Tune media player for broadcast and broadband services

A method, comprising:

• in an electronic device:
• receiving media content for playback on a media player, wherein
• the received media content is selected and tuned on the electronic device;
• 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 a reported bit rate of the media player to a first value higher than the second bit rate of the OTT media stream, based on the first bit rate being lower than the second bit rate;
• controlling the media player to playback the second media content, based on the reported bit rate set to the first value;
• monitoring that the electronic device is tuned for OTA playback, based on the first bit rate being higher than the second bit rate;
• setting the reported bit rate of the media player to a second value higher than the first bit rate of the OTA media stream, based on the monitoring that the electronic device is tuned for the OTA playback;
• and
• controlling the media player to playback the first media content, based on the reported bit rate set to the second 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, wherein the received media content is selected and tuned on the electronic device;
• 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 a reported bit rate of the media player to a first value higher than the second bit rate of the OTT media stream, based on the first bit rate being lower than the second bit rate;
• controlling the media player to playback the second media content, based on the reported bit rate set to the first value;
• monitoring that the electronic device is tuned for OTA playback, based on the first bit rate being higher than the second bit rate;
• setting the reported bit rate of the media player to a second value higher than the first bit rate of the OTA media stream, based on the monitoring that the electronic device is tuned for the OTA playback;
• and
• controlling the media player to playback the first media content, based on the reported bit rate set to the second value.