Method and apparatus for producing program information and receiving apparatus for processing the information in a broadcast system

A broadcast system for broadcasting a program of a broadcaster defined program group and related program information, comprising:

• a program information producing apparatus for producing program information about at least one program of a series within said program group, said program information including at least one attribute designating a recording method for each program belonging to the same series;
• wherein, when a plurality of programs belonging to the same series are to be recorded and/or viewed, means to enable a viewer to designate whether to automatically record said program or to automatically tune in to said program without recording it;
• wherein, when the viewer designates recording of said program, the recording method designated by said attribute allows the viewer to select automatically recording of a program over a previously recorded program of the same series or automatically recording a program without erasing said previously recorded program of the same series;
• and
• a broadcast receiving apparatus for receiving said program and said program information produced by said program information producing apparatus and adapted to perform recording of the program in accordance with the attribute included in said program information designating the method of recording the program to be recorded.