Patent ID: 8612281

Claim:
A method for producing and distributing audio-visual content, comprising: producing, via one or more computer systems, the audio-visual content for a first predetermined number of program episodes, wherein the one or more computer systems includes one or more audio-visual recording devices and one or more editing devices; transmitting, via the one or more computer systems, the audio-visual content for the first predetermined number of program episodes to a distribution entity for display over a network to a plurality of consumers; receiving, via the one or more computer systems, performance data relating to viewership of the first predetermined number of program episodes by the plurality of consumers after the first predetermined number of program episodes are displayed to the plurality of consumers; evaluating, via the one or more computer systems, a portion of the received performance data to determine whether the performance data for the portion of the first predetermined number of episodes meets or exceeds a predetermined threshold; and automatically requesting production, via the one or more computer systems, of a second predetermined number of program episodes after the predetermined threshold is met or exceeded, wherein the first and second predetermined numbers of program episodes total a syndicatable number of episodes.