A method for providing information concerning broadcast contents for a user is designed and further developed in such a way that the user sets preferences regarding the broadcast contents via the network, achieving the option of a systematic selection of program contents in an infrastructure that is at the same time as simple as possible. The user is connected to a network--a mobile radio network, Internet or the like --and can receive broadcast. From the broadcast contents one or more program lists representing the broadcast contents corresponding to the set preferences are generated by using the set user-specific preferences. On the base of the program lists status lists reflecting the current states and changes of state of the broadcast contents that are handed over together with the program lists are generated by a software program executed at the user.