Method and apparatus for distributing a multimedia content

A method for distributing a multimedia content to at least two rendering devices, wherein said multimedia content comprises at least two elementary contents, the method comprises the steps of

• receiving first information including information indicating for each of said at least two elementary contents a destination rendering device and a starting time;
• for each rendering device associated with said multimedia content, sending corresponding information indicating starting time for at least one elementary content destined to the rendering device;
• receiving said multimedia content;
• and
• sending said at least two elementary contents of said multimedia content to their corresponding destination rendering devices based on information indicating destination rendering device for each of said at least two elementary contents.

An apparatus for distributing a multimedia content to at least two rendering devices, wherein said multimedia content comprises at least two elementary contents, said apparatus comprises:

• a receiving module configured to receiving first information of said multimedia content indicating destination rendering device and starting time for each of said at least two elementary;
• a transmitting module configured to transmit data;
• a storage module configured to store said first information of said multimedia content;
• and
• a processing module configured to, for each rendering device associated with said multimedia content, sending corresponding information indicating starting time for at least one elementary content destined to the rendering device, and use the transmitting module to send said at least two elementary contents of said multimedia content to their corresponding destination rendering devices based on the information indicating destination rendering device for each of said at least two elementary contents.