Subscription-Based Access to Media Programs Distributed By Way of a Plurality of Different Media Distribution Models

A method comprising:

• providing, by a media service provider system based on a subscription of a user to a media service, the user of the media service with subscription-based access to media programs distributed by way of a subscription-based media distribution model that utilizes a digital media distribution channel;
• issuing, by the media service provider system based on the subscription of the user to the media service, a subscription credit for selective use by the user to pay for transactional-based access to a physical copy of a media program distributed by way of a transactional-based media distribution model that utilizes a media vending kiosk distribution channel;
• detecting, by the media service provider system, a user request to complete a transaction to access the physical copy of the media program;
• determining, by the media service provider system, that the subscription credit is available;
• determining, by the media service provider system, that the media program is eligible for payment by the subscription credit;
• and
• providing, by the media service provider system in a checkout view of a user interface, a credit selection tool configured for use by the user to indicate whether the subscription credit will be applied as payment in the transaction to access the physical copy of the media program by way of the transactional-based media distribution model.

A system comprising:

• at least one physical computing device that:
• provides, based on a subscription of a user to a media service, the user of the media service with subscription-based access to media programs distributed by way of a subscription-based media distribution model that utilizes a digital media distribution channel;
• issues, based on the subscription of the user to the media service, a subscription credit for selective use by the user to pay for transactional-based access to a physical copy of a media program distributed by way of a transactional-based media distribution model that utilizes a media vending kiosk distribution channel;
• and
• provides at least one tool configured for use by the user to indicate whether the subscription credit will be applied as payment in a transaction to access the physical copy of the media program by way of the transactional-based media distribution model.