News production system with dynamic character generator output

1. A method comprising:

accessing, by a computing device at a first time, data associated with an election;

using, by the computing device, the data accessed at the first time to determine a first status associated with a voting option of the election;

using, by the computing device, the determined first status as a basis to select a first content storage-location from among multiple content storage-locations, wherein the selected first content storage-location corresponds with a first content placeholder of a content template;

storing, by the computing device, in the selected first content storage-location, a content item associated with the voting option or a reference to the content item;

using, by the computing device, the stored content item to generate a video stream representing video content that includes the stored content item positioned based on a position of the first content placeholder;

accessing, by the computing device at a second time, the data associated with the election;

using by the computing device, the data accessed at the second time to determine a second status associated with the voting option of the election;

using, by the computing device, the determined second status as a basis to select a second content storage-location from among the multiple content storage-locations, wherein the selected second content storage-location corresponds with a second content placeholder of the content template that is different from the first content placeholder,

storing, by the computing device, in the selected second content storage-location, the content item associated with the voting option or the reference to the content item; and

using, by the computing device, the stored content item to generate a modified video stream representing video content that includes the stored content item positioned based on a position of the second content placeholder.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the status comprises a ranking of the voting option based, at least in part, on a comparison between an amount of votes tabulated for the voting option and an amount of voted tabulated for another voting option of the election.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the election comprises an election for a political office, and wherein the voting option comprises a candidate for the political office.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the content item associated with the voting option comprises a photograph of the candidate.

5. The method of claim 3 , wherein the content item associated with the voting option comprises text indicating a name of the candidate.

6. The method of claim 3 , wherein the content item associated with the voting option comprises text indicating an amount of votes tabulated for the candidate.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

transmitting the video stream to an end-user device for presentation of the video content to an end-user.

8. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon, program instructions that when executed by a processor, cause a computing device to perform a set of acts comprising:

accessing, at a first time, data associated with an election;

using the data accessed at the first time to determine a first status associated with a voting option of the election;

using the determined first status as a basis to select a first content storage-location from among multiple content storage-locations, wherein the selected first content storage-location corresponds with a first content placeholder of a content template;

storing, in the first selected content storage-location, a content item associated with the voting option or a reference to the content item;

using the stored content item to generate a video stream representing video content that includes the stored content item positioned based on a position of the first content placeholder;

accessing, at a second time, the data associated with the election;

using the data accessed at the second time to determine a second status associated with the voting option of the election;

using the determined second status as a basis to select a second content storage-location from among the multiple content storage-locations, wherein the selected second content storage-location corresponds with a second content placeholder of the content template that is different from the first content placeholder,

storing, in the selected second content storage-location, the content item associated with the voting option or the reference to the content item; and

using the stored content item to generate a modified video stream representing video content that includes the stored content item positioned based on a position of the second content placeholder.

9. The computer-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the status comprises a ranking of the voting option based, at least in part, on a comparison between an amount of votes tabulated for the voting option and an amount of voted tabulated for another voting option of the election.

10. The computer-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the election comprises an election for a political office, and wherein the voting option comprises a candidate for the political office.

11. The computer-readable medium of claim 10 , wherein the content item associated with the voting option comprises a photograph of the candidate.

12. The computer-readable medium of claim 10 , wherein the content item associated with the voting option comprises text indicating a name of the candidate.

13. The computer-readable medium of claim 10 , wherein the content item associated with the voting option comprises text indicating an amount of votes tabulated for the candidate.

14. A system comprising a data storage unit including multiple content storage-locations, wherein each of the multiple content storage-locations corresponds with a respective content placeholder of a content template, and wherein the system is configured to perform a set of acts comprising:

accessing, at a first time, data associated with an election;

using the data accessed at the first time to determine a status associated with a voting option of the election;

using the determined first status as a basis to select a first content storage-location from among the multiple content storage-locations, wherein the selected first content storage-location corresponds with a first content placeholder of the content template;

storing, in the first selected content storage-location, (i) a content item associated with the voting option, or (ii) a reference to the content item;

using the stored content item to generate a video stream representing video content that includes the stored content item positioned based on a position of the first content placeholder;

accessing, at a second time, the data associated with the election;

using the data accessed at the second time to determine a second status associated with the voting option of the election;

using the determined second status as a basis to select a second content storage-location from among the multiple content storage-locations, wherein the selected second content storage-location corresponds with a second content placeholder of the content template that is different from the first content placeholder,

storing, in the selected second content storage-location, the content item associated with the voting option or the reference to the content item; and

using the stored content item to generate a modified video stream representing video content that includes the stored content item positioned based on a position of the second content placeholder.

15. The system of claim 14 , wherein the status comprises a ranking of the voting option based, at least in part, on a comparison between an amount of votes tabulated for the voting option and an amount of voted tabulated for another voting option of the election.

16. The system of claim 14 , wherein the election comprises an election for a political office, and wherein the voting option comprises a candidate for the political office.

17. The system of claim 16 , wherein the content item associated with the voting option comprises a photograph of the candidate, text indicating a name of the candidate, or text indicating an amount of votes tabulated for the candidate.

18. The system of claim 14 , the set of acts further comprising:

transmitting the video stream to an end-user device for presentation of the video content to an end-user.