User interface for a remote control application

A method for displaying programming information using a remote control device, comprising:

• accepting user input for creating a favorites page having a plurality of icons each of which is assigned a command code to be transmitted by the remote control device to tune an intended target appliance to a channel;
• accepting user input selecting one of the icons from a display of the favorites page;
• and
• in response to the user selecting an icon, displaying in a first window area information relevant to content available from a provider of content on the channel associated with the selected icon.