Provisioning of player for content

An information handling device, comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• a memory operatively coupled to the one or more processors that stores instructions executable by the one or more processors to perform acts comprising:
• responsive to receiving a content request of a user device, determining if the user device has access to one or more applications associated with the content requested;
• responsive to determining that the user device does not have one or more applications associated with the content requested, determining an associated application;
• and
• responsive to determining an associated application, provisioning access to the associated application for the user device.

A program product, comprising:

• a storage medium having computer program code embodied therewith, the computer program code comprising:
• computer program code configured to, responsive to receiving a content request of a user device, determine if the user device has access to one or more applications associated with the content requested;
• computer program code configured to, responsive to determining that the user device does not have one or more applications associated with the content requested, determine an associated application;
• and
• computer program code configured to, responsive to determining an associated application, provision access to the associated application for the user device.

A method, comprising:

• receiving content at a user device from a remote device;
• determining, at the user device, the user device does not have one or more applications associated with the received content;
• sending a request to the remote device for an associated application;
• receiving an associated application responsive to the request to the remote device for an associated application.