A display apparatus comprising: a display; a control signal receiver configured to receive a control signal from one or two remote control devices (200, 200a, 200c, 200d); and a controller configured to: control the display to display a plurality of items; control the display apparatus to operate in a pointing mode, in which the controller is adapted to control the display to display a cursor at a location determined based on a control signal for controlling the position of the cursor, received from one of said one or two remote control devices; and control the display apparatus to operate in a focusing mode, in which the controller is adapted to control the display to display an indicator on an item among the plurality of items so as to highlight the item for selection based on a control signal received from one of said one or two remote control devices, characterized in that the controller is further configured to: while the display apparatus operates in the pointing mode, in response to an input from one of said one or two remote control devices, to enable the display apparatus to leave the pointing mode and move the cursor displayed on the display in the pointing mode onto a last item on which the indicator was located in the last focusing mode, and display the indicator on the last item. a display; a control signal receiver configured to receive a control signal from one or two remote control devices (200, 200a, 200c, 200d); and a controller configured to: control the display to display a plurality of items; control the display apparatus to operate in a pointing mode, in which the controller is adapted to control the display to display a cursor at a location determined based on a control signal for controlling the position of the cursor, received from one of said one or two remote control devices; and control the display apparatus to operate in a focusing mode, in which the controller is adapted to control the display to display an indicator on an item among the plurality of items so as to highlight the item for selection based on a control signal received from one of said one or two remote control devices, control the display to display a plurality of items; control the display apparatus to operate in a pointing mode, in which the controller is adapted to control the display to display a cursor at a location determined based on a control signal for controlling the position of the cursor, received from one of said one or two remote control devices; and control the display apparatus to operate in a focusing mode, in which the controller is adapted to control the display to display an indicator on an item among the plurality of items so as to highlight the item for selection based on a control signal received from one of said one or two remote control devices, characterized in that the controller is further configured to: while the display apparatus operates in the pointing mode, in response to an input from one of said one or two remote control devices, to enable the display apparatus to leave the pointing mode and move the cursor displayed on the display in the pointing mode onto a last item on which the indicator was located in the last focusing mode, and display the indicator on the last item.