A receiver, comprising: a broadcast receiving portion configured to receive a broadcast signal; a network communication portion configured to receive information via a network; a video memory including a first plane and a second plane, said first plane copying broadcast content received by said broadcast receiving portion, and said second plane copying a user interface for instructing reproduction of network content received by said network communication portion; a control portion configured to carry out a process of compounding plural planes in said video memory including: copying on said first plane the broadcast content received by said broadcast receiving portion, copying on said second plane the user interface, and compounding said first and second planes to generate a composite plane including the user interface and the broadcast content; and a display portion configured to display the composite plane; wherein said user interface includes a menu with selection buttons each associated with a link to a location of network content, and in response to selection of any of said selection buttons, said control portion is configured to: copy on said second plane the network content received by said network communication portion in accordance with the link contained in the selected selection button, and concurrently reproduce the broadcast content and the network content. a broadcast receiving portion configured to receive a broadcast signal; a network communication portion configured to receive information via a network; a video memory including a first plane and a second plane, said first plane copying broadcast content received by said broadcast receiving portion, and said second plane copying a user interface for instructing reproduction of network content received by said network communication portion; a control portion configured to carry out a process of compounding plural planes in said video memory including: copying on said first plane the broadcast content received by said broadcast receiving portion, copying on said second plane the user interface, and compounding said first and second planes to generate a composite plane including the user interface and the broadcast content; and a display portion configured to display the composite plane; wherein said user interface includes a menu with selection buttons each associated with a link to a location of network content, and in response to selection of any of said selection buttons, said control portion is configured to: copy on said second plane the network content received by said network communication portion in accordance with the link contained in the selected selection button, and concurrently reproduce the broadcast content and the network content. copying on said first plane the broadcast content received by said broadcast receiving portion, copying on said second plane the user interface, and compounding said first and second planes to generate a composite plane including the user interface and the broadcast content; and a display portion configured to display the composite plane; wherein said user interface includes a menu with selection buttons each associated with a link to a location of network content, and in response to selection of any of said selection buttons, said control portion is configured to: copy on said second plane the network content received by said network communication portion in accordance with the link contained in the selected selection button, and concurrently reproduce the broadcast content and the network content. copy on said second plane the network content received by said network communication portion in accordance with the link contained in the selected selection button, and concurrently reproduce the broadcast content and the network content. <EOS>