A method and apparatus for managing content

A method and an apparatus for managing contents are provided to enable a client, who is not able to receive the contents through direct access to a contents server, to receive the contents through the other device within the same network, thereby maximizing the share of the contents. A method for managing contents comprises the following steps of: receiving information about the contents through RSS(Really Simple Syndication) feed provided from a contents server(61) outside a home network having the contents(602); updating the list of the contents which a first device(62) can provide through the home network on the basis of the received information(603); and transmitting the updated list to a second device(63)(604). The list of the contents is the contents list of a CDS(Content Directory Service) according to an UPnP(Universal Plug and Play) AV(Audio/Video) architecture.