Digital broadcast receiver

When display according scheduled program viewing is provided on multi-screen display, a user may not even notice the display. First, upon the start of processing for display according to scheduled program viewing, which has been set in advance (for example, two minutes before the scheduled program viewing), at step S1, whether or not TV is currently providing multi-screen display is determined at step S2. If it is providing multi-screen display (Yes), the processing proceeds to step S3, and the display is switched to single-screen display. If it is not providing multi-screen display (No), step S3 is omitted. In any case, the processing proceeds to step S4. At step S4, whether or not an HTML browser is installed is determined, and if it is not installed (No), the processing proceeds to step S7. If it is installed (Yes), the processing proceeds to step S5, and whether or not the HTML browser is active is determined. If it is not active (No), the processing proceeds to step S7, and if it is active (Yes), the processing proceeds to step S6, and the memory area assigned to the HTML browser is released, and then processing proceeds to step S7. At step S7, whether or not the BML browser is active is determined. If it is not active (No), the processing proceeds to step S9, and if it is active (Yes), the processing proceeds to step S8, and the memory area assigned to the BML browser is released, and the processing proceeds to step S9. At step S9, the channel for the program scheduled to be viewed is selected, and at step S10, a memory area necessary for the BML browser is secured. Next, the BML browser is activated, and the processing is terminated (step S11).