Equipment for processing a content item, the equipment comprising: interface means for receiving the content item from a content resource, the interface means providing a total level of available bandwidth to be at least partially occupied by receiving the content item; a play-out device coupled to the interface means and configured for playing out the content item; a buffer coupled between the interface means and the play-out device; and a control system configured for: determining at least one follow-up content item among further content items that are available to the equipment via the interface means based on a semantic or bibliographic attribute of the content item being played out at the play-out device; receiving via the interface means at least a first portion of the determined at least one follow-up content item during the playing out of the content item; buffering the first portion in the buffer; and enabling the play-out device to start playing out the first portion from the buffer after termination of the playing out of the content item, characterized in that the control system is further configured for determining the at least one follow-up content item from candidate follow-up items based on the level of currently available spare bandwidth at the interface means, a size of a data file representative of the follow-up content item, a scheduled duration of the playing out of the content item and a rate of data transfer available for transferring the follow-up content item from the content resource to the equipment via the interface means. interface means for receiving the content item from a content resource, the interface means providing a total level of available bandwidth to be at least partially occupied by receiving the content item; a play-out device coupled to the interface means and configured for playing out the content item; a buffer coupled between the interface means and the play-out device; and a control system configured for: determining at least one follow-up content item among further content items that are available to the equipment via the interface means based on a semantic or bibliographic attribute of the content item being played out at the play-out device; receiving via the interface means at least a first portion of the determined at least one follow-up content item during the playing out of the content item; buffering the first portion in the buffer; and enabling the play-out device to start playing out the first portion from the buffer after termination of the playing out of the content item, characterized in that the control system is further configured for determining the at least one follow-up content item from candidate follow-up items based on the level of currently available spare bandwidth at the interface means, a size of a data file representative of the follow-up content item, a scheduled duration of the playing out of the content item and a rate of data transfer available for transferring the follow-up content item from the content resource to the equipment via the interface means. determining at least one follow-up content item among further content items that are available to the equipment via the interface means based on a semantic or bibliographic attribute of the content item being played out at the play-out device; receiving via the interface means at least a first portion of the determined at least one follow-up content item during the playing out of the content item; buffering the first portion in the buffer; and enabling the play-out device to start playing out the first portion from the buffer after termination of the playing out of the content item,