System and method for timing management for digital video recording

A non-transitory, machine-readable storage medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processing system including a processor, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising:

• identifying a media program to obtain an identified media program having a scheduled start time and scheduled end time;
• receiving a digital media stream comprising metadata and payload data, wherein the payload data comprises program content of the identified media program, wherein the metadata comprises tabular digital video broadcast (DVB) service information, including program event information related to the identified media program and program running status information related to the identified media program;
• determining a recording status of a recorder of the identified media program, wherein an active recording status indicates the identified media program is being recorded at a media recorder;
• determining a current time exceeding the scheduled end time;
• responsive to a determination of the active recording status and a determination of the current time exceeding the scheduled end time:
• monitoring the tabular DVB service information to obtain therefrom the program event information and the program running status information;
• determining an overtime status of the identified media program, wherein the determining the overtime status is based on a first determination that the program event information of the tabular DVB service information is indicative of the identified media program being a current event and a second determination that the program running status information of the tabular DVB service information is indicative of the current event not having been changed to a not running status;
• preventing termination of the recording of the identified media program based on the overtime status;
• determining an end of program of the identified media program based on the program event information indicating one of the identified media program is not the current event, the program running status information indicating the identified media program is the not running status, or both;
• and
• responsive to the end of program, facilitating termination of the recording of the media program.

A method, comprising:

• identifying, by a processing system including a processor, a media program to obtain an identified media program having a scheduled start time and scheduled end time;
• receiving, by the processing system, a digital media stream comprising metadata and payload data, wherein the payload data comprises program content of the identified media program, wherein the metadata comprises tabular digital video broadcast (DVB) service information, including program event information related to the identified media program and program running status information related to the identified media program;
• determining, by the processing system, a recording status of a recorder of the identified media program, wherein an active recording status indicates the identified media program is being recorded at a media recorder;
• determining a current time exceeding the scheduled end time;
• responsive to a determination of the active recording status and a determination of the current time exceeding the scheduled end time:
• monitoring the tabular DVB service information to obtain therefrom the program event information and the program running status information;
• determining an overtime status of the identified media program, wherein the determining the overtime status is based on a first determination that the program event information of the tabular DVB service information is indicative of the identified media program being a current event and a second determination that the program running status information of the tabular DVB service information is indicative of the current event not having been changed to a not running status;
• preventing termination of the recording of the identified media program based on the overtime status;
• determining an end of program of the identified media program based on the program event information indicating one of the identified media program is not the current event, the program running status information indicating the identified media program is the not running status, or both;
• and
• responsive to the end of program, facilitating termination of the recording of the media program.