The
image display apparatus of the present application includes a display, an image receiving section, a
signal processing apparatus that outputs an
image signal to the display, and an interface section that exchanges data with a mobile terminal or a
server. The
signal processing apparatus is controlled to display a plurality of broadcast channel thumbnails, in a case where a certain
thumbnail is selected from among the plurality of broadcast channel thumbnails, receive a broadcast image corresponding to the selected
thumbnail from the image receiving section, connect to a
server, receive a chat conversation content corresponding to the broadcast image from the
server through the interface section, synchronize the broadcast image and the chat conversation content,
overlay the chat conversation content on the broadcast image, and in a case where the conversation content is input based on a
signal input from a
remote control apparatus, display the input conversation content. Thus, by connecting to a server that provides a chat conversation content, it is possible to input and display the conversation content while displaying together the broadcast image corresponding to the selected channel and the chat conversation content in the plurality of
broadcast channels.