A method for digital video streaming, the method comprising: selecting a particular main video-stream transmission (300t, 400t), at a request time and having a next access point transmission time (M 1) the request time corresponding to a request to receive the main video-stream transmission and the next access point transmission time corresponding to transmission of a next access point in the main video-stream (300t, 400t) following the request time; selecting a lead-in video stream transmission (302t, 402t - 407t) wherein the selected lead-in video-stream transmission (302t, 402t - 407t) corresponds to a unique portion of a group-of-pictures, GOP, of the particular main video-stream transmission (300t, 400t) and has the same content as the unique portion of the GOP encoded at a first bit-rate, the selected lead-in video-stream transmission (302t, 402t - 407t) is encoded using a second lower bit-rate than that used by the first bit rate, wherein the second bit-rate represents a lower number of bits per frame than a number of bits per frame represented by the first bit-rate, and is scheduled for transmission during the scheduled transmission of the GOP of the main video-stream transmission (300t, 400t), wherein a GOP has only one access point, receiving the selected lead-in video-stream transmission (302t, 402t - 407t); presenting the selected lead-in video stream transmission (302t, 402t - 407t); switching reception from the selected lead-in video-stream transmission (302t, 402t - 407t) to the main video-stream transmission (300t, 400t) at the next access point of the main video stream transmission; presenting the content of the main video-stream transmission (300t, 400t) instead of the selected lead in video stream. selecting a particular main video-stream transmission (300t, 400t), at a request time and having a next access point transmission time (M 1) the request time corresponding to a request to receive the main video-stream transmission and the next access point transmission time corresponding to transmission of a next access point in the main video-stream (300t, 400t) following the request time; selecting a lead-in video stream transmission (302t, 402t - 407t) wherein the selected lead-in video-stream transmission (302t, 402t - 407t) corresponds to a unique portion of a group-of-pictures, GOP, of the particular main video-stream transmission (300t, 400t) and has the same content as the unique portion of the GOP encoded at a first bit-rate, the selected lead-in video-stream transmission (302t, 402t - 407t) is encoded using a second lower bit-rate than that used by the first bit rate, wherein the second bit-rate represents a lower number of bits per frame than a number of bits per frame represented by the first bit-rate, and is scheduled for transmission during the scheduled transmission of the GOP of the main video-stream transmission (300t, 400t), wherein a GOP has only one access point, receiving the selected lead-in video-stream transmission (302t, 402t - 407t); presenting the selected lead-in video stream transmission (302t, 402t - 407t); switching reception from the selected lead-in video-stream transmission (302t, 402t - 407t) to the main video-stream transmission (300t, 400t) at the next access point of the main video stream transmission; presenting the content of the main video-stream transmission (300t, 400t) instead of the selected lead in video stream.