Multichannel SCTE 35 mark detection with automatic program and advertisement content recognition for triggering recordings and messages. Accepts either DVB ASI or IP. Designed for service providers to monitor Ad placement opportunity and verify correct Ad insertion and by Ad agencies to verify that their Ads are played as intended. Ad Verifier™ SCTE35 monitoring and automatic content recognition system monitors all SCTE35 splicing messages in transport streams. It records table content and arrival timestamps in the system database. The triggered recording functionality can automatically record a piece of a transport stream upon the appearance of a splicing message or detected program content.