System and methods for modifying improperly formatted metadata

1. A method for processing metadata, the method comprising:

receiving the metadata from a first remote source;

retrieving from a database, using control circuitry, a metadata format for the received metadata, wherein the metadata format specifies a plurality of required fields that are to be included in the metadata;

determining, based on the retrieved metadata format, that a field among the plurality of required fields is missing in the received metadata;

in response to determining that the field is missing in the received metadata, modifying the received metadata to include the missing field; and

utilizing the modified metadata in an interactive program guide.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the received metadata comprises a program listing for a media asset; and

modifying the received metadata comprises modifying the program listing.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the metadata format for the received metadata is identified based on input received from a second remote source.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein utilizing the modified metadata comprises:

generating for display a program guide, wherein the program guide comprises the modified program listing.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein modifying the received metadata comprises:

retrieving information related to the missing field from a second remote source; and

adding the missing field to the received metadata based on the retrieved information.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

cross-referencing an identifier of the received metadata with the database to identify the metadata format.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein modifying the metadata to include the missing field comprises modifying a tag associated with the missing field.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein modifying the received metadata comprises:

moving information from a first field in the plurality of required fields to a second field in the plurality of required fields.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

extracting information from the received metadata that identifies content related to the received metadata;

retrieving information from a second remote source based on the extracted information; and

modifying the received metadata to include the missing field based on the retrieved information, if a number of fields in the plurality of required fields of the received metadata match the retrieved information from the second remote source.

10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining whether the missing field in the received metadata will result in a program listing having inaccessible content; and

modifying the received metadata in response to determining that the missing field in the received metadata will result in the program listing having inaccessible content.

11. A system for processing metadata, the system comprising:

storage circuitry configured to store the metadata, wherein the metadata is received from a first remote source; and

control circuitry configured to:

retrieve from a database a metadata format for the received metadata, wherein the metadata format specifies a plurality of required fields that are to be included in the metadata;

determine, based on the retrieved metadata format, that a field among the plurality of required fields is missing in the received metadata;

in response to determining that the field is missing in the received metadata, modify the received metadata to include the missing field; and

utilize the modified metadata in an interactive program guide.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the received metadata comprises a program listing for a media asset, and the control circuitry is further configured to modify the program listing.

13. The system of claim 11 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to identify the metadata format based on input received from a second remote source.

14. The system of claim 11 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to utilize the modified metadata by generating for display a program guide, wherein the program guide comprises the modified program listing.

15. The system of claim 11 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to:

retrieve information related to the missing field from a second remote source; and

add the missing field to the received metadata based on the retrieved information.

16. The system of claim 11 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to:

cross-reference an identifier of the received metadata with the database to identify the metadata format.

17. The system of claim 11 , wherein the control circuitry modifies the metadata to include the missing field by modifying a tag associated with the missing field.

18. The system of claim 11 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to:

move information from a first field in the plurality of required fields to a second field in the plurality of required fields.

19. The system of claim 11 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to:

extract information from the received metadata that identifies content related to the received metadata;

retrieve information from a second remote source based on the extracted information; and

modify the received metadata to include the missing field based on the retrieved information, if a number of fields in the plurality of required fields of the received metadata match the retrieved information from the second remote source.

20. The system of claim 11 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to:

determine whether the missing field in the received metadata will result in a program listing having inaccessible content; and

modify the received metadata in response to determining that the missing field in the received metadata will result in the program listing having inaccessible content.