List of Prevue software

2021-01-24T09:25:20Z

PajamaFrix:

{| class="wikitable"
!colspan="3"| Electronic Program Guide
|-
!Platform
!Status
!Information
|-
|Apple II
| Lost; defunct
|Launched in 1981. First known variation of the EPG software. Began as a satellite-delivered 24-hr scrolling guide channel with a simplistic style. Early units might have been referred to as [https://atariage.com/forums/topic/235974-apple-ii-also-ran-the-epg-on-us-cable/?tab=comments#comment-3280880 EPG-II and manufactured by Syntronics.]
|-
|Texscan
| Lost; defunct
|Need more information on this.
|-
|[[EPG Jr.|Atari 130XE]]
| Found; defunct
|Launched in 1985. Second known variation of the EPG software, initially made for smaller cable systems, with local text ads being added in 1986, and support in Canada in 1989.
Three versions of the software have been found, however no footage of the original units running back in the day can be found at this time.
|-
|[[EPG Sr.|Amiga 1000/2000]]
| Lost; defunct
|Final version of the EPG software. Introduced local graphic ads.
|-
!colspan="3"| Prevue/TV Guide Channel
|-
!Platform
!Status
!Information
|-
|-
|[[Prevue (ESQ)|Amiga 1000/2000]]
|1987-93: Lost; defunct
1993-99: Found; defunct
|Launched in 1987. Internally referred to as EPG Esquire. (shortened as ESQ) The first versions were based off the Amiga EPG, however with a condensed guide with video and graphic ads on the top. More features would be added later, including regional ads and local weather conditions.

Versions produced after 1993, otherwise referred to as the New Look improve the guide layout by simultaneously showing multiple timeslots and listings at once. To this day, two versions of the post-1993 variation of ESQ have been found.
|-
|Windows
|PC Prevue: Found; defunct
Hollywood: Found, in-progress; defunct
|[[Prevue Junior|PC Prevue]]: Launched in 1995. This version was initially based upon the 1993 version of Prevue Guide. This version was presented in a very limited fashion, with listings alternating by individual pages instead of scrolling and showing just program information on the top portion of screen (though some versions offered genlocked video and graphical ads.) As of today, the initial version of PC Prevue has been found and dumped.
[[Hollywood]]: Launched in 1999. This is referred to as the current version of the Prevue Channel, then referred to as TV Guide Channel after multiple acquisitions. This version switched to the Windows NT platform similar to Prevue Junior, and offered different styles throughout different years, starting with a tan guide reminiscent of Motorola cable boxes of the time. Since then, three versions of the software have been found and dumped online, thanks to those who purchased actual units containing the software.

Both versions seemed to continue in operation albeit with TV Guide or Pop branding up until mid-2019, when the listings data service was discontinued.
|-
!colspan="3"| Sneak Prevue/Barker
|-
!Platform
!Status
!Information
|-
|Amiga 2000
| Found; defunct
|Separate from other versions of Prevue, as this was made for pay-per-view barker channels. Launched in 1990. The channel relied on LaserDiscs, which were controlled by the Amiga.

Another version of Sneak Prevue was Barker, developed in a joint venture with Starnet.
|-
|Windows
| In-progress; defunct
|A version of the Sneak Prevue software ported to Windows. This was most likely produced during a time when there were various different projects to port Prevue to Windows, and most likely was operated similarly to the Amiga version. Despite this, it failed during development stages, and thus wasn't used in production.
|-
|}

Prevue Channel

2021-01-24T09:22:38Z

PajamaFrix: /* Discontinuation of the program guide */

The '''Prevue Channel''' (initially known as as '''Prevue Guide''' in 1988, '''Prevue Channel''' in 1993, TV Guide Channel in 1999, TV Guide Network in 2007, shortened to TVGN in 2013, now rebranded to Pop in 2015) was a network founded by [[United Video Satellite Group]] in 1988. Prevue was originally launched as the Electronic Program Guide in 1981 as a barker channel service, which provided a display of localized channel and program listings for cable providers, eventually being rebranded many different times beginning with the Prevue name in 1988, followed by the TV Guide Channel in 1999 thanks to UVSG's acquisition of the TV Guide entertainment magazine in 1998, then under different variations throughout the years until early-2015 when it was rebranded once again as Pop, which is currently now operated by ViacomCBS.

==History==

=== 1981-88: as the Electronic Program Guide ===
Prevue began in 1981 under the Electronic Program Guide name. The channel operated as a simple electronic program guide application initially running on the Apple II, then switched to the TexScan, Atari 130XE and Amiga 1000 platforms around 1983. The software could display the date and time, and listings throughout four hours of that day's program and channel listings. In 1986, the cable company could optionally set a title that would display at the top of the channel and advertisements in the form of text advertisements that would occasionally appear after each roll, a full-screen graphic ad, or via a text crawl at the bottom of the screen. Since the channel was operated visually, cable operators could use a separate audio source for the channel, typically from a local FM radio station or a cable television audio provider, such as the Cable Radio Network.

Multiple versions of the Electronic Program Guide software were produced and offered to cable companies around this period. The earliest instance was in 1981 on the Apple II, with [[EPG Jr.]] and other variations introduced in 1985. The EPG Jr. relied on the Atari 130XE and 600XL platforms, while other versions were produced for the TexScan character generator and Amiga 1000 platforms, sometimes referred to as [[EPG Sr.]]. These versions of the software relied on a 2400 baud data stream originating from Tulsa, Oklahoma and provided by United Video and WGN. The listings in the data were cherry-picked to fit what the cable provider provided. To indicate these listings being received, a dot would constantly blink right next to the time on the top of the guide, unofficially referred to as 'Blinky.'

=== 1988-99: as Prevue (Guide) ===
In 1988, United Video Holdings renamed their Trakker, Inc. under Prevue Networks, inc. Following this, the Electronic Program Guide software would continue to be updated and eventually rebranded as Prevue Guide. The software would move from the Amiga 1000 to the 2000, and would provide a split-screen view, providing a video feed on the top and the listings on the bottom, in a style similar to the Electronic Program Guide. The audio feed was provided through a C-band satellite feed. Separate sub carriers were used to separate the video, audio, and data feeds. The software was operated in a similar way, however could also show custom advertisements and promos over the video feed. On occasion, a portion of the screen could be covered with a brush and provide particular information about the program. Along with this, the software could switch between three different audio channels (Left, Right, Background Audio), depending on which portion of the screen the program is displayed on.

