A receiving apparatus according to the present invention comprises: a first board including a mount surface whose outer edge is substantially quadrilateral; and a board installation member including a plate portion that has an installation surface whose outer edge is substantially quadrilateral, the first board is installed on the installation surface (called a front surface) side and the surface (called a rear surface) of the rear side of the installation surface is installed on a given second board, the apparatus applies a predetermined processing to a received broadcast signal using a circuit disposed on the first board, and the board installation member includes a connecting terminal to electrically connect the first board with the second board and a leg portion used for the installation on the second board, the connecting terminal protrudes from the plate portion in the direction substantially perpendicular to the plate portion on the front surface side and on the rear surface side, and comes into contact with the first board on the front surface side and comes into contact with the second board on the rear surface side, and the leg portion protrudes from the plate portion in the direction substantially perpendicular to the plate portion on the rear surface side.