Broadcast receiver and broadcast receiving system

A broadcast receiving apparatus comprising:

• a broadcast receiver configured to receive a broadcast wave including a broadcast program content and application related information including an application acquisition source information indicating location to acquire an application;
• a decoder configured to decode video image information of the broadcast program content received by the broadcast receiver;
• a USB (Universal Serial Bus) interface configured to connect to a USB device;
• a network interface configured to perform communication via the Internet;
• a processor configured to, in response to acquiring the application from the location based on the application acquisition source information, execute the application;
• and
• a display configured to display at least one of a video image of the broadcast program content decoded by the decoder, an application screen of the application executed by the processor, or both the video image of the broadcast program content and the application screen simultaneously,
• wherein the processor is further configured to:
• determine whether the application is executable;
• cause the display to display an activation prompt instructing a user to activate the application screen by performing a predetermined operation;
• control the application such that the application screen is activated in response to the predetermined operation performed by the user;
• and
• execute the application that performs an operation that displays internet video content acquired via the network interface while the network interface is connected to the Internet.