Method and device for displaying program information in a banner

A method of displaying program information (45, 47) in a banner (9, . . . , 13, 20, 21, 44, 46) on a viewing screen (31), in which method a longitudinal direction of a banner (9, . . . , 13, 20, 21) corresponds to time (t) and ends of a banner (9, . . . , 13, 20, 21, 44, 46) correspond to a start time and a finish time, characterized in that the banner (9, . . . , 13, 20, 21, 44, 46) is built up of pixels, that the banner (9, . . . , 13, 20, 21, 44, 46) is displayed in the form of a 3D banner (20, 21), which is realized by starting the banner (20, 21), seen in the longitudinal direction, with a starting area (14) having a predetermined starting dimension and finishing the banner with a end area (15) having a predetermined end dimension, an intermediate area (16) being situated between a starting area and an end area, which starting (14) and end (15) areas are discernibly different on the screen (31) from the intermediate area (16) that is located therebetween, and in that in the case of a screen (31) display in which one or more pixels (6) of a first banner (9, . . . , 13, 20, 21, 44, 46) coincide with one or more pixels (6) of a second banner (9, . . . , 13, 20, 21, 44, 46) either the number of pixels of at least one of the banners (9, . . . , 13, 20, 21, 44, 46) is reduced by maximally the number of coinciding pixels (6) or one of the banners (9, . . . , 13, 20, 21, 44, 46) is displayed in a non-discernible manner, or not at all.