diff --git a/client/src/app/context/socketContext.js b/client/src/app/context/socketContext.js
index 842cdd02b..b5d600098 100644
--- a/client/src/app/context/socketContext.js
+++ b/client/src/app/context/socketContext.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ function SocketProvider(props) {
   const [socket, setSocket] = useState();
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    const socket = io(serverURL);
+    const socket = io(serverURL, { transports: ['websocket'] });
     setSocket(socket);
     return () => socket.disconnect();
   }, []);
diff --git a/server/app.js b/server/app.js
index e844a4d6f..8e8eb1148 100644
--- a/server/app.js
+++ b/server/app.js
@@ -17,13 +17,9 @@ const port = process.env.PORT || config.server.port;
 const eventlist = require('./data/eventsData.json');
 const EventTimer = require('./classes/EventTimer.js');
 
-// TODO: this should be replaced by some sort of calculation
-let durationForNow = 5400;
+// init timer
 global.timer = new EventTimer();
 timer.setupWithEventList(eventlist);
-// timer.setupWithSeconds(durationForNow, true);
-
-console.log(timer.print());
 
 // Socket
 const initiateSocket = require('./controllers/socketController.js');
diff --git a/server/classes/EventTimer.js b/server/classes/EventTimer.js
index 52ce5a9df..e1cd28343 100644
--- a/server/classes/EventTimer.js
+++ b/server/classes/EventTimer.js
@@ -17,6 +17,15 @@ class EventTimer extends Timer {
     text: '',
     visible: false,
   };
+  lower = {
+    text: '',
+    visible: false,
+  };
+  titles = {
+    title: '',
+    subtitle: '',
+    presenter: '',
+  };
 
   selectedEvent = null;
   selectedEventId = null;
@@ -47,15 +56,20 @@ class EventTimer extends Timer {
     const start = e.timeStart == null || e.timeStart === '' ? 0 : e.timeStart;
     const end = e.timeEnd == null || e.timeEnd === '' ? 0 : e.timeEnd;
 
+    // time stuff
     this._resetTimers();
     this.duration = end - start;
     this.current = this.duration;
     this.selectedEvent = eventIndex;
     this.selectedEventId = e.id;
+
+    // event titles
+    this.titles.title = e.title;
+    this.titles.subtitle = e.subtitle;
+    this.titles.presenter = e.presenter;
   }
 
   print() {
-    // TODO: better formatting?
     return `
       Timer
       =========
@@ -72,9 +86,12 @@ class EventTimer extends Timer {
 
       Events
       ------------------------------
+      numEvents       = ${this.numEvents}
       selectedEvent   = ${this.selectedEvent}
       selectedEventId = ${this.selectedEventId}
-      numEvents       = ${this.numEvents}
+      title           = ${this.titles.title}
+      subtitle        = ${this.titles.subtitle}
+      presenter       = ${this.titles.presenter}
 
       Messages
       ------------------------------
@@ -82,6 +99,8 @@ class EventTimer extends Timer {
       presenter vis   = ${this.presenter.visible}
       public text     = ${this.public.text}
       public vis      = ${this.public.visible}
+      lower text      = ${this.lower.text}
+      lower vis       = ${this.lower.visible}
 
       Private
       ------------------------------
@@ -109,6 +128,14 @@ class EventTimer extends Timer {
     this.public.visible = state;
   }
 
+  set lowerText(text) {
+    this.lower.text = text;
+  }
+
+  set lowerVisible(state) {
+    this.lower.visible = state;
+  }
+
   get presenter() {
     return this.presenter;
   }
@@ -117,7 +144,24 @@ class EventTimer extends Timer {
     return this.public;
   }
 
