diff --git a/src/gui/mediaplayer.cpp b/src/gui/mediaplayer.cpp
index c7f99c153..c8d819ea6 100644
--- a/src/gui/mediaplayer.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/mediaplayer.cpp
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ void CMediaPlayerMenu::showMenu()
 	media->addItem(new CMenuForwarder(LOCALE_INETRADIO_NAME, true, NULL, new CAudioPlayerGui(true), NULL, CRCInput::RC_green, NEUTRINO_ICON_BUTTON_GREEN));
 	
 	//movieplayer
-	CMenuWidget *moviePlayer = new CMenuWidget(LOCALE_MAINMENU_MOVIEPLAYER, NEUTRINO_ICON_MULTIMEDIA, width);
+	CMenuWidget *moviePlayer = new CMenuWidget(LOCALE_MAINMENU_MEDIA, NEUTRINO_ICON_MULTIMEDIA, width);
 	showMoviePlayer(moviePlayer);
 	media->addItem(new CMenuForwarder(LOCALE_MAINMENU_MOVIEPLAYER, true, NULL, moviePlayer, NULL, CRCInput::RC_yellow, NEUTRINO_ICON_BUTTON_YELLOW));
 	
@@ -120,12 +120,12 @@ void CMediaPlayerMenu::showMenu()
 //show movieplayer submenu with selectable items for moviebrowser or filebrowser
 void CMediaPlayerMenu::showMoviePlayer(CMenuWidget *moviePlayer)
 { 
-	CMoviePlayerGui *movieplayer_gui = new CMoviePlayerGui();
-		
-	moviePlayer->addIntroItems();
+	CMoviePlayerGui *movieplayer_gui = &CMoviePlayerGui::getInstance();
+
+	moviePlayer->addIntroItems(LOCALE_MAINMENU_MOVIEPLAYER);
 	moviePlayer->addItem(new CMenuForwarder(LOCALE_MOVIEBROWSER_HEAD, true, NULL, movieplayer_gui, "tsmoviebrowser", CRCInput::RC_red, NEUTRINO_ICON_BUTTON_RED));
 	moviePlayer->addItem(new CMenuForwarder(LOCALE_MOVIEPLAYER_FILEPLAYBACK, true, NULL, movieplayer_gui, "fileplayback", CRCInput::RC_green, NEUTRINO_ICON_BUTTON_GREEN));
-	
+
 // #if 0
 // 	//moviePlayer->addItem(new CMenuForwarder(LOCALE_MOVIEPLAYER_PESPLAYBACK, true, NULL, moviePlayerGui, "pesplayback"));
 // 	//moviePlayer->addItem(new CMenuForwarder(LOCALE_MOVIEPLAYER_TSPLAYBACK_PC, true, NULL, moviePlayerGui, "tsplayback_pc"));
diff --git a/src/gui/movieplayer.cpp b/src/gui/movieplayer.cpp
index c474b4a4d..afa36708f 100644
--- a/src/gui/movieplayer.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/movieplayer.cpp
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@
 #include <playback.h>
 #include "libtuxtxt/teletext.h"
 
+
 int dvbsub_start(int pid);
 int dvbsub_pause();
 
@@ -141,6 +142,31 @@ int CAPIDSelectExec::exec(CMenuTarget * /*parent*/, const std::string & actionKe
 	return menu_return::RETURN_EXIT;
 }
 
