Patent ID: 8255953

Claim:
A method for arranging content selections within a custom TV channel according to a content ordering criteria for the custom TV channel comprising: receiving a request for an order position in a playlist of the custom TV channel for a content selection, wherein the playlist includes a list of previously selected content selections and an order for playing the previously selected content selections, and wherein the content selections within the custom TV channel include recorded content and streamed broadcasts; and determining, by a processor, the order position for the content selection in the playlist based on the content ordering criteria for the custom TV channel such that: responsive to a channel having sub-units, selecting a sub-unit for the content selection based on the content ordering criteria for the selected sub-unit; and determining the order position in the playlist of the sub-unit for the content selection based on the content ordering criteria for the sub-unit; and wherein the order position identifies a position in the order of the playlist for playing the content selection.