Internet television program guide system

A system for transmitting at least one reminder message for at least one media asset to a user of a multimedia system, the system comprising a server configured to:

• receive, from a first user device that is capable of generating a display including the at least one media asset, user input to set the at least one reminder message for the at least one media asset, wherein the at least one reminder message is primarily associated with the user, wherein the at least one reminder message does not comprise an email communication, and wherein the at least one reminder message is designated to be delivered to a second user device different from the first user device on which the at least one reminder message was set;
• prior to a transmission time of the at least one media asset, automatically generate at least one reminder message for the at least one media asset;
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• automatically transmit the at least one reminder message to the second user device over a communications link to remind the user when the at least one media asset is to be transmitted such that the second user device receives the at least one reminder message without transmitting a request to receive the at least one reminder message, wherein the second user device different from the first user device is capable of generating the display including the at least one media asset.

A system for transmitting a reminder message for video content of a program to a viewer, the system comprising a server configured to:

• receive user input at a first user device to set a reminder message for the video content of the program over a data network from an address, wherein the first user device is capable of generating a display including the video content of the program, wherein the reminder message is designated to be delivered to a second user device different from the first user device on which the at least one reminder message was set, and wherein the reminder message does not comprise an email communication;
• prior to a transmission time of the video content of the program, automatically generate the reminder message for the video content of the program;
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• automatically transmit the reminder message to the second user device to remind the viewer that the video content of the program is to be transmitted such that the second user device receives the reminder message without transmitting a request to receive the reminder message, wherein the second user device different from the first user device is capable of generating the display including the video content of the program.