diff --git a/e2e/package.json b/e2e/package.json
index c7c27e5c7..167f78028 100644
--- a/e2e/package.json
+++ b/e2e/package.json
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
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     "jest-image-snapshot": "^6.4.0",
     "jest-puppeteer": "^10.0.1",
-    "puppeteer": "^22.9.0",
+    "puppeteer": "^22.10.0",
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   }
 }
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 3f0ad31b2..a7c002457 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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         "@semantic-release/commit-analyzer": "^12.0.0",
         "@semantic-release/git": "^10.0.1",
-        "@semantic-release/github": "^10.0.4",
+        "@semantic-release/github": "^10.0.5",
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         "less": "^4.2.0",
-        "lint-staged": "^15.2.2",
+        "lint-staged": "^15.2.5",
         "postcss": "^8.4.38",
         "postcss-less": "^6.0.0",
         "prettier": "^3.2.5",
         "rimraf": "^5.0.7",
         "semantic-release": "^23.1.1",
         "smoothscroll-polyfill": "^0.4.4",
-        "stylelint": "^16.5.0",
+        "stylelint": "^16.6.0",
         "stylelint-prettier": "^5.0.0",
         "ts-jest": "^29.1.3",
         "typescript": "5.4.5"
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
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         "jest-puppeteer": "^10.0.1",
-        "puppeteer": "^22.9.0",
+        "puppeteer": "^22.10.0",
         "stucumber": "^0.19.0"
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@@ -2921,9 +2921,9 @@
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+      "version": "10.0.5",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@semantic-release/github/-/github-10.0.5.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-hmuCDkfru/Uc9+ZBNOSremAupu6BCslvOVDiG0wYcL8TQodCycp6uvwDyeym1H0M4l3ob9c0s0xMBiZjjXQ2yA==",
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@@ -4844,9 +4844,9 @@
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-      "integrity": "sha512-o7KSt4prEphWUHa3QUwCxUI00R86VdjiuxmJK0iNVDHYPGo+HsDaVCnqCmPbf/MiW1ok8F4p3m8RTHlWk8K2ig==",
+      "version": "2.1.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/bare-path/-/bare-path-2.1.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-lh/eITfU8hrj9Ru5quUp0Io1kJWIk1bTjzo7JH1P5dWmQ2EL4hFUlfI8FonAhSlgIfhn63p84CDY/x+PisgcXA==",
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@@ -12487,9 +12487,9 @@
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/known-css-properties/-/known-css-properties-0.30.0.tgz",
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/known-css-properties/-/known-css-properties-0.31.0.tgz",
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       "dev": true
     },
     "node_modules/lcid": {
@@ -12634,21 +12634,21 @@
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/lint-staged/-/lint-staged-15.2.4.tgz",
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-        "lilconfig": "3.1.1",
-        "listr2": "8.2.1",
-        "micromatch": "4.0.6",
-        "pidtree": "0.6.0",
-        "string-argv": "0.3.2",
-        "yaml": "2.4.2"
+      "version": "15.2.5",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/lint-staged/-/lint-staged-15.2.5.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-j+DfX7W9YUvdzEZl3Rk47FhDF6xwDBV5wwsCPw6BwWZVPYJemusQmvb9bRsW23Sqsaa+vRloAWogbK4BUuU2zA==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "dependencies": {
+        "chalk": "~5.3.0",
+        "commander": "~12.1.0",
+        "debug": "~4.3.4",
+        "execa": "~8.0.1",
+        "lilconfig": "~3.1.1",
+        "listr2": "~8.2.1",
+        "micromatch": "~4.0.7",
+        "pidtree": "~0.6.0",
+        "string-argv": "~0.3.2",
+        "yaml": "~2.4.2"
       },
       "bin": {
