Broadcast management services platform

A system for selectively distributing content to a plurality of client devices over one or more of a plurality of distribution channels including a broadband distribution channel and an over-the-air (OTA) broadcast distribution channel, the system comprising:

• one or more management processors;
• a memory in communication with the one or more management processors and storing program instructions, the one or more management processors operative with the program instructions to:
• receive usage metrics associated with the client device;
• receive data associated with a characteristic of one of the plurality of distribution channels;
• access a current distribution scheme;
• determine an alternate distribution scheme for distributing content over the plurality of distribution channels using the received usage metrics and data associated with a characteristic of one of the plurality of distribution channels;
• and
• generate at least one distribution control signal indicative of the alternate distribution scheme associated with at least one of the plurality of distribution channels.

A computer-implemented method for selectively distributing content to at least one client device over one or more of a plurality of distribution channels including a broadband distribution channel and an over-the-air (OTA) broadcast distribution channel, the method comprising:

• receiving, by one or more broadcast management processors, a usage metric corresponding to at least one of a characteristic associated with the at least one client device and a characteristic associated with at least one of the plurality of distribution channels;
• accessing, by the one or more broadcast management processors, a data rate associated with the at least one of the plurality of distribution channels;
• determining, by the one or more broadcast management processors, an alternate data rate associated with at least one of the plurality of distribution channels based on the received usage metric;
• and
• generating, by the one or more broadcast management processors, at least one distribution control signal indicative of the alternate data rate associated with at least one of the plurality of distribution channels.

A client device for selectively controlling the selection of a distribution channel that will be used to receive media content, comprising:

• one or more client device processors;
• a memory in communication with the processors and storing program instructions, the one or more processors operative with the program instructions to:
• provide, to a remotely-located broadcast management processor, a usage metric corresponding to at least one of a characteristic associated with the client device and a characteristic associated with at least one of the plurality of distribution channels available to receive media content, wherein said usage metric exceeds a predetermined threshold value associated with current characteristics of an initial distribution channel;
• and
• receive said media content via a distribution channel distinct from the initial distribution channel.