diff --git a/src/video/components/actions/LoadingAction.tsx b/src/video/components/actions/LoadingAction.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0bbe6072
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/video/components/actions/LoadingAction.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import { Spinner } from "@/components/layout/Spinner";
+import { useVideoPlayerDescriptor } from "@/video/state/hooks";
+import { useMediaPlaying } from "@/video/state/logic/mediaplaying";
+
+export function LoadingAction() {
+  const descriptor = useVideoPlayerDescriptor();
+  const mediaPlaying = useMediaPlaying(descriptor);
+
+  const isLoading = mediaPlaying.isFirstLoading || mediaPlaying.isLoading;
+
+  if (!isLoading) return null;
+
+  return <Spinner />;
+}
diff --git a/src/video/components/actions/MiddlePauseAction.tsx b/src/video/components/actions/MiddlePauseAction.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1ed2fefc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/video/components/actions/MiddlePauseAction.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import { Icon, Icons } from "@/components/Icon";
+import { useVideoPlayerDescriptor } from "@/video/state/hooks";
+import { useControls } from "@/video/state/logic/controls";
+import { useMediaPlaying } from "@/video/state/logic/mediaplaying";
+import { useCallback } from "react";
+
+export function MiddlePauseAction() {
+  const descriptor = useVideoPlayerDescriptor();
+  const controls = useControls(descriptor);
+  const mediaPlaying = useMediaPlaying(descriptor);
+
+  const handleClick = useCallback(() => {
+    if (mediaPlaying?.isPlaying) controls.pause();
+    else controls.play();
+  }, [controls, mediaPlaying]);
+
+  if (mediaPlaying.hasPlayedOnce) return null;
+  if (mediaPlaying.isPlaying) return null;
+  if (mediaPlaying.isFirstLoading) return null;
+
+  return (
+    <div
+      onClick={handleClick}
+      className="group pointer-events-auto flex h-16 w-16 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-denim-400 text-white transition-[background-color,transform] hover:scale-125 hover:bg-denim-500 active:scale-100"
+    >
+      <Icon
+        icon={Icons.PLAY}
+        className="text-2xl transition-transform group-hover:scale-125"
+      />
+    </div>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/src/video/components/actions/ProgressAction.tsx b/src/video/components/actions/ProgressAction.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..096985ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/video/components/actions/ProgressAction.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+import {
+  makePercentage,
+  makePercentageString,
+  useProgressBar,
+} from "@/hooks/useProgressBar";
+import { useVideoPlayerDescriptor } from "@/video/state/hooks";
+import { useControls } from "@/video/state/logic/controls";
+import { useProgress } from "@/video/state/logic/progress";
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useRef } from "react";
+
+export function ProgressAction() {
+  const descriptor = useVideoPlayerDescriptor();
+  const controls = useControls(descriptor);
+  const videoTime = useProgress(descriptor);
+  const ref = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+  const dragRef = useRef<boolean>(false);
+
+  const commitTime = useCallback(
+    (percentage) => {
+      controls.setTime(percentage * videoTime.duration);
+    },
+    [controls, videoTime]
+  );
+  const { dragging, dragPercentage, dragMouseDown } = useProgressBar(
+    ref,
+    commitTime
+  );
+
+  // TODO make dragging update timer
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (dragRef.current === dragging) return;
+    dragRef.current = dragging;
+    controls.setSeeking(dragging);
+  }, [dragRef, dragging, controls]);
+
+  let watchProgress = makePercentageString(
+    makePercentage((videoTime.time / videoTime.duration) * 100)
+  );
+  if (dragging)
+    watchProgress = makePercentageString(makePercentage(dragPercentage));
+
+  const bufferProgress = makePercentageString(
+    makePercentage((videoTime.buffered / videoTime.duration) * 100)
+  );
+
+  return (
+    <div className="group pointer-events-auto w-full cursor-pointer rounded-full px-2">
+      <div
+        ref={ref}
+        className="-my-3 flex h-8 items-center"
+        onMouseDown={dragMouseDown}
+        onTouchStart={dragMouseDown}
+      >
+        <div
+          className={`relative h-1 flex-1 rounded-full bg-gray-500 bg-opacity-50 transition-[height] duration-100 group-hover:h-2 ${
+            dragging ? "!h-2" : ""
+          }`}
+        >
+          <div
+            className="absolute inset-y-0 left-0 flex items-center justify-end rounded-full bg-gray-300 bg-opacity-20"
+            style={{
+              width: bufferProgress,
+            }}
+          />
+          <div
+            className="absolute inset-y-0 left-0 flex items-center justify-end rounded-full bg-bink-600"
+            style={{
+              width: watchProgress,
+            }}
+          >
+            <div