The launch of Prevue Guide led to the launch of various different programs that would play on the channel alongside advertisements, such as Prevue Tonight, which was similar to the split-screen video feed but would consist of cherry-picked programs that would air on that cable system, with a voiceover provided by Larry Hoefling, and Prevue Weather, a weather feed that was occasionally embedded after random timeslots.

In 1993, the software was upgraded to a grid layout, reminiscent of current-day cable set top box interactive program guides. Around this time, the Prevue Guide name would stick around with the channel up until mid-1993, when it was renamed to the Prevue Channel. The layout would stay about the same, however particular listings could be color-coded to differentiate different types of programming. This incarnation would also continue to carry the listing format, up until around 1998 or so. Throughout the next few years, more additions would come into the lineup, such as Intervue, which featured Jim Ferguson interviewing Hollywood's hottest stars, and FamilyVue, a similar program to Prevue Tonight however only featured family-oriented programming. In 1998, Prevue would shorten the Prevue Channel brand into simply Prevue. The rebrand moved the Prevue Weather segment above to the video feed, integrating it with national news headlines to form Prevue News & Weather, introduced graphics and logo based upon the 1997 trademark, introduced some new programming, such as Prevue Sports, Prevue This, and Prevue Revue. Prevue Tonight and FamilyVue would remain on the lineup, but both were renamed to Prevue TV and Prevue Family respectively.

=== 1999-2015: as TV Guide Channel/Network ===
In 1998, [[UVSG]] acquired TV Guide from News Corporation for $800 million, which led to Prevue to [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLApAmSQQ5U relaunch as the TV Guide Channel at exactly 12:00 AM on February 1st, 1999]. Several months after this name change, the existing [[Prevue Grid]] Amiga-based platform was phased out, replaced by a Windows NT-based system referred to as [[Hollywood]]. The software matched that in a similar look to that of the Motorola cable boxes of the time, which featured a similar layout. Initially, the guide would use images to describe particular listings, similar to the color-coded listings, however did not make it into the final version. Similar to earlier versions of the Amiga software, the Weather segment in the guide was reintroduced. Graphic ads would also move into the guide view around this time, occasionally consisting of programming that TV Guide Channel offered at the time. Sometimes, especially during red carpet awards ceremony coverage, the guide was changed to a translucent mini-guide that would only fill a small portion of the bottom portion of the screen.

Many fans of the Prevue Channel regard this relaunch as the beginning of TV Guide Channel's downhill climb. In 2001 and 2002, the channel's programming began to drastically change, and many were turned off by the half-hour advertisements and constant "celeb-talk". The channel began moving away from the previews and highlights that had been the foundation of Prevue Guide. The TV Guide Channel would later be renamed to TV Guide Network following multiple acquistions in the latter half of the millennium, beginning with Xperi (under the former name of the Rovi Corporation)'s acquisition of Gemstar-TV Guide for $2.8 billion, then Lionsgate in 2009, and finally ViacomCBS (pre-Viacom merger) in early 2019.

==== Discontinuation of the program guide ====
Later in the new millennium, the TV Guide Channel started to stray away from the scrolling listings, In 2009, Lionsgate would purchase TV Guide Network and TV Guide Online for $255 million, with plans to transform the network into a more entertainment-oriented channel, among these of which would be the discontinuation of the Hollywood-era guide, considering that the ways of getting TV listings have changed throughout the years, deeming the built-in program guide obsolete. The style of the guide would encounter various different facelifts throughout 2010, with a separate network being launched featuring a similar style as opposed to that of [[PC Prevue]], which seemingly led to some cable providers to either drop the guide in favor for this, providing full-screen programming, or by moving it to their basic cable packages.

The guide service would continue to be operational under the Pop brand, before getting discontinued for good sometime in 2019.

==Logo History==
The original Prevue logo trademark had a USPTO serial of 74108440.

[[File:PrevueGuide_trademark.png|400px]]

An alternative version of the logo, without the guide text. This was used as the primary logo just after the "Prevue Guide" name was phased out, and is filed with the USPTO under serial 74491852.

[[File:PrevueText.png]]

This version of the logo, introduced around 1996, continues to use Prevue's typeface, but introduces an eye-like design around it. This logo has a USPTO serial of 75066864.

[[File:PrevueEye.png]]

The final version of the Prevue logo used the same eye-like style with the '''Univers''' font instead of the original Prevue typeface. This logo has a USPTO serial of 75463258, and the trademark was not cancelled until 2006.

[[File:UniversPrevueEye.png]]

==Narration==
[[Larry Hoefling]] served as the voice over talent for the Prevue Channel from 1989 to 1993.

[[Category: TV]]

Prevue Channel

2021-01-24T02:27:31Z

PajamaFrix:

The '''Prevue Channel''' (initially known as as '''Prevue Guide''' in 1988, '''Prevue Channel''' in 1993, TV Guide Channel in 1999, TV Guide Network in 2007, shortened to TVGN in 2013, now rebranded to Pop in 2015) was a network founded by [[United Video Satellite Group]] in 1988. Prevue was originally launched as the Electronic Program Guide in 1981 as a barker channel service, which provided a display of localized channel and program listings for cable providers, eventually being rebranded many different times beginning with the Prevue name in 1988, followed by the TV Guide Channel in 1999 thanks to UVSG's acquisition of the TV Guide entertainment magazine in 1998, then under different variations throughout the years until early-2015 when it was rebranded once again as Pop, which is currently now operated by ViacomCBS.

==History==

=== 1981-88: as the Electronic Program Guide ===
Prevue began in 1981 under the Electronic Program Guide name. The channel operated as a simple electronic program guide application initially running on the Apple II, then switched to the TexScan, Atari 130XE and Amiga 1000 platforms around 1983. The software could display the date and time, and listings throughout four hours of that day's program and channel listings. In 1986, the cable company could optionally set a title that would display at the top of the channel and advertisements in the form of text advertisements that would occasionally appear after each roll, a full-screen graphic ad, or via a text crawl at the bottom of the screen. Since the channel was operated visually, cable operators could use a separate audio source for the channel, typically from a local FM radio station or a cable television audio provider, such as the Cable Radio Network.

Multiple versions of the Electronic Program Guide software were produced and offered to cable companies around this period. The earliest instance was in 1981 on the Apple II, with [[EPG Jr.]] and other variations introduced in 1985. The EPG Jr. relied on the Atari 130XE and 600XL platforms, while other versions were produced for the TexScan character generator and Amiga 1000 platforms, sometimes referred to as [[EPG Sr.]]. These versions of the software relied on a 2400 baud data stream originating from Tulsa, Oklahoma and provided by United Video and WGN. The listings in the data were cherry-picked to fit what the cable provider provided. To indicate these listings being received, a dot would constantly blink right next to the time on the top of the guide, unofficially referred to as 'Blinky.'

