Method and system for remote television replay control

A method, comprising:

• receiving, by a processing system comprising a processor, application program interface function calls from a web-server;
• generating, by the processing system, a portal having access to and in communication with the processing system and a client device;
• instructing, by the processing system, the portal to provide the application program interface function calls to the client device;
• retrieving, by the processing system, information pertaining to the client device, wherein the information comprises electronic program guide information received from a third-party online service;
• providing, by the processing system, the information to the portal to be stored therein;
• instructing, by the processing system, the portal to create a presentation according to the information, wherein a format of the presentation is based on a client application operating on the client device, and wherein the information is arranged according to a format of the third-party online service;
• instructing, by the processing system, the portal to forward the presentation to the client application, wherein the client device displays the presentation through the client application;
• receiving, by the processing system, an indication of interest in the presentation from the client application based on a frequency at which the client device accesses an item of the information within the presentation from the portal;
• and
• instructing, by the processing system, the portal to cache the information regarding the item based on the frequency.

A non-transitory, machine-readable storage medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processing system including a processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:

• instantiating a portal to receive general information from an online service;
• instructing the portal to receive specific information that is related to a media processor, wherein the specific information comprises electronic program guide information received from a third-party online service;
• instructing the portal to store the general information and the specific information;
• receiving an application program interface function call from a web server;
• responsive to receiving the application program interface function call:
• instructing the portal to retrieve the general information and the specific information as retrieved data;
• instructing the portal to assemble the retrieved data into a flexible data format particular to the web server;
• instructing the portal to create a presentation from the flexible data format configured for a graphical user interface of the media processor, wherein the portal transmits the presentation to the media processor, and wherein the media processor provides an indication of interest in an item from the presentation based on a frequency at which the media processor accesses the item from within the presentation from the portal;
• and
• instructing the portal to cache the retrieved data including the item based on the frequency.