To realize processing for switching a reproduction state from broadcast data to network data and resuming the reproduction of the original broadcast data. A browser (241) acquires, via a network, an XML-AIT having a content equivalent to a broadcast AIT defining a life cycle of a broadcast application while a VoD content is reproduced after being switched from the broadcast application. The browser (241) manages the broadcast application based on the XML-AIT and resumes the reception of the broadcast application after the reproduction of the VoD content is ended. With this structure, processing of separating two transport streams at the same time becomes unnecessary, and one demultiplexer (23) only needs to be provided.

At a carousel origin server, an indication is obtained that at least one of a plurality of consumer premises equipment connected to a video content network requires a software upgrade. Responsive to obtaining the indication, the carousel origin server loads onto a carousel at least one image required for the software upgrade. The at least one image required for the software upgrade is broadcast from the carousel to the at least one of the plurality of consumer premises equipment, for a predetermined period. Subsequent to the predetermined period, the at least one image required for the software upgrade is removed from the carousel.

The present disclosure provides a receiving device including, a receiver that receives AV content, a detector, an acquirer, a tentative reservation registering part, and a definitive reservation registering part.

Disclosed herein is a reception apparatus for receiving data, including: a determination block configured to determine an acquisition source of a file to be acquired by the reception apparatus in a predetermined sequence from among a plurality of storage media in which the file is stored; an acquisition block configured to acquire the file from the acquisition source on the basis of file acquisition information for use in acquiring the file in the plurality of storage media, the file acquisition information being common to the plurality of storage media; and an execution block configured to execute the acquired file.

A method for providing video and audio perspectives of audio/video content is presented. In an example embodiment, a media content item is received that includes audio/video content having at least one video perspective and a plurality of audio perspectives for the at least one video perspective. The at least one video perspective is provided with a first one of the plurality of audio perspectives for presentation on a display device. During the providing of the at least one video perspective with the first one of the plurality of audio perspectives, a first command is received from a media application configured to allow a user to select among the plurality of audio perspectives. Responsive to the first command, the video perspective is provided along with a selected second one of the plurality of audio perspectives in substitution of the first one of the plurality of audio perspectives for presentation on the display device.

[Object] The present technology relates to a reception apparatus, a reception method, a transmission apparatus, and a transmission method capable of limiting use of broadcast resources by a predetermined application. [Solving Means] There is provided a reception apparatus including: a control information obtaining unit that obtains first control information for controlling an operation of a first application, the first application being capable of requesting use of a broadcast resource transmitted via a digital broadcasting signal; and an application controller that controls, when the first application requests use of the broadcast resource, the use of the broadcast resource by the first application on the basis of the first control information.

A broadcast signal receiving method according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: receiving a broadcast signal; parsing service list table (SLT) information included in the broadcast signal; obtaining service layer signaling (SLS) information based on the SLT information; obtaining app signaling information based on the SLT information or the SLS information, the app signaling information including entry page information for an entry page that is loaded for an app-based service startup; and controlling an app based on the app signaling information.

Methods, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer-readable storage mediums for providing and/or processing non-closed caption data. The reception apparatus includes a receiver, a parser, and a processor. The receiver receives closed caption service data. The closed caption service data includes closed caption data within a first service block having a service number in the range of 1-6, and non-closed caption data within a second service block having a different service number in the range of 1-6. The closed caption data includes closed caption text. The parser parses the non-closed caption data within the second service block having the different service number in the range of 1-6. The processor performs a function based on the parsed non-closed caption data.

[Object] The present technology relates to a reception apparatus, a reception method, a transmission apparatus, and a transmission method capable of limiting use of broadcast resources by a predetermined application. [Solving Means] There is provided a reception apparatus including: a control information obtaining unit that obtains first control information for controlling an operation of a first application, the first application being capable of requesting use of a broadcast resource transmitted via a digital broadcasting signal; and an application controller that controls, when the first application requests use of the broadcast resource, the use of the broadcast resource by the first application on the basis of the first control information.

Methods and devices for inserting an event into a transport flow, for monitoring, managing and receiving the transport flow, and computer program all corresponding thereto. The invention relates to a method for monitoring a transport flow at the output of an equipment of a broadcast network, implementing at least one iteration of the following steps: obtaining (61) the transport flow delivered by said equipment, detecting (62) a current event packet associated with content carried by said transport flow, said event packet carrying a synchronization header comprising: reference time information defined with respect to a reference clock of said content; a desired delay between said current event packet and a reference packet of said content identified based on said reference time information, determining (63) an offset between an actual position of said current event packet in said transport flow and a desired position of said current event packet in said transport flow, determined based on said reference time information and on said desired delay, called processing offset.