Comment distribution system, comment distribution server, terminal, comment distribution method, and program

Abstract

This comment distribution system includes a contributor terminal, a video distribution server, a comment distribution server that distributes comments input regarding the video, and a viewer terminal for displaying the video and comments received. The comment distribution server includes a comment receiving part for receiving comments, a comment classifying part for classifying the comments into first comments that are displayed both in a video display area and in a comment field outside the video display area and second comments that are displayed only in the comment field, and a comment distributing part for distributing the first comments and the second comments. The viewer terminal includes a video display part for displaying video received and a comment receiving part for receiving the first comments and the second comments. The video display part displays the first comments in both the video display area and the comment field and displays the second comments in only the comment field.

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