diff --git a/public/change-password.html b/public/change-password.html
index f497085..0b87233 100644
--- a/public/change-password.html
+++ b/public/change-password.html
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 <head>
   <meta charset="UTF-8">
   <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
-  <title>Pool Oscars - Changer le mot de passe</title>
+  <title>Oscar Pool - Changer le mot de passe</title>
   <link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.1.3/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
   <link href="./css/app.css" rel="stylesheet">
 </head>
diff --git a/public/checklist.html b/public/checklist.html
index ef66fbf..a880067 100644
--- a/public/checklist.html
+++ b/public/checklist.html
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 <head>
   <meta charset="UTF-8">
   <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
-  <title>Pool Oscars - Checklist</title>
+  <title>Oscar Pool - Checklist</title>
   <link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.1.3/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
   <link href="./css/app.css" rel="stylesheet">
   <link rel="preload" as="image" href="img/logo_w.png">
diff --git a/public/control.html b/public/control.html
index 681c9f0..4647960 100644
--- a/public/control.html
+++ b/public/control.html
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 <head>
   <meta charset="UTF-8">
   <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
-  <title>Pool Oscars - Admin</title>
+  <title>Oscar Pool - Admin</title>
   <link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.1.3/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
   <link href="./css/app.css" rel="stylesheet">
   <link rel="preload" as="image" href="img/logo_w.png">
diff --git a/public/index.html b/public/index.html
index 728e0e7..c941e98 100644
--- a/public/index.html
+++ b/public/index.html
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 <head>
   <meta charset="UTF-8">
   <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
-  <title>Pool Oscars</title>
+  <title>Oscar Pool</title>
   <link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.1.3/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
   <link href="./css/app.css" rel="stylesheet">
   <style>
diff --git a/public/js/app_change-password.js b/public/js/app_change-password.js
index 8da74f8..994ce9b 100644
--- a/public/js/app_change-password.js
+++ b/public/js/app_change-password.js
@@ -7,7 +7,27 @@ function isTokenExpired(decoded) {
   return !!decoded.exp && decoded.exp < currentTime;
 }
 
+async function applyActiveOscarYearToTitle() {
+  const base = 'Oscar Pool';
+  const current = String(document.title || base);
+  const sep = ' - ';
+  const idx = current.indexOf(sep);
+  const suffix = idx >= 0 ? current.slice(idx) : '';
+
+  try {
+    const res = await fetch('/api/settings/year', { method: 'GET' });
+    const data = res.ok ? await res.json().catch(() => null) : null;
+    const year = Number(data?.year);
+    document.title = Number.isInteger(year) ? `${base} (${year})${suffix}` : `${base}${suffix}`;
+  } catch (_) {
+    document.title = `${base}${suffix}`;
+  }
+}
+
 window.onload = function () {
+  // Best-effort: update page title with active year.
+  applyActiveOscarYearToTitle();
+
   const token = localStorage.getItem('auth_token');
   if (!token) {
     window.location.href = '/';
diff --git a/public/js/app_checklist.js b/public/js/app_checklist.js
index 26f2409..3daf718 100644
--- a/public/js/app_checklist.js
+++ b/public/js/app_checklist.js
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ window.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', async function () {
     }
 
     const activeYear = await fetchActiveYear();
-    document.title = `Pool Oscars ${activeYear} - Checklist`;
+    document.title = `Oscar Pool (${activeYear}) - Checklist`;
     const oscarYearEl = document.getElementById('oscar-year');
     if (oscarYearEl) oscarYearEl.textContent = String(activeYear);
 
diff --git a/public/js/app_control.js b/public/js/app_control.js
index f8e511e..19dc363 100644
--- a/public/js/app_control.js
+++ b/public/js/app_control.js
@@ -2332,7 +2332,7 @@ window.onload = async function () {
   // Initial load
   activeYear = await fetchActiveYear();
   if (activeYear) {
-    document.title = `Pool Oscars ${activeYear} - Admin`;
+    document.title = `Oscar Pool (${activeYear}) - Admin`;
   }
 
   hookModal100Inputs();
@@ -2352,7 +2352,7 @@ window.onload = async function () {
         activeYear = await setActiveYear(y);
         activeYearInput.value = String(activeYear);
         yearInput.value = String(activeYear);
-        document.title = `Pool Oscars ${activeYear} - Admin`;
+        document.title = `Oscar Pool (${activeYear}) - Admin`;
         showResponse('success', `Année active appliquée: ${activeYear}`);
         await refreshYears();
         await loadMoviesForManagement();
diff --git a/public/js/app_index.js b/public/js/app_index.js
index b625f9e..44d4624 100644
--- a/public/js/app_index.js
+++ b/public/js/app_index.js
@@ -2,6 +2,26 @@ function decodeJwt(token) {
   return JSON.parse(atob(token.split('.')[1]));
 }
 