=== 1988-99: as Prevue (Guide) ===
In 1988, United Video Holdings renamed their Trakker, Inc. under Prevue Networks, inc. Following this, the Electronic Program Guide software would continue to be updated and eventually rebranded as Prevue Guide. The software would move from the Amiga 1000 to the 2000, and would provide a split-screen view, providing a video feed on the top and the listings on the bottom, in a style similar to the Electronic Program Guide. The audio feed was provided through a C-band satellite feed. Separate sub carriers were used to separate the video, audio, and data feeds. The software was operated in a similar way, however could also show custom advertisements and promos over the video feed. On occasion, a portion of the screen could be covered with a brush and provide particular information about the program. Along with this, the software could switch between three different audio channels (Left, Right, Background Audio), depending on which portion of the screen the program is displayed on.

The launch of Prevue Guide led to the launch of various different programs that would play on the channel alongside advertisements, such as Prevue Tonight, which was similar to the split-screen video feed but would consist of cherry-picked programs that would air on that cable system, with a voiceover provided by Larry Hoefling, and Prevue Weather, a weather feed that was occasionally embedded after random timeslots.

In 1993, the software was upgraded to a grid layout, reminiscent of current-day cable set top box interactive program guides. Around this time, the Prevue Guide name would stick around with the channel up until mid-1993, when it was renamed to the Prevue Channel. The layout would stay about the same, however particular listings could be color-coded to differentiate different types of programming. This incarnation would also continue to carry the listing format, up until around 1998 or so. Throughout the next few years, more additions would come into the lineup, such as Intervue, which featured Jim Ferguson interviewing Hollywood's hottest stars, and FamilyVue, a similar program to Prevue Tonight however only featured family-oriented programming. In 1998, Prevue would shorten the Prevue Channel brand into simply Prevue. The rebrand moved the Prevue Weather segment above to the video feed, integrating it with national news headlines to form Prevue News & Weather, introduced graphics and logo based upon the 1997 trademark, introduced some new programming, such as Prevue Sports, Prevue This, and Prevue Revue. Prevue Tonight and FamilyVue would remain on the lineup, but both were renamed to Prevue TV and Prevue Family respectively.

=== 1999-2015: as TV Guide Channel/Network ===
In 1998, [[UVSG]] acquired TV Guide from News Corporation for $800 million, which led to Prevue to [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLApAmSQQ5U relaunch as the TV Guide Channel at exactly 12:00 AM on February 1st, 1999]. Several months after this name change, the existing [[Prevue Grid]] Amiga-based platform was phased out, replaced by a Windows NT-based system referred to as [[Hollywood]]. The software matched that in a similar look to that of the Motorola cable boxes of the time, which featured a similar layout. Initially, the guide would use images to describe particular listings, similar to the color-coded listings, however did not make it into the final version. Similar to earlier versions of the Amiga software, the Weather segment in the guide was reintroduced. Graphic ads would also move into the guide view around this time, occasionally consisting of programming that TV Guide Channel offered at the time. Sometimes, especially during red carpet awards ceremony coverage, the guide was changed to a translucent mini-guide that would only fill a small portion of the bottom portion of the screen.

Many fans of the Prevue Channel regard this relaunch as the beginning of TV Guide Channel's downhill climb. In 2001 and 2002, the channel's programming began to drastically change, and many were turned off by the half-hour advertisements and constant "celeb-talk". The channel began moving away from the previews and highlights that had been the foundation of Prevue Guide. The TV Guide Channel would later be renamed to TV Guide Network following multiple acquistions in the latter half of the millennium, beginning with Xperi (under the former name of the Rovi Corporation)'s acquisition of Gemstar-TV Guide for $2.8 billion, then Lionsgate in 2009, and finally ViacomCBS (pre-Viacom merger) in early 2019.

==== Discontinuation of the program guide ====
Later in the new millennium, the TV Guide Channel started to stray away from the scrolling listings, In 2009, Lionsgate would purchase TV Guide Network and TV Guide Online for $255 million, with plans to transform the network into a more entertainment-oriented channel, among these of which would be the discontinuation of the Hollywood-era guide, considering that the ways of getting TV listings have changed throughout the years, deeming the built-in program guide obsolete. The style of the guide would encounter various different facelifts throughout 2010, with a separate network being launched featuring a similar style as opposed to that of [[PC Prevue]], which seemingly led to some cable providers to either drop the guide in favor for this, providing full-screen programming, or by moving it to their basic cable packages.

The guide service would continue to be operational as late as CBS and Lionsgate's current rebrand of the channel, known as Pop, before getting discontinued for good sometime in 2019.

==Logo History==
The original Prevue logo trademark had a USPTO serial of 74108440.

[[File:PrevueGuide_trademark.png|400px]]

An alternative version of the logo, without the guide text. This was used as the primary logo just after the "Prevue Guide" name was phased out, and is filed with the USPTO under serial 74491852.

[[File:PrevueText.png]]

This version of the logo, introduced around 1996, continues to use Prevue's typeface, but introduces an eye-like design around it. This logo has a USPTO serial of 75066864.

[[File:PrevueEye.png]]

The final version of the Prevue logo used the same eye-like style with the '''Univers''' font instead of the original Prevue typeface. This logo has a USPTO serial of 75463258, and the trademark was not cancelled until 2006.

[[File:UniversPrevueEye.png]]

==Narration==
[[Larry Hoefling]] served as the voice over talent for the Prevue Channel from 1989 to 1993.

[[Category: TV]]

2020-11-24T20:24:59Z

File:Emzq-a5VQAAaazE.jpg

2020-11-24T20:03:58Z

PajamaFrix:

source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5e5OTLNqBs

PC Prevue

2020-11-24T20:03:13Z

PajamaFrix:

[[File:Prevuechannel1.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Example of PC Prevue with 1998 branding]]
'''PC Prevue''' (sometimes referred to as Prevue Junior) was an iteration of the Prevue Guide software which ran on Microsoft Windows instead of AmigaOS, similar to Hollywood, the software the TV Guide Channel utilized.

