diff --git a/frontend/src/components/cards/VodConnectionCard.jsx b/frontend/src/components/cards/VodConnectionCard.jsx
index 8efe4e55..0ecb2031 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/cards/VodConnectionCard.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/cards/VodConnectionCard.jsx
@@ -372,7 +372,10 @@ const VodConnectionCard = ({ vodContent, stopVODClient }) => {
           {metadata.duration_secs && (
             <Tooltip label="Content Duration">
               <Badge size="sm" variant="light" color="blue">
-                {formatDuration(metadata.duration_secs, { zeroValue: 'Unknown', precision: 'hm' })}
+                {formatDuration(metadata.duration_secs, {
+                  zeroValue: 'Unknown',
+                  precision: 'human',
+                })}
               </Badge>
             </Tooltip>
           )}
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/cards/__tests__/VodConnectionCard.test.jsx b/frontend/src/components/cards/__tests__/VodConnectionCard.test.jsx
index 6013ff31..1419dc1b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/cards/__tests__/VodConnectionCard.test.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/cards/__tests__/VodConnectionCard.test.jsx
@@ -147,7 +147,10 @@ vi.mock('lucide-react', () => ({
 }));
 
 // ── Imports after mocks ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-import { useDateTimeFormat } from '../../../utils/dateTimeUtils.js';
+import {
+  formatDuration,
+  useDateTimeFormat,
+} from '../../../utils/dateTimeUtils.js';
 import {
   calculateProgress,
   getEpisodeDisplayTitle,
@@ -397,6 +400,75 @@ describe('VodConnectionCard', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  // ── Content duration badge ─────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+  describe('content duration badge', () => {
+    it('requests human-readable formatting for the content duration badge', () => {
+      render(
+        <VodConnectionCard
+          vodContent={makeEpisodeContent()}
+          stopVODClient={vi.fn()}
+        />
+      );
+
+      expect(formatDuration).toHaveBeenCalledWith(2700, {
+        zeroValue: 'Unknown',
+        precision: 'human',
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('renders the human-readable duration returned by formatDuration', () => {
+      vi.mocked(formatDuration).mockImplementation((seconds, options = {}) => {
+        if (options?.precision === 'human') {
+          const hours = Math.floor(seconds / 3600);
+          const minutes = Math.floor((seconds % 3600) / 60);
+          return hours > 0 ? `${hours}h ${minutes}m` : `${minutes}m`;
+        }
+        return `${seconds}s`;
+      });
+
+      render(
+        <VodConnectionCard
+          vodContent={makeEpisodeContent()}
+          stopVODClient={vi.fn()}
+        />
+      );
+
+      expect(screen.getByText('45m')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
+
+    it('shows hours and minutes for long-form content', () => {
+      vi.mocked(formatDuration).mockImplementation((seconds, options = {}) => {
+        if (options?.precision === 'human') {
+          const hours = Math.floor(seconds / 3600);
+          const minutes = Math.floor((seconds % 3600) / 60);
+          return hours > 0 ? `${hours}h ${minutes}m` : `${minutes}m`;
+        }
+        return `${seconds}s`;
+      });
+
+      render(
+        <VodConnectionCard
+          vodContent={makeMovieContent()}
+          stopVODClient={vi.fn()}
+        />
+      );
+
+      expect(screen.getByText('2h 0m')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
+
+    it('does not render the duration badge when duration_secs is missing', () => {
+      render(
+        <VodConnectionCard
+          vodContent={makeUnknownContent()}
+          stopVODClient={vi.fn()}
+        />
+      );
+
+      expect(formatDuration).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+  });
+
   // ── Episode rendering ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
   describe('episode content', () => {
diff --git a/frontend/src/utils/__tests__/dateTimeUtils.test.js b/frontend/src/utils/__tests__/dateTimeUtils.test.js
index 43ecaaf6..3bc642af 100644
--- a/frontend/src/utils/__tests__/dateTimeUtils.test.js
+++ b/frontend/src/utils/__tests__/dateTimeUtils.test.js
@@ -73,11 +73,21 @@ describe('dateTimeUtils', () => {
 
     it('should handle strict parsing', () => {
       // With strict=true, a date that doesn't match the format should be invalid
-      const invalid = dateTimeUtils.initializeTime('15-01-2024', 'YYYY-MM-DD', null, true);
+      const invalid = dateTimeUtils.initializeTime(
+        '15-01-2024',
+        'YYYY-MM-DD',
+        null,
+        true
+      );
       expect(invalid.isValid()).toBe(false);
 
