A gateway screen for interactive television includes a television content
panel and an internet content panel. The gateway screen is displayed by
an interactive television (ITV), e.g., when the ITV is turned on. The
gateway screen allows a user to quickly and easily view information from
multiple sources, e.g., a Web site, a television signal source, and an
ITV system server, at a glance. This allows a consumer to gain a quick
overview of the information presented by the multiple sources. The
gateway screen also allows a consumer to select commonly accessed
sources. The gateway screen can be tailored to fulfill a specific
consumer's needs and can be established based on preferences input by the
consumer.