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1. A method comprising:
identifying, by a device, that a resource conflict exists pertaining to tuners that tune to programs; notifying, by the device, a user that the resource conflict exists; receiving, by the device, a request to release a tuner; releasing, by the device, the tuner in response to the request; storing tuner release information that includes information pertaining to a user for which the tuner was released, a date and time the tuner was released, and a program associated with the tuner that was released; determining, by the device, whether a program offer is to be made in response to the releasing; providing, by the device, the program offer in response to determining that the program offer is to be made, wherein the program offer includes at least one program that does not use the tuners; and using the tuner release information to select a user for requesting a release of a tuner in response to a subsequent resource conflict. |
