On-screen program guide with interactive programming recommendations

A system comprising:

• a provider system including program guide information,
• a recommended programming information system storing recommended programming information, the provider system configured to transmit the program guide information;
• and
• a subscriber computing device connected to the provider system configured to:
• receive the program guide information and the recommended programming information, the recommended programming information including a plurality of trusted sources,
• maintain a history of subscriber actions, the history including subscriber requests for recommended programming information from at least one of the plurality of trusted sources, and
• provide a signal to a display device that includes the program guide information, wherein the displayed program guide information includes a list of the plurality of trusted sources, the list of the plurality of trusted sources being arranged according to the history of subscriber actions.

A system, comprising:

• a display device;
• a processing system connected to a network interface and an output interface, the processing system configured to:
• receive and store program guide information,
• receive a first request for recommended programming information,
• provide a second request indicating the requested recommended programming information,
• receive the requested recommended programming information in response to the second request,
• maintain a history of subscriber actions, the history including subscriber requests for the recommended programming information from at least one of the plurality of trusted sources, and
• provide the program guide information to the output interface for inclusion in a video signal to the display device, wherein the displayed program guide information includes a list of the plurality of trusted sources, the list of the plurality of trusted sources being arranged according to the history of subscriber actions.

A method comprising:

• providing a user interface to a display device for viewing by a user;
• listing a plurality of trusted sources in the user interface;
• maintaining a history of subscriber actions, the history including subscriber requests for recommended programming information from at least one of the plurality of trusted sources;
• arranging the listing of the plurality of trusted sources in the user interface according to the history of subscriber actions;
• receiving a first request for the recommended programming information;
• transmitting a second request indicating the requested recommended programming information;
• and
• providing the recommended programming information to the display device.