Facilitating concurrent recording of multiple television channels

1. A system for grouping multiple television channels for recording, comprising:

a television service provider system, comprising:

one or more processors; and

a memory communicatively coupled with and readable by the one or more processors and having stored therein processor-readable instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:

receive from a plurality of television receivers, television channel usage data indicative of television channels being received by the plurality of television receivers, wherein

the television channel usage data comprises usage data for television channels being transmitted using a plurality of transponders;

analyze the television channel usage data to determine a grouping of television channels; and

based on analyzing the television channel usage data, reassign a television channel from a first transponder to a second transponder for transmission to the plurality of television receivers such that the grouping of television channels are transmitted using the second transponder; and a television receiver of the plurality of television receivers, configured to:

determine a combination of television channels selected by a user to be recorded concurrently cannot be recorded due to the television channel being reassigned from the first transponder to the second transponder by the television service provider system; and

transmit an indication of a recording failure to the television service provider system based on determining the combination of television channels selected to be concurrently recorded at the television receiver cannot occur due to the television channel being reassigned to the second transponder from the first transponder.

2. The system for grouping multiple television channels for recording of claim 1 , wherein the processor-readable instructions, when executed, further cause the one or more processors to:

create a table that indicates the television channel is assigned to the second transponder for transmission.

3. The system for grouping multiple television channels for recording of claim 2 , wherein the processor-readable instructions, when executed, further cause the one or more processors to:

cause the table to be transmitted to each television receiver of the plurality of television receivers; and

cause the television channel to be transmitted to the plurality of television receivers using the second transponder.

4. The system for grouping multiple television channels for recording of claim 2 , wherein the processor-readable instructions that, when executed, cause the one or more processors to reassign the television channel from the first transponder to the second transponder comprise processor-readable instructions, when executed, cause the one or more processors to:

cause the television channel to be simulcast using the first transponder and the second transponder for at least a period of time.

5. The system for grouping multiple television channels for recording of claim 3 , wherein the first transponder and the second transponder are on one or more satellites.

6. The system for grouping multiple television channels for recording of claim 1 , the television receiver is further configured to:

output for presentation an electronic programming guide (EPG) that indicates the grouping of television channels transmitted by the television service provider via the second transponder.

7. The system for grouping multiple television channels for recording of claim 1 , wherein the television receiver being configured to determine the combination of television channels selected to be recorded concurrently cannot be recorded due to the television channel being reassigned from the first transponder to the second transponder comprises the television receiver being configured to:

determine an available number of tuners is less than a number of transponders to which tuning is concurrently required for the combination of television channels to be recorded.

8. A method for grouping multiple television channels for recording, comprising:

receiving, by a television service provider system, from a plurality of television receivers, television channel usage data indicative of television channels being received by the plurality of television receivers, wherein

the television channel usage data comprises usage data for television channels being transmitted using a plurality of transponders;

analyzing, by the television service provider system, the television channel usage data to determine a grouping of television channels;

based on analyzing the television channel usage data, reassigning a television channel from a first transponder to a second transponder for transmission to the plurality of television receivers such that the grouping of television channels are transmitted using the second transponder;

determining, by a television receiver of the plurality of television receivers, a combination of television channels selected by a user to be recorded concurrently cannot be recorded due to the television channel being reassigned from the first transponder to the second transponder by the television service provider system; and

transmitting, by the television receiver, an indication of a recording failure to the television service provider system based on determining the combination of television channels selected to be concurrently recorded at the television receiver cannot occur due to the television channel being reassigned to the second transponder from the first transponder.

9. The method for grouping multiple television channels for recording of claim 8 , further comprising:

creating, by the television service provider system, a database that indicates the television channel is assigned to the second transponder for transmission.

10. The method for grouping multiple television channels for recording of claim 9 , further comprising:

transmitting, by the television service provider system, the database to each television receiver of the plurality of television receivers; and

transmitting, by the television service provider system, the television channel to the plurality of television receivers using the second transponder.

11. The method for grouping multiple television channels for recording of claim 9 , wherein reassigning the television channel from the first transponder to the second transponder comprises simulcasting the television channel using the first transponder and the second transponder for at least a period of time.

12. The method for grouping multiple television channels for recording of claim 10 , wherein the first transponder and the second transponder are on one or more satellites.

13. The method for grouping multiple television channels for recording of claim 8 , further comprising:

presenting, by the television receiver of the plurality of television receivers, an electronic programming guide (EPG) that indicates the grouping of television channels transmitted by the television service provider via the second transponder.

14. The method for grouping multiple television channels for recording of claim 9 , wherein determining the combination of television channels selected to be recorded concurrently cannot be recorded due to the television channel being reassigned from the first transponder to the second transponder is based on:

determining, by the television receiver, an available number of tuners is less than a number of transponders to which tuning is concurrently required for the combination of television channels to be recorded.

15. A non-transitory processor-readable medium for grouping multiple television channels for recording, comprising processor-readable instructions configured to cause one or more processors to:

receive from a plurality of television receivers, television channel usage data indicative of television channels being received by the plurality of television receivers, wherein

the television channel usage data comprises usage data for television channels being transmitted using a plurality of transponders;

analyze the television channel usage data to determine a grouping of television channels;

based on analyzing the television channel usage data, reassign a television channel from a first transponder to a second transponder for transmission to the plurality of television receivers such that the grouping of television channels are transmitted using the second transponder; and

receive an indication of a recording failure based on a television receiver determining a combination of television channels selected to be concurrently recorded at the television receiver cannot occur due to the television channel being reassigned to the second transponder from the first transponder.

16. The non-transitory processor-readable medium for grouping multiple television channels for recording of claim 15 , wherein the processor-readable instructions, when executed, further cause the one or more processors to:

create a table that indicates the television channel is assigned to the second transponder for transmission.