Information processing apparatus, data management method, and program

A data management method, comprising:

• acquiring by broadcast, by a first management unit, first definition information that defines a life cycle of first application data transmitted with first video data and managing the first application data delivered by broadcast or via a network based on the first definition information;
• and
• acquiring via the network, by a second data management unit, while second video data is acquired and reproduced via the network after the first video data is switched from a reproduction state, description information including second definition information equivalent to the first definition information and managing the first application data based on the second definition information included in the description information.

A program causing a computer to function as:

• a first management unit to acquire, by broadcast, first definition information that defines a life cycle of first application data transmitted with first video data and manage the first application data delivered by broadcast or via a network based on the first definition information;
• and
• a second data management unit to acquire, via the network, while second video data is acquired and reproduced via the network after the first video data is switched from a reproduction state, description information including second definition information equivalent to the first definition information and manage the first application data based on the second definition information included in the description information.