Internet access to media has become widespread. Media is now frequently streamed to consumers via streaming services such as, Netflix™, Hulu™, YouTube, and others. Streaming enables media to be delivered to and presented by a wide variety of media devices, such as a digital versatile disc (DVD) player, a smart TV, an Apple TV®, a Roku™ media player, a Boxee™ media player, a Sony PlayStation™, a Microsoft® Xbox®, an Apple iPad®, a personal computer, etc. A significant portion of media (e.g., content and/or advertisements) is presented via streaming to such devices.
The figures are not to scale. Wherever possible, the same reference numbers will be used throughout the drawing(s) and accompanying written description to refer to the same or like parts.
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