Systems and methods for processing supplemental information associated with media programming

A system to provide supplemental information associated with video content of a television program to a viewer, the system comprising:

• a programming interface configured to receive a transport stream associated with the television program, wherein the transport stream comprises a first elementary stream that conveys the video content of the television program and a second elementary stream that conveys the supplemental information, and wherein the supplemental information summarizes at least a portion of the television program;
• a display interface configured to provide output signals that represent the video content to a display;
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• a controller configured to identify and extract the first elementary stream from the transport stream, to process the first elementary stream to thereby generate the output signals representing the video content for presentation to the viewer on the display, and to make the supplemental information from the second elementary stream available to the viewer,
• wherein the supplemental information comprises a plurality of files, and wherein each of the plurality of files is associated with a portion of the television program, wherein the controller is further configured to present the supplemental information from each of the plurality of files on the display during the associated portion of the television program, and wherein each of the plurality of files represents a chapter of information relevant to the respective portion, at least one such chapter of information comprising a summary or recap of the television program, the summary or recap having been generated prior to receiving the transport stream and being included as part of the second elementary stream.