Abstract: Where various contents are distributed to mobile devices from a network, the mobile user must frequently operate the device to cancel and select contents until a desired content is displayed. According to the present invention, a mobile device to receive contents distributed from the network is provided with contents display means to display plural contents sequentially part by part in an interleaved manner on the contents display unit. After a part of a content is displayed for a certain period of time, a part of another content is automatically selected and displayed. In addition, the contents display means includes means to continuously display the current content if instructed by the user.