Method and system for content selection, delivery and payment

A network management entity comprising:

• a memory configured to store a plurality of entries, each respective entry of the plurality of entries corresponding to a respective content type of a plurality of content types of content associated with a content provider, each respective entry indicating one or more parameters associated with the respective content type;
• at least one processor configured to:
• provide, to an endpoint device of a plurality of endpoint devices, information corresponding to a plurality of parameters related to content, the content having a particular content type of the plurality of content types, and the content being available from the content provider;
• receive from the endpoint device, a selection of one or more parameters of the plurality of parameters, the selected one or more parameters related to the content having the particular content type of the plurality of content types that is to be accessed by the endpoint device from the content provider;
• determine, based on the one or more parameters, configuration information for the particular content type of the plurality of content types for the content to be accessed by the endpoint device from the content provider;
• and
• communicate the determined configuration information for the particular content type of the plurality of content types to the endpoint device.

A method performed by a network management entity of a service provider, the method comprising:

• providing, to an endpoint device of a plurality of endpoint devices, information corresponding to a plurality of parameters related to content available from a content provider, the content having a particular content type of a plurality of content types;
• receiving, from the endpoint device, a selection of one or more parameters of the plurality of parameters, the selected one or more parameters related to the content having the particular content type of the plurality of content types that is to be accessed by the endpoint device from the content provider;
• determining, based on the one or more parameters, configuration information for the particular content type of the plurality of content types for the content to be accessed by the endpoint device from the content provider;
• and
• communicating the determined configuration information for the particular content type of the plurality of content types to the endpoint device for accessing the content from the content provider.