1. A method for managing recording resources for programming events of interest, the method comprising: processing, by a television receiver, a first indication of a first selection of a first set of one or more programming events to record; scheduling, by the television receiver, one or more recordings of the first set of one or more programming events in a recording schedule; processing, by the television receiver, a second indication of a second selection of a second set of one or more programming events to record; ascertaining, by the television receiver, available resources to record the second set of one or more programming events; identifying, by the television receiver, a resource conflict based at least in part on event scheduling information for at least one programming event of the first set of one or more programming events and at least one programming event of the second set of one or more programming events; processing, by the television receiver, first programming metadata for the at least one programming event of the first set of one or more programming events and/or second programming metadata for the at least one programming event of the second set of one or more programming events; ascertaining, by the television receiver, availability of one or more alternative viewing options for one or both of the at least one programming event of the first set of one or more programming events and the at least one programming event of the second set of one or more programming events, wherein the ascertaining the availability is based at least in part on the first programming metadata and/or the second programming metadata; determining, by the television receiver and based at least in part on the availability of the one or more alternative viewing options, whether to maintain or modify the recording schedule; and manage, by the television receiver, the recording schedule based at least in part on the determining whether to maintain or modify the recording schedule.