Systems, methods, and media for presenting advertisements

1. A system for presenting advertisements, comprising:

at least one hardware processor that:

causes a channel of media content to be changed from a first channel to a second channel at a channel change time;

receives media content corresponding to the second channel containing a video portion and/or an audio portion;

determines whether a watermark is embedded in at least one of the video portion and/or the audio portion of the media content; and

if it is determined that the watermark is embedded in the at least one of the video portion and/or the audio portion of the media content:

identifies a payload in the watermark;

receives an advertisement selected at least in part based on the payload;

determines that the advertisement should have already started being presented prior to the channel change time based on the payload; and

causes a portion of the advertisement to be presented instead of the media content as if the advertisement had been being presented at the channel change time.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one hardware processor determines whether the watermark is embedded based on values of one or more pixels in the video portion of the media content.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one hardware processor determines whether the watermark is embedded based on values of one or more audio samples in the audio portion of the media content.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one hardware processor selects the advertisement based at least in part on an advertisement identifier in the payload.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one hardware processor also receives the advertisement from a server.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one hardware processor determines that another watermark that indicates that another advertisement is to be presented at a start point is embedded in the at least one of the video portion and/or the audio portion of the media content and causes the other advertisement to be presented instead of the media content beginning at the start point.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one hardware processor also:

determines a first time point at which to begin presentation of the advertisement at least in part based on the payload;

determines a second time point at which to stop presentation of the advertisement at least in part based on the payload; and

causes the advertisement to be presented beginning at the first time point and ending at the second time point.

8. A method for presenting advertisements, comprising:

causing a channel of media content to be changed from a first channel to a second channel at a channel change time;

receiving media content corresponding to the second channel containing a video portion and/or an audio portion;

determining, using a hardware processor, whether a watermark is embedded in at least one of the video portion and/or the audio portion of the media content; and

if it is determined that the watermark is embedded in the at least one of the video portion and/or the audio portion of the media content:

identifying a payload in the watermark;

receiving an advertisement selected at least in part based on the payload;

determining that the advertisement should have already started being presented prior to the channel change time based on the payload; and

causing a portion of the advertisement to be presented instead of the media content as if the advertisement had been being presented at the channel change time.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the determining of whether the watermark is embedded is based on values of one or more pixels in the video portion of the media content.

10. The method of claim 8 , wherein the determining of whether the watermark is embedded is based on values of one or more audio samples in the audio portion of the media content.

11. The method of claim 8 , wherein the advertisement is selected based at least in part on an advertisement identifier in the payload.

12. The method of claim 8 , further comprising receiving the advertisement from a server.

13. The method of claim 8 , further comprising determining that another watermark that indicates that another advertisement is to be presented at a start point is embedded in the at least one of the video portion and/or the audio portion of the media content and wherein the causing the other advertisement to be presented instead of the media content causes the advertisement to begin at the start point.

14. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

determining a first time point at which to begin presentation of the advertisement at least in part based on the payload;

determining a second time point at which to stop presentation of the advertisement at least in part based on the payload; and

causing the advertisement to be presented beginning at the first time point and ending at the second time point.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method for presenting advertisements, the method comprising:

causing a channel of media content to be changed from a first channel to a second channel at a channel change time;

receiving media content corresponding to the second channel containing a video portion and/or an audio portion;

determining whether a watermark is embedded in at least one of the video portion and/or the audio portion of the media content; and

if it is determined that the watermark is embedded in the at least one of the video portion and/or the audio portion of the media content:

identifying a payload in the watermark;

receiving an advertisement selected at least in part based on the payload; and

determining that the advertisement should have already started being presented prior to the channel change time based on the payload; and

causing a portion of the advertisement to be presented instead of the media content as if the advertisement had been being presented at the channel change time.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the determining of whether the watermark is embedded is based on values of one or more pixels in the video portion of the media content.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the determining of whether the watermark is embedded is based on values of one or more audio samples in the audio portion of the media content.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the advertisement is selected based at least in part on an advertisement identifier in the payload.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the method further comprises receiving the advertisement from a server.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the method further comprises determining that another watermark that indicates that another advertisement is to be presented at a start point is embedded in the at least one of the video portion and/or the audio portion of the media content and wherein the causing the other advertisement to be presented instead of the media content causes the advertisement to begin at the start point.

21. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the method further comprises:

determining a first time point at which to begin presentation of the advertisement at least in part based on the payload;

determining a second time point at which to stop presentation of the advertisement at least in part based on the payload; and

causing the advertisement to be presented beginning at the first time point and ending at the second time point.