Display mapping

A method, comprising:

• mapping a set of virtual channels to a set of display components;
• receiving a signal identifying a content element to be displayed on a virtual channel;
• transmitting an identifier of the content element to, subscribers of the virtual channel, where the identifier controls the subscribers of the virtual channel to display the content element on display components the respective subscribers have mapped to the virtual channel;
• and
• displaying the content element do a display component that is mapped to the virtual channel.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer executable instructions that, when executed, cause the computer to:

• receive a signal designating a set of virtual channels and a set of content identifiers specifying content elements to be displayed on respective members of the set of virtual channels;
• retrieve the content elements from respective sources of the content elements;
• and
• display the content elements on display components controlled by the computer according to a mapping between the virtual channels and the display components, where the mapping causes a first content element, specified in a first content identifier to be displayed on a first virtual channel, is displayed on a first display component that is mapped to the first virtual channel, and where the mapping causes a second content element, specified in a second content identifier to be displayed on a second virtual channel, is displayed on a second display component that is mapped to the second virtual channel.