+async function applyActiveOscarYearToTitle() {
+  const base = 'Oscar Pool';
+  const current = String(document.title || base);
+  const sep = ' - ';
+  const idx = current.indexOf(sep);
+  const suffix = idx >= 0 ? current.slice(idx) : '';
+
+  try {
+    const res = await fetch('/api/settings/year', { method: 'GET' });
+    const data = res.ok ? await res.json().catch(() => null) : null;
+    const year = Number(data?.year);
+    document.title = Number.isInteger(year) ? `${base} (${year})${suffix}` : `${base}${suffix}`;
+  } catch (_) {
+    document.title = `${base}${suffix}`;
+  }
+}
+
+// Fire and forget.
+applyActiveOscarYearToTitle();
+
 // Check if the user is already logged in by looking for auth_token in localStorage
 const existingToken = localStorage.getItem('auth_token');
 if (existingToken) {
diff --git a/public/js/app_movies.js b/public/js/app_movies.js
index 528fc18..49d1d6a 100644
--- a/public/js/app_movies.js
+++ b/public/js/app_movies.js
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ window.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', async function () {
     }
 
     const activeYear = await fetchActiveYear();
-    document.title = `Pool Oscars ${activeYear} - Films`;
+    document.title = `Oscar Pool (${activeYear}) - Films`;
     const oscarYearEl = document.getElementById('oscar-year');
     if (oscarYearEl) oscarYearEl.textContent = String(activeYear);
 
diff --git a/public/js/app_player.js b/public/js/app_player.js
index 4ffbadd..23745b7 100644
--- a/public/js/app_player.js
+++ b/public/js/app_player.js
@@ -23,6 +23,18 @@ function normalizeUserId(raw) {
   return /^[a-f0-9]{24}$/i.test(s) ? s : null;
 }
 
+async function fetchActiveOscarYear() {
+  try {
+    const res = await fetch('/api/settings/year', { method: 'GET' });
+    if (!res.ok) return null;
+    const data = await res.json().catch(() => null);
+    const year = Number(data?.year);
+    return Number.isInteger(year) ? year : null;
+  } catch (_) {
+    return null;
+  }
+}
+
 async function fetchPlaybackProgress(movieId, token) {
   try {
     const res = await fetch(`/api/movies/${encodeURIComponent(movieId)}/progress`, {
@@ -341,12 +353,15 @@ function formatClock(seconds) {
   return `${m}:${String(sec).padStart(2, '0')}`;
 }
 
-function setHeader(movie) {
+function setHeader(movie, { activeYear } = {}) {
   const titleEl = document.getElementById('movie-title');
   const categoryEl = document.getElementById('movie-category');
   const ratingEl = document.getElementById('movie-rating');
 
-  if (titleEl) titleEl.textContent = movie?.title || 'Player';
+  const year = Number.isInteger(activeYear) ? activeYear : null;
+  const titlePrefix = year ? `Oscar Pool (${year})` : 'Oscar Pool';
+
+  if (titleEl) titleEl.textContent = movie?.title || titlePrefix;
 
   if (categoryEl) {
     const cat = movie?.category ? String(movie.category) : '';
@@ -358,7 +373,7 @@ function setHeader(movie) {
     ratingEl.textContent = r ? `⭐ ${r}` : '';
   }
 
-  document.title = movie?.title ? `Player - ${movie.title}` : 'Player';
+  document.title = movie?.title ? `${titlePrefix} - ${movie.title}` : titlePrefix;
 }
 
 function normalizeVodLink(raw) {
@@ -475,18 +490,6 @@ function hideAllPlayers() {
   }
 }
 
-function setOpenOriginal(raw) {
-  const openOriginal = document.getElementById('open-original');
-  if (!openOriginal) return;
-  if (raw) {
-    openOriginal.href = raw;
-    openOriginal.classList.remove('d-none');
-  } else {
-    openOriginal.removeAttribute('href');
-    openOriginal.classList.add('d-none');
-  }
-}
-
 function isApiVideoUrl(raw) {
   const s = String(raw || '').trim();
   if (!s) return false;
@@ -597,9 +600,6 @@ async function playVodLink(vodLink, { token } = {}) {
     return;
   }
 
-  // "Open original" button
-  setOpenOriginal(raw);
-
   // Prefer known embed providers
   const yt = toYoutubeEmbed(raw);
   if (yt) {
@@ -721,6 +721,9 @@ window.onload = async function () {
     return;
   }
 
+  // Load the active Oscar year in parallel with the movie fetch.
+  const activeYearPromise = fetchActiveOscarYear();
+
   let decoded = null;
   try {
     decoded = decodeJwt(token);
@@ -771,11 +774,11 @@ window.onload = async function () {
       return;
     }
 
