The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for recording and streaming multimedia sequences transmitted from a data distribution device (8) over a data communications network (2), comprising receiving a recording request; receiving a multimedia sequence (DC) relating to the recording request; removing, during reception of the multimedia sequence (DC), all information comprised in the multimedia sequence (DC) except the payload data from the multimedia sequence (DC); determining an empty memory portion (MB) in a temporary memory (6a) of a control unit (6); storing, during reception of the multimedia sequence (DC), the payload data in the memory portion (MB); writing the address of the memory portion (MB) to a second networking unit memory portion (4c″); and when the memory portion (MB) is full, by means of the writing device (4d): writing the address of the memory portion (MB) to a third networking unit memory portion (4c′″), and sending a trigger signal to a file system (6f) of the control unit (6) and by means of the file system (6f) transferring the payload data stored in the full memory portion (MB) to a memory portion (MC) of a memory unit (7).