A method for recording a media stream so that it is subsequently accessible to a computerized client device, comprising: using, at the computerized client device in data communication with a managed network during at least a first time period, a network stream manifest to access, via use of at least a portion of an infrastructure of the managed network and consistent with one or more network content delivery quality of service (QoS) guarantees configured by an operator of the managed network, a plurality of media segments of the media stream, the network stream manifest comprising a plurality of uniform resource locators (URLs) indicative of a plurality of respective first network locations of the managed network where the plurality of media segments can be accessed, respectively; causing storage of at least a portion of the accessed plurality of media segments in one or more second storage locations accessible by the computerized client device and used to access the plurality of media segments at the plurality of respective first network locations without using the at least portion of the infrastructure of the managed network; causing production of an off-network local stream manifest with data relating to the one or more second storage locations, the off-network local stream manifest comprising a version of the network stream manifest configured based on one or more parameters associated with the computerized client device so as to be compatible with one or more capabilities of the computerized client device and one or more requirements associated with off-network playback of the media stream; utilizing the off-network local stream manifest to access, at a second time period and according to the off-network local stream manifest, the at least portion of the plurality of media segments stored in the one or more second storage locations to effect the off-network playback of the media stream without the one or more network content delivery QoS guarantees and without utilizing the at least portions of the infrastructure of the managed network such that the at least portion of the plurality of media segments stored in the one or more second storage locations can be accessed irrespective of connectivity of the computerized client device to the managed network. using, at the computerized client device in data communication with a managed network during at least a first time period, a network stream manifest to access, via use of at least a portion of an infrastructure of the managed network and consistent with one or more network content delivery quality of service (QoS) guarantees configured by an operator of the managed network, a plurality of media segments of the media stream, the network stream manifest comprising a plurality of uniform resource locators (URLs) indicative of a plurality of respective first network locations of the managed network where the plurality of media segments can be accessed, respectively; causing storage of at least a portion of the accessed plurality of media segments in one or more second storage locations accessible by the computerized client device and used to access the plurality of media segments at the plurality of respective first network locations without using the at least portion of the infrastructure of the managed network; causing production of an off-network local stream manifest with data relating to the one or more second storage locations, the off-network local stream manifest comprising a version of the network stream manifest configured based on one or more parameters associated with the computerized client device so as to be compatible with one or more capabilities of the computerized client device and one or more requirements associated with off-network playback of the media stream; utilizing the off-network local stream manifest to access, at a second time period and according to the off-network local stream manifest, the at least portion of the plurality of media segments stored in the one or more second storage locations to effect the off-network playback of the media stream without the one or more network content delivery QoS guarantees and without utilizing the at least portions of the infrastructure of the managed network such that the at least portion of the plurality of media segments stored in the one or more second storage locations can be accessed irrespective of connectivity of the computerized client device to the managed network.