Systems and methods for temporally restricting access to multimedia

A method for temporally restricting access to multimedia content, comprising:

• receiving, from a multimedia device, a request to access at least one multimedia item;
• receiving subscription data associated with at least one user profile;
• analyzing subscription data in view of the request to access at least one multimedia item;
• receiving current date and time data from the multimedia device;
• comparing the current date and time data to the subscription data;
• and
• based on the comparison of the current date and time data to the subscription data, permitting access to the at least one multimedia item.

A computer-readable media storing non-transitory computer executable instructions that when executed cause a computing system to perform the steps of:

• receiving, from a multimedia device, a request to access at least one multimedia item;
• receiving subscription data associated with at least one user profile;
• analyzing subscription data in view of the request to access at least one multimedia item;
• receiving current date and time data from the multimedia device;
• comparing the current date and time data to the subscription data;
• based on the comparison of the current date and time data to the subscription data, restricting access to the at least one multimedia item;
• presenting for display on the multimedia device a notification associated with the at least one multimedia item, wherein the notification presents an option to upgrade a subscription to access the at least one multimedia item;
• receiving an input associated with the notification, wherein the input indicates acceptance of the option to upgrade the subscription;
• and
• permitting access to the at least one multimedia item.