A display control apparatus includes a receiving unit that receives a television broadcast signal containing at least remote broadcast image information, a display unit that displays image information contained in the television broadcast signal, a player information acquiring unit that acquires, from the remote broadcast image information, information regarding players in a sports game included in a broadcast image signal, a field information acquiring unit that acquires field information from the remote broadcast image information, a player position information acquiring unit that acquires player position information from the image signal using the player information and the field information, a player information providing unit that provides the acquired player information by displaying the player information on the display unit, and a cursor control function unit that sets, using the player position information, a cursor on one of the players selected using the provided player information and displayed on the display unit.