delivery applications on the nodes;
• displaying a visual representation of the status information to a user;
• and
• providing one or more options for updating the visual representation to the user.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that when executed by a computer cause the computer to perform a method for facilitating content distribution, the method comprising:

• obtaining, at a node in a content delivery network, configuration information for a test of broadcast readiness in the content delivery network from a configuration server in the content delivery network;
• using the configuration information to configure the node to participate in the test, wherein the test comprises using a media delivery application on the node to play content received from the content delivery network without requiring user input to perform the test;
• and
• during the test, using the node to periodically provide status information associated with the node to a collection server in the content delivery network.