An apparatus for outputting a media content item includes a receiver arranged to receive a first media content item, and an output device arranged to output the first item to a user. A selection device is provided for user-operably inputting a command to replace the first item at a particular moment of outputting the first item. Further, a time-estimating device is arranged to estimate, upon inputting the command, an estimated period of time necessary for outputting the remaining part of the first item. A search device is arranged to search for at least one second media content item, wherein a duration of the second item is substantially equal to the estimated period of time.