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1. A method, comprising:
outputting, by a television receiver for display by a presentation device, an electronic programming guide for selection of programming from a television provider; detecting, by the television receiver, a command to define a timer to record particular programming at a time of broadcast of the particular programming by the television provider; outputting, within the electronic programming guide, an interactive interface that provides an activation indicator for activating access to subscription-based network-accessible programming sources different from the television provider; receiving input corresponding to selection of the activation indicator, thereby enabling access by the television receiver to subscription-based network-accessible programming sources different from the television provider; in response to enabling access by the television receiver to subscription-based network-accessible programming sources different from the television provider, querying local and non-local resources to identify a plurality of subscription-based options for access to the particular programming, wherein the plurality of subscription-based options identified includes a first option corresponding to a first network-accessible source for the particular programming, different from the television provider, for which an active subscription exists, and wherein the plurality of subscription-based options identified includes a second option corresponding to a second network-accessible source for the particular programming, different from the television provider, for which no active subscription exists; outputting, by the television receiver within the interactive interface within the electronic programming guide, the plurality of subscription-based options for access to the particular programming from network-accessible sources other than the television provider including the first option providing a first identifier of the first network-accessible source and the second option providing a second identifier of the second network-accessible source, wherein the second option identifies subscription terms for access to the particular programming from the second network-accessible source; receiving input corresponding to selection of the first option or the second option; receiving additional input corresponding to selection of a particular indicator to decline access to the particular programming from any source other than the television provider; identifying an amount of storage space sufficient for storing the particular programming; displaying, within the interactive interface, an indicator of the amount; determining that unused storage space of a persistent storage medium is insufficient for storing the particular programming; displaying, within the interactive interface, a list identifying recorded content and indicators of storage space freed upon deletion of the recorded content; receiving further input corresponding to selection of a particular recorded content for deletion; deleting the particular recorded content from the persistent storage medium, thereby increasing the unused storage space; determining that unused storage space of the persistent storage medium is sufficient for storing the particular programming; receiving the particular programming at the time of broadcast of the particular programming by the television provider; storing the particular programming to the persistent storage medium at the time of broadcast of the particular programming by the television provider for subsequent access therefrom; and outputting the particular programming for display by the presentation device. |
