Content consumption monitoring

A system for monitoring media content consumption comprising:

• a processing unit for executing instructions;
• and
• a memory unit for storing instructions, which when executed by the processing unit configure the system to:
• receive a content consumption notification message, the content consumption notification message including a unique subscriber identifier (ID) identifying a customer account, an access network identifier identifying an access network used by a content consumption device to access the media content, a media content playback event identifier indicative of initiating playback of the media content at the content consumption device, a start time, and media content information;
• receive a further content consumption notification message, the further content consumption notification message including the unique subscriber identifier (ID) identifying the customer account, the access network identifier identifying the access network used by the content consumption device to access the media content, a media content playback event identifier indicative of stopping playback of the media content at the content consumption device, a stop time, and the media content information;
• store the content consumption notification message and the further content consumption notification message in association with the customer account;
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• determine a charge for the customer account based on subscription information and by determining an amount of time that the media content is played back over the access network.

A method for monitoring media content consumption, comprising:

• receiving a first plurality of content consumption notification messages with a customer account, each content consumption notification message comprising a unique subscriber identifier (ID) identifying the customer account, an access network identifier identifying a first access network used by a content consumption device to access the media content, a media content playback event identifier indicative of a playback event at the content consumption device, a time associated with the playback event, and media content information;
• receiving a second plurality of content consumption notification messages associated with the customer account, each content consumption notification message comprising the unique subscriber identifier (ID) identifying the customer account, an access network identifier identifying a second access network used by a content consumption device to access the media content, a media content playback event identifier indicative of a playback event at the content consumption device, a time associated with the playback event, and media content information;
• storing the first and the second pluralities of content consumption notification messages in association with the customer account;
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• processing the first and the second pluralities of content consumption notification messages to determine a charge for the customer account based on subscription information and by determining an amount of time that the media content is played back over each of the first and second access networks.