Data stream management

A computer program product comprising:

• one or more computer-readable storage media and program instructions stored on the one or more computer-readable storage media capable of performing a method, the method comprising:
• receiving a new request for content from a server provider;
• responsive to determining there is an existing request associated with an existing data stream for the content from the server provider, blocking the new request for the content from a service provider;
• receiving the existing data stream from the service provider for the content via an external network;
• performing a stream computation for the existing data stream to provide a first data stream for the existing request for the content and a second data stream for the new request for the content;
• and
• sending the first data stream for the existing request for the content to a first client device and the second data stream for the new request for the content to a second client device, via a local network.

A computer system comprising:

• one or more computer-readable storage media and program instructions stored on the one or more computer-readable storage media capable of performing a method, the method comprising:
• receiving a new request for content from a server provider;
• responsive to determining there is an existing request associated with an existing data stream for the content from the server provider, blocking the new request for the content from a service provider;
• receiving the existing data stream from the service provider for the content via an external network;
• performing a stream computation for the existing data stream to provide a first data stream for the existing request for the content and a second data stream for the new request for the content;
• and
• sending the first data stream for the existing request for the content to a first client device and the second data stream for the new request for the content to a second client device, via a local network.