System and method for providing timing data for programming events

A program-controlled device for producing a television program, the device comprising a computer readable medium having stored therein programming instructions to cause the device to perform processing comprising:

• receiving script data and rundown data for a television program prior to broadcast of the television program;
• processing the script data and the rundown data to define individual segments of the television program prior to broadcast of the program;
• determining identifiers for each of the segments of the television program;
• and
• creating closed caption data for the television program from the script data, the closed caption data comprising text data corresponding to said script data, and timing data provided at locations corresponding to beginnings of each of the individual segments of the television program, the timing data that corresponds to a segment comprising an identifier of the corresponding segment;
• and
• transmitting the closed caption data including the timing data to receivers of the television program concurrently with broadcasting of the television program.

A method in a television program production system comprising:

• receiving rundown data for a television program prior to broadcast of the television program;
• processing the rundown data to identify individual segments of the television program prior to broadcast of the television program;
• determining identifiers for each of the segments of the television program;
• and
• broadcasting a video signal representing the television program, the video signal comprising timing data indicating beginnings of the individual segments of the television program, the timing data comprising an identifier of the corresponding segment.

A program-controlled device for producing a television program, the device comprising a computer readable medium having stored therein programming instructions to cause the device to perform processing comprising:

• receiving rundown data for a television program prior to broadcast of the television program;
• processing the rundown data to identify individual segments of the television program prior to broadcast of the television program;
• determining identifiers for each of the segments of the television program;
• and
• broadcasting a video signal representing the television program, the video signal comprising timing data indicating beginnings of the individual segments of the television program, the timing data comprising an identifier of the corresponding segment.