A video apparatus and a method for controlling the same are disclosed, by which a channel selection via an external device is enabled in a manner of controlling the video apparatus by unifying to manage all channel information selectable by the external device in controlling the external device provided with a tuner enabling the channel selection of a specific broadcasting. In a video apparatus receiving a first broadcasting, the present invention includes the steps of storing first broadcasting channel information of the first broadcasting in a combined channel memory within the video apparatus, reading second broadcasting channel information of a second broadcasting from an external device receiving the second broadcasting, and storing the read second broadcasting channel information of the second broadcasting in the combined channel memory.