A method for synchronising a reproduction of machine-readable data, - wherein said machine-readable data is transmitted as at least one data stream from a first terminal to a number of second terminals in order to be reproduced on said second terminals, - wherein said first terminal generates at least one starting signal which contains information as to when the reproduction of the transmitted, machine-readable data is to be started, and transmits the starting signal to said second terminals, - wherein the method is characterised in that said information contains a first item of time information and a second item of time information, said first time information being an absolute time value provided by a clock of the first terminal and said second time information containing a relative time value related to said first time information or an absolute time value, said second time information indicating the point in time at which the reproduction of the transmitted, machine-readable data is to be started, and - wherein at predetermined points in time after the start of the reproduction, said first terminal generates at least one synchronisation signal and transmits it to the second terminals, said synchronisation signal comprising information on a predetermined time position of the reproduction, - wherein the first terminal receives an item of status information from at least one second terminal, said status information comprising time information which indicates the current time position of the reproduction on the respective, second terminal, and - said predetermined time position of the reproduction being determined from the items of time information of the received status information. - wherein said machine-readable data is transmitted as at least one data stream from a first terminal to a number of second terminals in order to be reproduced on said second terminals, - wherein said first terminal generates at least one starting signal which contains information as to when the reproduction of the transmitted, machine-readable data is to be started, and transmits the starting signal to said second terminals, - wherein the method is characterised in that said information contains a first item of time information and a second item of time information, said first time information being an absolute time value provided by a clock of the first terminal and said second time information containing a relative time value related to said first time information or an absolute time value, said second time information indicating the point in time at which the reproduction of the transmitted, machine-readable data is to be started, and - wherein at predetermined points in time after the start of the reproduction, said first terminal generates at least one synchronisation signal and transmits it to the second terminals, said synchronisation signal comprising information on a predetermined time position of the reproduction, - wherein the first terminal receives an item of status information from at least one second terminal, said status information comprising time information which indicates the current time position of the reproduction on the respective, second terminal, and - said predetermined time position of the reproduction being determined from the items of time information of the received status information.