       // With strict=true and a matching format, it should be valid
-      const valid = dateTimeUtils.initializeTime('2024-01-15', 'YYYY-MM-DD', null, true);
+      const valid = dateTimeUtils.initializeTime(
+        '2024-01-15',
+        'YYYY-MM-DD',
+        null,
+        true
+      );
       expect(valid.isValid()).toBe(true);
     });
   });
@@ -873,6 +883,35 @@ describe('dateTimeUtils', () => {
       });
     });
 
+    describe('precision: human', () => {
+      it('should format sub-hour content as minutes with suffix', () => {
+        expect(dateTimeUtils.formatDuration(2700, { precision: 'human' })).toBe(
+          '45m'
+        );
+      });
+
+      it('should floor partial minutes for short content', () => {
+        expect(dateTimeUtils.formatDuration(90, { precision: 'human' })).toBe(
+          '1m'
+        );
+      });
+
+      it('should format hour-plus content as hours and minutes', () => {
+        expect(dateTimeUtils.formatDuration(5400, { precision: 'human' })).toBe(
+          '1h 30m'
+        );
+      });
+
+      it('should return custom zeroValue when seconds is 0', () => {
+        expect(
+          dateTimeUtils.formatDuration(0, {
+            precision: 'human',
+            zeroValue: 'Unknown',
+          })
+        ).toBe('Unknown');
+      });
+    });
+
     describe('precision: m', () => {
       it('should return total minutes as integer', () => {
         expect(dateTimeUtils.formatDuration(90, { precision: 'm' })).toBe('1');
diff --git a/frontend/src/utils/dateTimeUtils.js b/frontend/src/utils/dateTimeUtils.js
index e198329c..2b613a32 100644
--- a/frontend/src/utils/dateTimeUtils.js
+++ b/frontend/src/utils/dateTimeUtils.js
@@ -18,7 +18,12 @@ export const convertToMs = (dateTime) => dayjs(dateTime).valueOf();
 
 export const convertToSec = (dateTime) => dayjs(dateTime).unix();
 
-export const initializeTime = (dateTime, format = null, locale = null, strict = false) => {
+export const initializeTime = (
+  dateTime,
+  format = null,
+  locale = null,
+  strict = false
+) => {
   if (format && locale) {
     return dayjs(dateTime, format, locale, strict);
   } else if (format) {
@@ -26,7 +31,7 @@ export const initializeTime = (dateTime, format = null, locale = null, strict =
   } else {
     return dayjs(dateTime);
   }
-}
+};
 
 export const startOfDay = (dateTime) => dayjs(dateTime).startOf('day');
 
@@ -90,7 +95,8 @@ export const setMinute = (dateTime, value) => dayjs(dateTime).minute(value);
 
 export const setSecond = (dateTime, value) => dayjs(dateTime).second(value);
 
-export const setMillisecond = (dateTime, value) => dayjs(dateTime).millisecond(value);
+export const setMillisecond = (dateTime, value) =>
+  dayjs(dateTime).millisecond(value);
 
 export const getMonth = (dateTime) => dayjs(dateTime).month();
 
@@ -376,12 +382,16 @@ export const MONTH_ABBR = [
 /**
  * @param {number} seconds
  * @param {object} [options]
- * @param {'hms'|'hm'|'m'} [options.precision='hms'] - Segments to include
+ * @param {'hms'|'hm'|'m'|'human'} [options.precision='hms'] - Segments to include
  * @param {boolean} [options.alwaysShowHours=false] - Always include hours segment
  * @param {string|null} [options.zeroValue=null] - Return this when seconds is 0/falsy
  */
 export const formatDuration = (seconds, options = {}) => {
-  const { precision = 'hms', alwaysShowHours = false, zeroValue = null } = options;
+  const {
+    precision = 'hms',
+    alwaysShowHours = false,
+    zeroValue = null,
+  } = options;
 
   if (!seconds || seconds === 0) return zeroValue ?? '0:00';
 
@@ -395,16 +405,14 @@ export const formatDuration = (seconds, options = {}) => {
   const hh = h.toString().padStart(2, '0');
 
   switch (precision) {
+    case 'human':
+      return h > 0 ? `${h}h ${m}m` : `${m}m`;
     case 'm':
       return `${Math.floor(abs / 60)}`;
     case 'hm':
-      return (alwaysShowHours || h > 0)
-        ? `${hh}:${mm}`
-        : `${m}`;
+      return alwaysShowHours || h > 0 ? `${hh}:${mm}` : `${m}`;
     case 'hms':
     default:
-      return (alwaysShowHours || h > 0)
-        ? `${hh}:${mm}:${ss}`
-        : `${m}:${ss}`;
+      return alwaysShowHours || h > 0 ? `${hh}:${mm}:${ss}` : `${m}:${ss}`;
   }
-};
\ No newline at end of file
+};