TV Guide On Screen (N. America)

1_On_Screen.jpgGemstar-TV Guide extends its expertise to consumer electronics products through its North American TV Guide On Screen® division. Today's expanded lineups offer the viewer hundreds of channels and thousands of programs to choose from, but all that choice can make finding the right shows a challenge. TV Guide On Screen gives viewers the power to cut through the clutter and find the shows that matter to them.

TV Guide On Screen is an interactive program guide (IPG) that is built directly into consumer electronics products, including digital televisions, digital video recorders (DVRs), DVD recorders, and digital converter boxes. The guide offers interactive on-screen program listings that enable users to quickly and easily navigate, sort, select, and schedule television programming for viewing and recording. TV Guide On Screen requires no subscription or phone connection.

2_On_Screen.jpgTV Guide On Screen is the leading IPG for the consumer electronics market in the U.S. Our patented technology provides daily updated program listings to users, regardless of whether they receive their television signal via cable, satellite or over-the-air broadcast.

Licensees

Fujitsu, Hitachi, LG, Mitsubishi, Panasonic, Pioneer, Samsung, Sharp, Sony, and Toshiba.

Key Features

Listings Service:

  • Displays the viewers' local program listings, including detailed program descriptions and rating
  • Viewers can tune to any program, schedule a program to record, or set a reminder, with the press of a button on their remote
  • The Video Window lets viewers watch TV while viewing program listings, or preview channels as they page through listings
  • Color-coded program genres help viewers quickly identify movies, sports, and children's programming

Search:

  • Viewers can search for programs by categories such as HDTV, movies, sports or children's shows
  • Viewers can search by title, director, actor, alphabetically or by keyword

Recording:

  • Users can record shows with the touch of a button, or use powerful menus for more advanced recordings
  • A week's worth of listings and powerful sorting and recording features make advanced recording simple
  • Programs may be set to record one time or every time they air

Reminders:

  • Viewers may set reminders to ensure they never miss their favorite shows
  • Reminders can even be set to automatically turn on the TV when a show begins

Headquarters
Gemstar-TV Guide’s IPG group is headquartered in Radnor, PA with operations in Bedford, MA, Burbank, CA,  Hong Kong, Luxembourg, Radnor, PA, Tokyo and Tulsa, OK.

For an interactive demo, please visit http://tvgos.com/demo
 
 

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