         "lint-staged": "bin/lint-staged.js"
@@ -13467,28 +13467,17 @@
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-      "version": "4.0.6",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/micromatch/-/micromatch-4.0.6.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-Y4Ypn3oujJYxJcMacVgcs92wofTHxp9FzfDpQON4msDefoC0lb3ETvQLOdLcbhSwU1bz8HrL/1sygfBIHudrkQ==",
+      "version": "4.0.7",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/micromatch/-/micromatch-4.0.7.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-LPP/3KorzCwBxfeUuZmaR6bG2kdeHSbe0P2tY3FLRU4vYrjYz5hI4QZwV0njUx3jeuKe67YukQ1LSPZBKDqO/Q==",
       "dependencies": {
         "braces": "^3.0.3",
-        "picomatch": "^4.0.2"
+        "picomatch": "^2.3.1"
       },
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=8.6"
       }
     },
-    "node_modules/micromatch/node_modules/picomatch": {
-      "version": "4.0.2",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/picomatch/-/picomatch-4.0.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-M7BAV6Rlcy5u+m6oPhAPFgJTzAioX/6B0DxyvDlo9l8+T3nLKbrczg2WLUyzd45L8RqfUMyGPzekbMvX2Ldkwg==",
-      "engines": {
-        "node": ">=12"
-      },
-      "funding": {
-        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/jonschlinkert"
-      }
-    },
     "node_modules/mime": {
       "version": "4.0.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mime/-/mime-4.0.3.tgz",
@@ -17418,9 +17407,9 @@
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     },
     "node_modules/postcss-selector-parser": {
-      "version": "6.0.16",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/postcss-selector-parser/-/postcss-selector-parser-6.0.16.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-A0RVJrX+IUkVZbW3ClroRWurercFhieevHB38sr2+l9eUClMqome3LmEmnhlNy+5Mr2EYN6B2Kaw9wYdd+VHiw==",
+      "version": "6.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/postcss-selector-parser/-/postcss-selector-parser-6.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-UMz42UD0UY0EApS0ZL9o1XnLhSTtvvvLe5Dc2H2O56fvRZi+KulDyf5ctDhhtYJBGKStV2FL1fy6253cmLgqVQ==",
       "dev": true,
       "dependencies": {
         "cssesc": "^3.0.0",
@@ -17806,15 +17795,15 @@
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     },
     "node_modules/puppeteer": {
-      "version": "22.9.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/puppeteer/-/puppeteer-22.9.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-yNux2cm6Sfik4lNLNjJ25Cdn9spJRbMXxl1YZtVZCEhEeej1sFlCvZ/Cr64LhgyJOuvz3iq2uk+RLFpQpGwrjw==",
+      "version": "22.10.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/puppeteer/-/puppeteer-22.10.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-ZOkZd6a6t0BdKcWb0wAYHWQqCfdlN1PPnXOmg/XNrbo6gJhYWFX4qCNb6ahSn8TpAqBqLCoD4Q010F7GwOM7mA==",
       "hasInstallScript": true,
       "dependencies": {
         "@puppeteer/browsers": "2.2.3",
         "cosmiconfig": "9.0.0",
         "devtools-protocol": "0.0.1286932",
-        "puppeteer-core": "22.9.0"
+        "puppeteer-core": "22.10.0"
       },
       "bin": {
         "puppeteer": "lib/esm/puppeteer/node/cli.js"
@@ -17824,9 +17813,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/puppeteer-core": {
-      "version": "22.9.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/puppeteer-core/-/puppeteer-core-22.9.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-Q2SYVZ1SIE7jCd/Pp+1/mNLFtdJfGvAF+CqOTDG8HcCNCiBvoXfopXfOfMHQ/FueXhGfJW/I6DartWv6QzpNGg==",
+      "version": "22.10.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/puppeteer-core/-/puppeteer-core-22.10.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-I54J4Vy4I07UHsgB1QSmuFoF7KNQjJWcvFBPhtY+ezMdBfwgGDr8dzYrJa11aPgP9kxIUHjhktcMmmfJkOAtTw==",
       "dependencies": {
         "@puppeteer/browsers": "2.2.3",
         "chromium-bidi": "0.5.19",
@@ -19577,16 +19566,26 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/stylelint": {
