12. A digital home communication terminal (DHCT) comprising: a receiver configured to receive from a remote server a video presentation and supplementary information corresponding to and synchronized with the video presentation, the supplementary information comprising on-screen comments; memory configure to store program code; and a processing device configured to execute the program code stored in memory to enable the DHCT to: provide a selectable option to receive the supplementary information; responsive to receiving an input to select the option, receive the supplementary information; provide the video presentation and providing the supplementary information at a plurality of respective active times corresponding to respective portions of the video presentation, and a screen position relative to the video presentation, wherein the active time intervals are determined based on an internal clock and a timer located on the DHCT; receive a second input from the viewer; and provide a video screen in response to the second input, wherein the video screen comprises a first reduced video area for the video presentation, a second reduced area for displaying information related to the video presentation, and a third reduced area for displaying control options for the video presentation, the control options comprising an option to stop the receipt of sequential data supplements.
12. A digital home communication terminal (DHCT) comprising: a receiver configured to receive from a remote server a video presentation and supplementary information corresponding to and synchronized with the video presentation, the supplementary information comprising on-screen comments; memory configure to store program code; and a processing device configured to execute the program code stored in memory to enable the DHCT to: provide a selectable option to receive the supplementary information; responsive to receiving an input to select the option, receive the supplementary information; provide the video presentation and providing the supplementary information at a plurality of respective active times corresponding to respective portions of the video presentation, and a screen position relative to the video presentation, wherein the active time intervals are determined based on an internal clock and a timer located on the DHCT; receive a second input from the viewer; and provide a video screen in response to the second input, wherein the video screen comprises a first reduced video area for the video presentation, a second reduced area for displaying information related to the video presentation, and a third reduced area for displaying control options for the video presentation, the control options comprising an option to stop the receipt of sequential data supplements. 14. The DHCT of claim 12 , wherein the supplementary information comprises advertising.