Methods and systems for alerting users regarding availability of unconsumed content

1. A method for alerting users regarding availability of unconsumed content, the method comprising:

generating for display a media asset on a first device;

estimating using processing circuitry, based on a user's viewing progress, a completion date on which a user will complete viewing the media asset;

determining whether the completion date falls within a time period during which the media asset is available to the user; and

in response to the determining that the completion date falls outside the time period;

retrieving access authorization data for a user profile associated with the user's viewing progress;

determining, based on the access authorization data, that unconsumed content remaining in the media asset is authorized for consumption on a second device distinct from the first device; and

in response to the determining that the unconsumed content remaining in the media asset is authorized for consumption on the second device, generating for display an indication that a portion of the media asset corresponding to the unconsumed content remaining in the media asset is available for download to the second device.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the media asset is a series comprising a plurality of episodes;

estimating the completion date comprises determining a portion of the series consumed by the user during a single viewing session and determining a number of viewing sessions required to consume all remaining portions of the series.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein:

estimating the completion date further comprises determining a frequency at which the user conducts the viewing sessions; and

the completion date is estimated based on a current date and the determined frequency.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

estimating the date of completion comprises dividing the amount of unconsumed content by a rate at which the user views the media asset.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the media asset is a series of media content; and

estimating the date of completion comprises:

determining a length of the series of media content;

determining an amount of time required to consume the entire series of media content based on a rate at which the user consumes the series of media content and the length of the series of media content;

adding the determined amount of time to a current date.

6. The method of claim 2 , wherein an end of the time period corresponds to a date associated with release of new media content in the series.

7. The method of claim 3 , wherein an end of the time period corresponds to a date associated with release of new media content in the series.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

in response to a user selection to download the unconsumed content, creating a new media asset corresponding to the unconsumed content remaining in the media asset for download.

9. A system for alerting users regarding availability of unconsumed content, the system comprising:

input/output circuitry; and

processing circuitry configured to:

cause to generate for display a media asset;

estimate, based on a user's viewing progress, a completion date on which a user will complete viewing the media asset;

determine whether the completion date falls within a time period during which the media asset is available to the user; and

in response to the determining that the completion date falls outside the time period;

retrieve access authorization data for a user profile associated with the user's viewing progress;

determine, based on the access authorization data, that unconsumed content remaining in the media asset is authorized for consumption on a second device distinct from the first device; and

in response to the determining that the unconsumed content remaining in the media asset is authorized for consumption on the second device, generate for display to a first device an indication that a portion of the media asset, corresponding to the unconsumed content remaining in the media asset, is available for download to a second device.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the media asset is a series comprising a plurality of episodes, and the processing circuitry is further configured to estimate the completion date by determining a portion of the series of media content consumed by the user during a single viewing session and determine a number of viewing sessions required to consume all remaining portions of the series of media content.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to estimate the completion date based on a current date and a frequency at which the user conducts the viewing sessions.

12. The system of claim 9 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to estimate the date of completion by dividing an amount of the unconsumed media content by a rate at which the user views the media content.

13. The system of claim 9 , wherein the media asset is a series of media content; and the processing circuitry is further configured to estimate the date of completion by:

determining a length of the series of media content;

determining an amount of time required to consume the entire series of media content based on a rate at which the user consumes the series of media content and the length of the series of media content; and

adding the determined amount of time to a current date.

14. The system of claim 10 , wherein an end of the time period corresponds to a date associated with release of new media content in the series.

15. The system of claim 9 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:

in response to a user selection to download the unconsumed content, create a new media asset corresponding to the unconsumed content remaining in the media asset for download.

16. The method of claim 1 , wherein the unconsumed content remaining in the media asset is authorized for consumption one time or a specified number of times on the second device.