diff --git a/src/app/html-video-player/html-video-player.component.html b/src/app/html-video-player/html-video-player.component.html
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+++ b/src/app/html-video-player/html-video-player.component.html
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+<video
+    #videoPlayer
+    id="video-player"
+    autoplay="true"
+    controls="true"
+    muted="muted"
+></video>
diff --git a/src/app/html-video-player/html-video-player.component.scss b/src/app/html-video-player/html-video-player.component.scss
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+++ b/src/app/html-video-player/html-video-player.component.scss
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+#video-player {
+    width: 100%;
+    height: calc(100vh - 100px);
+}
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diff --git a/src/app/html-video-player/html-video-player.component.spec.ts b/src/app/html-video-player/html-video-player.component.spec.ts
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+++ b/src/app/html-video-player/html-video-player.component.spec.ts
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+/* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/unbound-method */
+import { async, ComponentFixture, TestBed } from '@angular/core/testing';
+import { SimpleChange } from '@angular/core';
+
+import { HtmlVideoPlayerComponent } from './html-video-player.component';
+
+describe('HtmlVideoPlayerComponent', () => {
+    let component: HtmlVideoPlayerComponent;
+    let fixture: ComponentFixture<HtmlVideoPlayerComponent>;
+    const TEST_CHANNEL = {
+        id: '1234',
+        url: 'http://test',
+        name: 'Test channel',
+        group: {
+            title: 'News group',
+        },
+    };
+
+    beforeEach(async(() => {
+        TestBed.configureTestingModule({
+            declarations: [HtmlVideoPlayerComponent],
+        }).compileComponents();
+    }));
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+        fixture = TestBed.createComponent(HtmlVideoPlayerComponent);
+        component = fixture.componentInstance;
+        fixture.detectChanges();
+    });
+
+    it('should create', () => {
+        expect(component).toBeTruthy();
+    });
+
+    it('should call play channel function after input changes', () => {
+        spyOn(component, 'playChannel');
+        component.ngOnChanges({
+            channel: new SimpleChange(null, TEST_CHANNEL, true),
+        });
+        fixture.detectChanges();
+
+        expect(component.playChannel).toBeCalledTimes(1);
+        expect(component.playChannel).toBeCalledWith(TEST_CHANNEL);
+    });
+});
diff --git a/src/app/html-video-player/html-video-player.component.ts b/src/app/html-video-player/html-video-player.component.ts
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+++ b/src/app/html-video-player/html-video-player.component.ts
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+import {
+    Component,
+    ElementRef,
+    Input,
+    OnChanges,
+    SimpleChanges,
+    ViewChild,
+} from '@angular/core';
+import { Channel } from 'app/state';
+import * as Hls from 'hls.js';
+
+@Component({
+    selector: 'app-html-video-player',
+    templateUrl: './html-video-player.component.html',
+    styleUrls: ['./html-video-player.component.scss'],
+})
+export class HtmlVideoPlayerComponent implements OnChanges {
+    /** Channel to play  */
+    @Input() channel: Channel;
+
+    /** Video player DOM element */
+    @ViewChild('videoPlayer', { static: false })
+    videoPlayer: ElementRef<HTMLVideoElement>;
+
+    /** HLS object */
+    hls = new Hls();
+
+    /**
+     * Listen for component input changes
+     * @param changes component changes
+     */
+    ngOnChanges(changes: SimpleChanges): void {
+        if (changes.channel && changes.channel.currentValue) {
+            this.playChannel(changes.channel.currentValue);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Starts to play the given channel
+     * @param channel given channel object
+     */
+    playChannel(channel: Channel): void {
+        if (Hls.isSupported()) {
+            console.log('... switching channel to ', channel.name, channel.url);
+            this.hls.loadSource(channel.url);
+            this.hls.attachMedia(this.videoPlayer.nativeElement);
+        } else if (
+            this.videoPlayer.nativeElement.canPlayType(
+                'application/vnd.apple.mpegurl'
+            )
+        ) {
+            this.videoPlayer.nativeElement.src = channel.url;
+            this.videoPlayer.nativeElement.addEventListener(
+                'loadedmetadata',
+                () => {
+                    this.videoPlayer.nativeElement.play();
+                }
+            );
+        }
+    }
+}