Automatical update of the playlists of an interactive program guide epg; grouping episodes of tv series according to user parameters

摘要

In an Electronic Program Guide EPG, method for automatically creating a playlist of series assets, series assets being for instance the episodes of TV series.In one embodiment, series assets from a Video On demand VOD server are automatically included into a playlist for that series; the playlist is then dynamically updated, according to the availability of each asset; an asset that is no longer accessible or has been viewed is automatically removed.The playlist may include a selection based on a particular type of assets, for instance "news".