-      "version": "16.5.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/stylelint/-/stylelint-16.5.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-IlCBtVrG+qTy3v+tZTk50W8BIomjY/RUuzdrDqdnlCYwVuzXtPbiGfxYqtyYAyOMcb+195zRsuHn6tgfPmFfbw==",
+      "version": "16.6.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/stylelint/-/stylelint-16.6.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-vjWYlDEgOS3Z/IcXagQwi8PFJyPro1DxBYOnTML1PAqnrYUHs8owleGStv20sgt0OhW8r9zZm6MK7IT2+l2B6A==",
       "dev": true,
+      "funding": [
+        {
+          "type": "opencollective",
+          "url": "https://opencollective.com/stylelint"
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "github",
+          "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/stylelint"
+        }
+      ],
       "dependencies": {
-        "@csstools/css-parser-algorithms": "^2.6.1",
-        "@csstools/css-tokenizer": "^2.2.4",
-        "@csstools/media-query-list-parser": "^2.1.9",
-        "@csstools/selector-specificity": "^3.0.3",
-        "@dual-bundle/import-meta-resolve": "^4.0.0",
+        "@csstools/css-parser-algorithms": "^2.6.3",
+        "@csstools/css-tokenizer": "^2.3.1",
+        "@csstools/media-query-list-parser": "^2.1.11",
+        "@csstools/selector-specificity": "^3.1.1",
+        "@dual-bundle/import-meta-resolve": "^4.1.0",
         "balanced-match": "^2.0.0",
         "colord": "^2.9.3",
         "cosmiconfig": "^9.0.0",
@@ -19603,16 +19602,16 @@
         "ignore": "^5.3.1",
         "imurmurhash": "^0.1.4",
         "is-plain-object": "^5.0.0",
-        "known-css-properties": "^0.30.0",
+        "known-css-properties": "^0.31.0",
         "mathml-tag-names": "^2.1.3",
         "meow": "^13.2.0",
         "micromatch": "^4.0.5",
         "normalize-path": "^3.0.0",
-        "picocolors": "^1.0.0",
+        "picocolors": "^1.0.1",
         "postcss": "^8.4.38",
         "postcss-resolve-nested-selector": "^0.1.1",
         "postcss-safe-parser": "^7.0.0",
-        "postcss-selector-parser": "^6.0.16",
+        "postcss-selector-parser": "^6.1.0",
         "postcss-value-parser": "^4.2.0",
         "resolve-from": "^5.0.0",
         "string-width": "^4.2.3",
@@ -19627,10 +19626,6 @@
       },
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=18.12.0"
-      },
-      "funding": {
-        "type": "opencollective",
-        "url": "https://opencollective.com/stylelint"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/stylelint-prettier": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5f1c35cf3..d53f258c8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
     "@semantic-release/changelog": "^6.0.3",
     "@semantic-release/commit-analyzer": "^12.0.0",
     "@semantic-release/git": "^10.0.1",
-    "@semantic-release/github": "^10.0.4",
+    "@semantic-release/github": "^10.0.5",
     "@semantic-release/npm": "^12.0.1",
     "@semantic-release/release-notes-generator": "^13.0.0",
     "@types/jest": "^29.5.12",
@@ -117,14 +117,14 @@
     "jest-environment-jsdom": "^29.7.0",
     "kleur": "^4.1.5",
     "less": "^4.2.0",
-    "lint-staged": "^15.2.2",
+    "lint-staged": "^15.2.5",
     "postcss": "^8.4.38",
     "postcss-less": "^6.0.0",
     "prettier": "^3.2.5",
     "rimraf": "^5.0.7",
     "semantic-release": "^23.1.1",
     "smoothscroll-polyfill": "^0.4.4",
-    "stylelint": "^16.5.0",
+    "stylelint": "^16.6.0",
     "stylelint-prettier": "^5.0.0",
     "ts-jest": "^29.1.3",
     "typescript": "5.4.5"
diff --git a/src/modules/esl-media/core/esl-media-iobserver.ts b/src/modules/esl-media/core/esl-media-iobserver.ts
index e4f78a424..f24de4ddc 100644
--- a/src/modules/esl-media/core/esl-media-iobserver.ts
+++ b/src/modules/esl-media/core/esl-media-iobserver.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import type {ESLMedia} from './esl-media';
 
