[5] However, these plans were eventually scrapped for various reasons (including the move to digital cable, as well as the lack of customization providers carrying Screen TV would have had, in comparison to Sneak Prevue).
The service also utilized Amiga 2000 hardware, which the Prevue Channel used to provide its scrolling listings grid.
A black line would often run across the entire screen until cable system technicians finally restored the service by rebooting its hardware.
These short trailers, whether sourced locally or delivered via satellite, would feature listings information at the bottom of the screen, which was locally overlaid into their video feed to provide system-specific scheduling information, with countdowns to the next telecast of the program appearing at the top left of the screen.
Various clips of production music played over the full-screen listings, with an audio track of an announcer promoting the channel and pay-per-view.