System and method for dynamic playback switching of live and previously recorded audio content
A method including, at a media content server, receiving a pre-modified live digital audio stream, modifying the pre-modified live digital audio stream to produce a live digital audio stream, at a time-shifted media server, storing the pre-modified live digital audio stream, at an alternative content server, identifying and storing respective alternative content start/stop tags, at a client device, receiving the live digital audio stream, in response to a playback command by a user, transmitting a time-shifted digital audio stream request, in response to the time-shifted digital audio stream request, the time-shifted media server streaming the time-shifted digital audio stream, the client device, identifying an upcoming alternative content period, in response to determining that the upcoming alternative content period is within a pre-determined timing threshold, transmitting an alternative content request, receiving a second alternative content, ceasing to output the time-shifted digital audio stream, and outputting the second alternative content.
1. A system for distributing live and on-demand media to a user, comprising:
a server configured to:
receive a linear digital audio stream including a plurality of alternative content (AC) indication tags,
stream the linear digital audio stream with first alternative content corresponding to at least one of the AC indication tags for playback on a client device,
store the linear digital audio stream as a time-shifted digital audio stream;
in response to a time-shifted digital audio stream request from a client device, streaming the time-shifted digital audio stream to the client device with second alternative content corresponding to at least one of the AC indication tags.
2. A method for distributing live and on-demand media to a user, comprising:
at a server:
receiving a linear digital audio stream including a plurality of alternative content (AC) indication tags,
streaming the linear digital audio stream with first alternative content corresponding to at least one of the AC indication tags for playback on a client device,
storing the linear digital audio stream as a time-shifted digital audio stream;
in response to a time-shifted digital audio stream request from a client device, streaming the time-shifted digital audio stream to the client device with second alternative content corresponding to at least one of the AC indication tags.