-const RATIO_TO_PLAY = 0.75; // TODO: customizable, at least global
+const RATIO_TO_PLAY = 0.5; // TODO: customizable, at least global
 const RATIO_TO_STOP = 0.20; // TODO: customizable, at least global
 
 const RATIO_TO_ACTIVATE = 0.05;
diff --git a/src/modules/esl-media/core/esl-media.shape.ts b/src/modules/esl-media/core/esl-media.shape.ts
index 0dbcfc095..ecfea52f5 100644
--- a/src/modules/esl-media/core/esl-media.shape.ts
+++ b/src/modules/esl-media/core/esl-media.shape.ts
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ export type ESLMediaTagShape = ({
   'preload'?: 'none' | 'metadata' | 'auto' | '';
   /** Allow play media inline */
   'playsinline'?: boolean;
+  /** Allows to start viewing a resource from a specific time offset */
+  'start-time'?: number;
 
   /** Optional BC provider player id */
   'data-player-id'?: string;
diff --git a/src/modules/esl-media/core/esl-media.ts b/src/modules/esl-media/core/esl-media.ts
index c6a93e0ed..d9de1a2b3 100644
--- a/src/modules/esl-media/core/esl-media.ts
+++ b/src/modules/esl-media/core/esl-media.ts
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ export class ESLMedia extends ESLBaseElement {
     'muted',
     'loop',
     'controls',
-    'lazy'
+    'lazy',
+    'start-time'
   ];
 
   /** Event to dispatch on ready state */
@@ -180,6 +181,7 @@ export class ESLMedia extends ESLBaseElement {
       case 'media-id':
       case 'media-src':
       case 'media-type':
+      case 'start-time':
         this.deferredReinitialize();
         break;
       case 'lazy':
diff --git a/src/modules/esl-panel-group/README.md b/src/modules/esl-panel-group/README.md
index 9b4d00b8d..7c6c8e6e8 100644
--- a/src/modules/esl-panel-group/README.md
+++ b/src/modules/esl-panel-group/README.md
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ ESLPanelGroup.register();
 
 - `has-opened` - readonly attribute that indicates whether the panel group has opened panels
 - `current-mode` - readonly attribute that indicates the currently applied rendering mode of the panel group
+- `animating` - a marker of animation process running
 
 ### Events
 
diff --git a/src/modules/esl-panel-group/core/esl-panel-group.ts b/src/modules/esl-panel-group/core/esl-panel-group.ts
index a95a76903..64fa02fed 100644
--- a/src/modules/esl-panel-group/core/esl-panel-group.ts
+++ b/src/modules/esl-panel-group/core/esl-panel-group.ts
@@ -72,6 +72,9 @@ export class ESLPanelGroup extends ESLBaseElement {
   /** Readonly attribute that indicates whether the panel group has opened panels */
   @boolAttr({readonly: true}) public hasOpened: boolean;
 
+  /** Active while animation in progress */
+  @boolAttr({readonly: true}) public animating: boolean;
+
   /** Height of previous active panel */
   protected _previousHeight: number = 0;
 
@@ -268,6 +271,7 @@ export class ESLPanelGroup extends ESLBaseElement {
 
   /** Pre-processing animation action */
   protected beforeAnimate(): void {
+    this.$$attr('animating', true);
     CSSClassUtils.add(this, this.animationClass);
   }
 
@@ -275,6 +279,7 @@ export class ESLPanelGroup extends ESLBaseElement {
   protected afterAnimate(silent?: boolean): void {
     this.style.removeProperty('height');
     CSSClassUtils.remove(this, this.animationClass);
+    this.$$attr('animating', false);
 
     if (silent) return;
     this.$$fire(this.AFTER_ANIMATE_EVENT, {bubbles: false});
diff --git a/src/modules/esl-panel/core/esl-panel.ts b/src/modules/esl-panel/core/esl-panel.ts
index cc759f4c9..26b5003b0 100644
--- a/src/modules/esl-panel/core/esl-panel.ts
+++ b/src/modules/esl-panel/core/esl-panel.ts
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ export class ESLPanel extends ESLToggleable {
 
   /** Handles post animation process to initiate after animate step */
   protected postAnimate(capturedBy?: ESLPanelGroup | null): void {
-    if (capturedBy) {
+    if (capturedBy && capturedBy.animating) {
       capturedBy.$$on({
         event: capturedBy.AFTER_ANIMATE_EVENT,
         once: true