Method to insert program boundaries in linear video for adaptive bitrate streaming

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

• obtaining a manifest file for an adaptive bitrate media stream of media content, wherein the manifest file comprises:
• a uniform resource identifier identifying a chunk of the media content, a program change indicator identifying a program boundary between a first program and a second program within the chunk, and track information indicating durations of fragments of the chunk;
• receiving the chunk from a content delivery network, wherein the receiving the chunk is responsive to a request that is based on an available bandwidth associated with downloading data from the content delivery network;
• identifying the program boundary within the chunk based on detecting the program change indicator for the chunk;
• and
• displaying the chunk of the media content.

A method comprising:

• obtaining, by a processing system including a processor, a manifest file for an adaptive bitrate media stream of media content, wherein the manifest file comprises:
• a uniform resource identifier identifying a chunk of the media content, a program change indicator identifying a program boundary between a first program and a second program within the chunk, and track information indicating durations of fragments of the chunk;
• receiving, by the processing system, the chunk from a content delivery network, wherein the receiving the chunk is responsive to a request that is based on an available bandwidth associated with downloading data from the content delivery network;
• identifying, by the processing system, the program boundary within the chunk based on detecting the program change indicator for the chunk;
• and
• displaying, by the processing system, the chunk of the media content.