diff --git a/local-scrapers-repo b/local-scrapers-repo
index f56983d1..e48fd1a2 160000
--- a/local-scrapers-repo
+++ b/local-scrapers-repo
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit f56983d17df532f0342cf9bb9d11ae74f64637ff
+Subproject commit e48fd1a255b90cac10cd60fdddab8410783434a1
diff --git a/src/components/player/AndroidVideoPlayer.tsx b/src/components/player/AndroidVideoPlayer.tsx
index ebde55fd..1da20407 100644
--- a/src/components/player/AndroidVideoPlayer.tsx
+++ b/src/components/player/AndroidVideoPlayer.tsx
@@ -228,6 +228,20 @@ const AndroidVideoPlayer: React.FC = () => {
   // Check if we have a logo to show
   const hasLogo = metadata && metadata.logo && !metadataLoading;
 
+  // Prefetch backdrop and title logo for faster loading screen appearance
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (backdrop && typeof backdrop === 'string') {
+      Image.prefetch(backdrop).catch(() => {});
+    }
+  }, [backdrop]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const logoUrl = (metadata && (metadata as any).logo) as string | undefined;
+    if (logoUrl && typeof logoUrl === 'string') {
+      Image.prefetch(logoUrl).catch(() => {});
+    }
+  }, [metadata]);
+
   // Resolve current episode description for series
   const currentEpisodeDescription = (() => {
     try {
@@ -1827,6 +1841,7 @@ const AndroidVideoPlayer: React.FC = () => {
         
         <View style={styles.openingContent}>
           {hasLogo ? (
+            <>
             <Animated.View style={{
               transform: [
                 { scale: Animated.multiply(logoScaleAnim, pulseAnim) }
@@ -1843,9 +1858,26 @@ const AndroidVideoPlayer: React.FC = () => {
                 }}
               />
             </Animated.View>
+            <Text style={{
+              color: '#B8B8B8',
+              fontSize: 12,
+              marginTop: 8,
+              opacity: 0.9
+            }} numberOfLines={1}>
+              {`Via ${(currentStreamProvider || streamProvider || '').toString().toUpperCase()}${(currentQuality || quality) ? ` • ${(currentQuality || quality)}p` : ''}`}
+            </Text>
+            </>
           ) : (
             <>
           <ActivityIndicator size="large" color="#E50914" />
+              <Text style={{
+                color: '#B8B8B8',
+                fontSize: 12,
+                marginTop: 12,
+                opacity: 0.9
+              }} numberOfLines={1}>
+                {`Via ${(currentStreamProvider || streamProvider || '').toString().toUpperCase()}${(currentQuality || quality) ? ` • ${(currentQuality || quality)}p` : ''}`}
+              </Text>
             </>
           )}
         </View>
diff --git a/src/components/player/VideoPlayer.tsx b/src/components/player/VideoPlayer.tsx
index 90ef8c20..6eee480e 100644
--- a/src/components/player/VideoPlayer.tsx
+++ b/src/components/player/VideoPlayer.tsx
@@ -250,6 +250,20 @@ const VideoPlayer: React.FC = () => {
 
   // Check if we have a logo to show
   const hasLogo = metadata && metadata.logo && !metadataLoading;
+
+  // Prefetch backdrop and title logo for faster loading screen appearance
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (backdrop && typeof backdrop === 'string') {
+      Image.prefetch(backdrop).catch(() => {});
+    }
+  }, [backdrop]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const logoUrl = (metadata && (metadata as any).logo) as string | undefined;
+    if (logoUrl && typeof logoUrl === 'string') {
+      Image.prefetch(logoUrl).catch(() => {});
+    }
+  }, [metadata]);
   // Resolve current episode description for series
   const currentEpisodeDescription = (() => {
     try {
@@ -1738,6 +1752,7 @@ const VideoPlayer: React.FC = () => {
 
         <View style={styles.openingContent}>
           {hasLogo ? (
+            <>
             <Animated.View style={{
               transform: [
                 { scale: Animated.multiply(logoScaleAnim, pulseAnim) }
@@ -1754,9 +1769,28 @@ const VideoPlayer: React.FC = () => {
                 }}
               />
             </Animated.View>
+            {/* Minimal provider/quality indicator under logo (not animated) */}
+            <Text style={{
+              color: '#B8B8B8',
+              fontSize: 12,
+              marginTop: 8,
+              opacity: 0.9
+            }} numberOfLines={1}>
+              {`Via ${(currentStreamProvider || streamProvider || '').toString().toUpperCase()}${(currentQuality || quality) ? ` • ${(currentQuality || quality)}p` : ''}`}
+            </Text>
+            </>
           ) : (
             <>
               <ActivityIndicator size="large" color="#E50914" />
+              {/* Minimal provider/quality indicator under spinner */}
+              <Text style={{
+                color: '#B8B8B8',
+                fontSize: 12,
+                marginTop: 12,
+                opacity: 0.9
+              }} numberOfLines={1}>
+                {`Via ${(currentStreamProvider || streamProvider || '').toString().toUpperCase()}${(currentQuality || quality) ? ` • ${(currentQuality || quality)}p` : ''}`}
+              </Text>
             </>
           )}
         </View>
diff --git a/src/screens/StreamsScreen.tsx b/src/screens/StreamsScreen.tsx
index 751e1e6b..9e1e10d4 100644
--- a/src/screens/StreamsScreen.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/StreamsScreen.tsx
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import {
   Dimensions,
   Linking,
   Clipboard,
+  Image as RNImage,
 } from 'react-native';
 import { useSafeAreaInsets } from 'react-native-safe-area-context';
 
@@ -1344,6 +1345,20 @@ export const StreamsScreen = () => {
     return metadata?.poster || null;
   }, [currentEpisode, metadata, episodeThumbnail]);
 
+  // Prefetch hero/backdrop and title logo when StreamsScreen opens
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const urls: string[] = [];
+    if (episodeImage && typeof episodeImage === 'string') urls.push(episodeImage);
+    if (bannerImage && typeof bannerImage === 'string') urls.push(bannerImage);
+    if (metadata && (metadata as any).logo && typeof (metadata as any).logo === 'string') {
+      urls.push((metadata as any).logo as string);
+    }
+    // Deduplicate and prefetch
+    Array.from(new Set(urls)).forEach(u => {
+      RNImage.prefetch(u).catch(() => {});
+    });
+  }, [episodeImage, bannerImage, metadata]);
+
   const isLoading = type === 'series' ? loadingEpisodeStreams : loadingStreams;
   const streams = type === 'series' ? episodeStreams : groupedStreams;