Media streaming

A method for streamed playback of media in a media client from a remote media service;

• the method comprising the following steps performed by the media client:
• a) determining address information for locating the remote media service and for a starting time within the media;
• b) by the address information, requesting and receiving in return a first media package from the remote media service;
• the first media package comprising decoder configuration information, one or more frames of the media from the starting time onwards, associated timing information for playback of the one or more frames, and a pointer to a subsequent part of the media stream;
• c) configuring a media decoder of the media client by the decoder configuration information;
• d) starting playback of the stream in the media client at the starting time by providing the one or more frames to the configured media decoder;
• e) by the pointer, requesting a remaining portion of the media comprising subsequent frames of the media stream and associated timing information;
• f) by the request, receiving the subsequent frames and associated timing information as a stream and continuing playback by providing the subsequent frames and associated timing information to the configured decoder.