A video distribution apparatus includes an extraction unit configured to extract a significant scene for each user by weighting on metadata indicating contents of a video, as weighting settable for each user who watches the video, a generation unit configured to generate a timeline indicating a position of a currently reproduced scene in the entire video during a video reproducing operation based on the significant scene extracted by the extraction unit, and a display control unit configured to display the timeline generated by the generation unit on a display unit. The timeline is displayed in such away as to have an expanded time width for an area where extracted significant scenes are present in a concentrated manner, compared to a time width for an area where significant scenes are not present in the concentrated manner.