A video reception method performed by a video reception apparatus including a display, the video reception method comprising: receiving a reception signal multiplexed from a video signal and an audio signal, the reception signal including transfer characteristics information for specifying, per random access unit, an electro-optical transfer function corresponding to a luminance dynamic range of the video signal, wherein a random access unit is a unit including a plurality of frames of the video signal in which random access is guaranteed; obtaining the video signal and transfer characteristics information by demultiplexing the reception signal; obtaining video data by decoding the video signal obtained; displaying the video data while controlling a luminance dynamic range of the display per random access unit according to the transfer characteristics information, wherein the transfer characteristics information is included in control information that is included in the reception signal, the control information being information for a program including a plurality of random access units, and the transfer characteristics information includes: first information for specifying a current electro-optical transfer function; second information indicating whether or not the current electro-optical transfer function will be switched in the program; third information for specifying an electro-optical transfer function to be switched to; and fourth information for specifying a random access unit in which the electro-optical transfer function will be switched. receiving a reception signal multiplexed from a video signal and an audio signal, the reception signal including transfer characteristics information for specifying, per random access unit, an electro-optical transfer function corresponding to a luminance dynamic range of the video signal, wherein a random access unit is a unit including a plurality of frames of the video signal in which random access is guaranteed; obtaining the video signal and transfer characteristics information by demultiplexing the reception signal; obtaining video data by decoding the video signal obtained; displaying the video data while controlling a luminance dynamic range of the display per random access unit according to the transfer characteristics information, wherein the transfer characteristics information is included in control information that is included in the reception signal, the control information being information for a program including a plurality of random access units, and the transfer characteristics information includes: first information for specifying a current electro-optical transfer function; second information indicating whether or not the current electro-optical transfer function will be switched in the program; third information for specifying an electro-optical transfer function to be switched to; and fourth information for specifying a random access unit in which the electro-optical transfer function will be switched. first information for specifying a current electro-optical transfer function; second information indicating whether or not the current electro-optical transfer function will be switched in the program; third information for specifying an electro-optical transfer function to be switched to; and fourth information for specifying a random access unit in which the electro-optical transfer function will be switched.