Contextually aware aggregation of cross-platform media programming

A computer-implemented method, the method comprising:

• receiving contextual data identifying a consumption preference, a status of a device or a selection of a first content item;
• receiving program information from a plurality of resources including an on-demand resource and a broadcast resource, wherein the program information includes a plurality of content items;
• causing a selection of an additional content item from the plurality of content items of the program information based, at least in part, on a relationship between the additional content item and the first content item;
• causing the generation of a playlist containing the first content item and the additional content item;
• determining when video data associated with the additional content item is to be recorded to a digital video recorder based, at least in part, on the contextual data;
• and
• causing the digital video recorder to record the video data associated with the additional content item from the broadcast resource when it is determined that the video data is to be recorded, or obtaining a link providing access to the video data from the on-demand resource when activity of a tuner indicates a conflict.

A computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereupon which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to:

• receive contextual data identifying a first content item;
• receive program information that includes a plurality of content items shared by the plurality of on-demand resources and the plurality of broadcast resources;
• cause a selection of an additional content item from the plurality of content items based on, at least in part, the contextual data and a relationship between the additional content item and the first content item;
• determine when activity of a tuner indicates a conflict;
• cause a selection of at least one on-demand resource from the plurality of on-demand resources for providing the additional content item when the activity of the tuner indicates the conflict;
• and
• cause the generation of a playlist containing the first content item and the additional content item, the playlist comprising a control for providing access to video data stored by a server computer associated with at the least one on-demand resource.