+              className={`absolute h-1 w-1 translate-x-1/2 rounded-full bg-white opacity-0 transition-[transform,opacity] group-hover:scale-[400%] group-hover:opacity-100 ${
+                dragging ? "!scale-[400%] !opacity-100" : ""
+              }`}
+            />
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/src/video/components/actions/SkipTimeAction.tsx b/src/video/components/actions/SkipTimeAction.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..117d31f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/video/components/actions/SkipTimeAction.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+import { Icons } from "@/components/Icon";
+import { useVideoPlayerDescriptor } from "@/video/state/hooks";
+import { useControls } from "@/video/state/logic/controls";
+import { useProgress } from "@/video/state/logic/progress";
+import { VideoPlayerIconButton } from "../parts/VideoPlayerIconButton";
+
+interface Props {
+  className?: string;
+}
+
+export function SkipTimeBackwardAction() {
+  const descriptor = useVideoPlayerDescriptor();
+  const controls = useControls(descriptor);
+  const videoTime = useProgress(descriptor);
+
+  const skipBackward = () => {
+    controls.setTime(videoTime.time - 10);
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <VideoPlayerIconButton icon={Icons.SKIP_BACKWARD} onClick={skipBackward} />
+  );
+}
+
+export function SkipTimeForwardAction() {
+  const descriptor = useVideoPlayerDescriptor();
+  const controls = useControls(descriptor);
+  const videoTime = useProgress(descriptor);
+
+  const skipForward = () => {
+    controls.setTime(videoTime.time + 10);
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <VideoPlayerIconButton icon={Icons.SKIP_FORWARD} onClick={skipForward} />
+  );
+}
+
+export function SkipTimeAction(props: Props) {
+  return (
+    <div className={props.className}>
+      <div className="flex select-none items-center text-white">
+        <SkipTimeBackwardAction />
+        <SkipTimeForwardAction />
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/src/video/components/actions/TimeAction.tsx b/src/video/components/actions/TimeAction.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cd1caadc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/video/components/actions/TimeAction.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+import { useVideoPlayerDescriptor } from "@/video/state/hooks";
+import { useProgress } from "@/video/state/logic/progress";
+
+function durationExceedsHour(secs: number): boolean {
+  return secs > 60 * 60;
+}
+
+function formatSeconds(secs: number, showHours = false): string {
+  if (Number.isNaN(secs)) {
+    if (showHours) return "0:00:00";
+    return "0:00";
+  }
+
+  let time = secs;
+  const seconds = Math.floor(time % 60);
+
+  time /= 60;
+  const minutes = Math.floor(time % 60);
+
+  time /= 60;
+  const hours = Math.floor(time);
+
+  const paddedSecs = seconds.toString().padStart(2, "0");
+  const paddedMins = minutes.toString().padStart(2, "0");
+
+  if (!showHours) return [paddedMins, paddedSecs].join(":");
+  return [hours, paddedMins, paddedSecs].join(":");
+}
+
+interface Props {
+  className?: string;
+  noDuration?: boolean;
+}
+
+export function TimeAction(props: Props) {
+  const descriptor = useVideoPlayerDescriptor();
+  const videoTime = useProgress(descriptor);
+
+  const hasHours = durationExceedsHour(videoTime.duration);
+  const time = formatSeconds(videoTime.time, hasHours);
+  const duration = formatSeconds(videoTime.duration, hasHours);
+
+  return (
+    <div className={props.className}>
+      <p className="select-none text-white">
+        {time} {props.noDuration ? "" : `/ ${duration}`}
+      </p>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/src/video/components/controllers/SourceController.tsx b/src/video/components/controllers/SourceController.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..af3f715d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/video/components/controllers/SourceController.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import { MWStreamQuality, MWStreamType } from "@/backend/helpers/streams";
+import { useVideoPlayerDescriptor } from "@/video/state/hooks";
+import { useControls } from "@/video/state/logic/controls";
+import { useEffect, useRef } from "react";
+
+interface SourceControllerProps {
+  source: string;
+  type: MWStreamType;
+  quality: MWStreamQuality;
+}
+
+export function SourceController(props: SourceControllerProps) {
+  const descriptor = useVideoPlayerDescriptor();
+  const controls = useControls(descriptor);
+  const didInitialize = useRef<boolean>(false);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (didInitialize.current) return;
+    controls.setSource(props);
+    didInitialize.current = true;
+  }, [props, controls]);
+
+  return null;
+}
diff --git a/src/video/components/internal/VideoElementInternal.tsx b/src/video/components/internal/VideoElementInternal.tsx
index d084b1ac..7a8f1219 100644
--- a/src/video/components/internal/VideoElementInternal.tsx
+++ b/src/video/components/internal/VideoElementInternal.tsx
@@ -19,12 +19,6 @@ export function VideoElementInternal() {
   }, [descriptor]);
 