The software seemed to have support for both a split-screen format similar to what was used on [[Prevue Grid]] but also had a feature that promoted programming On Now, Coming Up Next, Movies, Sports, which includes its channel, time, and the next time the program will air. The listings seemed to lack any scrolling capabilities and like other versions, included weather information between every rotation. While this still seems to be in use under TV Guide branding, a copy of the software has still yet to be posted.

==External Links==

[http://web.archive.org/web/20070806030832/www.prevue.com/prevuechannel.htm Page on Prevue Interactive's website advertising the Prevue Junior]

[https://youtu.be/l5e5OTLNqBs Prevue Junior example #1]

[https://youtu.be/HMSkdSHCHUc Prevue Junior (TV Guide branding) example #2]

[https://youtu.be/-gnD70THQQQ Prevue Junior (TV Guide branding) example #3]

[[Category: Prevue Software]]

Category:Prevue Software

2020-11-24T19:59:26Z

PajamaFrix:

The software used in computers at cable headends to generate scrolling channel guides.

There have been several different iterations of the Prevue software running under two different platforms. The various different software versions share some important similarities like their scrolling guide, [[UVSG Satellite Data|satellite data format]], and the incoming data indicator next to the current time internally referred to as "blinky."

EPG Channel
*[[EPG Jr.]] (Atari 8-bit-based)
*[[EPG Sr.]] (Amiga 1000/2000-based, came in full-screen and split-screen versions)
Prevue Guide/Channel
* Amiga 2000-based
**[[Prevue (ESQ)]] (1988-2002)
* Windows-based
**[[PC Prevue]] (1997-)
**[[Hollywood]] (2000-)
Sneak Prevue (Amiga 2000-based)
*[[Sneak Prevue]] (1991-2002)

More information about these can be found [[List of Prevue software|here]].

