Adaptive transition between media contents in content delivery systems

A method, comprising:

• in an electronic device:
• receiving media content for playback on a media player, a reported bit rate of the media player being set to a first determined value;
• determining that the received media content includes first media content over an Over-The-Air (OTA) media stream and second media content over an Over-The-Top (OTT) media stream;
• comparing a first bit rate of the OTA media stream with a second bit rate of the OTT media stream, based on the determination that the received media content includes the first media content and the second media content;
• setting the reported bit rate of the media player to a second determined value higher than the second bit rate of the OTT media stream, based on the comparison of the first bit rate and the second bit rate;
• controlling the media player to playback of the second media content, based on the set reported bit rate to the second determined value;
• monitoring the reception of the media content;
• setting the reported bit rate of the media player to a third determined value, based on the monitored reception of the media content;
• and
• controlling the media player to switch playback from the second media content to the first media content, based on the set reported bit rate to the third determined value.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon, computer-executable instructions that when executed by an electronic device, causes the electronic device to execute operations, the operations comprising:

• receiving media content for playback on a media player, a reported bit rate of the media player being set to a first determined value;
• determining that the received media content includes first media content over an Over-The-Air (OTA) media stream and second media content over an Over-The-Top (OTT) media stream;
• comparing a first bit rate of the OTA media stream with a second bit rate of the OTT media stream, based on the determination that the received media content includes the first media content and the second media content;
• setting the reported bit rate of the media player to a second determined value higher than the second bit rate of the OTT media stream, based on the comparison of the first bit rate and the second bit rate;
• controlling the media player to playback of the second media content, based on the setting of the reported bit rate to the second determined value;
• monitoring the reception of the media content;
• setting the reported bit rate of the media player to a third determined value, based on the monitored reception of the media content;
• and
• controlling the media player to switch playback from the second media content to the first media content, based on the set reported bit rate to the third determined value.