Systems and methods for generating a watch schedule and compressed content to complete a series before expiration
Systems and methods are described herein for generating a watch schedule and compressed series for a user for a series that is expected to become unavailable. Availability data indicating when a content series will become unavailable is received and compared to user progression habits. If the content series will become unavailable before the user will complete it, a watch schedule may be offered to the user. If the user subsequently falls behind on this watch schedule, a compressed version of the content series may be offered to the user.
1. A method comprising:
receiving availability data indicating when a content item will become unavailable from a current source;
comparing user progression habits to the availability data;
determining, based on the comparing, that the content item will become unavailable before completion of the content item; and
generating a compressed content item by removing ancillary segments from the content item.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the ancillary segments comprise one or more of a title card, credits, opener, or theme song.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the content item is a part of a content series.
4. The method of claim 3 , further comprising identifying the ancillary segments by determining that a segment is repeated between the content item and another content item in the content series.
5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining, based on the comparing, that the compressed content item will become unavailable before completion of the compressed content item; and
generating a personalized compressed content item by removing additional segments from the compressed content item.
6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising selecting the additional segments to be removed based on user profile data.
7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the user profile data indicates a preference for one of a particular character, storyline, genre, character, or location.
8. The method of claim 6 , wherein the user profile data indicates that a particular type of segment of the content item is habitually skipped.
9. The method of claim 6 , wherein the user profile data comprises social media data.
10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising generating for display a notification indicating that the compressed content item is available.
11. A system comprising:
output circuitry;
control circuitry configured to:
receive availability data indicating when a content item will become unavailable from a current source;
compare user progression habits to the availability data;
determine, based on the comparing, that the content item will become unavailable before completion of the content item; and
generate a compressed content item by removing ancillary segments from the content item.
12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the ancillary segments comprise one or more of a title card, credits, opener, or theme song.
13. The system of claim 11 , wherein the content item is a part of a content series.
14. The system of claim 13 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to identify the ancillary segments by determining that a segment is repeated between the content item and another content item in the content series.
15. The system of claim 11 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to:
determine, based on the comparing, that the compressed content item will become unavailable before completion of the compressed content item; and
generating a personalized compressed content item by removing additional segments from the compressed content item.
16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to select the additional segments to be removed based on user profile data.
17. The system of claim 16 , wherein the user profile data indicates a preference for one of a particular character, storyline, genre, character, or location.
18. The system of claim 16 , wherein the user profile data indicates that a particular type of segment of the content item is habitually skipped.
19. The system of claim 16 , wherein the user profile data comprises social media data.
20. The system of claim 11 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to generate for display a notification indicating that the compressed content item is available.