Broadcasting Receiver, Method of Controlling Broadcasting Receiver, Method of Controlling Information Providing Apparatus, and Computer-readable Recording Medium

A broadcasting receiver is arranged to provide linear services broadcasting linear events related to a predetermined time and non-linear services broadcasting static events regardless of time. The broadcasting receiver includes a receiver to receive a plurality of linear services each including a plurality of linear events broadcast at the predetermined times, a discovery information receiver to receive event discovery information including event type information for identifying a type of static event related to discovery information defining a plurality of static events, a processor to control a display unit to display a channel guide including the linear services and the non-linear services, and a user input receiver to receive user input selecting one of the static events from the channel guide, where the processor is performs one of a plurality of predetermined actions corresponding to the type of static event selected by the user input.