   // TODO autoplay and muted
-  return (
-    <video
-      ref={ref}
-      playsInline
-      className="h-full w-full"
-      src="http://commondatastorage.googleapis.com/gtv-videos-bucket/sample/Sintel.mp4"
-    />
-  );
+  // this element is remotely controlled by a state provider
+  return <video ref={ref} playsInline className="h-full w-full" />;
 }
diff --git a/src/video/state/events.ts b/src/video/state/events.ts
index 6024183f..96660fbc 100644
--- a/src/video/state/events.ts
+++ b/src/video/state/events.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-export type VideoPlayerEvent = "mediaplaying";
+export type VideoPlayerEvent = "mediaplaying" | "source" | "progress";
 
 function createEventString(id: string, event: VideoPlayerEvent): string {
   return `_vid:::${id}:::${event}`;
diff --git a/src/video/state/init.ts b/src/video/state/init.ts
index afe672f9..e9f60396 100644
--- a/src/video/state/init.ts
+++ b/src/video/state/init.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ function initPlayer(): VideoPlayerState {
       isSeries: false,
     },
     canAirplay: false,
+    stateProvider: null,
+    source: null,
   };
 }
 
diff --git a/src/video/state/logic/controls.ts b/src/video/state/logic/controls.ts
index 2bb342bb..b3c69df7 100644
--- a/src/video/state/logic/controls.ts
+++ b/src/video/state/logic/controls.ts
@@ -11,5 +11,14 @@ export function useControls(descriptor: string): VideoPlayerStateController {
     play() {
       state.stateProvider?.play();
     },
+    setSource(source) {
+      state.stateProvider?.setSource(source);
+    },
+    setSeeking(active) {
+      state.stateProvider?.setSeeking(active);
+    },
+    setTime(time) {
+      state.stateProvider?.setTime(time);
+    },
   };
 }
diff --git a/src/video/state/logic/mediaplaying.ts b/src/video/state/logic/mediaplaying.ts
index a4a14a15..7980f2ed 100644
--- a/src/video/state/logic/mediaplaying.ts
+++ b/src/video/state/logic/mediaplaying.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ export type VideoMediaPlayingEvent = {
   isPlaying: boolean;
   isPaused: boolean;
   isLoading: boolean;
+  isSeeking: boolean;
   hasPlayedOnce: boolean;
+  isFirstLoading: boolean;
 };
 
