A system for providing interactive television program guide features and
other features and information related to a specific user interest or
programming category in niche hubs is provided. All of the television
programming features provided by user television equipment that relate to
a specific user interest or programming category may be accessed from the
niche hub. For example, a movie lovers niche hub may provide programming
features such as television program listings for movies, video-on-demand
listings for movies, pay-per-view listings for movies, web site links
related to movies, movie-related merchandise, movie news groups, movie
chat groups, movie e-mail clubs, movie contests, movie trivia questions,
movie actor interviews, movie reviews, movie channel package ordering,
etc. The programming features of the niche hubs may be transmitted from a
server, database, or other storage facility via a television distribution
facility. User television equipment may be connected via two-way
communications paths to transmit messages to each other.