+CMoviePlayerGui* CMoviePlayerGui::instance_mp = NULL;
+
+CMoviePlayerGui& CMoviePlayerGui::getInstance()
+{
+	if ( !instance_mp )
+	{
+		instance_mp = new CMoviePlayerGui();
+		printf("[neutrino CMoviePlayerGui] Instance created...\n");
+	}
+	
+	return *instance_mp;
+}
+ 
+void CMoviePlayerGui::Delete()
+{
+	if ( instance_mp )
+	{
+		delete instance_mp;
+		printf("[neutrino CMoviePlayerGui] Instance removed...\n");
+	}
+	
+	instance_mp = NULL;
+}
+
+
 CMoviePlayerGui::CMoviePlayerGui()
 {
 	Init();
diff --git a/src/gui/movieplayer.h b/src/gui/movieplayer.h
index 3f15bc92f..8a6bc16b5 100644
--- a/src/gui/movieplayer.h
+++ b/src/gui/movieplayer.h
@@ -111,9 +111,17 @@ class CMoviePlayerGui : public CMenuTarget
 	void showHelpVLC(void);
 	void callInfoViewer(const std::string & epg_title, const std::string & epg_info1,
 			    const std::string & epg_channel, const int duration, const int pos);
+			    
+	static CMoviePlayerGui* instance_mp;
+	CMoviePlayerGui(const CMoviePlayerGui&) {};
+
  public:
 	CMoviePlayerGui();
 	~CMoviePlayerGui();
+
+	static CMoviePlayerGui& getInstance();
+	static void Delete();
+	
 	int exec(CMenuTarget* parent, const std::string & actionKey);
 	void updateLcd(const std::string & sel_filename);
 	bool Playing();
diff --git a/src/neutrino.cpp b/src/neutrino.cpp
index 309a10cbe..dea24546e 100644
--- a/src/neutrino.cpp
+++ b/src/neutrino.cpp
@@ -236,7 +236,6 @@ CBouquetList   * RADIOallList;
 CPlugins       * g_PluginList;
 CRemoteControl * g_RemoteControl;
 SMSKeyInput * c_SMSKeyInput;
-CMoviePlayerGui* moviePlayerGui;
 CAudioSelectMenuHandler  *audio_menu;
 CPictureViewer * g_PicViewer;
 CCAMMenuHandler * g_CamHandler;
@@ -2523,7 +2522,7 @@ printf("[neutrino] timeshift try, recordingstatus %d, rec dir %s, timeshift dir
 				if(g_RemoteControl->is_video_started) {
 					if(recordingstatus) {
 						//StopSubtitles();
-						moviePlayerGui->exec(NULL, tmode);
+						CMoviePlayerGui::getInstance().exec(NULL, tmode);
 						//StartSubtitles();
 					} else if(msg != CRCInput::RC_rewind) {
 						//StopSubtitles();
@@ -2535,7 +2534,7 @@ printf("[neutrino] timeshift try, recordingstatus %d, rec dir %s, timeshift dir
 						}
 						if(recordingstatus) {
 							//StopSubtitles();
-							moviePlayerGui->exec(NULL, tmode);
+							CMoviePlayerGui::getInstance().exec(NULL, tmode);
 							//StartSubtitles();
 						}
 					}
@@ -2590,7 +2589,7 @@ printf("[neutrino] direct record\n");
 					//StopSubtitles();
 					if( mode == mode_radio )
 						videoDecoder->StopPicture();
-					moviePlayerGui->exec(NULL, "tsmoviebrowser");
+					CMoviePlayerGui::getInstance().exec(NULL, "tsmoviebrowser");
 					if( mode == mode_radio )
 						videoDecoder->ShowPicture(DATADIR "/neutrino/icons/radiomode.jpg");
 					//StartSubtitles();
@@ -3380,7 +3379,7 @@ skip_message:
 			lastMode=mode;
 			mode=mode_pic;
 		}
-		if((data & mode_mask)== mode_ts && moviePlayerGui->Playing()) {
+		if((data & mode_mask)== mode_ts && CMoviePlayerGui::getInstance().Playing()) {
 			if(mode == mode_radio)
 				videoDecoder->StopPicture();
 			lastMode=mode;
@@ -3529,7 +3528,7 @@ void CNeutrinoApp::ExitRun(const bool /*write_si*/, int retcode)
 				delete powerManager;
 			}
 
-			delete moviePlayerGui;
+			delete &CMoviePlayerGui::getInstance();
 			shutdown_cs_api();
 
 			system("/etc/init.d/rcK");
@@ -4465,7 +4464,7 @@ void stop_daemons(bool stopall)
 	printf("zapit shutdown done\n");
 	CVFD::getInstance()->Clear();
 	if(stopall) {
-		delete moviePlayerGui;
+		CMoviePlayerGui::Delete(); //remove instance
 		if (cpuFreq)
 			cpuFreq->SetCpuFreq(g_settings.cpufreq * 1000 * 1000);
 		if (powerManager) {
diff --git a/src/neutrino_menue.cpp b/src/neutrino_menue.cpp
index 4d4d61e59..d3452f1f9 100644
--- a/src/neutrino_menue.cpp
+++ b/src/neutrino_menue.cpp
@@ -1499,7 +1499,7 @@ bool CNeutrinoApp::showUserMenu(int button)
 			menu_items++;
 			menu_prev = SNeutrinoSettings::ITEM_MOVIEPLAYER_MB;
 			keyhelper.get(&key,&icon,CRCInput::RC_green);
-			menu_item = new CMenuForwarder(LOCALE_MOVIEBROWSER_HEAD, true, NULL, new CMoviePlayerGui(), "tsmoviebrowser", key, icon);
+			menu_item = new CMenuForwarder(LOCALE_MOVIEBROWSER_HEAD, true, NULL, &CMoviePlayerGui::getInstance(), "tsmoviebrowser", key, icon);
 			menu->addItem(menu_item, false);
 			break;