To provide an application program to be executed in linkage with an AV content.

A table acquisition analysis part acquires application information descriptor described in a PMT which is transmitted by digital television broadcasting, together with an AV content. A communication I/F, according to control by an application control part, acquires an Internet linkage type application distributed through the Internet, in accordance with application control information to control operation of the Internet linkage type application, which is described in the application information descriptor. The application control part controls operation of the acquired Internet linkage type application. This technique can be applied to a television receiver which receives a digital television broadcasting signal, for example.