Techniques for managing digital media item delivery queues

A method for managing digital media item delivery queues, the method comprising, at a server device:

• initializing a session allocation for a digital media item delivery queue for a user device;
• allocating to the digital media item delivery queue a first digital media item provided to the user device responsive to a request from the user device;
• receiving a negative status indication for authorization for the user device for the first digital media item;
• restricting, responsive to the negative status indication, the session allocation for the digital media item delivery queue for the user device to a limited set of digital media items;
• determining, responsive to a second request for a second digital media item from the user device, whether the second digital media item belongs to the limited set of digital media items;
• providing the second digital media item to the user device when the second digital media item belongs to the limited set of digital media items;
• and
• removing restriction to the limited set of digital media items for the session allocation for the digital media item delivery queue for the user device, when the negative status indication for authorization for the user device for the first digital media item is resolved.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium configured to store instructions that, when executed by at least one processor included in a server device, cause the server device to manage digital media item delivery queues, by carrying out steps that include:

• providing, responsive to receipt of a request from a user device, first digital content to the user device in advance of final authorization for the request for the first digital content;
• allocating the first digital content to a digital media item delivery queue for a user of the user device;
• receiving a negative status indication for the final authorization for the request for the first digital content;
• determining, responsive to a second request from the user for second digital content after receipt of the negative status indication, whether one or more limited access criteria are satisfied for the user of the user device;
• providing the second digital content to the user device, in advance of final authorization for the second request for the second digital content, when the one or more limited access criteria are satisfied;
• and
• adjusting, responsive to receipt of the negative status indication, an allocation level for the digital media item delivery queue for the user of the user device, wherein adjustment of the allocation level includes lowering a total permissible allocation for digital media item provisioning to the user of the user device.