System and method of restricting access to media content

An apparatus comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory coupled to the processor, the memory including instructions executable by the processor to perform operations including:
• receiving, from a first content source, a control stream associated with a media content stream delivered via a video distribution network, wherein the control stream includes conditional access information for the media content stream including a restriction condition to delivery of the media content stream;
• parsing the conditional access information to create a substitution table for a head end of the video distribution network that will implement the restriction condition, wherein the substitution table indicates a condition for delivery of a substitute media content stream, a start time, an end time, and a second content source for the substitute media content stream;
• and
• sending the substitution table to the head end to automatically schedule a conditional access event that implements the restriction condition.

A computer-readable storage device storing instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

• receiving, from a first content source, a control stream associated with a media content stream delivered via a video distribution network, wherein the control stream includes conditional access information for the media content stream including a restriction condition to delivery of the media content stream;
• parsing the conditional access information to create a substitution table for a head end of the video distribution network that will implement the restriction condition, wherein the substitution table indicates a condition for delivery of a substitute media content stream, a start time, an end time, and a second content source for the substitute media content stream;
• and
• sending the substitution table to the head end to automatically schedule a conditional access event that implements the restriction condition.