Media-production system with social media content interface feature
In one aspect, an example method includes (i) accessing, by a computing system, data associated with a program schedule for a video program; (ii) based on the accessed data, selecting, by the computing system, a social media (SM) content item; (iii) providing, by the computing system, a user interface that (i) outputs the selected SM content item, and facilitates modifying the program schedule such that the program schedule refers to the selected SM content item; (iv) based on the modified program schedule, generating, by the computing system, video content that includes the selected SM content item; and (v) transmitting, by the computing system, to another computing system, the generated video content for presentation of the generated video content on the other computing system.
1. A method for use in connection with a computing system comprising a video-production system (VPS) configured to facilitate production of a video program, the method comprising:
accessing, by the computing system, data associated with a program schedule for the video program, wherein the program schedule is an outline of the video program and includes a plurality of records, each record corresponding to a respective portion of the video program, wherein the VPS is configured to process the plurality of records, and wherein processing a record of the plurality of records comprises performing one or more operations corresponding to the respective portion of the video program;
based on the accessed data, selecting, by the computing system, a social media (SM) content item;
providing, by the computing system, a user interface that (i) outputs the selected SM content item, and (ii) facilitates modifying the program schedule such that the program schedule refers to the selected SM content item;
based on the modified program schedule, generating, by the computing system, a video program that includes the selected SM content item; and
transmitting, by the computing system, to an end-user device, the generated video program for presentation of the generated video program on the end-user device.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the computing system further comprises a video-broadcast system (VBS).
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the accessed data comprises data included in the program schedule.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the accessed data comprises data selected from the group consisting of:
(i) text that is a description element of a record of the program schedule;
(ii) text scheduled to be provided to a teleprompter;
(iii) text that is scheduled to be used by a digital-video effect (DVE) system in connection with executing a DVE;
(iv) data identifying a location where a video content item was recorded; and
(v) data identifying a time when a video content item was recorded.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the accessed data relates to a person, place, event, or topic, wherein the SM content item includes data relating to a person, place, event, or topic, and wherein selecting the SM content item comprises selecting the SM content item based on the accessed data having a threshold extent of similarity with the data of the SM content item.
6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
obtaining, by the computing system, the selected SM content item from a SM platform, wherein generating a video program that includes the selected SM content item comprises generating a video program that includes the obtained SM content item.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein generating a video program that includes the selected SM content item comprises executing a digital video-effect (DVE).
8. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon program instructions that upon execution by a processor, cause performance of a set of acts comprising:
accessing, by a computing system, data associated with a program schedule for a video program, wherein the computing system comprises a video-production system (VPS) configured to facilitate production of the video program, wherein the program schedule is an outline of the video program and includes a plurality of records, each record corresponding to a respective portion of the video program, wherein the VPS is configured to process the plurality of records, and wherein processing a record of the plurality of records comprises performing one or more operations corresponding to the respective portion of the video program;
based on the accessed data, selecting, by the computing system, a social media (SM) content item;
providing, by the computing system, a user interface that (i) outputs the selected SM content item, and (ii) facilitates modifying the program schedule such that the program schedule refers to the selected SM content item;
based on the modified program schedule, generating, by the computing system, a video program that includes the selected SM content item; and
transmitting, by the computing system, to an end-user device, the generated video program for presentation of the generated video program on the end-user device.
9. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the computing system further comprises a video-broadcast system (VBS).
10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the accessed data comprises data included in the program schedule.
11. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the accessed data comprises data selected from the group consisting of:
(i) text that is a description element of a record of the program schedule;
(ii) text scheduled to be provided to a teleprompter;
(iii) text that is scheduled to be used by a digital-video effect (DVE) system in connection with executing a DVE;
(iv) data identifying a location where a video content item was recorded; and
(v) data identifying a time when a video content item was recorded.
12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the accessed data relates to a person, place, event, or topic, wherein the SM content item includes data relating to a person, place, event, or topic, and wherein selecting the SM content item comprises selecting the SM content item based on the accessed data having a threshold extent of similarity with the data of the SM content item.
13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8 , the set of acts further comprising:
obtaining, by the computing system, the selected SM content item from a SM platform, wherein generating a video program that includes the selected SM content item comprises generating a video program that includes the obtained SM content item.
14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein generating a video program that includes the selected SM content item comprises executing a digital video-effect (DVE).
15. A computing system configured for performing a set of acts, wherein the computing system comprises a video-production system (VPS) configured to facilitate production of a video program, and wherein the set of acts comprises:
accessing, by the computing system, data associated with a program schedule for the video program, wherein the program schedule is an outline of the video program and includes a plurality of records, each record corresponding to a respective portion of the video program, wherein the VPS is configured to process the plurality of records, and wherein processing a record of the plurality of records comprises performing one or more operations corresponding to the respective portion of the video program;
based on the accessed data, selecting, by the computing system, a social media (SM) content item;
providing, by the computing system, a user interface that (i) outputs the selected SM content item, and (ii) facilitates modifying the program schedule such that the program schedule refers to the selected SM content item;
based on the modified program schedule, generating, by the computing system, a video program that includes the selected SM content item; and
transmitting, by the computing system, to an end-user device, the generated video program for presentation of the generated video program on the end-user device.
16. The computing system of claim 15 , wherein the computing system further comprises a video-broadcast system (VBS).
17. The computing system of claim 15 , wherein the accessed data comprises data included in the program schedule.
18. The computing system of claim 15 , wherein the accessed data comprises data selected from the group consisting of:
(i) text that is a description element of a record of the program schedule;
(ii) text scheduled to be provided to a teleprompter;
(iii) text that is scheduled to be used by a digital-video effect (DVE) system in connection with executing a DVE;
(iv) data identifying a location where a video content item was recorded; and
(v) data identifying a time when a video content item was recorded.
19. The computing system of claim 15 , wherein the accessed data relates to a person, place, event, or topic, wherein the SM content item includes data relating to a person, place, event, or topic, and wherein selecting the SM content item comprises selecting the SM content item based on the accessed data having a threshold extent of similarity with the data of the SM content item.
20. The computing system of claim 15 , the set of acts further comprising:
obtaining, by the computing system, the selected SM content item from a SM platform, wherein generating a video program that includes the selected SM content item comprises generating a video program that includes the obtained SM content item.