Video steaming control

A method comprising:

• capturing, by a processing system having a processor, a first identification of a first datastream being displayed on a display device;
• sending, by the processing system, the first identification to a media server in communication with the display device;
• receiving, by the processing system from the media server, a listing of media services to which a user of the processing system has subscribed, the listing being based on a location of the display device;
• sending, by the processing system to the media server, a selection of a selected media service from listing, wherein receipt of the selection at the media server causes the media server to stream the selected media service on the first datastream to the display device;
• and
• controlling, by the processing system, the first datastream.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, comprising computer instructions, which, responsive to being executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

• sending a datastream to a display device, the datastream including both a first sub-stream and a first identification that identifies the datastream;
• responsive to receiving, from equipment of a first user, the first identification, determining a location of the display device and associating the first sub-stream with the first user;
• accessing first account information of the first user, wherein the first account information lists media services to which the first user has subscribed;
• sending to the equipment of the first user, a listing of the media services to which the first user has subscribed, wherein the listing is based on a location of the display device;
• responsive to receiving, from the equipment of the first user, a selection of a selected media service, streaming the selected media service to the display device over the first sub-stream;
• monitoring a location of the equipment of the first user;
• and
• controlling the first sub-stream according to input received from the equipment of the first user while the equipment of the first user remains within a distance threshold of the location of the display device.