Method for ordering and transmission of digital data, particularly video signals, from a transmitter to a single receiver or a group of receivers where other transmission channels are searched for finding a reasonable alternative. A data signal is sent with a request for transmission of a determined video signal from a receiver to a transmitter. A data packet (I1), being a first part of the signal, is transmitted from the transmitter over a satellite channel. A following part of the signal is transmitted as another data packet (I2) over a narrowband communication channel, such as a low-cost Internet channel. Supervision of the received non-used data amount is carried out in a buffer storage at the receiver. By registering non-used data (buffer amount) at the receiver below a certain level a warning signal will be sent from the receiver to the transmitter. When receiving this warning signal the transmitter initiated transmission to the receiver of a further data packet (I1') of the signal over the satellite channel, for thereafter continuing with transmission of a further signal amount (I2') over the narrowband channel. This alternating transmission will be continued to save transmission capacity over the satellite connection and at the same time to maintain a transmission capacity which results in a satisfying data content in the transmitted signal.