System and method for managing dynamic pricing of media content through blockchain

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

• providing an offer to view a media asset at a first price to a single user, the media asset including a single content item, the single content item being one of a movie or a television program;
• receiving a request to view the media asset;
• streaming the media asset to the single user based on the receiving of the request;
• recording a consumption transaction in a blockchain, wherein the consumption transaction identifies:
• the single user, the media asset streamed, a first type of device of the single user corresponding to a mobile device that obtains a first portion of the single content item during a first viewing period via a first network including a cellular network, and a second type of device of the single user corresponding to a smart television set that obtains a second portion of the single content item during a second viewing period via a second network including the Internet, wherein the first portion is different from the second portion and the first viewing period is different from the second viewing period;
• and
• generating a charge based on the consumption transaction, wherein the charge includes a first charge at a first rate that is based on the first type of device that the single user uses to view the first portion of the single content item during the first viewing period via the first network and a second charge at a second rate that is based on the second type of device that the single user uses to view the second portion of the single content item during the second viewing period via the second network, and wherein the second rate is different from the first rate.

A method, comprising:

• receiving, by a processing system including a processor, a pricing policy for streaming a media asset to a single user, the media asset including a single content item, the single content item being one of a movie or a television program;
• recording, by the processing system, the pricing policy into a blockchain, wherein the pricing policy is used by a billing system to charge the single user for streaming the media asset;
• recording a consumption transaction in the blockchain, wherein the consumption transaction identifies:
• the single user, the media asset, a first network corresponding to a cellular network that is used to stream a first portion of the single content item to a first type of device of the single user during a first viewing period, and a second network corresponding to the Internet that is used to stream a second portion of the single content item to a second type of device of the single user during a second viewing period, wherein the first portion is different from the second portion, the first type of device is different from the second type of device, and the first viewing period is different from the second viewing period;
• and
• generating, by the processing system, a charge based on the pricing policy and the consumption transaction, wherein the charge includes a first charge at a first rate that is based on the use of the first network to stream the first portion of the single content item during the first viewing period to the first type of device of the single user and a second charge at a second rate that is based on the use of the second network to stream the second portion of the single content item during the second viewing period to the second type of device of the single user, and wherein the second rate is different from the first rate.