-    setHeader(movie);
+    const activeYear = await activeYearPromise;
+    setHeader(movie, { activeYear });
 
     const resolved = resolveMovieSource(movie);
     if (!resolved?.src) {
-      setOpenOriginal(null);
       setSourceLabel('—');
       hideAllPlayers();
       showAlert('No playable source configured for this movie.');
@@ -786,10 +789,9 @@ window.onload = async function () {
 
     if (resolved.isLegacy) {
       // Legacy source: never embed it in the player.
-      setOpenOriginal(resolved.src);
-      setSourceLabel('Legacy link (opens in new tab)');
+      setSourceLabel('Legacy link');
       hideAllPlayers();
-      showAlertVariant('Legacy source: use “Open original” to watch in a new tab.', 'warning');
+      showAlertVariant('Legacy source: this link is not playable in the in-app player.', 'warning');
       return;
     }
 
diff --git a/public/js/app_register.js b/public/js/app_register.js
index cd83fcc..ea0a95e 100644
--- a/public/js/app_register.js
+++ b/public/js/app_register.js
@@ -2,6 +2,26 @@ function decodeJwt(token) {
   return JSON.parse(atob(token.split('.')[1]));
 }
 
+async function applyActiveOscarYearToTitle() {
+  const base = 'Oscar Pool';
+  const current = String(document.title || base);
+  const sep = ' - ';
+  const idx = current.indexOf(sep);
+  const suffix = idx >= 0 ? current.slice(idx) : '';
+
+  try {
+    const res = await fetch('/api/settings/year', { method: 'GET' });
+    const data = res.ok ? await res.json().catch(() => null) : null;
+    const year = Number(data?.year);
+    document.title = Number.isInteger(year) ? `${base} (${year})${suffix}` : `${base}${suffix}`;
+  } catch (_) {
+    document.title = `${base}${suffix}`;
+  }
+}
+
+// Fire and forget.
+applyActiveOscarYearToTitle();
+
 // Check if the user is already logged in by looking for auth_token in localStorage
 const existingToken = localStorage.getItem('auth_token');
 if (existingToken) {
diff --git a/public/js/app_user-stat.js b/public/js/app_user-stat.js
index 2b015c8..0d85adc 100644
--- a/public/js/app_user-stat.js
+++ b/public/js/app_user-stat.js
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ window.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', async function () {
       pageLoader.setProgress(20);
       const activeYear = await fetchActiveYear();
       if (activeYear) {
-        document.title = `Pool Oscars ${activeYear} - Statistiques des utilisateurs`;
+        document.title = `Oscar Pool (${activeYear}) - Statistiques des utilisateurs`;
         const h2 = document.querySelector('h2');
         if (h2) h2.textContent = `Statistiques des utilisateurs (${activeYear})`;
       }
diff --git a/public/movies.html b/public/movies.html
index dd556a2..bd106e9 100644
--- a/public/movies.html
+++ b/public/movies.html
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 <head>
   <meta charset="UTF-8">
   <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
-  <title>Pool Oscars - Films</title>
+  <title>Oscar Pool - Films</title>
   <link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.1.3/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
   <link href="./css/app.css" rel="stylesheet">
   <link rel="preload" as="image" href="img/logo_w.png">
diff --git a/public/player.html b/public/player.html
index d5b1409..080de3b 100644
--- a/public/player.html
+++ b/public/player.html
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
   <!-- IMPORTANT: the player may use ?token=... for cross-origin video streaming -->
   <meta name="referrer" content="no-referrer" />
-  <title>Player</title>
+  <title>Oscar Pool</title>
   <link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.1.3/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
   <link href="./css/app.css" rel="stylesheet">
   <link rel="preload" as="image" href="img/logo_w.png">
@@ -120,7 +120,6 @@
           <a id="admin-control-link" href="control.html" class="nav-link btn btn-warning me-2 d-none">Admin</a>
         </div>
         <div class="d-flex ms-auto mt-2 mt-lg-0 align-items-center gap-2">
-          <a id="open-original" class="btn btn-outline-light btn-sm d-none" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Open original</a>
           <span id="user-name" class="navbar-text me-1"></span>
           <button id="log-off" class="btn btn-danger btn-sm">Déconnexion</button>
         </div>
diff --git a/public/register.html b/public/register.html
index b694e71..fff995d 100644
--- a/public/register.html
+++ b/public/register.html
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 <head>
   <meta charset="UTF-8">
   <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
-  <title>Pool Oscars - Enregistrement</title>
+  <title>Oscar Pool - Enregistrement</title>
   <link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.1.3/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
   <link href="./css/app.css" rel="stylesheet">
 </head>
diff --git a/public/user-stat.html b/public/user-stat.html
index 27e3746..293a471 100644
--- a/public/user-stat.html
+++ b/public/user-stat.html
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 <head>
   <meta charset="UTF-8">
   <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
-  <title>Pool Oscars - Statistiques des utilisateurs</title>
+  <title>Oscar Pool - Statistiques des utilisateurs</title>
   <link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.1.3/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
   <link href="./css/app.css" rel="stylesheet">
   <link rel="preload" as="image" href="img/logo_w.png">