Third party content provider integrations

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing at least one program configured for execution by at least one processor of a computer system, the at least one program comprising instructions to:

• display a search query interface;
• receive on the search query interface user inputs of keywords associated with one or more media content items in which the user is interested;
• generate a media search query based on the keywords associated with the one or more media content items, wherein the media content items include TV programs and/or movies available for viewing from a plurality of content sources, including subscription content sources that require for access user subscription and permission data of subscribers;
• determine locally at the client devices content sources that are accessible to the user of the client device;
• generate a media content query, the media content query including one or more keywords from the media search query and subscription and permission data for the content sources accessible to the user of the client device;
• send to a media information database the generated media content query for identifying in the media information database a plurality of content instances accessible to the user of the client device based at least on the subscription and permission data for the content sources, wherein the media information database includes content information for content instances that are provided by the plurality of content sources, including content sources accessible and inaccessible to the user;
• in response to sending the media content query:
• receive, from the media information database media content information for the plurality of content instances selected from a plurality of content types that satisfy the one or more keywords from the media search query;
• present on the search query interface a list of media content information items associated with the plurality of media instances provided by content sources accessible to the user of the client device;
• and
• enable the user to select at least one of the plurality of content instances for display on the client device by an application associated with the content source of the selected media content instance.

A system for identifying availability of media items, comprising:

• at least one processor;
• memory;
• and
• at least one program stored in the memory and executable by the at least one processor, the at least one program comprising instructions to:
• display a search query interface;
• receive on the search query interface user inputs of keywords associated with one or more media content items in which the user is interested;
• generate a media search query based on the keywords associated with the one or more media content items, wherein the media content items include TV programs and/or movies available for viewing from a plurality of content sources, including subscription content sources that require for access user subscription and permission data of subscribers;
• determine locally at the client devices content sources that are accessible to the user of the client device;
• generate a media content query, the media content query including one or more keywords from the media search query and subscription and permission data for the content sources accessible to the user of the client device;
• send to a media information database the generated media content query for identifying in the media information database a plurality of content instances accessible to the user of the client device based at least on the subscription and permission data for the content sources, wherein the media information database includes content information for content instances that are provided by the plurality of content sources, including content sources accessible and inaccessible to the user;
• in response to sending the media content query:
• receive, from the media information database media content information for the plurality of content instances selected from a plurality of content types that satisfy the one or more keywords from the media search query;
• present on the search query interface a list of media content information items associated with the plurality of media instances provided by content sources accessible to the user of the client device;
• and
• enable the user to select at least one of the plurality of content instances for display on the client device by an application associated with the content source of the selected media content instance.

A computer-implemented method for providing media content information, comprising:

• at a server system including:
• a media information server and a media information database with content information for content instances that are provided by a plurality of content sources, including subscription content sources that require for access user subscription and permission data of subscribers;
• and
• at least one processor and memory storing at least one program for execution by the at least one processor to perform:
• receiving from a client device a media content query including one or more keywords from a media search query and subscription and permission data for content sources accessible to a user of the client device, wherein the client device includes one or more applications each associated with a respective remote content source, and a search query interface for receiving user inputs of keywords associated with one or more media content items in which the user is interested, wherein the content sources that are accessible to the client device are determined at the client device based on the keywords and an indication from a respective one of the one or more applications that the respective remote content source associated with the respective application is accessible to the client device, and wherein the plurality of content sources associated with the media information database include content sources accessible and inaccessible to the user of the client device;
• identifying in the media information database a plurality of content instances accessible to the user of the client device based at least on the subscription and permission data for the content sources;
• obtaining media content information for the plurality of content instances selected from a plurality of content types that satisfy the one or more keywords from the media search query;
• and
• providing to the client device media content information for the plurality of media instances provided by content sources accessible to the user of the client device, wherein the client device is configured to present on the search query interface a list of media content information items associated with the plurality of media instances provided by the content sources accessible to the user of the client device.