Media content provision in a computer network

A server system for providing a media content in a computer network, comprising:

• a computer processor, and
• a non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions operable, when executed by the computer processor, to cause the computer processor to perform a method including:
• a) obtaining a user identification, UID, of a user registered with a partner of a media content provider, and a content identification, CID, of a media content offered by the media content provider;
• b) generating a first token associated with the obtained UID and CID;
• c) storing the first token in a data storage;
• d) providing a reference to a web resource to at least one of the user or to the partner, the reference including a second token equal to, or at least associated with, the first token;
• e) receiving a first request from the user to access the web resource, the first request including the second token;
• f) providing the web resource to the user, the web resource identifying a network location and including a third token equal to, or at least associated with, at least one of the first token or the second token;
• g) receiving a second request from the user to access the network location, the second request including the third token;
• h) confirming, based at least on a comparison of the third token with the first token stored in the data storage, whether the user is allowed an access to at least part of the media content and
• i) if confirming in step h) that the user is allowed the access, providing at least part of the media content to the user;
• wherein the method further comprises obtaining, before step h), an indication from the partner on whether the user is allowed the access and invalidating or removing the first token in/from the data storage if it is indicated that the user is not allowed the access.

A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions operable, when executed by a computer processor, to perform a method comprising:

• a) obtaining a user identification, UID, of a user registered with a partner of a media content provider, and a content identification, CID, of a media content offered by the media content provider;
• b) generating a first token associated with the obtained UID and CID;
• c) storing the first token in a data storage;
• d) providing a reference to a web resource to at least one of the user or to the partner, the reference including a second token equal to, or at least associated with, the first token;
• e) receiving a first request from the user to access the web resource, the first request including the second token;
• f) providing the web resource to the user, the web resource identifying a network location and including a third token equal to, or at least associated with, at least one of the first token or the second token;
• g) receiving a second request from the user to access the network location, the second request including the third token;
• h) confirming, based at least on a comparison of the third token with the first token stored in the data storage, whether the user is allowed an access to at least part of the media content and
• i) if confirming in step h) that the user is allowed the access, providing at least part of the media content to the user;
• wherein the method further comprises obtaining, before step h), an indication from the partner on whether the user is allowed the access and invalidating or removing the first token in/from the data storage if it is indicated that the user is not allowed the access.