1. A method, comprising: receiving multiple requests for access to an exposed media object, wherein the exposed media object represents a media stream that is being generated by a media source; receiving data associated with each entity that provided a request; determining, for each entity, whether the entities that provided the request are authorized to access the media stream based at least in part upon the received data; splitting the media stream into multiple media streams, wherein a number of media streams corresponds to a number of authorized entities; and automatically applying at least one policy to at least one of the split media streams based at least in part upon the received data.