A subscriber device for providing video content to be viewed by a subscriber of a video-on-demand system, the video content provided to the subscriber device via a broadband connection and viewed using a hierarchically-arranged interactive electronic program guide, stored on non-volatile computer readable memory operatively connected to the subscriber device, the subscriber device comprising:
- at least one processor;
- and
- a device memory operatively connected to the at least one processor including processor-readable instructions that when executed perform the steps of:
- (a) transmitting, from the subscriber device to a first digital television service provider system associated with a first television provider via the broadband connection, a request for electronic authorization;
- (b) receiving, by the subscriber device from the first digital television service provider system via the broadband connection, an electronic authorization to access privileges associated with a subscriber account of the subscriber;
- (c) transmitting, from the subscriber device to the first digital television service provider system via the broadband connection, a first electronic request to access first video-on-demand electronic media content;
- (d) receiving, by the subscriber device from the first digital television service provider system via the broadband connection, first individualized electronic program guide data for populating a first set of one or more templates associated with a first individualized electronic program guide,
- wherein the first individualized electronic program guide data is generated at the first digital television service provider system in real time by:
- (i) accessing, from one or more non-transitory processor readable memory devices operatively connected to the first digital television service provider system, electronic viewing data for the subscriber;
- and
- (ii) generating the first individualized electronic program guide data for video-on-demand electronic media content based at least in part on:
- (1) the electronic viewing data for the subscriber, and
- (2) video-on-demand metadata,
- wherein the electronic viewing data for the subscriber is generated, by the first digital television service provider system, based on information associated with the subscriber device and information associated with an internet-connected subscriber device,
- wherein the video-on-demand electronic media content is obtained from a video-on-demand content delivery system of the first digital television service provider system associated with the first digital television service provider that has obtained the video-on-demand electronic media content and respective video-on-demand metadata associated with the video-on-demand electronic media content, the respective video-on-demand metadata comprising respective title data and respective category data;
- (e) transmitting, from the subscriber device to the first digital television service provider system via the broadband connection, a first video-on-demand media request for the first video-on-demand electronic media content,
- wherein the electronic viewing data is updated, by the first digital television service provider system, based on information associated with the first video-on-demand media request to generate updated electronic viewing data;
- and
- (f) receiving, by the subscriber device from the first digital television service provider system via the broadband connection, the first video-on-demand electronic media content identified in the first video-on-demand media request for display on a first display associated with the subscriber device.