Method and apparatus for handling files in association with media content delivery

An apparatus of a multimedia delivery system capable of distributing media content via User Datagram Protocol (UDP), the apparatus comprising a processor and a memory comprising instructions which when executed by the processor causes the processor to:

• receive, from at least one media source, media content distributed in a plurality of files;
• identify, from the received files, associated files comprising at least one audio file and at least one video file, to initiate a combining unit to combine the associated files into one source block, and encode content of the source block, and
• generate a manifest file, such that it is describing the content of the source block, and to transmit the source block and the manifest file, via a transmitting unit.

A user equipment (UE) capable of receiving streamed media content distributed via User Datagram Protocol (UDP), the UE comprising a processor and a memory comprising instructions which when executed by the processor causes the processor to:

• receive a manifest file and a source block;
• and
• identify, according to content of the manifest file, the source block as a block comprising a combination of at least one audio file and at least one video file, and to provide at least one audio file and at least one video file by initiating decoding Of the source block and splitting of the source block into said at least one audio file and at least one video file, the decoding and splitting being based on content of the manifest file.