Prevue Videos

2020-11-24T04:11:24Z

PajamaFrix: 'Conmcast' typo fix

{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" border="1"
|-
!scope="col"| Date
!scope="col"| Time
!scope="col"| System
!scope="col"| Branding
!scope="col"| Version
!scope="col"| Select Code
!scope="col"| Cable Co
!scope="col"| Location
!scope="col"| Length
!scope="col"| Repost?
!scope="col"| Site
!scope="col"| User
!scope="col"| Upload date
!scope="col"| Video ID
!scope="col"| URLs
!scope="col"| Notes
|-
!scope="row" colspan=16 style="text-align:left; background-color:#ffffcc;" |1983
|-
!scope="row"| 4 Feb 1983
| 23:15
| EPG (Apple II based)
| Program Guide
|
|
| Manhattan Cable TV
| Manhattan, NY
| 04m13
|
| YouTube
| MicroJow
| 17 Sep 2014
| vRM-tRFhZ4w
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRM-tRFhZ4w
|
|-
!scope="row"| 15 May 1983
| 17:15
| EPG (Apple II based)
| Program Guide
|
|
| Cablenet
| Mount Prospect, IL
| 05m02
|
| YouTube
| FuzzyMemoriesTV
| 9 Oct 2018
| URd5CgIxbrQ
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URd5CgIxbrQ
| About 30s of EPG, has a static banner at the bottom where we later see crawl texts in other versions
|-
!scope="row" colspan=16 style="text-align:left; background-color:#ffffcc;" |1984
|-
!scope="row"| 20 Feb 1984
| 17:04
| EPG (TexScan based)
|
|
|
| Warner Cable
| Houston, TX
| 01m03
|
| DailyMotion
| weatherguru76
| 21 Feb 2010
| xcb45f
| http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xcb45f
|
|-
!scope="row" colspan=16 style="text-align:left; background-color:#ffffcc;" |1986
|-
!scope="row"| 12 Oct 1986
| 14:46
| EPG (TexScan based)
|
|
|
| Warner Cable
| Houston, TX
| 05m37
| Yes
| YouTube
| RetromericalsTV
| 10 Apr 2013
| X1lh5ysxleM
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1lh5ysxleM
| original https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3j89RFN3qps (now deleted) by user willdav713?
|-
!scope="row"| 2 Dec 1986
| 15:55
| EPG (TexScan based)
|
|
|
| Warner Cable
| Houston, TX
| 02m30
|
| DailyMotion
| weatherguru76
| 29 Mar 2014
| x1ki4g5
| http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1ki4g5
|
|-
!scope="row" colspan=16 style="text-align:left; background-color:#ffffcc;" |1987
|-
!scope="row"| 12 Oct 1987
| 01:33
| EPG (Amiga based)
| Program Guide
|
|
| Jones Intercable
| Naperville, IL
| 03m00
|
| YouTube
| davismv
| 21 May 2008
| ciJCEvE_O00
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciJCEvE_O00
|
|-
!scope="row"| 14 Oct 1987
| 01:33
| EPG (Amiga based)
| Program Guide
|
|
| Staten Island Cable
| Staten Island, NY
| 01m08
|
| YouTube
| burtiscurtis09
| 11 Mar 2009
| shSTUFk_-N0
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shSTUFk_-N0
|
|-
!scope="row"| 25 Oct 1987
| 23:24
| EPG (Amiga based)
| Program Guide
|
|
| Jones Intercable
| Naperville, IL
| 01m38
|
| YouTube
| davismv
| 25 Jan 2013
| 3uU1x2ZybrA
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uU1x2ZybrA
|
|-
!scope="row"| 26 Oct 1987
| 01:12
| EPG (Amiga based)
| Program Guide
|
|
| United Cable
| Phoenix, AZ
| 51:31
|
| YouTube
| ArchiveAnnex
| 7 Jun 2017
| 7Hx9HaiCIAk
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Hx9HaiCIAk
| Bottom crawl text and some (early?) interstitial promos for various magazines. The guide freezes for 7 seconds or so, then draws the image on screen, unlike later versions that faded the image in and out.
|-
!scope="row"| 19 Nov 1987
| 17:58
| EPG (Amiga based)
| Program Guide
| 3.73
| AM0270
| Continental Cablevision
| Richmond, VA
| 00:50
|
| YouTube
| ElicoaSolutionsLLC
| 7 Jun 2017
| TWAK_jZu19o
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWAK_jZu19o
| Bottom crawl, and it starts off with the clock at 5:58:60 :)
|-
!scope="row"| 21 Nov 1987
| 16:17
| EPG (Amiga based)
| Program Guide
|
|
| Jones Intercable
| Naperville, IL
| 01m13
|
| YouTube
| davismv
| 25 Jan 2013
| jNj5MBHde7Y
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNj5MBHde7Y
| No bottom crawl
|-
!scope="row" colspan=16 style="text-align:left; background-color:#ffffcc;" |1988
|-
!scope="row"| 07 Jun 1988
| 03:51
| EPG (Amiga based)
| Program Guide
|
|
| Jones Intercable
| Naperville, IL
| 1h00m00s
|
| YouTube
| davismv
| 12 May 2017
| qfE7it6FPMU
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfE7it6FPMU
| No bottom crawl, full screen ads - still for various magazines - now fade in and out with the scroll only pausing very briefly
|-
!scope="row"| 3 Nov 1988
| 22:00
| Prevue List (Amiga)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| (deleted)
|
|-
!scope="row"| 12 Dec 1988
| 01:17
| Prevue List (Amiga)
| Prevue Guide
|
|
| Jones Intercable
| Naperville, IL
| 02m46
|
| YouTube
| davismv
| 6 Feb 2008
| ELvdn3WVaOk
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELvdn3WVaOk
|
|-
!scope="row" colspan=16 style="text-align:left; background-color:#ffffcc;" |1989
|-
!scope="row"| 7 Mar 1989
| 21:51
| Prevue List (Amiga)
|
|
|
| PRIME Cable
| Las Vegas, NV
| 00m45
|
| YouTube
| GrowinupinSincity81
| 31 Jan 2012
| bBizHvw_tVU
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBizHvw_tVU
|
|-
!scope="row"| 7 Mar 1989
| 21:53
| Prevue List (Amiga)
|
|
|
| PRIME Cable
| Las Vegas, NV
| 00m25
|
| YouTube
| GrowinupinSincity81
| 17 Feb 2012
| erJpbQbUEp8
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erJpbQbUEp8
|
|-
!scope="row"| 6 Jul 1989
| 09:57
| Prevue List (Amiga)
| Prevue Guide
|
|
|
| TX
| 00m45
|
| YouTube
| Scott Wild
| 4 Aug 2016
| Z59ZBFSkls4
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z59ZBFSkls4
|
|-
!scope="row"| 20 Dec 1989
| 11:08
| EPG (Amiga based)
|
| 5.01
|
| Choice TV (Cencom Cable)
| West Covina, CA
| 10m08
|
| YouTube
| happyhappyfunball
| 11 May 2010
| 190dS5kmlPA
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=190dS5kmlPA
| Shows live editing of in-line and crawl ads, and apparently an error where the system doesn't go back to the guide properly once they've finished.
|-
!scope="row" colspan=16 style="text-align:left; background-color:#ffffcc;" |1990
|-
!scope="row"| 24 Feb 1990*
| 13:57
| Prevue List (Amiga)
| Prevue Guide
|
|
|
|
| 04m37
| Yes
| YouTube
| 20CenturyFan
| 6 Sep 2011
| EM6h8fMnvXA
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EM6h8fMnvXA
| *plus 7 March 1990 - Shows live editing of (maybe?) PPV listing settings in an AmigaDOS shell window.
|-
!scope="row"| 4 Mar 1990
| 05:15
| EPG (Amiga based)
|
|
|
|
| NY?
| 02m20
|
| YouTube
| PrevueGuide
| 5 Apr 2011
| uelXcnN_YH8
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uelXcnN_YH8
| No cable co banner. No crawl either.
|-
!scope="row"| 15 May 1990
| 17:01
| EPG (Amiga based)
|
|
|
| Videon Cable TV
| Canada
| 03m45
|
| YouTube
| jaworskij (LilZebra)
| 6 Jan 2007
| RUfYlT6bNxM
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUfYlT6bNxM
| (Reuploaded clip at v=dOGNILIvpqs)
|-
!scope="row"| 23 May 1990
| 20:03
| Prevue List (Amiga)
| Prevue Guide
|
|
| Sunflower Cablevision
| Laurence, KS
| 1h23m56
|
| YouTube
| gradybea
| 14 Jun 2016
| LG5N4oe4t3E
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LG5N4oe4t3E
| Whoever did Sunflower Cablevision's picture ads wasn't very good at it :)
|-
!scope="row"| 1 Jul 1990
| 11:59
| Prevue List (Amiga)
| Prevue Guide
|
|
| Continental Cablevision
|
| 05m04
|
| YouTube
| ntscbuff
| 6 Feb 2016
| _7vBKOMPjEU
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7vBKOMPjEU (deleted)
| Includes Prevue Weather in the scroll
|-
!scope="row"| 1 Aug 1990
| 22:25
| Prevue List (Amiga)
| Prevue Guide
|
|
| PRIME Cable
| Las Vegas, NV
| 02m54
|
| YouTube
| GrowinupinSincity81
| 9 Feb 2012
| _SmTv7PqMUE
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SmTv7PqMUE
|
|-
!scope="row"| 1 Aug 1990
| 22:27
| Prevue List (Amiga)
| Prevue Guide
|
|
| PRIME Cable
| Las Vegas, NV
| 01m04
|
| YouTube
| GrowinupinSincity81
| 25 Aug 2012
| uX98fJ4qyf8
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uX98fJ4qyf8
|
|-
!scope="row"| 30 Sep 1990
| 21:31 (approx)
| Prevue List (Amiga)
| Prevue Guide
| AP0972
| 4.1
|
|
| 02m45
|
|
|
|
|
|
| See video at 14 Sep 1992 - 03m20 to 06m05 - Frozen and rebooted, suspect by some kind of watchdog rather than manual intervention.
|-
!scope="row"| 28 Dec 1990
| 02:10
| Prevue List (Amiga)
| Prevue Guide
|
|
|
|
| 05m38
|
|
|
|
|
|
| See video at 14 Sep 1992 - 06m05 to 11m43
|-
!scope="row" colspan=16 style="text-align:left; background-color:#ffffcc;" |1991
|-

