TELEVISION RECEIVER AND PROGRAM DATA RECEPTION METHOD

摘要

A viewer uses a remote control to specify the viewing channel (CH) and the viewing date and time of a program he wishes to watch. A reception method selection unit determines whether the program is currently being broadcast or the program was broadcast previously based on the viewing date and time, and selects the reception method. URL information of a program distribution server storing past programs is included in the service description table (SDT) of the service information (SI), which is transmitted together with the broadcast program, and is stored in an SI information storage unit. If the program selected by the viewer is a past program, an IP data reception unit connects to the program distribution server on the basis of this URL, transmits the viewing date and time to the program distribution server, and receives the desired past program via an IP network.