 function getMediaPlayingFromState(
@@ -18,6 +20,8 @@ function getMediaPlayingFromState(
     isLoading: state.isLoading,
     isPaused: state.isPaused,
     isPlaying: state.isPlaying,
+    isSeeking: state.isSeeking,
+    isFirstLoading: state.isFirstLoading,
   };
 }
 
diff --git a/src/video/state/logic/progress.ts b/src/video/state/logic/progress.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c65b09ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/video/state/logic/progress.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
+import { getPlayerState } from "../cache";
+import { listenEvent, sendEvent, unlistenEvent } from "../events";
+import { VideoPlayerState } from "../types";
+
+export type VideoProgressEvent = {
+  time: number;
+  duration: number;
+  buffered: number;
+};
+
+function getProgressFromState(state: VideoPlayerState): VideoProgressEvent {
+  return {
+    time: state.time,
+    duration: state.duration,
+    buffered: state.buffered,
+  };
+}
+
+export function updateProgress(descriptor: string, state: VideoPlayerState) {
+  sendEvent<VideoProgressEvent>(
+    descriptor,
+    "progress",
+    getProgressFromState(state)
+  );
+}
+
+export function useProgress(descriptor: string): VideoProgressEvent {
+  const state = getPlayerState(descriptor);
+  const [data, setData] = useState<VideoProgressEvent>(
+    getProgressFromState(state)
+  );
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    function update(payload: CustomEvent<VideoProgressEvent>) {
+      setData(payload.detail);
+    }
+    listenEvent(descriptor, "progress", update);
+    return () => {
+      unlistenEvent(descriptor, "progress", update);
+    };
+  }, [descriptor]);
+
+  return data;
+}
diff --git a/src/video/state/logic/source.ts b/src/video/state/logic/source.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..419eb24f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/video/state/logic/source.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+import { MWStreamQuality, MWStreamType } from "@/backend/helpers/streams";
+import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
+import { getPlayerState } from "../cache";
+import { listenEvent, sendEvent, unlistenEvent } from "../events";
+import { VideoPlayerState } from "../types";
+
+export type VideoSourceEvent = {
+  source: null | {
+    quality: MWStreamQuality;
+    url: string;
+    type: MWStreamType;
+  };
+};
+
+function getSourceFromState(state: VideoPlayerState): VideoSourceEvent {
+  return {
+    source: state.source ? { ...state.source } : null,
+  };
+}
+
+export function updateSource(descriptor: string, state: VideoPlayerState) {
+  sendEvent<VideoSourceEvent>(descriptor, "source", getSourceFromState(state));
+}
+
+export function useSource(descriptor: string): VideoSourceEvent {
+  const state = getPlayerState(descriptor);
+  const [data, setData] = useState<VideoSourceEvent>(getSourceFromState(state));
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    function update(payload: CustomEvent<VideoSourceEvent>) {
+      setData(payload.detail);
+    }
+    listenEvent(descriptor, "source", update);
+    return () => {
+      unlistenEvent(descriptor, "source", update);
+    };
+  }, [descriptor]);
+
+  return data;
+}
diff --git a/src/video/state/providers/providerTypes.ts b/src/video/state/providers/providerTypes.ts
index 99f4c650..3ad5c503 100644
--- a/src/video/state/providers/providerTypes.ts
+++ b/src/video/state/providers/providerTypes.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,17 @@
+import { MWStreamQuality, MWStreamType } from "@/backend/helpers/streams";
+
+type VideoPlayerSource = {
+  source: string;
+  type: MWStreamType;
+  quality: MWStreamQuality;
+} | null;
+
 export type VideoPlayerStateController = {
   pause: () => void;
   play: () => void;
+  setSource: (source: VideoPlayerSource) => void;
+  setTime(time: number): void;
+  setSeeking(active: boolean): void;
 };
 
