diff -r 6a90c96f0b4c -r 2b036bd80f6d src/widgets/PlaceholderPlayer.js
--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/src/widgets/PlaceholderPlayer.js	Tue Jan 29 15:38:41 2013 +0100
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+/* This is a fake player, for when no video is available */
+
+IriSP.Widgets.PlaceholderPlayer = function(player, config) {
+    IriSP.Widgets.Widget.call(this, player, config);
+};
+
+IriSP.Widgets.PlaceholderPlayer.prototype = new IriSP.Widgets.Widget();
+
+IriSP.Widgets.PlaceholderPlayer.prototype.defaults = {
+}
+
+IriSP.Widgets.PlaceholderPlayer.prototype.template = '<div class="Ldt-PlaceholderPlayer">(loading)</div>';
+
+IriSP.Widgets.PlaceholderPlayer.prototype.draw = function() {
+    
+    this.renderTemplate();
+    
+    var paused = true,
+        timeDelta = 0,
+        currentTime = new IriSP.Model.Time(0),
+        media = this.media,
+        sel = this.$.find(".Ldt-PlaceholderPlayer");
+    
+    function updateTime() {
+        if (!paused) {
+            currentTime = new IriSP.Model.Time(new Date().valueOf() - timeDelta);
+            if (currentTime <= media.duration) {
+                media.trigger("timeupdate", currentTime);
+                setTimeout(updateTime, 100);
+            } else {
+                currentTime = media.duration;
+                media.pause();
+            }
+        }
+        sel.text(currentTime.toString(true));
+    }
+    
+    
+    // Binding functions to Popcorn
+    media.on("setcurrenttime", function(_milliseconds) {
+        timeDelta = new Date().valueOf() - _milliseconds;
+        currentTime = new IriSP.Model.Time(_milliseconds);
+        media.trigger("seeked");
+        media.trigger("timeupdate", currentTime);
+        sel.text(currentTime.toString(true));
+    });
+    
+    media.on("setplay", function() {
+        paused = false;
+        timeDelta = new Date().valueOf() - currentTime
+        media.trigger("play");
+        updateTime();
+    });
+    
+    media.on("setpause", function() {
+        paused = true;
+        media.trigger("pause");
+        updateTime();
+    });
+    
+    media.trigger("loadedmetadata");
+    
+}
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