| CPC H04N 21/4312 (2013.01) [G06Q 30/0275 (2013.01); H04N 21/4532 (2013.01); H04N 21/4668 (2013.01); H04N 21/812 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |

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1. A method for a bidding process between over-the-top, OTT, platforms, the method comprising:
detecting a loading event on a first OTT platform, wherein the loading event comprises loading for display on a user interface of the first OTT platform a plurality selectable content identifiers for media content available on the first OTT platform;
transmitting an available advertisement slot to the first OTT platform;
receiving bid offers to display media content items to a user; and
displaying a first media content item with a highest bid during the loading event on the first OTT platform, wherein a size of the first media content is reduced during the loading event no smaller than a predetermined minimum size.
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