Provision of Messaging Services From a Video Messaging System for Video Compatible and Non-video Compatible Equipment

A method for an a la carte provision of video messaging services in a telecommunications system, the method comprising the steps of:

• receiving a first telecommunications content that includes video content and audio content;
• separating the first telecommunications content into sub-contents, wherein the sub-contents are video content and audio content;
• storing the separated video content and the audio content;
• synchronizing the video content and the audio content;
• receiving a request for the first telecommunications content from a user equipment;
• determining the content rendering capabilities of the requesting user equipment;
• and
• based on the determined capabilities, providing a second telecommunications content that is capable of being rendered by the requesting user equipment, wherein the second telecommunications content was created from one or more separated sub-contents of the first telecommunications content.