PROGRAM GUIDE INFORMATION CREATING/SENDING SYSTEM ADAPTED TO SIMULCAST, PROGRAM GUIDE INFORMATION CREATING APPARATUS CONSTITUTING THE SYSTEM, AND PROGRAM GUIDE INFORMATION SENDING APPARATUS

摘要

A program information creating apparatus capable of creating appropriate program guide information even if an efficient edit method for editing a program broadcasting schedule of simulcast is adopted comprises a program guide information creating apparatus (203) having a simulcast range processing block (212) for receiving program information and a program broadcasting schedule of each channel and creating a program broadcasting schedule in which simulcast range information is replaced with a corresponding program broadcasting schedule of a simulcast source channel if simulcast range information including at least a message describing that the program is a simulcast program and a channel identifier of the simulcast source channel is registered in the range where a simulcast is performed according to the program broadcasting schedule. Even if the edit work of simulcast is made efficient, program guide information can be created by the replacement.