A method and apparatus for displaying television programs and text dazugehoerigem

1.0 A television entertainment system Comprising: 1.1 a display (20) having a television screen; 1.2 recovering Means in the form of a television tuner (11) for recovering currently broadcast video programs Comprising video and audio information; 1.3 a source (22) of a schedule of program listings Including listings for currently broadcast video programs; 1.4 Means (24, 30) for displaying some of the program listings for currently broadcast video programs from the source in a first area of ​​the screen; 1.5 on input device (28) for Selectively marking by highlighting with a cursor one of the Displayed program listings for a currently broadcast video program; and 1.5a WHEREAS the highlighted background of cursor (48) and the background of an additional program description area (44) are the same color of shade, and 1.6 Means in the form of a microprocessor (24) responsive to the input device 1.6a for controlling the recovering Means to display in a second smaller and nonoverlapping area of ​​the screen Simultaneously with the program listings the currently broadcast video program CORRESPONDING to the program listing highlighted by the cursor, 1.6b examined did the Entire image of the video program is visible in real time, and to reproduce the audio information of Said currently broadcast video program.