diff --git a/src/app/player/components/html-video-player/html-video-player.component.ts b/src/app/player/components/html-video-player/html-video-player.component.ts
index d32dda43f..6cd8dbd21 100644
--- a/src/app/player/components/html-video-player/html-video-player.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/player/components/html-video-player/html-video-player.component.ts
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ export class HtmlVideoPlayerComponent implements OnInit, OnChanges, OnDestroy {
                 .sendIpcEvent(CHANNEL_SET_USER_AGENT, {
                     userAgent: channel.http?.['user-agent'] ?? '',
                     referer: channel.http?.referrer ?? '',
+                    origin: channel.http?.origin ?? '',
                 })
                 .then(() => {
                     if (
diff --git a/src/app/services/tauri.service.ts b/src/app/services/tauri.service.ts
index 79bc0bbe2..19fe9368b 100644
--- a/src/app/services/tauri.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/services/tauri.service.ts
@@ -46,14 +46,15 @@ export class TauriService extends DataService {
                 }
             );
         } else if (type === 'OPEN_MPV_PLAYER') {
+            const data = payload as any;
             return invoke('open_in_mpv', {
-                url: (payload as any).url,
-                path: (payload as any).mpvPlayerPath || '',
-                title: (payload as any).title ?? '',
-                thumbnail: (payload as any).thumbnail ?? '',
-                userAgent: (payload as any).http?.['user-agent'] ?? '',
-                referer: (payload as any).http?.referrer ?? '',
-                origin: (payload as any).http?.origin ?? '',
+                url: data.url,
+                path: data.mpvPlayerPath || '',
+                title: data.title ?? '',
+                thumbnail: data.thumbnail ?? '',
+                userAgent: data['user-agent'] ?? undefined,
+                referer: data.referer ?? undefined,
+                origin: data.origin ?? undefined,
             }).catch((error) => {
                 window.postMessage({
                     type: ERROR,
@@ -62,9 +63,13 @@ export class TauriService extends DataService {
                 throw error;
             });
         } else if (type === 'OPEN_VLC_PLAYER') {
+            const data = payload as any;
             return invoke('open_in_vlc', {
-                url: (payload as any).url,
-                path: (payload as any).vlcPlayerPath || '',
+                url: data.url,
+                path: data.vlcPlayerPath || '',
+                userAgent: data['user-agent'] ?? undefined,
+                referer: data.referer ?? undefined,
+                origin: data.origin ?? undefined,
             }).catch((error) => {
                 window.postMessage({
                     type: ERROR,
diff --git a/src/app/state/effects.ts b/src/app/state/effects.ts
index b67422ffa..84ccb6dee 100644
--- a/src/app/state/effects.ts
+++ b/src/app/state/effects.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ import {
     selectActivePlaylistId,
     selectChannels,
     selectFavorites,
-    selectIsEpgAvailable,
 } from './selectors';
 
 @Injectable({ providedIn: 'any' })
@@ -47,7 +46,14 @@ export class PlaylistEffects {
                 ),
                 switchMap(([, favorites, playlistId]) =>
                     this.playlistsService.updateFavorites(playlistId, favorites)
-                )
+                ),
+                tap(() => {
+                    this.snackBar.open(
+                        this.translate.instant('CHANNELS.FAVORITES_UPDATED'),
+                        null,
+                        { duration: 2000 }
+                    );
+                })
             );
         },
         { dispatch: false }
@@ -112,18 +118,16 @@ export class PlaylistEffects {
     setActiveChannel$ = createEffect(() => {
         return this.actions$.pipe(
             ofType(PlaylistActions.setActiveChannel),
-            combineLatestWith(this.store.select(selectIsEpgAvailable)),
-            map(([action, isEpgAvailable]) => {
+            map((action) => {
                 const { channel } = action;
-                if (isEpgAvailable) {
-                    this.dataService.sendIpcEvent(EPG_GET_PROGRAM, {
-                        channel,
-                    });
-                }
+                this.dataService.sendIpcEvent(EPG_GET_PROGRAM, {
+                    channel,
+                });
                 if (channel.http['user-agent']) {
                     this.dataService.sendIpcEvent(CHANNEL_SET_USER_AGENT, {
                         referer: channel.http.referrer,
                         userAgent: channel.http['user-agent'],
+                        origin: channel.http.origin,
                     });
                 }
 
@@ -137,6 +141,10 @@ export class PlaylistEffects {
                         ) {
                             this.dataService.sendIpcEvent(OPEN_MPV_PLAYER, {
                                 url: channel.url,
+                                mpvPlayerPath: settings?.mpvPlayerPath,
+                                referer: channel.http.referrer,
+                                userAgent: channel.http['user-agent'],
+                                origin: channel.http.origin,
                             });
                         } else if (
                             settings &&
@@ -146,6 +154,7 @@ export class PlaylistEffects {
                         )
                             this.dataService.sendIpcEvent(OPEN_VLC_PLAYER, {
                                 url: channel.url,
+                                vlcPlayerPath: settings?.vlcPlayerPath,
                             });
                     }
                 );