Abstract: The application relates to a method and apparatus for time shifting audio and or video programs. In a live mode program information is directly transferred to a rendering device (11). In the time shift mode the program information is transferred to the rendering device (11) via a time shift buffer (21), whereby the program information is stored in a time shift buffer (21) and read a time shift later than it is stored. Trick play modes such as Fast Forward and Rewind can be performed. In case that video information representing a program part with trick play restriction is read from the time shift buffer (21) the Fast Forward mode is disabled. The Rewind mode is disabled in case this would lead to read access to a program part which has not yet been rendered and which follows a trick play restricted part of the program part which also has not yet been rendered.