Apparatus and method for transporting information about broadcast programs

摘要

A program information transport apparatus comprises a update unit for accepting a request for a change in either one of program information and transmission control information stored in a memory, and for updating the contents of the memory according to the change at predetermined update times to update the program information. An information management unit can acquire the program information from the memory and then furnish the acquired program information at predetermined transport times to transport the program information. A transport unit then transports the program information from the information management unit to receivers.