Causing display of user-selectable content types
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. An apparatus comprising:
one or more processors; and
memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the apparatus to:
cause 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 apparatus 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 apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the blending of user-selectable content for the content category comprises linear content and non-linear content.
4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the linear content comprises content that is scheduled to be transmitted at particular times, and wherein the non-linear content comprises on-demand content.
5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the content category comprises a sports category.
6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the content category comprises a movie category.
7. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the apparatus to:
combine 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. One or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing instructions that, when executed, cause an apparatus to:
cause 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.
9. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media 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 one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 8 , wherein the blending of user-selectable content for the content category comprises linear content and non-linear content.
11. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 8 , wherein the linear content comprises content that is scheduled to be transmitted at particular times, and wherein the non-linear content comprises on-demand content.
12. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 8 , wherein the content category comprises a sports category.
13. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 8 , wherein the content category comprises a movie category.
14. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 8 , wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the apparatus to:
combine 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 system comprising:
one or more content data stores that comprise linear content, non-linear content, and managed content; and
an apparatus comprising:
one or more processors; and
memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the apparatus to:
cause 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 the linear content, the non-linear content, or the 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 system 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 system of claim 15 , wherein the blending of user-selectable content for the content category comprises linear content and non-linear content.
18. The system of claim 15 , wherein the linear content comprises content that is scheduled to be transmitted at particular times, and wherein the non-linear content comprises on-demand content.
19. The system of claim 15 , wherein the content category comprises a sports category.
20. The system of claim 15 , wherein the content category comprises a movie category.