Patent ID: 8321041

Claim:
A method comprising: generating an event log to be used to generate a single playable composite media event file, the event log including titles of at least two media events, each of the titles associated with broadcaster-defined metadata including media event relationship rules; scheduling the generation and publication of the single playable composite media event file, wherein said scheduling includes scheduling a scheduled date and time at which the single playable composite media event file is to be generated, and a length of the single playable composite media event file; upon receipt of notification that the scheduled date and time has been reached, and without user intervention or instruction, generating the single playable composite media event file using the event log and the broadcaster-defined metadata associated with the titles in the event log by: selecting the at least two media events on the event log from a database, appending one of the two media events to another of the two media events to generate appended media events, and modifying the appended media events in accordance with the broadcaster-defined metadata associated with the titles in the event log; without user intervention or instruction, preparing the single playable composite media event file to be transmitted over a network; and without user intervention or instruction, publishing the single playable composite media event file.