diff --git a/flutter_news_example/packages/news_blocks_ui/pubspec.yaml b/flutter_news_example/packages/news_blocks_ui/pubspec.yaml
index 43195ca83..a4a9482c5 100644
--- a/flutter_news_example/packages/news_blocks_ui/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/flutter_news_example/packages/news_blocks_ui/pubspec.yaml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ dependencies:
   url_launcher: ^6.1.7
   url_launcher_platform_interface: ^2.1.1
   video_player: ^2.4.2
-  video_player_platform_interface: ^5.1.4
+  video_player_platform_interface: ^6.0.1
 
 dev_dependencies:
   fake_async: ^1.3.0
diff --git a/flutter_news_example/packages/news_blocks_ui/test/helpers/fake_video_player_platform.dart b/flutter_news_example/packages/news_blocks_ui/test/helpers/fake_video_player_platform.dart
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bfc223c0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/flutter_news_example/packages/news_blocks_ui/test/helpers/fake_video_player_platform.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+import 'dart:async';
+
+import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
+import 'package:flutter/services.dart';
+import 'package:video_player_platform_interface/video_player_platform_interface.dart';
+
+class FakeVideoPlayerPlatform extends VideoPlayerPlatform {
+  Completer<bool> initialized = Completer<bool>();
+  List<String> calls = <String>[];
+  List<DataSource> dataSources = <DataSource>[];
+  final Map<int, StreamController<VideoEvent>> streams =
+      <int, StreamController<VideoEvent>>{};
+  bool forceInitError = false;
+  int nextTextureId = 0;
+  final Map<int, Duration> _positions = <int, Duration>{};
+
+  @override
+  Future<int?> create(DataSource dataSource) async {
+    calls.add('create');
+    final stream = StreamController<VideoEvent>();
+    streams[nextTextureId] = stream;
+    if (forceInitError) {
+      stream.addError(
+        PlatformException(
+          code: 'VideoError',
+          message: 'Video player had error XYZ',
+        ),
+      );
+    } else {
+      stream.add(
+        VideoEvent(
+          eventType: VideoEventType.initialized,
+          size: const Size(100, 100),
+          duration: const Duration(seconds: 1),
+        ),
+      );
+    }
+    dataSources.add(dataSource);
+    return nextTextureId++;
+  }
+
+  @override
+  Future<void> dispose(int textureId) async {
+    calls.add('dispose');
+  }
+
+  @override
+  Future<void> init() async {
+    calls.add('init');
+    initialized.complete(true);
+  }
+
+  @override
+  Stream<VideoEvent> videoEventsFor(int textureId) {
+    return streams[textureId]!.stream;
+  }
+
+  @override
+  Future<void> pause(int textureId) async {
+    calls.add('pause');
+  }
+
+  @override
+  Future<void> play(int textureId) async {
+    calls.add('play');
+  }
+
+  @override
+  Future<Duration> getPosition(int textureId) async {
+    calls.add('position');
+    return _positions[textureId] ?? Duration.zero;
+  }
+
+  @override
+  Future<void> seekTo(int textureId, Duration position) async {
+    calls.add('seekTo');
+    _positions[textureId] = position;
+  }
+
+  @override
+  Future<void> setLooping(int textureId, bool looping) async {
+    calls.add('setLooping');
+  }
+
+  @override
+  Future<void> setVolume(int textureId, double volume) async {
+    calls.add('setVolume');
+  }
+
+  @override
+  Future<void> setPlaybackSpeed(int textureId, double speed) async {
+    calls.add('setPlaybackSpeed');
+  }
+
+  @override
+  Future<void> setMixWithOthers(bool mixWithOthers) async {
+    calls.add('setMixWithOthers');
+  }
+
+  @override
+  Widget buildView(int textureId) {
+    return Texture(textureId: textureId);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/flutter_news_example/packages/news_blocks_ui/test/helpers/helpers.dart b/flutter_news_example/packages/news_blocks_ui/test/helpers/helpers.dart
index c292ee528..68a6a3151 100644
--- a/flutter_news_example/packages/news_blocks_ui/test/helpers/helpers.dart
+++ b/flutter_news_example/packages/news_blocks_ui/test/helpers/helpers.dart
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+export 'fake_video_player_platform.dart';
 export 'path_provider.dart';
 export 'pump_app.dart';
 export 'pump_content_themed_app.dart';
diff --git a/flutter_news_example/packages/news_blocks_ui/test/src/video_introduction_test.dart b/flutter_news_example/packages/news_blocks_ui/test/src/video_introduction_test.dart
index d2897e710..a159cab95 100644
--- a/flutter_news_example/packages/news_blocks_ui/test/src/video_introduction_test.dart
+++ b/flutter_news_example/packages/news_blocks_ui/test/src/video_introduction_test.dart
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import 'package:mocktail_image_network/mocktail_image_network.dart';
 import 'package:news_blocks/news_blocks.dart';
 import 'package:news_blocks_ui/news_blocks_ui.dart';
 import 'package:news_blocks_ui/src/widgets/widgets.dart';
+import 'package:video_player_platform_interface/video_player_platform_interface.dart';
 
 import '../helpers/helpers.dart';
 
