diff --git a/Classes/Player/AVPlayerEngine/AVPlayerEngine+Observation.swift b/Classes/Player/AVPlayerEngine/AVPlayerEngine+Observation.swift
index 2d26d625..8fb40a78 100644
--- a/Classes/Player/AVPlayerEngine/AVPlayerEngine+Observation.swift
+++ b/Classes/Player/AVPlayerEngine/AVPlayerEngine+Observation.swift
@@ -205,13 +205,18 @@ extension AVPlayerEngine {
     @objc func timebaseChanged(notification: Notification) {
         // For some reason timebase rate changed is received on a background thread.
         // in order to check self.rate we must make sure we are on the main thread.
+    
         DispatchQueue.main.async {
             guard let timebase = self.currentItem?.timebase else { return }
             PKLog.verbose("timebase changed, current timebase: \(String(describing: timebase))")
             let timebaseRate = CMTimebaseGetRate(timebase)
             if timebaseRate > 0 && self.lastTimebaseRate != timebaseRate {
+                PKLog.verbose("timebaseChanged->PlayerEvent.Playing")
+
                 self.post(event: PlayerEvent.Playing())
             } else if timebaseRate == 0 && self.rate == 0 && self.lastTimebaseRate != timebaseRate {
+                PKLog.verbose("timebaseChanged->PlayerEvent.Pause")
+
                 self.post(event: PlayerEvent.Pause())
             }
             // Make sure to save the last value so we could only post events only when currentTimebase != lastTimebase
@@ -219,15 +224,34 @@ extension AVPlayerEngine {
         }
     }
     
+    /* When setting automaticallyWaitsToMinimizeStalling and shouldPlayImmediately, the player may be stalled and the rate will be changed to 0, player paused, by the AVPlayer. Therefor we are sending a paused event.
+     */
     /// Handles changes in player rate
     private func handleRate() {
-        PKLog.debug("player rate was changed, now: \(self.rate)")
-        // When setting automaticallyWaitsToMinimizeStalling and shouldPlayImmediately, the player may be stalled and the rate will be changed to 0, player paused, by the AVPlayer. Therefor we are sending a paused event.
+        PKLog.verbose("player rate was changed, now: \(self.rate)")
+        
         if let isPlaybackLikelyToKeepUp = self.currentItem?.isPlaybackLikelyToKeepUp, isPlaybackLikelyToKeepUp == false {
             if self.rate == 0, self.currentState == .buffering || self.currentState == .ready {
                 self.post(event: PlayerEvent.Pause())
             }
         }
+        
+        // In all other cases, the player manages pause in the timebaseChanged event!
+        //This is only when the user clicks the pause button on the exteranl TV remote control, and the app needs refreshing UI in sender device.
+        PKLog.debug("isAppInBackground = \(isAppInBackground)")
+        if isAppInBackground{
+
+            let isPaused = self.rate == 0
+            PKLog.debug("isPaused = \(isPaused)")
+
+            if isPaused{
+                if self.currentState != .idle && self.currentState != .ended && self.currentState != .error {
+                    PKLog.debug("player send pause event!!!")
+                    self.lastTimebaseRate = 0
+                    self.post(event: PlayerEvent.Pause())
+                }
+            }
+        }
     }
     
     /// Handle changes in Audio/Video tracks codecs.
diff --git a/Classes/Player/AVPlayerEngine/AVPlayerEngine.swift b/Classes/Player/AVPlayerEngine/AVPlayerEngine.swift
index 34a941b5..e20a5185 100644
--- a/Classes/Player/AVPlayerEngine/AVPlayerEngine.swift
+++ b/Classes/Player/AVPlayerEngine/AVPlayerEngine.swift
@@ -55,6 +55,20 @@ public class AVPlayerEngine: AVPlayer {
     
     var onEventBlock: ((PKEvent) -> Void)?
     
+    var isAppInBackground: Bool{
+        switch UIApplication.shared.applicationState {
+        case .active:
+            return false
+        case .inactive:
+            return true
+        case .background:
+            return true
+        @unknown default:
+            return false
+        }
+    }
+    
+    
     public weak var view: PlayerView? {
         didSet {
             view?.player = self
@@ -458,8 +472,9 @@ extension AVPlayerEngine: AppStateObservable {
             }),
             NotificationObservation(name: UIApplication.didEnterBackgroundNotification, onObserve: { [weak self] in
                 guard let self = self else { return }
-                
+                                
                 PKLog.debug("player: \(self)\n Did enter background, finishing up...")
+                
                 self.startBackgroundTask()
                 
                 if self.allowAudioFromVideoAssetInBackground {
@@ -470,12 +485,28 @@ extension AVPlayerEngine: AppStateObservable {
                 guard let self = self else { return }
                 
                 PKLog.debug("player: \(self)\n Will enter foreground...")
+                
                 self.endBackgroundTask()
                 
                 if self.playerLayer?.player == nil {
                     self.playerLayer?.player = self
                 }
+            }),
+            
+            NotificationObservation(name: UIApplication.willResignActiveNotification, onObserve: {
+                [weak self] in
+                guard let self = self else { return }
+                PKLog.debug("player: \(self)\n  app is no longer active and loses focus...")
+
+            }),
+            
+            NotificationObservation(name: UIApplication.didBecomeActiveNotification, onObserve: {
+                [weak self] in
+                guard let self = self else { return }
+                PKLog.debug("player: \(self)\n  app becomes active (fcused)...")
+
             })
+            
         ]
     }
     
diff --git a/PlayKit.podspec b/PlayKit.podspec
index 31e1e455..d947b852 100644
--- a/PlayKit.podspec
+++ b/PlayKit.podspec
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ suffix = '.0000'   # Dev mode
 Pod::Spec.new do |s|
 
 s.name              = 'PlayKit'
-s.version           = '3.30.2' + suffix
+s.version           = '3.30.3' + suffix
 s.summary           = 'PlayKit: Kaltura Mobile Player SDK - iOS'
 s.homepage          = 'https://github.com/kaltura/playkit-ios'
 s.license           = { :type => 'AGPLv3', :text => 'AGPLv3' }