diff --git a/Shared/Coordinators/LiveTVChannelsCoordinator.swift b/Shared/Coordinators/LiveTVChannelsCoordinator.swift
index 63793bab..57b22475 100644
--- a/Shared/Coordinators/LiveTVChannelsCoordinator.swift
+++ b/Shared/Coordinators/LiveTVChannelsCoordinator.swift
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ final class LiveTVChannelsCoordinator: NavigationCoordinatable {
 
 	func makeVideoPlayer(viewModel: VideoPlayerViewModel) -> NavigationViewCoordinator<VideoPlayerCoordinator> {
         NavigationViewCoordinator(VideoPlayerCoordinator(viewModel: viewModel))
-//		NavigationViewCoordinator(EmptyViewCoordinator())
 	}
 
 	@ViewBuilder
diff --git a/Shared/Coordinators/LiveTVProgramsCoordinator.swift b/Shared/Coordinators/LiveTVProgramsCoordinator.swift
index af708d30..b52cfead 100644
--- a/Shared/Coordinators/LiveTVProgramsCoordinator.swift
+++ b/Shared/Coordinators/LiveTVProgramsCoordinator.swift
@@ -20,9 +20,8 @@ final class LiveTVProgramsCoordinator: NavigationCoordinatable {
 	@Route(.fullScreen)
 	var videoPlayer = makeVideoPlayer
 
-	func makeVideoPlayer(item: BaseItemDto) -> NavigationViewCoordinator<EmptyViewCoordinator> {
-		//        NavigationViewCoordinator(VideoPlayerCoordinator(item: item))
-		NavigationViewCoordinator(EmptyViewCoordinator())
+	func makeVideoPlayer(viewModel: VideoPlayerViewModel) -> NavigationViewCoordinator<VideoPlayerCoordinator> {
+        NavigationViewCoordinator(VideoPlayerCoordinator(viewModel: viewModel))
 	}
 
 	@ViewBuilder
diff --git a/Shared/ViewModels/LiveTVProgramsViewModel.swift b/Shared/ViewModels/LiveTVProgramsViewModel.swift
index f3ea55df..e2f027c9 100644
--- a/Shared/ViewModels/LiveTVProgramsViewModel.swift
+++ b/Shared/ViewModels/LiveTVProgramsViewModel.swift
@@ -197,4 +197,16 @@ final class LiveTVProgramsViewModel: ViewModel {
 			})
 			.store(in: &cancellables)
 	}
+    
+    func fetchVideoPlayerViewModel(item: BaseItemDto, completion: @escaping (VideoPlayerViewModel)->Void) {
+        item.createVideoPlayerViewModel()
+            .sink { completion in
+                self.handleAPIRequestError(completion: completion)
+            } receiveValue: { videoPlayerViewModels in
+                if let viewModel = videoPlayerViewModels.first {
+                    completion(viewModel)
+                }
+            }
+            .store(in: &self.cancellables)
+    }
 }
diff --git a/Swiftfin tvOS/Views/LiveTVProgramsView.swift b/Swiftfin tvOS/Views/LiveTVProgramsView.swift
index 8e9cbe62..ca41bb47 100644
--- a/Swiftfin tvOS/Views/LiveTVProgramsView.swift	
+++ b/Swiftfin tvOS/Views/LiveTVProgramsView.swift	
@@ -33,7 +33,9 @@ struct LiveTVProgramsView: View {
 									if let chanId = item.channelId,
 									   let chan = viewModel.findChannel(id: chanId)
 									{
-										self.programsRouter.route(to: \.videoPlayer, chan)
+                                        self.viewModel.fetchVideoPlayerViewModel(item: chan) { playerViewModel in
+                                            self.programsRouter.route(to: \.videoPlayer, playerViewModel)
+                                        }
 									}
 								} label: {
 									LandscapeItemElement(item: item)
@@ -59,7 +61,9 @@ struct LiveTVProgramsView: View {
 									if let chanId = item.channelId,
 									   let chan = viewModel.findChannel(id: chanId)
 									{
-										self.programsRouter.route(to: \.videoPlayer, chan)
+                                        self.viewModel.fetchVideoPlayerViewModel(item: chan) { playerViewModel in
+                                            self.programsRouter.route(to: \.videoPlayer, playerViewModel)
+                                        }
 									}
 								} label: {
 									LandscapeItemElement(item: item)
@@ -85,7 +89,9 @@ struct LiveTVProgramsView: View {
 									if let chanId = item.channelId,
 									   let chan = viewModel.findChannel(id: chanId)
 									{
-										self.programsRouter.route(to: \.videoPlayer, chan)
+                                        self.viewModel.fetchVideoPlayerViewModel(item: chan) { playerViewModel in
+                                            self.programsRouter.route(to: \.videoPlayer, playerViewModel)
+                                        }
 									}
 								} label: {
 									LandscapeItemElement(item: item)
@@ -111,7 +117,9 @@ struct LiveTVProgramsView: View {
 									if let chanId = item.channelId,
 									   let chan = viewModel.findChannel(id: chanId)
 									{
-										self.programsRouter.route(to: \.videoPlayer, chan)
+                                        self.viewModel.fetchVideoPlayerViewModel(item: chan) { playerViewModel in
+                                            self.programsRouter.route(to: \.videoPlayer, playerViewModel)
+                                        }
 									}
 								} label: {
 									LandscapeItemElement(item: item)
@@ -137,7 +145,9 @@ struct LiveTVProgramsView: View {
 									if let chanId = item.channelId,
 									   let chan = viewModel.findChannel(id: chanId)
 									{
-										self.programsRouter.route(to: \.videoPlayer, chan)
+                                        self.viewModel.fetchVideoPlayerViewModel(item: chan) { playerViewModel in
+                                            self.programsRouter.route(to: \.videoPlayer, playerViewModel)
+                                        }
 									}
 								} label: {
 									LandscapeItemElement(item: item)
@@ -163,7 +173,9 @@ struct LiveTVProgramsView: View {
 									if let chanId = item.channelId,
 									   let chan = viewModel.findChannel(id: chanId)
 									{
-										self.programsRouter.route(to: \.videoPlayer, chan)
+                                        self.viewModel.fetchVideoPlayerViewModel(item: chan) { playerViewModel in
+                                            self.programsRouter.route(to: \.videoPlayer, playerViewModel)
+                                        }
 									}
 								} label: {
 									LandscapeItemElement(item: item)