@@ -19,7 +20,13 @@ void main() {
       'and prices are finally falling';
 
   group('VideoIntroduction', () {
-    setUpAll(setUpTolerantComparator);
+    setUpAll(
+      () {
+        final fakeVideoPlayerPlatform = FakeVideoPlayerPlatform();
+        VideoPlayerPlatform.instance = fakeVideoPlayerPlatform;
+        setUpTolerantComparator();
+      },
+    );
 
     testWidgets('renders correctly', (tester) async {
       final technologyVideoIntroduction = VideoIntroductionBlock(
diff --git a/flutter_news_example/packages/news_blocks_ui/test/src/video_test.dart b/flutter_news_example/packages/news_blocks_ui/test/src/video_test.dart
index e8edd5ba6..a1779b899 100644
--- a/flutter_news_example/packages/news_blocks_ui/test/src/video_test.dart
+++ b/flutter_news_example/packages/news_blocks_ui/test/src/video_test.dart
@@ -4,11 +4,19 @@ import 'package:flutter_test/flutter_test.dart';
 import 'package:news_blocks/news_blocks.dart';
 import 'package:news_blocks_ui/news_blocks_ui.dart';
 import 'package:news_blocks_ui/src/widgets/widgets.dart';
+import 'package:video_player_platform_interface/video_player_platform_interface.dart';
 
 import '../helpers/helpers.dart';
 
 void main() {
   group('Video', () {
+    setUp(
+      () {
+        final fakeVideoPlayerPlatform = FakeVideoPlayerPlatform();
+        VideoPlayerPlatform.instance = fakeVideoPlayerPlatform;
+      },
+    );
+
     testWidgets('renders InlineVideo with correct video', (tester) async {
       const block = VideoBlock(videoUrl: 'videoUrl');
 
@@ -28,11 +36,14 @@ void main() {
     testWidgets('renders ProgressIndicator when loading', (tester) async {
       const block = VideoBlock(videoUrl: 'videoUrl');
 
-      await tester.pumpApp(
+      await tester.pumpWidget(
         Video(block: block),
       );
 
-      expect(find.byType(ProgressIndicator), findsOneWidget);
+      expect(
+        find.byType(ProgressIndicator, skipOffstage: false),
+        findsOneWidget,
+      );
     });
   });
 }
diff --git a/flutter_news_example/packages/news_blocks_ui/test/src/widgets/inline_video_test.dart b/flutter_news_example/packages/news_blocks_ui/test/src/widgets/inline_video_test.dart
index 344837ad5..4b5235ef9 100644
--- a/flutter_news_example/packages/news_blocks_ui/test/src/widgets/inline_video_test.dart
+++ b/flutter_news_example/packages/news_blocks_ui/test/src/widgets/inline_video_test.dart
@@ -4,11 +4,19 @@ import 'package:flutter/material.dart' hide ProgressIndicator;
 import 'package:flutter_test/flutter_test.dart';
 import 'package:news_blocks_ui/src/widgets/widgets.dart';
 import 'package:video_player/video_player.dart';
+import 'package:video_player_platform_interface/video_player_platform_interface.dart';
 
 import '../../helpers/helpers.dart';
 
 void main() {
   group('InlineVideo', () {
+    setUp(
+      () {
+        final fakeVideoPlayerPlatform = FakeVideoPlayerPlatform();
+        VideoPlayerPlatform.instance = fakeVideoPlayerPlatform;
+      },
+    );
+
     testWidgets('renders progressIndicator when loading', (tester) async {
       const progressIndicatorKey = Key('__progress_indicator__');
       final controller = FakeVideoPlayerController();
diff --git a/flutter_news_example/pubspec.lock b/flutter_news_example/pubspec.lock
index 6f8b9c6cd..294ad9167 100644
--- a/flutter_news_example/pubspec.lock
+++ b/flutter_news_example/pubspec.lock
@@ -1658,13 +1658,13 @@ packages:
     source: hosted
     version: "2.3.8"
   video_player_platform_interface:
-    dependency: transitive
+    dependency: "direct main"
     description:
       name: video_player_platform_interface
       sha256: "318a6d20577e1c78cf0bf40670883cc571ea860c72a4f7426d7dacce4bdd4343"
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "5.1.4"
+    version: "6.0.1"
   video_player_web:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
diff --git a/flutter_news_example/pubspec.yaml b/flutter_news_example/pubspec.yaml
index ff4c8894e..af98d67ae 100644
--- a/flutter_news_example/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/flutter_news_example/pubspec.yaml
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ dependencies:
   user_repository:
     path: packages/user_repository
   very_good_analysis: ^4.0.0
+  video_player_platform_interface: ^6.0.1
   visibility_detector: ^0.3.3
 
