Broadcast Receiving Apparatus and Method of Outputting Program Information as Speech In Broadcast Receiving Apparatus

A broadcast receiving apparatus comprising:

• a reception section configured to receive a broadcast signal;
• an analysis section configured to analyze program information included in the received broadcast signal;
• an image composition section configured to generate stepwise from the analyzed program information a program banner for output;
• a synthetic speech generation section configured to generate a synthetic speech signal from the analyzed program information;
• an operation confirmation sound generation section configured to generate an operation confirmation sound;
• a speech/sound mixing section configured to output either the generated synthetic speech signal or the generated operation confirmation sound;
• and
• a control section configured to control the image composition section, the synthetic speech generation section, and the speech/sound mixing section, wherein
• the control section:
• causes the image composition section to generate the program banner stepwise with every time the control section receives an instruction to display the program banner;
• determines, in accordance with an output state of the program banner when receiving said instruction, whether or not the synthetic speech signal is to be output;
• if having determined that the synthetic speech signal is to be output, causes the speech/sound mixing section to output the synthetic speech signal generated by the synthetic speech generation section;
• and
• if having determined that the synthetic speech signal is not to be output, causes the speech/sound mixing section to output the operation confirmation sound generated by the operation confirmation sound generation section.