 export type VideoPlayerStateProvider = VideoPlayerStateController & {
diff --git a/src/video/state/providers/utils.ts b/src/video/state/providers/utils.ts
index fc80e9e0..8871961a 100644
--- a/src/video/state/providers/utils.ts
+++ b/src/video/state/providers/utils.ts
@@ -16,3 +16,12 @@ export function unsetStateProvider(descriptor: string) {
   const state = getPlayerState(descriptor);
   state.stateProvider = null;
 }
+
+export function handleBuffered(time: number, buffered: TimeRanges): number {
+  for (let i = 0; i < buffered.length; i += 1) {
+    if (buffered.start(buffered.length - 1 - i) < time) {
+      return buffered.end(buffered.length - 1 - i);
+    }
+  }
+  return 0;
+}
diff --git a/src/video/state/providers/videoStateProvider.ts b/src/video/state/providers/videoStateProvider.ts
index 4d9a8207..4a0f5ed6 100644
--- a/src/video/state/providers/videoStateProvider.ts
+++ b/src/video/state/providers/videoStateProvider.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,16 @@
+import Hls from "hls.js";
+import { MWStreamType } from "@/backend/helpers/streams";
 import { getPlayerState } from "../cache";
 import { updateMediaPlaying } from "../logic/mediaplaying";
 import { VideoPlayerStateProvider } from "./providerTypes";
+import { updateProgress } from "../logic/progress";
+import { handleBuffered } from "./utils";
 
 export function createVideoStateProvider(
   descriptor: string,
-  player: HTMLVideoElement
+  playerEl: HTMLVideoElement
 ): VideoPlayerStateProvider {
+  const player = playerEl;
   const state = getPlayerState(descriptor);
 
   return {
@@ -15,7 +20,72 @@ export function createVideoStateProvider(
     pause() {
       player.pause();
     },
+    setTime(t) {
+      // clamp time between 0 and max duration
+      let time = Math.min(t, player.duration);
+      time = Math.max(0, time);
+
+      if (Number.isNaN(time)) return;
+
+      // update state
+      player.currentTime = time;
+      state.time = time;
+      updateProgress(descriptor, state);
+    },
+    setSeeking(active) {
+      // if it was playing when starting to seek, play again
+      if (!active) {
+        if (!state.pausedWhenSeeking) this.play();
+        return;
+      }
+
+      // when seeking we pause the video
+      // this variables isnt reactive, just used so the state can be remembered next unseek
+      state.pausedWhenSeeking = state.isPaused;
+      this.pause();
+    },
+    setSource(source) {
+      if (!source) {
+        player.src = "";
+        return;
+      }
+
+      if (source?.type === MWStreamType.HLS) {
+        if (player.canPlayType("application/vnd.apple.mpegurl")) {
+          player.src = source.source;
+        } else {
+          // HLS support
+          if (!Hls.isSupported()) {
+            state.error = {
+              name: `Not supported`,
+              description: "Your browser does not support HLS video",
+            };
+            // TODO dispatch error
+            return;
+          }
+
+          const hls = new Hls({ enableWorker: false });
+
+          hls.on(Hls.Events.ERROR, (event, data) => {
+            if (data.fatal) {
+              state.error = {
+                name: `error ${data.details}`,
+                description: data.error?.message ?? "Something went wrong",
+              };
+              // TODO dispatch error
+            }
+            console.error("HLS error", data);
+          });
+
+          hls.attachMedia(player);
+          hls.loadSource(source.source);
+        }
+      } else if (source.type === MWStreamType.MP4) {
+        player.src = source.source;
+      }
+    },
     providerStart() {
+      // TODO stored volume
       const pause = () => {
         state.isPaused = true;
         state.isPlaying = false;
@@ -28,13 +98,56 @@ export function createVideoStateProvider(
         state.hasPlayedOnce = true;
         updateMediaPlaying(descriptor, state);
       };
+      const waiting = () => {
+        state.isLoading = true;
+        updateMediaPlaying(descriptor, state);
+      };
+      const seeking = () => {
+        state.isSeeking = true;
+        updateMediaPlaying(descriptor, state);
+      };
+      const seeked = () => {
+        state.isSeeking = false;
+        updateMediaPlaying(descriptor, state);
+      };
+      const loadedmetadata = () => {
+        state.duration = player.duration;
+        updateProgress(descriptor, state);
+      };
+      const timeupdate = () => {
+        state.duration = player.duration;
+        state.time = player.currentTime;
+        updateProgress(descriptor, state);
+      };
+      const progress = () => {
+        state.buffered = handleBuffered(player.currentTime, player.buffered);
+        updateProgress(descriptor, state);
+      };
+      const canplay = () => {
+        state.isFirstLoading = false;
+        updateMediaPlaying(descriptor, state);
+      };
 