!scope="row"| 31 May 1991
| 15:29
| Prevue List (Amiga)
| Prevue Guide
| 4.3
| XA22659
| Cox Cable
| Spokane, WA
| 09m50
|
| YouTube
| eljefecom
| 14 Jun 2011
| Ybx1HDMw6wk
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ybx1HDMw6wk
| Part 1 of 4, some problems picking up listings (or perhaps an impatient operator!) reboots a couple of times while swapping disks.
|-
!scope="row"| 31 May 1991
| 15:39
| Prevue List (Amiga)
| Prevue Guide
| 4.3
| XA22659
| Cox Cable
| Spokane, WA
| 08m30
|
| YouTube
| eljefecom
| 14 Jun 2011
| vI7wnd0W_gc
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vI7wnd0W_gc
| Part 2 of 4.
|-
!scope="row"| 31 May 1991
| 15:48
| Prevue List (Amiga)
| Prevue Guide
| 4.3
| XA22659
| Cox Cable
| Spokane, WA
| 09m45
|
| YouTube
| eljefecom
| 15 Jun 2011
| A-4W-pDZlm8
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-4W-pDZlm8
| Part 3 of 4.
|-
!scope="row"| 31 May 1991
| 15:57
| Prevue List (Amiga)
| Prevue Guide
| 4.3
| XA22659
| Cox Cable
| Spokane, WA
| 07m51
|
| YouTube
| eljefecom
| 15 Jun 2011
| 67xAn8eu-HQ
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67xAn8eu-HQ
| Part 4 of 4.
|-
!scope="row"| 18 Jun 1991
| 10:57
| Prevue List (Amiga)
| Prevue Guide
|
|
| Metrovision
| Portage, IN
| 01m14
|
| YouTube
| clonehappy
| 22 Feb 2007
| AvAETyFKlxk
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvAETyFKlxk
|
|-
!scope="row"| 22 Jun 1991
| 15:02
| Prevue List (Amiga)
| Prevue Guide
|
|
| Cox Cable
| Spokane, WA
| 14m38
|
| YouTube
| eljefecom
| 21 Jun 2011
| bkNkELr6fks
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkNkELr6fks
| Part 1 of 3, just after booting up with no cached listings (or maybe pre-cached listings?) the listings roll in slowly over the course of the 3 videos.
|-
!scope="row"| 22 Jun 1991
| 15:16
| Prevue List (Amiga)
| Prevue Guide
|
|
| Cox Cable
| Spokane, WA
| 14m38
|
| YouTube
| eljefecom
| 21 Jun 2011
| QhWPrPKCm6k
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhWPrPKCm6k
| Part 2 of 3.
|-
!scope="row"| 22 Jun 1991
| 15:27
| Prevue List (Amiga)
| Prevue Guide
|
|
| Cox Cable
| Spokane, WA
| 07m18
|
| YouTube
| eljefecom
| 21 Jun 2011
| 0P1CFTIZWIQ
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0P1CFTIZWIQ
| Part 3 of 3.
|-
!scope="row"| 17 Jul 1991
| 03:10
| Prevue List (Amiga)
|
|
|
|
|
| 00m31
|
| DailyMotion
| swbrwnskin2
| 24 Dec 2008
| x7tqtl
| http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7tqtl
|
|-
!scope="row"| 22 Jul 1991
| 01:35
| EPG (Amiga Based)
|
|
|
| Heritage Cable
|
| 01m19
|
| YouTube
| fmartinjr
| 31 Mar 2008
| xQJBMVTO6zc
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQJBMVTO6zc
|
|-
!scope="row"| 22 Aug 1991*
| 10:34
| Prevue List (Amiga)
| Prevue Guide
| 4.3
| A22050
| Continental Cablevision
| West Covina, CA
| 06m40
|
| YouTube
| happyhappyfunball
| 16 May 2010
| RhCn8loYWdc
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhCn8loYWdc
| * and 26 Nov 1991, 15 Jan 1992, and a clip from a Cencom Cable EPG system 13 Oct 1991. Shows bootup, menus and on the last clip a frozen ticker on the EPG.
|-
!scope="row"| 14 Sep 1991
| 02:29
| Prevue List (Amiga)
| Prevue Guide
|
|
| Jones Intercable
| Naperville, IL
| 07m23
|
| YouTube
| daivsmv
| 30 Jan 2013
| EjIuRy4oows
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjIuRy4oows
| A really clear recording, and whoever did Jones Intercable's graphical ads was very good!
|-
!scope="row"| 9 Oct 1991
| 08:27
| Prevue List (Amiga)
| Prevue Guide
|
|
|
|
| 02m39
|
| YouTube
| clonehappy
| 22 Feb 2007
| jC6MKcmETWE
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jC6MKcmETWE
| A guru meditation, but revealed listings for a cable provider in Prevue Network's home town of Tulsa, OK.
|-
!scope="row"| 20 Dec 1991
| 13:50
| Prevue List (Amiga)
| Prevue Guide
|
|
| Memphis Cablevision
| Memphis, TN
| 02m49
|
| YouTube
| JShaggy
| 17 Dec 2006
| AM8ZW1IxKeM
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AM8ZW1IxKeM
|
|-
!scope="row" colspan=16 style="text-align:left; background-color:#ffffcc;" |1992
|-
!scope="row"| 26 Jan 1992
| 14:15*
| EPG (Amiga based)
| Channel Guide
|
|
| US Cable
|
| 05m27
| Yes
| YouTube
| 20CenturyFan
| 6 Sep 2011
| CIQUhTNX8IM
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIQUhTNX8IM
| * various times. Re-upload of original by user norbie13.
|-
!scope="row"| 26 Jan 1992
| 19:39
| Prevue List (Amiga)
| Prevue Guide
|
|
| Continental Cablevision
| Dakota County, MN
| 22m22
|
| YouTube
| ntscbuff
| 17 Aug 2015
| H2KoSB6fN7g
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2KoSB6fN7g (deleted)
| Another really good quality recording. Copyright message still says 1991.
|-
!scope="row"| 13 Feb 1992
| 04:34
| Prevue List (Amiga)
|
|
|
| Comcast
|
| 02m40
| Yes
| YouTube
| 20CenturyFan
| 6 Sep 2011
| 3UZyxsnxqjE
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UZyxsnxqjE
| From a previous compilation video by swbrwnskins, which itself was likely from somewhere else.
|-
!scope="row"| 25 Feb 1992*
| 01:14
| Prevue List (Amiga)
|
|
|
| Comcast
|
| 04m01
| Yes
| YouTube
| 20CenturyFan
| 6 Sep 2011
| Z3rXheHa-2g
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3rXheHa-2g
| *and 04/05/09 March. From a previous compilation video by swbrwnskins, which itself was likely from somewhere else.
|-
!scope="row"| 13 Mar 1992
| 14:51
| Prevue List (Amiga)
| Prevue Guide
| 4.4.2
| A22050
| Continental Cablevision
| West Covina, CA
| 11m57
|
| YouTube
| happyhappyfunball
| 19 Aug 2010
| rLoEMcIPdbI
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLoEMcIPdbI
| Includes information from the uploader!
|-
!scope="row"| 9 Apr 1992
| 15:49
| Prevue List (Amiga)
| Prevue Guide
|
|
|
| West Michigan
| 02m07
|
| YouTube
| trep40
| 26 Apr 2009
| CJ1vqlkS5jg
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJ1vqlkS5jg
| Cam footage - Description says 1991 but date on screen is 1992
|-
!scope="row"| 10 Apr 1992
| 09:19
| Prevue List (Amiga)
| Prevue Guide
|
|
|
| West Michigan
| 00m53
|
| YouTube
| trep40
| 26 Apr 2009
| __62-mnXz5A
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__62-mnXz5A
| Cam footage - Description says 1991 but date on screen is 1992
|-
!scope="row"| 10 Apr 1991
| 09:39
| Prevue List (Amiga)
| Prevue Guide
|
|
|
| West Michigan
| 00m36
|
| YouTube
| trep40
| 26 Apr 2009
| x5l-Ld1Fkuw
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5l-Ld1Fkuw
| Cam footage - Description says 1991 but date on screen is 1992
|-
!scope="row"| 12 April 1992
| 07:59
| EPG (Amiga based)
|
|
|
| US Cable
|
| 06m09
|
| YouTube
| 20CenturyFan