-  _getEventData() {}
+  get lower() {
+    return this.lower;
+  }
+
+  get titles() {
+    return this.titles;
+  }
+
+  getEventData() {}
+
+  get events() {
+    return this._eventList;
+  }
+
+  // Torbjorn: is this a good idea?
+  set events(events) {
+    this._eventList = events;
+  }
 
   goto(eventIndex) {
     this.loadEvent(eventIndex);
diff --git a/server/controllers/eventsController.js b/server/controllers/eventsController.js
index 413db5537..c28d2ef2a 100644
--- a/server/controllers/eventsController.js
+++ b/server/controllers/eventsController.js
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ const replaceAt = (array, index, value) => {
   return ret;
 };
 
+const getEvents = () => {
+  return global.timer.events;
+};
+
 // Create controller for GET request to '/events/all'
 // Returns -
 exports.eventsGetAll = async (req, res) => {
diff --git a/server/controllers/socketController.js b/server/controllers/socketController.js
index e5b5ce5a3..391039ef2 100644
--- a/server/controllers/socketController.js
+++ b/server/controllers/socketController.js
@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@ const initiateSocket = (server, config) => {
       socket.emit('timer', global.timer.getObject());
       socket.emit('playstate', global.timer.playState);
       socket.emit('selected-id', global.timer.selectedEventId);
+      socket.emit('titles', global.timer.titles);
+    });
+
+    socket.on('get-current', () => {
+      socket.emit('current', global.timer.getCurrentInSeconds());
     });
 
     socket.on('get-timer', () => {
@@ -38,22 +43,25 @@ const initiateSocket = (server, config) => {
       socket.emit('selected-id', global.timer.selectedEventId);
     });
 
-    // playback API
+    socket.on('get-titles', () => {
+      socket.emit('titles', global.timer.titles);
+    });
 
+    // playback API
     socket.on('get-messages', () => {
-      socket.emit('messages-presenter', global.timer.presenter);
-      socket.emit('messages-public', global.timer.public);
-      socket.emit('messages-lower', global.timer.lower);
+      broadcast(io, 'messages-presenter', global.timer.presenter);
+      broadcast(io, 'messages-public', global.timer.public);
+      broadcast(io, 'messages-lower', global.timer.lower);
     });
 
     socket.on('set-presenter-text', (data) => {
       global.timer.presenterText = data;
-      socket.emit('messages-presenter', global.timer.presenter);
+      broadcast(io, 'messages-presenter', global.timer.presenter);
     });
 
     socket.on('set-presenter-visible', (data) => {
       global.timer.presenterVisible = data;
-      socket.emit('messages-presenter', global.timer.presenter);
+      broadcast(io, 'messages-presenter', global.timer.presenter);
     });
 
     socket.on('get-presenter', () => {
@@ -62,12 +70,12 @@ const initiateSocket = (server, config) => {
 
     socket.on('set-public-text', (data) => {
       global.timer.publicText = data;
-      socket.emit('messages-public', global.timer.public);
+      broadcast(io, 'messages-public', global.timer.public);
     });
 
     socket.on('set-public-visible', (data) => {
       global.timer.publicVisible = data;
-      socket.emit('messages-public', global.timer.public);
+      broadcast(io, 'messages-public', global.timer.public);
     });
 
     socket.on('get-public', () => {
@@ -76,12 +84,12 @@ const initiateSocket = (server, config) => {
 
     socket.on('set-lower-text', (data) => {
       global.timer.lowerText = data;
-      socket.emit('messages-lower', global.timer.lower);
+      broadcast(io, 'messages-lower', global.timer.lower);
     });
 
     socket.on('set-lower-visible', (data) => {
       global.timer.lowerVisible = data;
-      socket.emit('messages-lower', global.timer.lower);
+      broadcast(io, 'messages-lower', global.timer.lower);
     });
 
     socket.on('get-lower', () => {
@@ -90,7 +98,11 @@ const initiateSocket = (server, config) => {
   });
 };
 
-// send timer events
+const broadcast = (socket, address, payload) => {
+  socket.emit(address, payload);
+};
+
+// broadcast: send timer events
 const emitTimer = (socket) => {
   // send current timer
   socket.emit('timer', global.timer.getObject());