A method and apparatus for combining video frame sequences with a video
display of an interactive program guide (IPG). The apparatus comprises a
plurality of compositors that combine background information, video frame
sequences and program guide graphics into a single video frame sequence.
The sequence is then digitally encoded to form an MPEG-like bitstream.
The same background information and informational video is composited
with a different program guide graphic to form another video sequence
that is also encoded. A plurality of such sequences are produced with
each sequence having a different program guide graphic. Each sequence is
encoded and then multiplexed into a transport stream such that all the
encoded sequences are transmitted to a subscriber's terminal using a
single transport stream. As such, the subscriber can transition from one
program guide to the next without interruption of the background or video
display as the program guide graphic is changed.