<s>
Guide	O
Plus+	O
(	O
in	O
Europe	O
)	O
,	O
TV	B-Device
Guide	I-Device
On	I-Device
Screen	I-Device
,	O
TV	O
Guide	O
Daily	O
,	O
TV	O
Guide	O
Plus+	O
and	O
Guide	O
Plus+	O
Gold	O
(	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
)	O
or	O
G-Guide	O
(	O
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
are	O
brand	O
names	O
for	O
an	O
interactive	O
electronic	B-Device
program	I-Device
guide	I-Device
(	O
EPG	B-Device
)	O
system	O
that	O
is	O
used	O
in	O
consumer	O
electronics	O
products	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
television	O
sets	O
,	O
DVD	O
recorders	O
,	O
personal	B-Application
video	I-Application
recorders	I-Application
,	O
and	O
other	O
digital	B-Application
television	I-Application
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2016	O
,	O
Rovi	O
acquired	O
digital	B-Application
video	I-Application
recorder	I-Application
maker	O
TiVo	O
Inc.	O
,	O
and	O
renamed	O
itself	O
TiVo	O
Corporation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
late	O
2012	O
,	O
Rovi	O
issued	O
a	O
notice	O
to	O
its	O
North	O
American	O
users	O
through	O
the	O
Guide	O
Plus+	O
,	O
TV	B-Device
Guide	I-Device
On	I-Device
Screen	I-Device
and	O
'	O
Rovi	O
Guide	O
 '	O
message	O
system	O
that	O
broadcast	O
transmission	O
of	O
the	O
service	O
would	O
cease	O
beginning	O
in	O
November	O
2012	O
,	O
and	O
be	O
discontinued	O
gradually	O
by	O
April	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
available	O
for	O
broadcast	O
and	O
cable	O
services	O
in	O
Canada	O
,	O
France	O
,	O
Germany	O
,	O
Spain	O
,	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
Austria	O
,	O
Switzerland	B-Protocol
,	O
the	O
Netherlands	O
,	O
Belgium	O
and	O
Italy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Companies	O
that	O
manufacture	O
products	O
that	O
are	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
system	O
include	O
those	O
made	O
by	O
Channel	O
Master	O
,	O
Hitachi	O
,	O
JVC	O
,	O
Matsushita/Panasonic	O
,	O
Thomson	O
(	O
RCA	O
,	O
GE	O
and	O
ProScan	O
)	O
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
,	O
Sharp	O
,	O
Sony	O
,	O
LG	O
Group	O
and	O
Toshiba	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gemstar	O
also	O
produced	O
EPG	B-Device
computer	O
software	O
bundled	O
with	O
analog	O
NTSC	O
TV	O
tuner	O
cards	O
made	O
by	O
ATI	O
Technologies	O
,	O
particularly	O
the	O
TV	O
Wonder	O
and	O
All-in-Wonder	B-Device
lines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ATI	O
later	O
partnered	O
with	O
TitanTV	O
to	O
provide	O
its	O
digital	O
ATSC	B-Device
cards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
can	O
take	O
24	O
hours	O
to	O
download	B-Application
on	O
the	O
initial	O
setup	O
,	O
because	O
the	O
information	O
is	O
delivered	O
at	O
a	O
low	O
bitrate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
digital	O
service	O
was	O
launched	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
in	O
2006	O
,	O
using	O
the	O
ATSC	B-Device
digital	I-Device
television	I-Device
standard	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
implementation	O
of	O
the	O
digital	O
transmissions	O
improved	O
the	O
service	O
significantly	O
,	O
older	O
systems	O
were	O
no	O
longer	O
able	O
to	O
download	B-Application
listings	O
following	O
the	O
June	O
12	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
digital	B-Application
television	I-Application
transition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Program	B-Device
and	I-Device
System	I-Device
Information	I-Device
Protocol	I-Device
(	O
PSIP	B-Device
)	O
utilized	O
by	O
the	O
ATSC	B-Device
standard	I-Device
allows	O
for	O
each	O
television	O
station	O
to	O
send	O
out	O
its	O
own	O
program	O
listings	O
information	O
;	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
the	O
Federal	O
Communications	O
Commission	O
(	O
FCC	O
)	O
requires	O
broadcast	O
stations	O
to	O
provide	O
programming	O
information	O
over	O
PSIP	B-Device
,	O
but	O
not	O
cable	O
providers	O
,	O
unless	O
they	O
rebroadcast	O
a	O
broadcast	O
television	O
station	O
that	O
provides	O
PSIP	B-Device
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
ATSC	B-Device
tuners	I-Device
are	O
not	O
required	O
to	O
show	O
the	O
EPG	B-Device
,	O
only	O
the	O
very	O
limited	O
information	O
for	O
the	O
current	O
show	O
on	O
the	O
channel	O
being	O
viewed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
TV	O
Guide	O
service	O
also	O
requires	O
software	O
installed	O
in	O
a	O
television	O
set	O
or	O
other	O
device	B-Device
,	O
and	O
licensing	O
fees	O
or	O
royalties	O
must	O
be	O
paid	O
to	O
Rovi	O
,	O
it	O
also	O
offers	O
a	O
more	O
complete	O
solution	O
for	O
broadcast	O
television	O
,	O
more	O
like	O
digital	O
satellite	O
or	O
digital	B-Device
cable	I-Device
.	O
</s>
