Information provision apparatus, information reproducing apparatus, information provision method, and information recording medium on which information provision program is computer-readably recorded

摘要

The broadcast receiving and recording apparatus (4a to 4c, 4) is provided with: the recording device (36, 39) on which the received broadcast contents data (referred to "contents data" hereinafter) and metadata indicating attributes of the contents data can be recorded; the input unit (49) which selects the contents data with respect to which reproduction or information provision is to be performed; the network interface (50) which acquires control information used for controlling reproduction and recording of the contents data; and the CPU (46) which performs reproduction of the contents data, provision of information related to the contents data, or provision of history information indicating edit history regarding the contents data, based on presence of the recorded contents data in the recording device (36, 39), the control information and the metadata.