 dev_dependencies:
diff --git a/flutter_news_example/test/article/helpers/fake_video_player_platform.dart b/flutter_news_example/test/article/helpers/fake_video_player_platform.dart
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bfc223c0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/flutter_news_example/test/article/helpers/fake_video_player_platform.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+import 'dart:async';
+
+import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
+import 'package:flutter/services.dart';
+import 'package:video_player_platform_interface/video_player_platform_interface.dart';
+
+class FakeVideoPlayerPlatform extends VideoPlayerPlatform {
+  Completer<bool> initialized = Completer<bool>();
+  List<String> calls = <String>[];
+  List<DataSource> dataSources = <DataSource>[];
+  final Map<int, StreamController<VideoEvent>> streams =
+      <int, StreamController<VideoEvent>>{};
+  bool forceInitError = false;
+  int nextTextureId = 0;
+  final Map<int, Duration> _positions = <int, Duration>{};
+
+  @override
+  Future<int?> create(DataSource dataSource) async {
+    calls.add('create');
+    final stream = StreamController<VideoEvent>();
+    streams[nextTextureId] = stream;
+    if (forceInitError) {
+      stream.addError(
+        PlatformException(
+          code: 'VideoError',
+          message: 'Video player had error XYZ',
+        ),
+      );
+    } else {
+      stream.add(
+        VideoEvent(
+          eventType: VideoEventType.initialized,
+          size: const Size(100, 100),
+          duration: const Duration(seconds: 1),
+        ),
+      );
+    }
+    dataSources.add(dataSource);
+    return nextTextureId++;
+  }
+
+  @override
+  Future<void> dispose(int textureId) async {
+    calls.add('dispose');
+  }
+
+  @override
+  Future<void> init() async {
+    calls.add('init');
+    initialized.complete(true);
+  }
+
+  @override
+  Stream<VideoEvent> videoEventsFor(int textureId) {
+    return streams[textureId]!.stream;
+  }
+
+  @override
+  Future<void> pause(int textureId) async {
+    calls.add('pause');
+  }
+
+  @override
+  Future<void> play(int textureId) async {
+    calls.add('play');
+  }
+
+  @override
+  Future<Duration> getPosition(int textureId) async {
+    calls.add('position');
+    return _positions[textureId] ?? Duration.zero;
+  }
+
+  @override
+  Future<void> seekTo(int textureId, Duration position) async {
+    calls.add('seekTo');
+    _positions[textureId] = position;
+  }
+
+  @override
+  Future<void> setLooping(int textureId, bool looping) async {
+    calls.add('setLooping');
+  }
+
+  @override
+  Future<void> setVolume(int textureId, double volume) async {
+    calls.add('setVolume');
+  }
+
+  @override
+  Future<void> setPlaybackSpeed(int textureId, double speed) async {
+    calls.add('setPlaybackSpeed');
+  }
+
+  @override
+  Future<void> setMixWithOthers(bool mixWithOthers) async {
+    calls.add('setMixWithOthers');
+  }
+
+  @override
+  Widget buildView(int textureId) {
+    return Texture(textureId: textureId);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/flutter_news_example/test/article/helpers/helpers.dart b/flutter_news_example/test/article/helpers/helpers.dart
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a84c4f072
--- /dev/null
+++ b/flutter_news_example/test/article/helpers/helpers.dart
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export 'fake_video_player_platform.dart';
diff --git a/flutter_news_example/test/article/widgets/article_content_item_test.dart b/flutter_news_example/test/article/widgets/article_content_item_test.dart
index 3d31c96c4..10b07da4a 100644
--- a/flutter_news_example/test/article/widgets/article_content_item_test.dart
+++ b/flutter_news_example/test/article/widgets/article_content_item_test.dart
@@ -7,13 +7,20 @@ import 'package:flutter_news_example/slideshow/slideshow.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_test/flutter_test.dart';
 import 'package:news_blocks/news_blocks.dart';
 import 'package:news_blocks_ui/news_blocks_ui.dart';
+import 'package:video_player_platform_interface/video_player_platform_interface.dart';
 import 'package:visibility_detector/visibility_detector.dart';
 
 import '../../helpers/helpers.dart';
+import '../helpers/helpers.dart';
 
 void main() {
   initMockHydratedStorage();
 
+  void setUpVideoPlayerPlatform() {
+    final fakeVideoPlayerPlatform = FakeVideoPlayerPlatform();
+    VideoPlayerPlatform.instance = fakeVideoPlayerPlatform;
+  }
+
   group('ArticleContentItem', () {
     testWidgets(
         'renders DividerHorizontal '
@@ -131,6 +138,7 @@ void main() {
     testWidgets(
         'renders Video '
         'for VideoBlock', (tester) async {
+      setUpVideoPlayerPlatform();
       const block = VideoBlock(videoUrl: 'videoUrl');
       await tester.pumpApp(ArticleContentItem(block: block));
       expect(
@@ -169,6 +177,8 @@ void main() {
     testWidgets(
         'renders VideoIntroduction '
         'for VideoIntroductionBlock', (tester) async {
+      setUpVideoPlayerPlatform();
+
       final block = VideoIntroductionBlock(
         category: PostCategory.technology,
         title: 'title',