the invention relates to the receiving and displaying of short audiovisual transmissions broadcast by a transmitter to digital television receivers . the receivers are furnished with a large recording capacity . the short audiovisual transmissions are typically advertising spots . according to the invention , the short audiovisual transmissions are , upon reception in the receiver , automatically replaced by transmissions of the same type previously recorded in the receiver . the receiver resumes normal displaying of the transmissions at the end of the broadcasting of the audiovisual transmissions of a certain type . the recording of the transmissions can be performed according to the preferences of the user . the preferences of the user are defined during a configuration phase . the invention also relates to the receiver for implementing the process .