Hi there

I find that the quickest and easiest way to access your 'favourites' is to use the "Discover" button on the remote control.  Your favourites will be listed there.  You can also set you favourites to be at the top of the list in the Discover area.  All you need to do is scroll down in the Discover area to 'Settings' and there is another icon called "Reorder categories" - Or you can use the "Show/Hide categories" setting too.

Using it this way, should resolve/answer many of your questions.

Cheers