| 6 Sep 2011
| qQa_wIKdxEM
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQa_wIKdxEM
|
|-
!scope="row"| 7th May 1992
| 22:56
| Prevue List (Amiga)
| Prevue Guide
|
|
|
|
| 9m33
|
| YouTube
| PrevueGuide
| 20 Jan 2012
| NA-4oUTMv8Q
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NA-4oUTMv8Q
| Reupload of a TVnutboy clip that looks like was a reupload from Dailymotion
|-
!scope="row" colspan=16 style="text-align:left; background-color:#ffffcc;" |1993
|-
!scope="row"| 17 Feb 1993
| 01:29
| Prevue Grid
| Prevue Channel
|
|
| TCI Cablevision
| Boston, MA
| 02m12
|
| YouTube
| bostonnewsarchives
| 6 Oct 2006
| EWtFP6wIkRk
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWtFP6wIkRk
| Features graphics overlayed by the cable company on top of the guide
|-
!scope="row"| 22 Feb 1993
| 15:08
| Prevue List (Amiga)
| Prevue Guide
|
|
|
|
| 21m18
|
| YouTube
| Nall Wolf
| 5 Nov 2020
| YRsoE8_7atU
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRsoE8_7atU
|
|-
!scope="row"| 21 Jul 1993
| 03:00
| Prevue Grid
| Prevue Channel
|
|
|
|
| 02m14
|
|
|
|
|
|
| See video at 14 Sep 1992 - 11m45 to 13:57
|-
!scope="row" colspan=16 style="text-align:left; background-color:#ffffcc;" |1994
|-
!scope="row"| 10 Feb 1994
| 19:00
| Prevue Grid
| Prevue Channel
|
|
|
|
| 10m57
|
| YouTube
| Matt Little
| 26 Apr 2020
| 6lqXSxEf1tE
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lqXSxEf1tE
|
|-
!scope="row" colspan=16 style="text-align:left; background-color:#ffffcc;" |1995
|-
!scope="row"| 13 Feb 1995
| 23:00
| Prevue Grid
| Prevue Channel
|
|
|
|
| 24m51
| Yes
| YouTube
| Joseph A. Sobora
| 10 Feb 2016
| f7WETQXLS1w
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7WETQXLS1w
| Reuload of a Chris Read clip
|-
!scope="row" colspan=16 style="text-align:left; background-color:#ffffcc;" |1996
|-
!scope="row"| 21 Sep 1996
| 10:20
| Prevue Grid
| Prevue Channel
|
|
|
| Tulsa, OK
| 42m57
|
| YouTube
| Plum Jay
| 9 Jun 2017
| do2cJ85cwU8
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=do2cJ85cwU8
| Includes Prevue Weather
|-
!scope="row" colspan=16 style="text-align:left; background-color:#ffffcc;" |1997
|-
!scope="row"| 19 Mar 1997
| 20:29
| PC Prevue
| Prevue Channel
|
|
| Primestar
|
| 01m12
|
| YouTube
| eljefecom
| 19 Jun 2011
| l5e5OTLNqBs
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5e5OTLNqBs
|
|-
!scope="row" colspan=16 style="text-align:left; background-color:#ffffcc;" |1998
|-
!scope="row"| 2 Apr 1998
| 20:08
| Prevue Grid
| Prevue Channel
|
|
| Time Warner Cable
| Charlotte, NC
| 10m40
| Yes
| YouTube
| PrevueGuide
| 2 Jan 2012
| Z9nOp7D-Zj0
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9nOp7D-Zj0
| Reupload of the ih8ContentID clip
|-
!scope="row" colspan=16 style="text-align:left; background-color:#ffffcc;" |1999
|-
!scope="row"| 31 Jan - 1 Feb 1999
| 23:51
| Prevue Grid
| Prevue Channel/TV Guide Channel
|
|
|
|
| 09m17
|
| YouTube
| HulkieD
| 15 Oct 2009
| rLApAmSQQ5U
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLApAmSQQ5U
| Includes the rebranding of Prevue Channel to TV Guide Channel
|-
!scope="row" colspan=16 style="text-align:left; background-color:#ffffcc;" |2000
|-
!scope="row"| 4 Jan 2000*
| 21:41
| Hollywood
| TV Guide Channel
|
|
| Charter Communications
| Victorville, CA
| 05m12
|
| YouTube
| JohnnyL80
| 24 Oct 2009
| rvlUFANejAg
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvlUFANejAg
| *plus 22 March 2002
|-
!scope="row"| 27 Jan 2000
| 17:56
| Hollywood
| TV Guide Channel
|
|
| Charter Communications
| Boone, NC
| 06m19
|
| YouTube
| mcydodge919
| 23 Oct 2009
| UGU3b32kZmk
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGU3b32kZmk
|
|-
!scope="row" colspan=16 style="text-align:left; background-color:#ffffcc;" |2001
|-
!scope="row"| 15 Dec 2001
| 11:33
| Hollywood
| TV Guide Channel
|
|
| Charter Communications
|
| 02m16
|
| YouTube
| MrSurferOne
| 23 Oct 2012
| Aecq4Qxwvf4
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aecq4Qxwvf4
|
|-
!scope="row" colspan=16 style="text-align:left; background-color:#ffffcc;" |2003
|-
!scope="row"| 18 Jul 2003
| 20:27
| Hollywood
| TV Guide Channel
|
|
|
|
| 00m35
|
| YouTube
| Gabriele Albano
| 23 Dec 2008
| wH1RKmEVtP4
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wH1RKmEVtP4
|
|-
!scope="row" colspan=16 style="text-align:left; background-color:#ffffcc;" |2004
|-
!scope="row"| 5 May 2004
| 23:01
| Hollywood
| TV Guide Channel
|
|
| Bright House Network
| Tampa, FL
| 14m24
|
| YouTube
| Michelem184
| 28 Jul 2020
| -9oF9GEHvGU
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9oF9GEHvGU
|
|-
!scope="row" colspan=16 style="text-align:left; background-color:#ffffcc;" |2005
|-
!scope="row"| 1 Apr 2005
| 13:00
| Hollywood
| TV Guide Channel
|
|
| Comcast
| Cleveland, OH
| 10m03
|
| YouTube
| videoholicULTIMATE
| 28 Aug 2013
| BksxbyHpNUg
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BksxbyHpNUg
|
|-
!scope="row" colspan=16 style="text-align:left; background-color:#ffffcc;" |2006
|-
!scope="row"| 3 Nov 2006
| 07:00 ET
| Hollywood
| TV Guide Channel
|
|
| Dish Network
|
| 51m04
|
| YouTube
| Game Show Flashback- The Original Game Show Channel
| 20 Mar 2018
| UBmUPAg2vgw
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBmUPAg2vgw
| Times in timeslots replaced with "Now", "Next" and "Later"
|-
!scope="row" colspan=16 style="text-align:left; background-color:#ffffcc;" |2007
|-
!scope="row"| 9 Sep 2007
| 21:06
| Hollywood
| TV Guide Network
|
|
| Time Warner Cable
| Van Nuys, CA
| 01m13
|
| YouTube
| NickyHeartsJared
| 14 Sep 2007
| GVBAhOfYfc4
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVBAhOfYfc4
|
|-
!scope="row" colspan=16 style="text-align:left; background-color:#ffffcc;" |2008
|-
!scope="row"| 7 Oct 2008
| 21:22
| Hollywood
| TV Guide Network
|
|
|
| Central Park, NYC
| 02m15
|
| YouTube
| MCinNYC
| 21 Oct 2008
| PNeK-9cx_IY
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNeK-9cx_IY
|
|-
!scope="row" colspan=16 style="text-align:left; background-color:#ffffcc;" |2009
|-
!scope="row"| 7 Feb 2009
| 09:50
| Hollywood
| TV Guide Network
|
|
|
| Anchorage, AK
| 03m54
|
| YouTube
| Terrence Butler 2
| 7 Sep 2009
| 2KLjmVBgrKQ
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KLjmVBgrKQ
|
|-
!scope="row" colspan=16 style="text-align:left; background-color:#ffffcc;" |2010
|-
!scope="row"| 5 Dec 2010
| 20:00
| Hollywood
| TV Guide Network
|
|
|
| Burlington, VT
| 11m00
|
| YouTube
| Joe McDonald
| 8 Dec 2010
| JCjvyEZK2vI
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCjvyEZK2vI
|
|-
}
|}

