A broadcast receiving apparatus capable of changing a layout of broadcast and communication content items includes: a communication content item receiving unit receiving the communication content item distributed through communication; a broadcast content item receiving unit receiving the broadcast content item; a plane for holding a picture of a broadcast video represented by the broadcast content item, and a picture of a communication video represented by the communication content item; a layout information obtaining unit obtaining layout information indicating a layout of the broadcast and communication videos; and a superimposing unit superimposing the picture of the broadcast video and the picture of the communication video held in the plane, according to the layout information for each set of the pictures, and outputting an image in which the picture of the broadcast video and the picture of the communication video are superimposed.