The present invention includes a method of displaying for a viewer summary
information relating to programming available on an interactive
television or televideo system. In a preferred embodiment, the method
includes obtaining a user selection indication corresponding to a
scheduled program selected by the viewer from a programming guide. Based
on the user selection indication, the interactive television system
accesses summary information relating specifically to the program
selected by the viewer. The summary information preferably includes a
text description of the programming and display imagery relating to the
programming. The display imagery may include a multi-frame video sequence
of or relating to the programming or a still video image.