Categorizing digital content providers

Abstract

The examples provide a content item distributor computing system that is configured to determine characteristics of content providers and providing content items to certain categories of content providers. In one embodiment, the content item distributor receives a request from a content provider to receive content items and determines if a provided set of video content has a minimum number of viewers and meets a standard for upload content. In response to the determination, the content item distributor communicates a content item to the video content provider to present in conjunction with video content.

1 . (canceled) 
     
     
         2 . A computer-implemented method to categorize video content providers, comprising:
 determining, by one or more computers, a number of viewers of streaming media provided through a media distribution platform by a given content provider;   determining, by the one or more computers, a number of different times that the content provider has provided streaming media through the media distribution platform;   determining, by the one or more computers, a duration of the streaming media the content provider has provided through the media distribution platform;   determining, by the one or more computers, whether a combination of the number of viewers, the number of different times that the content provider has provided streaming media through the media distribution platform, and the duration of the streaming media qualify the content provider for presentation of third party content with the streaming media provided by the content provider; and   regulating presentation of the third party content with the streaming media provided by the content provider based on the determination of whether the content provider is qualified for presentation of third party content with the streamlining media provided by the content provider.   
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , further comprising determining that at least a specified portion of the streaming media provided by the content provider is deemed original content. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 3 , further comprising, for each of one or more particular streaming media, determining that the particular streaming media provided by the content provider is original based on a digital fingerprinting of the particular streaming media. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein regulating presentation of third party content with the streaming media provided by the content provider further comprises preventing presentation of third party content with the streaming media provided by the content provider when the specified portion of the streaming media provided by the content provider fails to be deemed original content. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein regulating presentation of third party content with the streaming media provided by the content provider further comprises distributing third party content for presentation with the streaming media when at least the specified portion of the streaming media provided by the content provider is deemed original. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein determining that the specified portion of the streaming media provided by the content provider is deemed original comprises determining that the specified portion of the streaming media contains only content generated by the content provider. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein determining that the specified portion of the streaming media provided by the content provider contains only content generated by the content provider comprises:
 comparing the specified portion of the streaming media across reference sources of different streaming media; and   determining that a match does not exist between the specified portion of the streaming media and the reference sources of the different streaming media.   
     
     
         9 . A system, comprising:
 one or more memory devices; and   one or more processors configured to interact with the memory devices and execute instructions that cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
 determining a number of viewers of streaming media provided through a media distribution platform by a given content provider; 
   determining a number of different times that the content provider has provided streaming media through the media distribution platform;   determining a duration of the streaming media the content provider has provided through the media distribution platform;   determining whether a combination of the number of viewers, the number of different times that the content provider has provided streaming media through the media distribution platform, and the duration of the streaming media qualify the content provider for presentation of third party content with the streaming media provided by the content provider; and   regulating presentation of the third party content with the streaming media provided by the content provider based on the determination of whether the content provider is qualified for presentation of third party content with the streamlining media provided by the content provider.   
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein the instructions cause the one or more processors to perform operations further comprising determining that at least a specified portion of the streaming media provided by the content provider is deemed original content. 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 10 , wherein the instructions cause the one or more processors to perform operations further comprising, for each of one or more particular streaming media, determining that the particular streaming media provided by the content provider is original based on a digital fingerprinting of the particular streaming media. 
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein regulating presentation of third party content with the streaming media provided by the content provider further comprises preventing presentation of third party content with the streaming media provided by the content provider when the specified portion of the streaming media provided by the content provider fails to be deemed original content. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 12 , wherein regulating presentation of third party content with the streaming media provided by the content provider further comprises distributing third party content for presentation with the streaming media when at least the specified portion of the streaming media provided by the content provider is deemed original. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 13 , wherein determining that the specified portion of the streaming media provided by the content provider is deemed original comprises determining that the specified portion of the streaming media contains only content generated by the content provider. 
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 14 , wherein determining that the specified portion of the streaming media provided by the content provider contains only content generated by the content provider comprises:
 comparing the specified portion of the streaming media across reference sources of different streaming media; and   determining that a match does not exist between the specified portion of the streaming media and the reference sources of the different streaming media.   
     
     
         16 . A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
 determining a number of viewers of streaming media provided through a media distribution platform by a given content provider;   determining a number of different times that the content provider has provided streaming media through the media distribution platform;   determining a duration of the streaming media the content provider has provided through the media distribution platform;   determining whether a combination of the number of viewers, the number of different times that the content provider has provided streaming media through the media distribution platform, and the duration of the streaming media qualify the content provider for presentation of third party content with the streaming media provided by the content provider; and   regulating presentation of the third party content with the streaming media provided by the content provider based on the determination of whether the content provider is qualified for presentation of third party content with the streamlining media provided by the content provider.   
     
     
         17 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 16 , wherein the instructions cause the one or more processors to perform operations further comprising determining that at least a specified portion of the streaming media provided by the content provider is deemed original content. 
     
     
         18 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 17 , wherein the instructions cause the one or more processors to perform operations further comprising, for each of one or more particular streaming media, determining that the particular streaming media provided by the content provider is original based on a digital fingerprinting of the particular streaming media. 
     
     
         19 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 18 , wherein regulating presentation of third party content with the streaming media provided by the content provider further comprises preventing presentation of third party content with the streaming media provided by the content provider when the specified portion of the streaming media provided by the content provider fails to be deemed original content. 
     
     
         20 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 19 , wherein regulating presentation of third party content with the streaming media provided by the content provider further comprises distributing third party content for presentation with the streaming media when at least the specified portion of the streaming media provided by the content provider is deemed original. 
     
     
         21 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 20 , wherein determining that the specified portion of the streaming media provided by the content provider is deemed original comprises determining that the specified portion of the streaming media contains only content generated by the content provider.