Methods and systems are provided for bitrate adaptation of a video asset to be streamed to a client device for playback. The method includes selecting a representation from a manifest which expresses a set of representations available for each chunk of the video asset and generating a dynamic manifest for the video asset in which the representation selected for the at least one chunk is recommended for streaming to the client device. The selection of the representation recommended for the chunk may be based on at least one of historic viewing behavior of previous viewers of the chunk, content analysis information for the chunk, a level of available network bandwidth, a level of available network storage, and data rate utilization information of network resources including current, average, peak, and minimum data rate of network resources.

Systems and methods are described for recommending a content item. A search query for a content item is received. The availability of the content item from more than one source is determined. In response to determining that the content item is available from more than one source, the quality of each of the available content items from respective sources is determined. A recommendation factor is determined. The recommendation factor is based on at least one of the bandwidth available to a user device, the resolution capability of the user device, and the quality of experience of each of the sources from which the content item is available. A list of search results for the available content items is generated. The list is ordered based on the quality of each of the available content items from respective sources and the recommendation factor.

Systems and methods for sorting favorite content sources are provided. A list of favorite content sources arranged in a first order is stored. The favorite content sources in the list are accessed according to the order of the favorite content sources in the list. At a given time, a user request to change a currently accessed content source to one of the favorite content sources in the list is received. In response to receiving the user request, an attribute of content presented on the currently accessed content source at the given time is identified. The favorite content sources in the list are rearranged into a second order based on the identified attribute. The favorite content sources in the list arc accessed according to the second order in response to receiving the user request.

Systems and methods are provided herein for scheduling a season recording. A series is provided to a user device, the series having a plurality of sequential seasons, and each season having a plurality of episodes. A request for recording the series is received from the user. In response, a last episode of the series watched by the user is identified. A relevant season of the plurality of seasons is then determined, such that the relevant season precedes another season of the plurality of seasons and includes the last episode watched by the user. Then, episodes of the relevant season that follow the last episode watched by the user are scheduled for recording, such that episodes of a season that precedes the relevant season are not scheduled for recording.

This disclosure includes systems and techniques that verify an educational quality of online videos, employing a platform that enables experts to endorse and/or recommend videos that are more readily accessible to end users. Certain aspects include a computing device for a service provider that receives a query from a user for video content. The computing device forwards the query to a hosting service, and in response to the query, the computing device receives, from the hosting service, a list of video content items it hosts. The computing device identifies, for each video content item within the list of video content items, an endorsement value associated with one or more experts. In some aspects, the computing device generates an aggregated list of video content items from a plurality of lists of video content items based on endorsement values. The computing device provides recommendations to the user using the endorsement values.

A display device comprising a memory in which a first application corresponding to a first content provision server and a second application corresponding to a second content provision server are stored; a display; and a processor to control, by executing the first application, the display to display a recommendation content list of content of the first content provision server based on a content use history of a user so that the content included in the recommended content list is aligned in a preset alignment. The preset alignment can be the same as an alignment of a recommendation content list of content of the second content provision server to be provided through the second application.

Items of video content offered for viewing on a video-on-demand (VOD) platform of a digital TV service provider are each assigned a respective title and hierarchical address corresponding to hierarchically-arranged categories and subcategories within which the title for the video content is to be categorized. The title is listed in a location of an electronic program guide (EPG) using the same categories and subcategories as its hierarchical address. Any TV subscriber can access the EPG and navigate through its categories and subcategories to find a title for viewing on the TV. The EPG dynamically adjust its display listings of each level of categories, subcategories, and titles in order to minimize the number of remote control keypresses needed for a viewer to navigate to a title of interest. In one basic form, the EPG display is reordered by listing more frequently visited categories or subcategories first, and other less frequently visited categories or subcategories lower on the listing or out-of-sight on another page of the display.

A machine detects a set of first control operations and, in response, causes a display screen to present a graphical interface in which a central window suggests first content by presenting a first preview and a first identifier superimposed on the first preview. The machine then detects a second control operation that indicates dismissal of the first content. In response to the second control operation, the machine causes the display screen to present a transition to an interest-improved version of the graphical interface. The transition includes sliding the first preview, the first identifier, a second preview, and a second identifier together in a shared direction and at a shared speed within the central window. The second preview and the second identifier correspond to second content. In the interest-improved version of the graphical interface, the central window suggests the second content by presenting the second preview and the second identifier.

Over-the-top (OTT) media management is provided to allow users to automatically populate one or more viewing periods with indicia of media content from one or more OTT media providers that is viewable to completion in the current viewing period. Additionally or alternatively, a plurality of indicia, associated with each of a plurality of media content, may populate one or more future viewing periods, such that the time a user has available for viewing content is associated with the best fitting content for a number of the plurality of future viewing periods to minimize the amount of free space and present all media content desired in one of the plurality of viewing periods. As a result, a user may setup their own timetable for viewing OTT media upon login and/or the OTT media provider suggesting content to view during a viewing period.

Methods, systems, and media for presenting notifications indicating recommended content are provided. In some implementations, a method for presenting notifications of recommended content is provided, the method comprising: receiving an indication that a user device has initiated a casting session with at least one display device, wherein the indication includes an identifier of media content presented on the at least one display device during the casting session; storing the indication in a log in association with an identifier of the user device; receiving, from the user device, a request for recommended content to be presented on the at least one display device associated with the user device; in response to receiving the request, identifying a group of media content items based on at least one media content item that has been previously selected by a user account associated with the user device and based on an identifier of the at least one display device; generating a notification that includes an indication of the identified group of media content items and a selectable input that, when selected, causes the identified group of media content items to begin being presented on the at least one display device; and transmitting the notification to the user device, wherein transmitting the notification to the user device causes the notification to be presented on the user device.