It is made possible that, in a case where a compressed audio signal and a linear PCM signal are transmitted simultaneously, reproduction control of the compressed audio signal and/or the linear PCM signal is favorably performed on the reception side.
An audio signal in which predetermined units are arranged successively is transmitted sequentially to the reception side through a predetermined transmission line. For example, the audio signal of each predetermined unit is a mixture signal of a compression audio signal and a linear PCM signal. Further, for example, in the audio signal in which the predetermined units are arranged successively, an audio signal of predetermined units including a compressed audio signal and an audio signal of predetermined units including a linear PCM signal are arranged alternately. To the audio signal, reproduction control information for controlling reproduction of the compressed audio signal and/or the linear PCM signal is added.