System and method for construction, delivery and display of iTV applications that blend programming information of on-demand and broadcast service offerings
A user interface allows for blending of television program choices from which a viewer may select, the blending representing options for linear and non-linear programming presented together within a single hierarchy of a designated category. The blending may further include managed content relevant to the designated category, where desired. Such designated categories may include television programming categories and/or content categories. The options for linear and non-linear programming may be presented together within a single screen of the user interface.
1. A method, comprising:
causing, by a computing device, display of a blending of user-selectable content for a content category in at least two levels of a hierarchy of levels, the blending of user-selectable content for the content category comprising at least two of linear content, non-linear content or managed content, the at least two of the linear content, the non-linear content or the managed content being presented together within the at least two levels.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein at least one level of the at least two levels of the hierarchy of levels is for a sub-category of the content category.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the blending of user-selectable content for the content category comprises linear content and non-linear content.
4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the linear content comprises programming that is scheduled to be transmitted at particular times, and wherein the non-linear content comprises on-demand programming.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the content category comprises a sports category.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the content category comprises a movie category.
7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
combining data describing the at least two of the linear content, the non-linear content or the managed content to produce the blending of user-selectable content for the content category.
8. A method, comprising:
receiving a request for an application; and
responsive to the request, transmitting, by one or more computing devices, the application, the application providing a blending of user-selectable content for a content category in at least two levels of a hierarchy of levels, the blending of user-selectable content for the content category comprising at least two of linear content, non-linear content or managed content, the at least two of the linear content, the non-linear content or the managed content being presented together within the at least two levels.
9. The method of claim 8 , wherein at least one level of the at least two levels of the hierarchy of levels is for a sub-category of the content category.
10. The method of claim 8 , wherein the blending of user-selectable content for the content category comprises linear content and non-linear content.
11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the linear content comprises programming that is scheduled to be transmitted at particular times, and wherein the non-linear content comprises on-demand programming.
12. The method of claim 8 , wherein the content category comprises a sports category.
13. The method of claim 8 , wherein the content category comprises a movie category.
14. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
combining data describing the at least two of the linear content, the non-linear content or the managed content to produce the blending of user-selectable content for the content category.
15. A method, comprising:
providing, by one or more computing devices, a blending of user-selectable content for a content category in at least two levels of a hierarchy of levels, the blending of user-selectable content for the content category comprising at least two of linear content, non-linear content or managed content, the at least two of the linear content, the non-linear content or the managed content being presented together within the at least two levels.
16. The method of claim 15 , wherein at least one level of the at least two levels of the hierarchy of levels is for a sub-category of the content category.
17. The method of claim 15 , wherein the blending of user-selectable content for the content category comprises linear content and non-linear content.
18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the linear content comprises programming that is scheduled to be transmitted at particular times, and wherein the non-linear content comprises on-demand programming.
19. The method of claim 15 , wherein the content category comprises a sports category.
20. The method of claim 15 , wherein the content category comprises a movie category.