Hollywood

2020-11-21T22:50:56Z

PajamaFrix: /* Hardware */ (i should probably think twice before saving changes to a sh-t ton of edits every single time)

Hollywood

2020-11-21T22:47:30Z

PajamaFrix:

2020-11-10T04:52:27Z

PajamaFrix:

{| class="wikitable"
!colspan="3"| Electronic Program Guide
|-
!Platform
!Status
!Information
|-
|Apple II
| Lost; defunct
|Launched in 1981. First known variation of the EPG software. Introduced a scrolling guide, debut of the classic style, titles, text ads, and crawl ads. Units might have been referred to as [https://atariage.com/forums/topic/235974-apple-ii-also-ran-the-epg-on-us-cable/?tab=comments#comment-3280880 EPG-II and manufactured by Syntronics.]
|-
|Texscan
| Lost; defunct
|Need more information on this.
|-
|[[EPG Jr.|Atari 130XE]]
| Found; defunct
|Second known variation of the EPG software. Has most of the previous features, but omits the crawl ads.
Three versions of the software have been found, however no footage of the original units running back in the day can be found at this time.
|-
|[[EPG Sr.|Amiga 1000/2000]]
| Lost; defunct
|Final version of the EPG software. Introduced full screen graphic ads.
|-
!colspan="3"| Prevue/TV Guide Channel
|-
!Platform
!Status
!Information
|-
|-
|[[Prevue (ESQ)|Amiga 1000/2000]]
|1988-93: Lost; defunct
1993-99: Found; defunct
|Launched in 1987. Internally referred to as EPG Esquire. Early versions (1988-93) seem to be based off EPG Sr., however omits the crawl ads and title, instead providing a blank space above with IFF graphics, text-only, and genlocked video for advertisements and programs, with later versions (1993-99) include similar features, however also introduced a grid that showed the current listings and the next two timeslots for each channel simultaneously, referred to as New Look.
|-
|Windows NT
|Junior: Not sure; active
Hollywood: In-progress; active
|[[Prevue Junior]]: Launched in 1995, most likely referred to as "Prevue Channel PC" internally. Based upon Esquire New Look, which was first introduced in 1997. This version was presented in a very limited fashion, with listings alternating by individual pages instead of scrolling and showing just program information on the top portion of screen (though some versions offered genlocked video and graphical ads.
[[Hollywood]]: Launched in 1999. Current version of the Prevue Channel software, then referred to as TV Guide Channel after an acquisition. This version switched to the Windows NT platform similar to Prevue Junior, and offered different styles throughout different years, starting with a tan guide reminiscent of Motorola cable boxes of the time.
Both versions seem to still be in used, albeit with TV Guide or Pop branding.
|-
!colspan="3"| Sneak Prevue/Barker
|-
!Platform
!Status
!Information
|-
|Amiga 2000
| Found; defunct
|Separate from other versions of Prevue, as this was made for pay-per-view barker channels. Launched in 1990. The channel relied on LaserDiscs, which were controlled by the Amiga.

Another version of Sneak Prevue was Barker, however was developed by a different company.
|-
|Windows NT
| In-progress; defunct
|A version of the Sneak Prevue software ported to Windows. This was most likely produced during a time when there were various different projects to port Prevue to Windows. It most likely operated in the same way as the Amiga software.
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