System and method for digital television operation and control

A system for interaction with a display device, the system comprising:

• a remote control including a capacitive user interface, the remote control configured to transmit commands based on operation of the capacitive user interface;
• and
• a display device configured to
• present display content;
• receive a touch command indication from the remote control, wherein the indication is associated with a remote control touch command exceeding a first threshold;
• present a touch layer representation including content elements which are gradually presented while the touch command is held based on the duration of the touch command received to gradually reveal the content elements of a control interface;
• determine that the touch command has exceeded a second threshold while the touch command is held and during presentation of the touch layer representation;
• and
• update presentation of the touch layer to display a control interface including one or more graphical elements in response to the capacitive touch command exceeding the second threshold while the touch command is held, the control interface including selectable tiles of recommended content associated with the display content presented by the display device,
• wherein the touch layer representation and control interface provide a progressive disclosure of content and a multilayered preview into recommended content.