PROGRAM GUIDE INFORMATION GENERATING/TRANSMITTING SYSTEM SUPPORTING SIMULTANEOUS BROADCASTING AND PROGRAM GUIDE INFORMATION GENERATING DEVICE AND PROGRAM GUIDE INFORMATION TRANSMITTING DEVICE CONSTITUTING THE SYSTEM

摘要

A program information-generating device is disclosed which can produce program guide information accurately even when a method for editing the program broadcasting schedule of simultaneous broadcasting efficiently is employed. In this device, a program guide information-generating device 203 has a simulcast range processing block 212 which receives program information and the program broadcasting schedule of each channel and generates a program broadcasting schedule by replacing simulcast range information with the corresponding program broadcasting schedule of a simulcast original channel when the simulcast range information which at least indicates that a program is to be simultaneous broadcast and which has a simulcast original channel identifier is registered in the range where simultaneous broadcasting takes place on the program broadcasting schedule. Even when the editing of simultaneous broadcasting is made efficient, the program guide information can be produced by the above replacement.