TV Guide

TV Guide is the name of two North American weekly magazines about TV programming, one in the United States and one in Canada. Although the magazines share the same name and logo, they are owned by different companies and publish distinct editorial content.

United States

The national TV Guide was first published on April 3, 1953. Its premiere issue cover featured a photograph of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz's newborn son, Desi Arnaz, Jr.

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April 3 - 1953 - Lucille Ball - Desi Arnaz - Desi Arnaz, Jr.

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In the 1990s, TV Guide acquired the Prevue Channel and renamed it the TV Guide Channel. Like its predecessor, it scrolls TV listings on the bottom portion of the screen. However the top portion now features celebrity gossip, movie talk, and commercials In addition to the movie trailers that once took up the bulk of the Prevue Channel's programing. Unlike most TV channels, the programs on the TV Guide Channel generally only last from 30 seconds to a minute, and thus are usually scheduled to play on the hour (for instance a show might appear at 12:45 and again at 1:45).

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1990s - Prevue Channel - TV Guide Channel

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On July 26, 2005, Gemstar announced that TV Guide will be retooled from its digest size format to a larger full-size national magazine that will offer more stories and less TV listings. All 140 local editions will also be eliminated, replaced by two editions, one for Eastern/Central time zones and one for Pacific/Mountain. The reason for the move was due to viewers getting their TV information from other sources like the internet, cable TV channels (like TV Guide Channel), Electronic Program Guides, TiVo, and so on. The new and "improved" TV Guide is expected to hit stores on October 17, 2005.

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July 26 - 2005 - Digest size - TV Guide Channel - Electronic Program Guide - TiVo - October 17

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TV Guide is owned by Gemstar, which is in turn owned partially by News Corporation.

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Gemstar - News Corporation

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