METHOD AND DEVICE FOR STORING AND PLAYING BACK TV PROGRAMMES

摘要

The invention relates to a method and arrangement for storing and playing back TV programmes, in particular to an improved method and arrangement (100) for operating a network PVR (102). The inventive arrangement (100) for storing and playing back TV programmes comprises a PVR server (102) provided with means for receiving several digitally encoded TV channels, for feeding several terminals (104) and for recording storable TV programmes. The terminals (104) are provided with means for selecting storable TV programmes (106) and means for transmitting the choice to the PVR server. The inventive arrangement also comprises means for detecting particular contents (for example, advertising) associated with received TV programmes and means for identifying said contents in the recordings of said TV programmes. Said identifications can be used for preventing said particular content jump during playing back the TV programmes recorded on the terminal (104) and for substituting the particular contents by updated particular contents.