Patent ID: 8149339

Claim:
A broadcast receiving apparatus characterized by comprising: a tuner unit configured to tune to a modulated signal of a frequency corresponding to a predetermined channel from a radio wave in digital television broadcasting, demodulate the modulated signal, and output a transport stream; a separation unit configured to separate the transport stream into video data and added data; a decoder configured to decode the video data and output first video data being decoded; a timer configured to count a time using channel switching as a trigger; a control unit configured to extract current-time information contained in the added data, add the current-time information and a count value of the timer together, and calculate time information; an image generating unit configured to generate second video data indicating a lapse of time from the current time on the basis of the time information; and a switching unit configured to select the first video data or the second video data and output it, wherein the switching unit is controlled such that, in the case where a channel is switched, muting is performed and during the muting the second video data is output.