The present disclosure relates to a sensor network, Machine Type Communication (MTC), Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communication, and technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the above technologies, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. Disclosed is a method for operating a mobile terminal, including detecting a movement of the mobile terminal and generating a message requesting a second service device to play contents being played by a first service device, and when the second service device is available, sending at least one of the generated message, content information, connectivity information, and functionality information to at least one of the second service device and a contents source device which provides the contents.