Abstract: An electronic media server configured to provide media channel information data of a plurality of media channels to a plurality of electronic media clients, wherein the plurality of media channels comprises at least one real media channel and at least one virtual media channel. The system comprises a receiving unit to receive metadata of media content items, the metadata comprising title information of the respective media content item and the media content source, a storage device to store media channel information data of real media channels and virtual media channels, a metadata delivery server, wherein media channel information data of a real media channel comprises a link to a linear media content source and the media channel information data of a virtual media channel comprises for each media content item of that respective virtual media channel a link to a respective linear media content source or non-linear media content source.

Abstract: An electronic media content guide comprises a data interface configured to receive content information data from a plurality of media content sources, a graphical interface generator configured to generate a graphical user interface for displaying information about media content sources and media content items, a user input interface configured to receive user inputs, and a media storage and playback controller. The graphical interface generator is configured to generate a representation of media content sources comprising at least one real media content source and at least one virtual media content source, to generate a representation of media content items of the real media content source and a representation of media content items of the virtual media content source, and to respond to an individual user input that determines at least one theme and to generate a theme-oriented representation of media content item information and a respective theme-oriented virtual media source.

Abstract: A method of distributing second multi-media content items into a list having at least one first multi-media content item is provided. The list of the first multi-media content item is to be reproduced on a personal TV system. A playlist of first multi-media content items is selected from a plurality of first multi-media content items available on different TV channels. Potential second multi-media content items from a plurality of available second multi-media content items are determined by matching information from the first and second multi-media content items. At least one of the determined second multi-media content items are selected based on a user profile, metadata of the first and second multi-media content items and/or a distribution scheme for distributing the second multi-media content items into the playlist of the first multi-media content items.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus, method, and computer program product for controlling a recommender system, wherein placement of auxiliary media in relation to at least one content item presented to a user is controlled. A first scheduler (111) is provided for scheduling the at least one content item based on a user profile obtained from a recommender system. Additionally, a second scheduler (118) is provided for scheduling placement of the auxiliary media in response to the first scheduler (111), wherein the second scheduler (118) is adapted to receive information about a scheduled content from the first scheduler (111) and to decide which auxiliary media to place into a presentation space based on the received information.

Abstract: A method of distributing second multi-media content items into a list having at least one first multi-media content item is provided. The list of the first multi-media content item is to be reproduced on a personal TV system. A playlist of first multi-media content items is selected from a plurality of first multi-media content items available on different TV channels. Potential second multi-media content items from a plurality of available second multi-media content items are determined by matching information from the first and second multi-media content items. At least one of the determined second multi-media content items are selected based on a user profile, metadata of the first and second multi-media content items and/or a distribution scheme for distributing the second multi-media content items into the playlist of the first multi-media content items.