A reception apparatus includes a memory that stores a television receiver application and a native application. The reception apparatus further includes a processor configured to send, by the native application to the television receiver application, a query command regarding a number of services available for display, receive, by the native application from the television receiver application in response to the query command, a query response message including at least a first parameter that specifies a number of associated services available for display, and provide, by the native application, a video surface for each service indicated in the first parameter.