       player.addEventListener("pause", pause);
       player.addEventListener("playing", playing);
+      player.addEventListener("seeking", seeking);
+      player.addEventListener("seeked", seeked);
+      player.addEventListener("progress", progress);
+      player.addEventListener("waiting", waiting);
+      player.addEventListener("timeupdate", timeupdate);
+      player.addEventListener("loadedmetadata", loadedmetadata);
+      player.addEventListener("canplay", canplay);
       return {
         destroy: () => {
           player.removeEventListener("pause", pause);
           player.removeEventListener("playing", playing);
+          player.removeEventListener("seeking", seeking);
+          player.removeEventListener("seeked", seeked);
+          player.removeEventListener("timeupdate", timeupdate);
+          player.removeEventListener("loadedmetadata", loadedmetadata);
+          player.removeEventListener("progress", progress);
+          player.removeEventListener("waiting", waiting);
+          player.removeEventListener("canplay", canplay);
         },
       };
     },
diff --git a/src/video/state/types.ts b/src/video/state/types.ts
index 3d2d4dc4..37309734 100644
--- a/src/video/state/types.ts
+++ b/src/video/state/types.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { MWStreamQuality, MWStreamType } from "@/backend/helpers/streams";
 import { VideoPlayerStateProvider } from "./providers/providerTypes";
 
 export type VideoPlayerState = {
@@ -30,10 +31,16 @@ export type VideoPlayerState = {
       episodes?: { id: string; number: number; title: string }[];
     }[];
   };
+
   error: null | {
     name: string;
     description: string;
   };
   canAirplay: boolean;
   stateProvider: VideoPlayerStateProvider | null;
+  source: null | {
+    quality: MWStreamQuality;
+    url: string;
+    type: MWStreamType;
+  };
 };
diff --git a/src/views/TestView.tsx b/src/views/TestView.tsx
index ed77351f..b3eb7551 100644
--- a/src/views/TestView.tsx
+++ b/src/views/TestView.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,14 @@
 // } from "@/hooks/useChromecastAvailable";
 // import { useEffect, useRef } from "react";
 
+import { MWStreamQuality, MWStreamType } from "@/backend/helpers/streams";
+import { LoadingAction } from "@/video/components/actions/LoadingAction";
+import { MiddlePauseAction } from "@/video/components/actions/MiddlePauseAction";
 import { PauseAction } from "@/video/components/actions/PauseAction";
+import { ProgressAction } from "@/video/components/actions/ProgressAction";
+import { SkipTimeAction } from "@/video/components/actions/SkipTimeAction";
+import { TimeAction } from "@/video/components/actions/TimeAction";
+import { SourceController } from "@/video/components/controllers/SourceController";
 import { VideoPlayerBase } from "@/video/components/VideoPlayerBase";
 
 // function ChromeCastButton() {
@@ -25,6 +32,16 @@ export function TestView() {
   return (
     <VideoPlayerBase>
       <PauseAction />
+      <SourceController
+        quality={MWStreamQuality.QUNKNOWN}
+        source="http://commondatastorage.googleapis.com/gtv-videos-bucket/sample/Sintel.mp4"
+        type={MWStreamType.MP4}
+      />
+      <MiddlePauseAction />
+      <ProgressAction />
+      <LoadingAction />
+      <TimeAction />
+      <SkipTimeAction />
     </VideoPlayerBase>
   );
 }