diff --git a/apps/expo/src/app/loading.tsx b/apps/expo/src/app/loading.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9b76086
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/expo/src/app/loading.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+import { getVideoStream, transformSearchResultToScrapeMedia } from "@movie-web/provider-utils";
+import { fetchMediaDetails } from "@movie-web/tmdb";
+import { useLocalSearchParams, useRouter } from "expo-router";
+import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
+import { Text } from 'react-native';
+import type { ItemData } from "~/components/item/item";
+import ScreenLayout from "~/components/layout/ScreenLayout";
+import type { VideoPlayerData } from "./videoPlayer";
+
+export default function LoadingScreenWrapper() {
+	const params = useLocalSearchParams();
+	const data = params.data
+	  ? (JSON.parse(params.data as string) as ItemData)
+	  : null;
+	return <LoadingScreen data={data} />;
+}
+
+function LoadingScreen({ data }: { data: ItemData | null }) {
+	const router = useRouter();
+	const [eventLog, setEventLog] = useState<string[]>([]);
+
+	const handleEvent = (event: unknown) => {
+		const formattedEvent = formatEvent(event);
+		setEventLog((prevLog) => [...prevLog, formattedEvent]);
+	  };
+
+	useEffect(() => {
+		const fetchVideo = async () => {
+			if (!data) return null;
+			const { id, type } = data;
+			const media = await fetchMediaDetails(id, type).catch(() => null);
+			if (!media) return null;
+
+			const { result } = media;
+			let season: number | undefined; // defaults to 1 when undefined
+			let episode: number | undefined;
+
+			if (type === "tv") {
+				// season = <chosen by user / continue watching> ?? undefined;
+				// episode = <chosen by user / continue watching> ?? undefined;
+			}
+
+			const scrapeMedia = transformSearchResultToScrapeMedia(
+				type,
+				result,
+				season,
+				episode,
+			);
+
+			const stream = await getVideoStream({
+				media: scrapeMedia,
+				onEvent: handleEvent,
+			  }).catch(() => null);
+			if (!stream) return null;
+
+			return { stream, scrapeMedia }
+		};
+
+		const initialize = async () => {
+			const video = await fetchVideo();
+			if (!video || !data) {
+				return router.push({ pathname: "/(tabs)" });
+			}
+
+			const videoPlayerData: VideoPlayerData = {
+				item: data,
+				stream: video.stream,
+				media: video.scrapeMedia
+			};
+
+			router.replace({
+				pathname: "/videoPlayer",
+				params: { data: JSON.stringify(videoPlayerData) },
+			  });
+		};
+
+		void initialize();
+	}, [data, router]);
+	
+	return (
+		<ScreenLayout
+		  title="Checking sources"
+		  subtitle="Fetching sources for the requested content."
+		>
+		  {eventLog.map((event, index) => (
+			<Text key={index} style={{ color: 'white', marginVertical: 5 }}>
+			  {event}
+			</Text>
+		  ))}
+		</ScreenLayout>
+	  );
+	}
+
+function formatEvent(event: unknown): string {
+	if (typeof event === 'string') {
+		return `Start: ID - ${event}`;
+	} else if (typeof event === 'object' && event !== null) {
+		const evt = event as Record<string, unknown>; 
+		if ('percentage' in evt) {
+			return `Update: ${String(evt.percentage)}% - Status: ${String(evt.status)}`;
+		} else if ('sourceIds' in evt) {
+			return `Initialization: Source IDs - ${String(evt.sourceIds)}`;
+		} else if ('sourceId' in evt) {
+			return `Discovered Embeds: Source ID - ${String(evt.sourceId)}`;
+		}
+	}
+	return JSON.stringify(event);
+  }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/apps/expo/src/app/videoPlayer.tsx b/apps/expo/src/app/videoPlayer.tsx
index ad52d09..22272fc 100644
--- a/apps/expo/src/app/videoPlayer.tsx
+++ b/apps/expo/src/app/videoPlayer.tsx
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@ import * as NavigationBar from "expo-navigation-bar";
 import { useLocalSearchParams, useRouter } from "expo-router";
 import * as StatusBar from "expo-status-bar";
 
+import type {
+	ScrapeMedia,
+	Stream} from "@movie-web/provider-utils";
 import {
   findHighestQuality,
-  getVideoStream,
-  transformSearchResultToScrapeMedia,
 } from "@movie-web/provider-utils";
-import { fetchMediaDetails } from "@movie-web/tmdb";
 
 import type { ItemData } from "~/components/item/item";
 import type { HeaderData } from "~/components/player/Header";
@@ -22,13 +22,19 @@ import { usePlayerStore } from "~/stores/player/store";
 export default function VideoPlayerWrapper() {
   const params = useLocalSearchParams();
   const data = params.data
-    ? (JSON.parse(params.data as string) as ItemData)
+    ? (JSON.parse(params.data as string) as VideoPlayerData)
     : null;
   return <VideoPlayer data={data} />;
 }
 
