Abstract: A parental control method, including receiving a channel selection command from a user to select from a plurality of channels for playing, each of the channels having a plurality of programming content, performing a parental control procedure prior to allowing playing of the programming content of one of the channels, during at least one specific timeslot, and allowing playing of the programming content prior to performing a parental control procedure for at least one of the following the one channel outside of the at least one specific timeslot, and another one of the channels. Related apparatus and methods are also described.

Abstract: A method for identifying additional content information to a content consumer, is disclosed. The additional content information relates to a content item selected for consumption by the content consumer. The method comprises: receiving data published by a content provider (203,205), wherein said data describes content information (207) available from said content provider; indexing said data thereby producing indexed data; storing said indexed data in a database (217); receiving a search request from a content consumer, said search request requesting said additional content information; searching said database (217) for data describing said additional content information; and identifying said additional content information by returning data identified during said searching to said content consumer.