Systems and methods for presenting media program accessibility information in a media program browse view

1. A method comprising:

providing, by a media service provider system for display in a media program browse view on a display screen, a cover art image object representing a media program within a grid of cover art image objects representing a plurality of media programs accessible through a media program distribution service;

determining, by the media service provider system, a media distribution model by way of which the media program represented by the cover art image object is accessible through the media program distribution service;

providing, by the media service provider system and for display in the media program browse view together with the cover art image object, an accessibility indicator that indicates the media distribution model by way of which the media program is accessible and that is at least partially overlaid over the cover art image object;

providing, by the media service provider system for display in an additional media program browse view on the display screen, the cover art image object representing the media program within an additional grid of cover art image objects representing an additional plurality of media programs accessible through the media program distribution service;

selecting, by the media service provider system, a status indicator to associate with the cover art image object representing the media program in the additional media program browse view;

providing, by the media service provider system and for display in the additional media program browse view together with the cover art image object, a graphical object representing the selected status indicator; and

providing, by the media service provider system for display in the additional media program browse view together with the additional grid of cover art image objects, a plurality of user-selectable filter options representing a plurality of media distribution models,

wherein the selected status indicator includes a bookmarked status that indicates that the media program has been bookmarked by a user and that follows and is displayed with the cover art image object regardless of which one of the plurality of user-selectable filter options representing the plurality of media distribution models is selected.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

providing, by the media service provider system for display in the media program browse view together with the cover art image object, an additional cover art image object representing an additional media program within the grid of cover art image objects;

determining, by the media service provider system, an additional media distribution model by way of which the additional media program represented by the additional cover art image object is accessible through the media program distribution service; and

providing, by the media service provider system and for display in the media program browse view together with the additional cover art image object, an additional accessibility indicator that indicates the additional media distribution model by way of which the additional media program is accessible.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the additional media distribution model is different from the media distribution model.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the media distribution model comprises a digital media distribution model that utilizes a digital media distribution channel to distribute the media program; and

the accessibility indicator indicates that the media program is accessible through the digital media distribution model.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the accessibility indicator indicates one or more of an option to rent the media program, an option to buy the media program, and an option for subscription access to the media program.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the accessibility indicator includes a textual notification at least partially overlaid over the cover art image object.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the media distribution model comprises a physical media distribution model that utilizes a kiosk-based distribution channel through which physical copies of the media program are distributed; and

the accessibility indicator indicates that the media program is accessible through the kiosk-based distribution channel.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the media programs represented in the grid of cover art image objects are accessible through the media program distribution service by way of a plurality of different media distribution models, the media distribution model included in the plurality of different media distribution models.

9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising providing, by the media service provider system and in a same view on the display screen as the cover art image object, an additional accessibility indicator together with an additional cover art image object representing an additional media program, the additional accessibility indicator indicating an additional media distribution model included in the plurality of different media distribution models.

10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising selecting, by the media service provider system, the accessibility indicator for inclusion in the media program browse view based on one or more media program access factors that include one or more of a user account subscription status, a media program content status, a user device capability, and an available media format of the media program.

11. The method of claim 1 , further comprising providing, by the media service provider system and for display in the media program browse view together with the cover art image object and the accessibility indicator, a progress bar that indicates a progress status of a consumption of the media program by the user.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the accessibility indicator includes an icon overlaid on the cover art image object.

13. The method of claim 1 , embodied as computer-executable instructions on at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium.

14. A method comprising:

providing, by a media service provider system for display in a media program browse view on a display screen, a cover art image object representing a media program within a grid of cover art image objects representing a plurality of media programs accessible through a media program distribution service;

determining, by the media service provider system, a plurality of status indicators for the media program, the plurality of status indicators respectively associated with a plurality of media distribution models by way of which the media program represented by the cover art image object is accessible through the media program distribution service;

selecting, by the media service provider system from the plurality of status indicators, a status indicator to associate with the cover art image object representing the media program;

providing, by the media service provider system and for display in the media program browse view together with the cover art image object, a graphical object representing the selected status indicator and being at least partially overlaid over the cover art image object; and

providing, by the media service provider system for display in the media program browse view together with the grid of cover art image objects, a plurality of user-selectable filter options representing the plurality of media distribution models,

wherein the selected status indicator includes a bookmarked status that indicates that the media program has been bookmarked by a user and that follows and is displayed with the cover art image object regardless of which one of the plurality of user-selectable filter options representing the plurality of media distribution models is selected.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein:

the plurality of media distribution models comprises a digital media distribution model that utilizes a digital media distribution channel to distribute the media program and a physical media distribution model that utilizes a physical media distribution channel to distribute the media program.

16. The method of claim 14 , wherein the plurality of status indicators are associated with a rental status of the media program, the bookmarked status of the media program, a subscription status of the media program, a physical location of a physical copy of the media program, and a time limit associated with accessing the media program.

17. The method of claim 14 , further comprising providing, by the media service provider system and for display in the media program browse view together with the cover art image object and the graphical object representing the selected status indicator, a progress bar that indicates a progress status of a consumption of the media program by the user.

18. The method of claim 14 , wherein the graphical object representing the selected status indicator includes a graphical representation of a ribbon that is displayed together with the cover art image object.

19. The method of claim 14 , embodied as computer-executable instructions on at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium.

20. A system comprising:

a processor; and

a user interface facility that directs the processor to

provide, for display in a graphical user interface, a media program browse view including a grid comprising a plurality of cover art image objects representing a plurality of media programs,

determine a media distribution model by way of which a media program included in the plurality of media programs and represented by a cover art image object included in the plurality of cover art image objects is accessible through a media program distribution service,

provide, for display in the media program browse view together with the cover art image object representing the media program, an accessibility indicator that indicates the media distribution model by way of which the media program is accessible and that is at least partially overlaid over the cover art image object,

provide, for display in an additional media program browse view, the cover art image object representing the media program within an additional grid of cover art image objects representing an additional plurality of media programs accessible through the media program distribution service,

select a status indicator to associate with the cover art image object representing the media program in the additional media program browse view,

provide, for display in the additional media program browse view together with the cover art image object, a graphical object representing the selected status indicator, and

provide, for display in the additional media program browse view together with the additional grid of cover art image objects, a plurality of user-selectable filter options representing a plurality of media distribution models,

wherein the selected status indicator includes a bookmarked status that indicates that the media program has been bookmarked by a user and that follows and is displayed with the cover art image object regardless of which one of the plurality of user-selectable filter options representing the plurality of media distribution models is selected.