Broadcast program timetable generating apparatus and method thereof

A broadcast program timetable generating apparatus for generating a timetable of broadcast programs, comprising:

• a program guidance receiver which receives a broadcast program guidance for representing a schedule of said broadcast programs;
• a tuner identifying unit which identifies at least one tuner for receiving a broadcast program;
• a reservation information obtaining unit which obtains the receiving reservation information including a broadcast time frame and a receiving tuner for each of said broadcast programs for which receiving has been reserved for all identified tuners;
• a detecting unit which detects an unavailable time frame based on the receiving reservation information, said unavailable time frame representing a time period that the reservation time frames of all the identified tuners are overlapped;
• and
• a data generating unit which generates display data for displaying said broadcast program guidance and said unavailable time frame.