Methods and apparatus to provide messages to television users

A tangible machine readable storage device comprising instructions that, when executed, cause a processor to at least:

• determine an identifier associated with a consumer electronics device from which a request has been received, the request for messaging information stored with at least one of a first message provider or a second message provider;
• query a database to determine first and second account identifiers associated with the identifier of the consumer electronics device;
• when the messaging information is stored with the first message provider, send a first command to cause the first message provider to forward the messaging information associated with the first message account identifier;
• when the messaging information is stored with the second message provider, send a second command to cause the second message provider to forward the messaging information associated with the second message account identifier;
• and
• send the messaging information received from at least one of the first message provider or the second message provider to the consumer electronics device.

A method, comprising:

• determining, by executing an instruction with a processor, an identifier associated with a consumer electronics device from which a request has been received;
• querying, by executing an instruction with the processor, a database to determine first and second account identifiers associated with the identifier of the consumer electronics device;
• when the request is for messaging information stored with a first message provider, sending, from the processor, a first command to cause the first message provider to forward the messaging information associated with the first message account identifier;
• when the request is for messaging information stored with a second message provider, sending, from the processor, a second command to cause the second message provider to forward the messaging information associated with the second message account identifier;
• and
• sending, from the processor, the messaging information received from at least one of the first message provider and the second message provider to the consumer electronics device.