A method of providing advertising services through broadcasts and an electronic device adapted to the method are provided. The electronic device includes: a communication unit for receiving viewing information from at least one client and advertising schedule information from at least one broadcast server; a controller for analyzing the effectiveness of advertising that can be expected when particular advertisement content is broadcast, based on the viewing information and the advertising schedule information, and determining a broadcasting time or a broadcast server that broadcasts the particular advertisement content, according to the analysis result; and a storage unit for storing the viewing information, the advertisement schedule information, or information about at least one advertisement content item.