Multimedia-aware connected tv home-screen tiles to aid content discovery

Abstract

Systems and methods for displaying content within an icon/tile associated with an executable streaming media application without launching the associated executable streaming media application are disclosed. The methods display a plurality of icons relating to streaming media applications on a home screen of a user interface. An automatic selection of one or more icons is made based on a selection criterion. Upon determining a trigger, content referenced in a manifest file is accessed and displayed within the boundaries of the selected icon. The content is selected based one or more factors. The content displayed is deep-linked to a media asset associated with the content. The manifest file is updated, and a personalized manifest file based on user consumption history and display device parameters is received. The content from the updated manifest file is played within the icon.

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