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(57) [Summary] [PROBLEMS] When it is desired that related information acquired accompanying a television program or the like is different between broadcast receiving apparatuses that receive the same broadcast, each broadcast receiving apparatus is required Provide different information efficiently. SOLUTION: Related information servers 2 1 , 2 2 , 2 3 are connected to a network 4 and have related information databases 21 different from each other. The linkage information database 21 holds table information in which the broadcast identification information is associated with the related information related to the broadcast information. Broadcast receiving apparatus 1 holds the server information 9 for access to one of the related information server 2 1, 2 2, 2 3, corresponding to the broadcast information identification information by accessing the related information management server indicated by the server information 9 And obtain relevant information to provide to the viewer. |