Receivers for television signals

A method of operating a television receiver, comprising:

• a. receiving television signals in a plurality of channels;
• b. receiving programme scheduling data defining the scheduling of programmes in the plurality of channels;
• c. producing from received programme scheduling data output signals defining for display an image of a list of at least one of a received plurality of channels and a list of current programmes currently showing in said at least one of the received plurality of channels;
• d. providing a user operable selector operable to:
• i. receive a first user input to highlight a current programme from the list of current programmes;
• ii. respond to the first user input by highlighting the current programme without tuning to the channel associated with the highlighted current programme;
• iii. receive a second user input to select the highlighted current programme from the list when displayed;
• and
• iv. respond to the second user input by causing the receiver to:
• tune to the channel associated with the selected highlighted current programme;
• receive video data for the selected highlighted current programme;
• and
• combine the video data with the output signals so that the output signals define an image of the selected highlighted current programme in combination with the image of the list of the current programmes.

A computer program stored on a non-transitory computer-readable medium, comprising program code arranged to:

• a. receive television signals in a plurality of channels;
• b. receive programme scheduling data defining the scheduling of programmes in the plurality of channels;
• c. produce from received programme scheduling data output signals defining for display an image of a list of at least one of a received plurality of channels and a list of current programmes currently showing in said at least one of the received plurality of channels;
• d. provide a user operable selector operable to:
• i. receive a first user input to highlight a current programme from the list of current programmes;
• ii. respond to the first user input by highlighting the current programme without tuning to the channel associated with the highlighted current programme;
• iii. receive a second user input to select the highlighted current programme from the list when displayed;
• and
• iv. respond to the second user input by:
• tuning to the channel associated with the selected highlighted current programme;
• receiving the video data for the selected highlighted current programme;
• and
• combining the video data with the output signals so that the output signals define an image of the selected highlighted current programme in combination with the image of the list of the current programmes;
• c. to highlight the current programme without tuning to the channel associated with the highlighted current programme;
• and
• d. receive a second user input to select the highlighted current programme from the list when displayed and being responsive to the second user input to cause the receiver to:
• i. tune to the channel associated with the selected highlighted current programme;
• ii. receive video data for the selected highlighted current programme;
• and
• iii. combine the video data with the output signals so that the output signals define an image of the selected highlighted current programme in combination with the image of the list of the current programmes.