Methods and systems for bypassing preemptions in recorded media assets
Methods and systems for transmitting an interruption-free version of a television program for recording on a user equipment device. In one aspect, a system transmits a first stream including a television program to a user equipment device. The system receives an indication that the television program is being recorded on the user equipment device. The system determines whether an interruption is imminent during transmission of the television program. In response to determining that the interruption is imminent, the system generates a second stream including the television program. The second stream does not include the interruption during the transmission of the television program. The system transmits the second stream to the user equipment device along with an instruction to switch recording of the television program from the first stream to the second stream.
1. A method for transmitting an interruption-free version of a television program for recording on a user equipment device, comprising; transmitting, to the user equipment device, a first stream including the television program; receiving, from a plurality of user equipment devices, a plurality of indications that the television program is being recorded from the first stream; determining, using control circuitry, whether an interruption is imminent during transmission of the television program; receiving a threshold number of the indications from the plurality of user equipment device that the television program is being recorded; in response to determining that the interruption is imminent during the transmission of the television program and receiving the threshold number of indications: generating, using the control circuitry, a second stream including the television program, wherein the second stream does not include the interruption during the transmission of the television program; and transmitting, using the control circuitry, to the user equipment device the second stream and an instruction including a recording source identifier, to switch recording of the television program from the first stream to the second stream, wherein the user equipment device is configured to switch recording from the first stream to the second stream based on the recording source identifier.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the interruption imminent during the transmission of the television program includes one or more of an emergency alert message and an unscheduled news broadcast.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the instruction to switch the recording of the television program from the first stream to the second stream includes a recording channel identifier for the second stream.
4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the user equipment device switches recording of the television program from a recording channel identifier for the first stream to the recording channel identifier for the second stream.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein a user viewing the television program on the user equipment device at substantially the same time as the transmission of the television program experiences the interruption during the television program.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein a user viewing the television program on the user equipment device at a time after the transmission of the television program does not experience the interruption during the television program.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second stream is generated as a switched digital video stream.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein a user viewing the television program on the user equipment device at a time after the transmission of the television program receives an option to view the television program via a video-on-demand service.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein a user viewing the television program on the user equipment device at a time after the transmission of the television program receives an option to record the television program at another time when the television program is rebroadcast.
10. A system for transmitting an interruption-free version of a television program for recording on a user equipment device, comprising: communications circuitry in communication with the user equipment device; and control circuitry configured to: transmit, to the user equipment device, a first stream including the television program; receive, from a plurality of user equipment devices, a plurality of indications that the television program is being recorded from the first stream; determine whether an interruption is imminent during transmission of the television program; receive a threshold number of the indications from the plurality of user equipment device that the television program is being recorded: in response to determining that the interruption is imminent during the transmission of the television program and receiving the threshold number of indications: generate a second stream including the television program, wherein the second stream does not include the interruption during the transmission of the television program; and transmit, to the user equipment device, the second stream and an instruction including a recording source identifier, to switch recording of the television program from the first stream to the second stream, wherein the user equipment device is configured to switch recording from the first stream to the second stream based on the recording source identifier.
11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the interruption imminent during the transmission of the television program includes one or more of an emergency alert message and an unscheduled news broadcast.
12. The system of claim 10 , wherein the instruction to switch the recording of the television program from the first stream to the second stream includes a recording channel identifier for the second stream.
13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the user equipment device switches recording of the television program from a recording channel identifier for the first stream to the recording channel identifier for the second stream.
14. The system of claim 10 , wherein a user viewing the television program on the user equipment device at substantially the same time as the transmission of the television program experiences the interruption during the television program.
15. The system of claim 10 , wherein a user viewing the television program on the user equipment device at a time after the transmission of the television program does not experience the interruption during the television program.
16. The system of claim 10 , wherein the second stream is generated as a switched digital video stream.
17. The system of claim 10 , wherein a user viewing the television program on the user equipment device at a time after the transmission of the television program receives an option to view the television program via a video-on-demand service.
18. The system of claim 10 , wherein a user viewing the television program on the user equipment device at a time after the transmission of the television program receives an option to record the television program at another time when the television program is rebroadcast.