A method of distributing a message from a message administration service to a subscriber receiver decoder of a digital multimedia network comprises transferring a determined message for a determined receiver decoder from the message administration service to a point to point communication system distinct from the multimedia network. A destination point address of a receiver in the point to point communication system is determined, corresponding to the determined receiver decoder. The determined message is buffered in the point to point communication system, and retrieved at the determined receiver decoder from the receiver.