The present invention relates to a method for controlling the streaming of multimedia data in a network. The method comprising receiving, from a client device by a server, a request to control reception of at least one media stream from amongst a plurality of media streams as present in multimedia-data undergoing streaming by the client device, analysing the contents of the request to identify at least one of: a reception control message; the at least one media selected; and a type of control to be performed with respect to the at least one media, and responding the client device based on said analysis of the request by suspending or resuming the streaming of the at least one media stream from amongst the plurality of media streams in the multimedia data.