Automatically recording supplemental contest

A television receiver comprising:

• one or more tuners;
• a communication component;
• one or more processors;
• and
• a memory communicatively coupled with and readable by the one or more processors and having stored therein processor-readable instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
• receive a plurality of instances of content via the one or more tuners broadcast by a first content provider;
• record the plurality of instances of content received via the one or more tuners from the first content provider;
• receive, from the first content provider, an instruction to record a supplemental content instance available as offline content;
• and
• record, via the communication component, the supplemental content instance available as offline content in accordance with the instruction, wherein the one or more tuners receive the plurality of instances of content via a first communication link and the communication component receives the supplemental content instance via a second communication link distinct from the first communication link.

A method for recording content, the method comprising:

• receiving, by a television receiver, a plurality of instances of content, via one or more tuners, broadcast by a first content provider;
• recording, by the television receiver, the plurality of instances of content received via the one or more tuners from the first content provider;
• receiving, by the television receiver, from the first content provider, an instruction to record a supplemental content instance available as offline content;
• and
• obtaining, by the television receiver, via a communication component, the supplemental content instance available as offline content in accordance with the instruction, wherein the one or more tuners receive the plurality of instances of content via a first communication link and the communication component receives the supplemental content instance via a second communication link distinct from the first communication link.

A non-transitory processor-readable medium comprising instructions that when executed cause one or more processors to:

• receive a plurality of instances of content via the one or more tuners broadcast by a first content provider;
• record the plurality of instances of content received via the one or more tuners from the first content provider;
• receive, from the first content provider, an instruction to record a supplemental content instance available as offline content;
• and
• record, via the communication component, the supplemental content instance available as offline content in accordance with the instruction, wherein the one or more tuners receive the plurality of instances of content via a first communication link and the communication component receives the supplemental content instance via a second communication link distinct from the first communication link.