Patent ID: 8752111

Claim:
A system comprising: a television content delivery subsystem configured to receive television media content from a television content provider and transmit the television media content over a network to a television content processing subsystem configured to process and provide the television media content for presentation to an end user, wherein the television content provider and the end user are different entities; wherein the television content delivery subsystem is further configured to maintain resource data associated with at least one of the television media content and the television content provider, make at least a subset of the resource data available to the television content processing subsystem for inclusion in an end user interface for presentation to the end user, provide a content customization portal for backend access by the television content provider to the television content delivery subsystem, the content customization portal including at least one template provided to the television content provider, the template visually representing a layout of the end user interface and configured to allow the television content provider to associate custom content with a spatial position in the template and the end user interface, the custom content including at least a title for a media program and a description of the media program provided by the television content provider through the content customization portal, authenticate the television content provider accessing the content customization portal, receive the custom content from the authenticated television content provider via the content customization portal, and provide the custom content to the television content processing subsystem for inclusion in the end user interface.