Methods, systems, and media for providing media guidance with media content from alternate sources

Abstract

In accordance with some embodiments of the disclosed subject matter, mechanisms for providing media guidance with media content from alternate sources are provided. In some embodiments, a method for providing media guidance with a plurality of media sources is provided, the method comprising: storing a plurality of media content listings corresponding to a plurality of media content items, wherein each of the plurality of media content items is provided by a content source; determining a subset of the plurality of media content listings for presenting to a user; determining, for each media content listing in the subset of the plurality of media content listings, whether an alternate source for providing a media content item corresponding to a media content listing is available, wherein the alternate source is different from the content source; and causing a subset of the plurality of media content listings to be presented to the user, wherein a selectable alternate source indicator is presented within the corresponding media content listing in response to determining that the media content item is available from the alternate source.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method for providing media guidance with a plurality of sources, the method comprising:
 receiving, using a hardware processor, media content information corresponding to a plurality of media content items available for playback from at least one of a plurality of content sources;   determining, without user intervention, for a media content item of the plurality of media content items, an availability of the media content item from an alternate source of media content that is different than the plurality of content sources;   causing the media content information from at least a portion of the plurality of media content items to be presented and, for the media content item that is available from the alternate source of media content, an alternate source indicator with the corresponding media content information to be presented; and   causing the media content item to be presented in response to receiving a selection of the alternate source indicator.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one content source is a broadcast television source and the alternate source is an over-the-top content source. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the media content information is presented as a program listings grid having one or more rows of media content listings. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the media content information is presented as a list of search results responsive to a search query. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 accessing a recommendation list having at least a first alternate source and a second alternate source;   determining whether the media content item is available from the first alternate source;   determining whether the media content item is available from the second alternate source in response to determining that the media content item is unavailable from the first alternate source; and   presenting the alternate source indicator in response to determining that the media content item is available from the second alternate source, wherein the second alternate source is assigned to the media content item.   
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5 , further comprising inhibiting additional alternate sources from being searched for the media content item in response to determining that the media content item is available from the second alternate source. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 obtaining user information associated with the alternate source; and   retrieving the media content item from the alternate source using the user information in response to receiving the user selection of the alternate source indicator.   
     
     
         8 . A system for providing media guidance with a plurality of sources, the system comprising:
 a hardware processor that is configured to:
 receive media content information corresponding to a plurality of media content items available for playback from at least one of a plurality of content sources; 
 determine, without user intervention, for a media content item of the plurality of media content items, an availability of the media content item from an alternate source of media content that is different than the plurality of content sources; 
 cause the media content information from at least a portion of the plurality of media content items to be presented and, for the media content item that is available from the alternate source of media content, an alternate source indicator with the corresponding media content information to be presented; and 
 cause the media content item to be presented in response to receiving a selection of the alternate source indicator. 
   
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein the at least one content source is a broadcast television source and the alternate source is an over-the-top content source. 
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein the media content information is presented as a program listings grid having one or more rows of media content listings. 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein the media content information is presented as a list of search results responsive to a search query. 
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein the hardware processor is further configured to:
 access a recommendation list having at least a first alternate source and a second alternate source;   determine whether the media content item is available from the first alternate source;   determine whether the media content item is available from the second alternate source in response to determining that the media content item is unavailable from the first alternate source; and   present the alternate source indicator in response to determining that the media content item is available from the second alternate source, wherein the second alternate source is assigned to the media content item.   
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 5 , wherein the hardware processor is further configured to inhibit additional alternate sources from being searched for the media content item in response to determining that the media content item is available from the second alternate source. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein the hardware processor is further configured to:
 obtain user information associated with the alternate source; and   retrieve the media content item from the alternate source using the user information in response to receiving the user selection of the alternate source indicator.   
     
     
         15 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method for providing media guidance with a plurality of sources, the method comprising:
 receiving media content information corresponding to a plurality of media content items available for playback from at least one of a plurality of content sources;   determining, without user intervention, for a media content item of the plurality of media content items, an availability of the media content item from an alternate source of media content that is different than the plurality of content sources;   causing the media content information from at least a portion of the plurality of media content items to be presented and, for the media content item that is available from the alternate source of media content, an alternate source indicator with the corresponding media content information to be presented; and   causing the media content item to be presented in response to receiving a selection of the alternate source indicator.   
     
     
         16 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 15 , wherein the at least one content source is a broadcast television source and the alternate source is an over-the-top content source. 
     
     
         17 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 15 , wherein the media content information is presented as a program listings grid having one or more rows of media content listings. 
     
     
         18 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 15 , wherein the media content information is presented as a list of search results responsive to a search query. 
     
     
         19 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 15 , wherein the method further comprises:
 accessing a recommendation list having at least a first alternate source and a second alternate source;   determining whether the media content item is available from the first alternate source;   determining whether the media content item is available from the second alternate source in response to determining that the media content item is unavailable from the first alternate source; and   presenting the alternate source indicator in response to determining that the media content item is available from the second alternate source, wherein the second alternate source is assigned to the media content item.   
     
     
         20 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 19 , wherein the method further comprises inhibiting additional alternate sources from being searched for the media content item in response to determining that the media content item is available from the second alternate source. 
     
     
         21 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 15 , wherein the method further comprises:
 obtaining user information associated with the alternate source; and   retrieving the media content item from the alternate source using the user information in response to receiving the user selection of the alternate source indicator.