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For television, IPG support is built into almost all modern receivers for digital cable, [[Direct-broadcast satellite|digital satellite]], and over-the-air [[digital television|digital broadcasting]]. They are also commonly featured in digital video recorders such as [[TiVo]] and [[MythTV]]. Higher-end receivers for [[digital radio|digital broadcast radio]] and digital [[satellite radio]] commonly feature built-in IPGs as well.
Demand for non-interactive electronic television program guides – television channels displaying listings for currently airing and upcoming programming – has been nearly eliminated by the widespread availability of interactive program guides for television; TV Guide Network, the largest of these services, eventually abandoned its original purpose as a non-interactive EPG service and became a traditional general entertainment cable channel, eventually rebranding as [[Pop (American TV channel)|Pop]] in January 2015. Television-based IPGs provide the same information as EPGs, but faster and often in much more detail. When television IPGs are supported by [[digital video recorder|PVR]]s, they enable viewers to plan viewing and recording by selecting broadcasts directly from the EPG, rather than programming timers.
The aspect of an IPG most noticed by users is its [[graphical user interface]] (GUI), typically a grid or table listing [[channel (broadcasting)|channel]] names and program titles and times: web and television-based IPG interfaces allow the user to highlight any given listing and call up additional information about it supplied by the EPG provider. Programs on offer from [[virtual channel|subchannel]]s may also be listed.
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