4 files changed, 79 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/LiveTv/ChannelInfo.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/LiveTv/ChannelInfo.cs
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index 000000000..5f4013448
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+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/LiveTv/ChannelInfo.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+
+namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.LiveTv
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Class ChannelInfo
+    /// </summary>
+    public class ChannelInfo
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the name.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <value>The name.</value>
+        public string Name { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the name of the service.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <value>The name of the service.</value>
+        public string ServiceName { get; set; }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/LiveTv/ILiveTvManager.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/LiveTv/ILiveTvManager.cs
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index 000000000..de88d1562
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+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/LiveTv/ILiveTvManager.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+using MediaBrowser.Model.LiveTv;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+
+namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.LiveTv
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Manages all live tv services installed on the server
+    /// </summary>
+    public interface ILiveTvManager
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the services.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <value>The services.</value>
+        IReadOnlyList<ILiveTvService> Services { get; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Adds the parts.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="services">The services.</param>
+        void AddParts(IEnumerable<ILiveTvService> services);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the channel info dto.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="info">The info.</param>
+        /// <returns>ChannelInfoDto.</returns>
+        ChannelInfoDto GetChannelInfoDto(ChannelInfo info);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/LiveTv/ILiveTvService.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/LiveTv/ILiveTvService.cs
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index 000000000..4d9ec8531
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+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/LiveTv/ILiveTvService.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.LiveTv
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Represents a single live tv back end (next pvr, media portal, etc).
+    /// </summary>
+    public interface ILiveTvService
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the name.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <value>The name.</value>
+        string Name { get; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the channels async.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="cancellationToken">The cancellation token.</param>
+        /// <returns>Task{IEnumerable{ChannelInfo}}.</returns>
+        Task<IEnumerable<ChannelInfo>> GetChannelsAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/MediaBrowser.Controller.csproj b/MediaBrowser.Controller/MediaBrowser.Controller.csproj
index 0b27a350b..57219ae51 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/MediaBrowser.Controller.csproj
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/MediaBrowser.Controller.csproj
@@ -96,6 +96,9 @@
     <Compile Include="Library\ILibraryPrescanTask.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Library\IMetadataSaver.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Library\ItemUpdateType.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="LiveTv\ChannelInfo.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="LiveTv\ILiveTvManager.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="LiveTv\ILiveTvService.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Localization\ILocalizationManager.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Notifications\INotificationsRepository.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Notifications\NotificationUpdateEventArgs.cs" />