Systems and methods for enabling the improved delivery of live content items to a plurality of computing devices

A system comprising:

• input/output circuitry configured to:
• receive, via an application running on a computing device, a live content item via a first transmission scheme, wherein the first transmission scheme is an over-the-top transmission scheme;
• and
• processing circuitry configured to:
• generate, for output via the application, the live content item received via the first transmission scheme;
• identify that the live content item is available via a second transmission scheme from a source other than the first transmission scheme;
• wherein the input/output circuitry is further configured to:
• receive at least a portion of the live content item via the second transmission scheme;
• wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:
• based at least in part on the receiving the at least a portion of the live content item via the second transmission scheme, store the at least a portion of the live content item received via the second transmission scheme at a buffer;
• establish synchronization data of a mapping of portions of the live content item received via the first transmission scheme and the at least a portion of the live content item buffered in the buffer;
• wherein the input/output circuitry is further configured to:
• receive a trick play request for a portion of the live content item being received via the first transmission scheme;
• wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:
• update the synchronization data based on the trick play request to maintain the mapping;
• identify a reduction in quality of the first transmission scheme;
• and
• based at least in part on the reduction in quality, switch to generate, for output, at least a portion of the buffer storing the at least a portion of the live content item received via the second transmission scheme, wherein a play position at the buffer is selected based on the mapping.