Interactive television program guide system and method with niche hubs

1. A method for personalizing an interactive media guide, the method comprising:

receiving a first user input selecting a profile graphic generated for display on a display screen;

in response to the first user input, retrieving a personal profile associated with a plurality of niche hubs, wherein each niche hub of the plurality of niche hubs is associated with a user interest;

generating for display, on the display screen, a plurality of hub graphics associated with the personal profile, wherein each of the plurality of hub graphics is associated with one of the plurality of niche hubs;

receiving a second user input adding a user-selected first media listing to a user-selected first niche hub of the plurality of niche hubs;

in response to the second user input, updating the first niche hub to include the first media listing;

receiving a third user input adding a user-selected second media listing to a user-selected second niche hub of the plurality of niche hubs;

in response to the third user input, updating the second niche hub to include the second media listing;

receiving a fourth user input selecting either the first niche hub or the second niche hub; and

in response to the fourth user input selecting either the first niche hub or the second niche hub, generating for display, on the display screen, media listings in the selected niche hub.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving the first user input further includes:

receiving a user profile name; and

receiving a user password.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising generating a graphical representation of the media listings in the selected niche hub.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising accessing the interactive media guide via the Internet.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising generating a presentation of one of the media listings in the selected niche hub in response to a fifth user input.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the media listings in the selected niche hub are stored on a remote server and transmitted, via the Internet, to a user for presentation.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising generating a presentation of additional information about one of the media listings in the selected niche hub in response to a fifth user input.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the personal profile is associated with a user account of a content provider associated with a user.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second user input comprises rating the first media listing.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second niche hub is associated with a category of media listings that a user wishes to view at a later date.

11. A system for personalizing an interactive media guide, the system comprising control circuitry configured to:

receive a first user input selecting a profile graphic generated for display on a display screen;

in response to the first user input, retrieve a personal profile associated with a plurality of niche hubs, wherein each niche hub of the plurality of niche hubs is associated with a user interest;

generate for display, on the display screen, a plurality of hub graphics associated with the personal profile, wherein each of the plurality of hub graphics is associated with one of the plurality of niche hubs;

receive a second user input adding a user-selected first media listing to a user-selected first niche hub of the plurality of niche hubs;

in response to the second user input, update the first niche hub to include the first media listing;

receive a third user input adding a user-selected second media listing to a user-selected second niche hub of the plurality of niche hubs;

in response to the third user input, update the second niche hub to include the second media listing;

receive a fourth user input selecting either the first niche hub or the second niche hub; and

in response to the fourth user input selecting either the first niche hub or the second niche hub, generate for display, on the display screen, media listings in the selected niche hub.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to receive a user profile name and a user password in the first user input.

13. The system of claim 11 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to generate a graphical representation of the media listings in the selected niche hub.

14. The system of claim 11 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to access the interactive media guide via the Internet.

15. The system of claim 11 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to generate a presentation of one of the media listings in the selected niche hub in response to a fifth user input.

16. The system of claim 11 , wherein the media listings in the selected niche hub are stored on a remote server and transmitted, via the Internet, to a user for presentation.

17. The system of claim 11 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to generate a presentation of additional information about one of the media listings in the selected niche hub in response to a fifth user input.

18. The system of claim 11 , wherein the personal profile is associated with a user account of a content provider associated with a user.

19. The system of claim 11 , wherein the second user input comprises rating the first media listing.

20. The system of claim 11 , wherein the second niche hub is associated with a category of media listings that a user wishes to view at a later date.