Pluto Inc.

Terrence Mullane, Jr

Kevin Liu

Steven Ernest Riedl

Mahavir Chowbay Baboolall

Upendra Mohan Sharma

An aspect of the disclosure is related to methods and systems configured to detect an item of ancillary video content, the item of ancillary video content comprising video frames and an audio track. A first portion of the item of ancillary video content comprising video frames and an audio track. A presence of a first feature in a video frame and/or a second feature within the audio track are detected within the first portion of the item of ancillary video content, wherein the first feature and/or the second features are indicative of a joining of two separate items of ancillary content. At least partly in response to detecting the presence of the first feature in the video frame and/or the second feature, streaming of the first item of ancillary video content to one or more client devices is inhibited.

Methods and systems for streaming video analysis

Systems and methods configured to detect and manage video transcoder latencies are described. A manifest is received and is used to request video segments included in a manifest playlist. A transcoder having an input and output is used to transcode video segments. A delta time for a first SCTE-35 marker between the transcoder input and the transcoder output is determined, where the delta time corresponds to a transcoder latency. A determination is made as to whether a corrective action needs to be taken with respect to the latency, and such corrective action is taken as needed. The corrective action may include a transcoder reset. The manifest may be a text file and may be in the form of an HLS or DASH manifest. Additionally, streaming latencies may be reduced by switching content distribution systems, increasing the number of edge systems distributing content to clients, and/or by increasing video cache memory.

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Terrence Mullane, Jr