A device manager (2205f) of a broadcast receiving apparatus includes a device basic information management unit (3201) operable to hold a type and the number of devices handled by the device manager (2205f), and information regarding the individual devices, a device object management unit (3202) operable to manage one-to-one correspondences of objects representing devices, a device physical connection management unit (3203) operable to manage hardware configuration physical connection information of devices, a device logical connection management unit (3204) operable to manage logical connection statuses of devices, a device logical connection unit (3205) operable to logically connect devices, and a device logical connection cancellation unit (3206) operable to perform cancellation of a logical connection of devices.