A method and apparatus for providing a packet switched television guide such as an Electronic Program Guide or an Electronic Service Guide to a user. An Application Server receives and stores preferences relating to a packet switched television guide. When the Application Server subsequently receives a new or updated packet switched television guide from a packet switched television Guide Application Server, the Application Server filters elements of the packet switched television guide according to the preferences to remove information not relevant to a user associated with the preferences. The filtered packet switched television guide is then sent to the user. In this way, only relevant information is sent, which can reduce the bandwidth required in sending packet switched television guides, the frequency at which packet switched television guide updates need to be sent, and also the processing required by the user's receiving equipment in filtering out irrelevant information from the packet switched television guide.