+export interface VideoPlayerData {
+	item: ItemData;
+	stream: Stream;
+	media: ScrapeMedia;
+}
+
 interface VideoPlayerProps {
-  data: ItemData | null;
+  data: VideoPlayerData | null;
 }
 
 const VideoPlayer: React.FC<VideoPlayerProps> = ({ data }) => {
@@ -48,56 +54,28 @@ const VideoPlayer: React.FC<VideoPlayerProps> = ({ data }) => {
 
   useEffect(() => {
     const initializePlayer = async () => {
-      const fetchVideo = async () => {
-        if (!data) return null;
-        const { id, type } = data;
-        const media = await fetchMediaDetails(id, type).catch(() => null);
-        if (!media) return null;
-
-        const { result } = media;
-        let season: number | undefined; // defaults to 1 when undefined
-        let episode: number | undefined;
-
-        if (type === "tv") {
-          // season = <chosen by user / continue watching> ?? undefined;
-          // episode = <chosen by user / continue watching> ?? undefined;
-        }
-
-        const scrapeMedia = transformSearchResultToScrapeMedia(
-          type,
-          result,
-          season,
-          episode,
-        );
-
-        setHeaderData({
-          title: data.title,
-          year: data.year,
-          season:
-            scrapeMedia.type === "show" ? scrapeMedia.season.number : undefined,
-          episode:
-            scrapeMedia.type === "show"
-              ? scrapeMedia.episode.number
-              : undefined,
-        });
-
-        const stream = await getVideoStream({
-          media: scrapeMedia,
-          forceVTT: true,
-        }).catch(() => null);
-        if (!stream) {
-          await dismissFullscreenPlayer();
-          return router.push("/(tabs)");
-        }
-        return stream;
-      };
-
-      StatusBar.setStatusBarHidden(true);
+	  StatusBar.setStatusBarHidden(true);
       await NavigationBar.setVisibilityAsync("hidden");
       setIsLoading(true);
-      const stream = await fetchVideo();
+      
+	  if (!data) {
+		await dismissFullscreenPlayer();
+		return router.push("/(tabs)");
+	  }
+
+	  const { item, stream, media } = data;
+
+	  setHeaderData({
+		title: item.title,
+		year: item.year,
+		season:
+		  media.type === "show" ? media.season.number : undefined,
+		episode:
+		  media.type === "show"
+			? media.episode.number
+			: undefined,
+	  });
 
-      if (stream) {
         let highestQuality;
         let url;
 
@@ -125,11 +103,7 @@ const VideoPlayer: React.FC<VideoPlayerProps> = ({ data }) => {
         });
 
         setIsLoading(false);
-      } else {
-        await dismissFullscreenPlayer();
-        return router.push("/(tabs)");
-      }
-    };
+	};
 
     setIsLoading(true);
     void presentFullscreenPlayer();
diff --git a/apps/expo/src/components/item/item.tsx b/apps/expo/src/components/item/item.tsx
index d09c5a9..32a9c01 100644
--- a/apps/expo/src/components/item/item.tsx
+++ b/apps/expo/src/components/item/item.tsx
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export default function Item({ data }: { data: ItemData }) {
 
   const handlePress = () => {
     router.push({
-      pathname: "/videoPlayer",
+      pathname: "/loading",
       params: { data: JSON.stringify(data) },
     });
   };
diff --git a/packages/provider-utils/src/index.ts b/packages/provider-utils/src/index.ts
index c59ca8d..ad1b133 100644
--- a/packages/provider-utils/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/provider-utils/src/index.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
 export const name = "provider-utils";
 export * from "./video";
 export * from "./util";
+
+import type { Stream, ScrapeMedia } from "@movie-web/providers";
+export type { Stream, ScrapeMedia };
diff --git a/packages/provider-utils/src/video.ts b/packages/provider-utils/src/video.ts
index f32310f..383a6b9 100644
--- a/packages/provider-utils/src/video.ts
+++ b/packages/provider-utils/src/video.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { default as toWebVTT } from "srt-webvtt";
 import type {
   FileBasedStream,
   Qualities,
+  RunnerOptions,
   ScrapeMedia,
   Stream,
 } from "@movie-web/providers";
@@ -15,9 +16,11 @@ import {
 export async function getVideoStream({
   media,
   forceVTT,
+  onEvent,
 }: {
   media: ScrapeMedia;
   forceVTT?: boolean;
+  onEvent?: (event: unknown) => void;
 }): Promise<Stream | null> {
   const providers = makeProviders({
     fetcher: makeStandardFetcher(fetch),
@@ -25,7 +28,17 @@ export async function getVideoStream({
     consistentIpForRequests: true,
   });
 
-  const result = await providers.runAll({ media });
+  const options: RunnerOptions = { 
+		media, 
+		events: { 
+			init: onEvent,
+			update: onEvent,
+			discoverEmbeds: onEvent,
+			start: onEvent,
+		} 
+	};
+	
+  const result = await providers.runAll(options);
   if (!result) return null;
 
   if (forceVTT) {