diff --git a/data/locale/deutsch.locale b/data/locale/deutsch.locale
index 98bf8ad53..93a7ec645 100644
--- a/data/locale/deutsch.locale
+++ b/data/locale/deutsch.locale
@@ -1027,6 +1027,7 @@ imdb.data_website Webseite
 imdb.data_writer Drehbuchautor
 imdb.info IMDb-Info
 imdb.info_save Bild speichern
+imdb.read_data Suche IMDb-Daten ...
 inetradio.autostart Internetradio Auto-Start
 inetradio.name Internetradio
 infoviewer.epgnotload Informationen noch nicht geladen ...
diff --git a/data/locale/english.locale b/data/locale/english.locale
index 0de5976cf..251b9872c 100644
--- a/data/locale/english.locale
+++ b/data/locale/english.locale
@@ -1027,7 +1027,8 @@ imdb.data_website Website
 imdb.data_writer Screenplay author
 imdb.info IMDb-Info
 imdb.info_save save Cover
-inetradio.autostart Internetradio Auto-Start
+imdb.read_data Search IMDb data ...
+inetradio.autostart Internetradio auto-start
 inetradio.name Internetradio
 infoviewer.epgnotload EPG not loaded ...
 infoviewer.epgwait waiting for EPG ...
diff --git a/src/gui/epgview.cpp b/src/gui/epgview.cpp
index c0f7d90da..eb212c11d 100644
--- a/src/gui/epgview.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/epgview.cpp
@@ -1199,8 +1199,7 @@ int CEpgData::show(const t_channel_id channel_id, uint64_t a_id, time_t* a_start
 				{
 					//show IMDb info
 					imdb_active = true;
-					showIMDb(true); //show splashscreen only
-					imdb->getMovieDetails(epgData.title);
+					imdb->setTitle(epgData.title);
 					showIMDb();
 					showTimerEventBar(true, !mp_info && isCurrentEPG(channel_id), mp_info); //show buttons
 					timeoutEnd = CRCInput::calcTimeoutEnd(timeout);
@@ -1640,17 +1639,8 @@ void CEpgData::showTimerEventBar (bool pshow, bool adzap, bool mp_info)
 }
 
 //imdb start
-int CEpgData::showIMDb(bool splash)
+int CEpgData::showIMDb()
 {
-	fontIMDb = g_Font[SNeutrinoSettings::FONT_TYPE_EPG_INFO1];
-
-	frameBuffer->paintBoxRel(sx, sy+toph, ox /*- 15*/, sb, COL_MENUCONTENT_PLUS_0);
-	if (splash)
-	{
-		fontIMDb->RenderString(sx+OFFSET_INNER_MID, sy+toph+medlineheight, ox-OFFSET_INNER_MID, "IMDb: Daten werden geladen ...", COL_MENUCONTENT_TEXT, 0, true);
-		return 0;
-	}
-
 	//title
 	std::string title = imdb->getIMDbElement("Title");
 
diff --git a/src/gui/epgview.h b/src/gui/epgview.h
index fa6c6d347..1b6c68690 100644
--- a/src/gui/epgview.h
+++ b/src/gui/epgview.h
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ class CEpgData
 		std::string imdb_rating;
 		std::string epg_title;
 		std::string movie_filename;
-		int showIMDb(bool splash = false);
+		int showIMDb();
 		Font *fontIMDb;
 
 	public:
diff --git a/src/gui/mdb-imdb.cpp b/src/gui/mdb-imdb.cpp
index b639b5da2..3cc4421dd 100644
--- a/src/gui/mdb-imdb.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/mdb-imdb.cpp
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ CIMDB *CIMDB::getInstance()
 
 CIMDB::CIMDB()
 {
-	key		= g_settings.omdb_api_key;
+	key = g_settings.omdb_api_key;
+	hintbox = NULL;
 	search_url	= "http://www.google.de/search?q=";
 	search_outfile	= "/tmp/google.out";
 	search_error	= "IMDb: Google download failed";
@@ -66,6 +67,21 @@ CIMDB::~CIMDB()
 	cleanup();
 }
 
+void CIMDB::setTitle(std::string epgtitle)
+{
+	hintbox = new CHintBox(LOCALE_MESSAGEBOX_INFO, LOCALE_IMDB_READ_DATA);
+	hintbox->paint();
+
+	getMovieDetails(epgtitle);
+
+	if (hintbox)
+	{
+		hintbox->hide();
+		delete hintbox;
+		hintbox = NULL;
+	}
+}
+
 std::string CIMDB::utf82url(std::string s)
 {
 	std::stringstream ss;
diff --git a/src/gui/mdb-imdb.h b/src/gui/mdb-imdb.h
index ddac3d4c2..99f6b4cbb 100644
--- a/src/gui/mdb-imdb.h
+++ b/src/gui/mdb-imdb.h
@@ -26,10 +26,12 @@
 
 #include <system/helpers.h>
 #include <zapit/zapit.h>
+#include <gui/widget/hintbox.h>
 
 class CIMDB
 {
 	private:
+		CHintBox *hintbox;
 		int acc;
 		std::string imdb_url;
 		std::string key; // omdb api key
@@ -46,6 +48,9 @@ class CIMDB
 		CIMDB();
 		~CIMDB();
 		static CIMDB *getInstance();
+		void setTitle(std::string epgtitle);
+		std::string getEPGText();
+		std::string getMovieText();
 
 		std::string search_url;
 		std::string search_outfile;
@@ -58,9 +63,6 @@ class CIMDB
 		void StringReplace(std::string &str, const std::string search, const std::string rstr);
 		void cleanup();
 
-		std::string getEPGText();
-		std::string getMovieText();
-
 		std::string getPoster() { return posterfile; }
 		bool hasPoster() { return (access(posterfile.c_str(), F_OK) == 0); }
 
diff --git a/src/gui/mdb-tmdb.cpp b/src/gui/mdb-tmdb.cpp
index 822dc9130..5318067d3 100644
--- a/src/gui/mdb-tmdb.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/mdb-tmdb.cpp
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ void CTMDB::setTitle(std::string epgtitle)
 {
 	minfo.epgtitle = epgtitle;
 
-	hintbox = new CHintBox(LOCALE_MESSAGEBOX_INFO, g_Locale->getText(LOCALE_TMDB_READ_DATA));
+	hintbox = new CHintBox(LOCALE_MESSAGEBOX_INFO, LOCALE_TMDB_READ_DATA);
 	hintbox->paint();
 
 	std::string lang = Lang2ISO639_1(g_settings.language);
diff --git a/src/gui/mdb-tmdb.h b/src/gui/mdb-tmdb.h
index 5b27ddd20..685f1e337 100644
--- a/src/gui/mdb-tmdb.h
+++ b/src/gui/mdb-tmdb.h
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class CTMDB
 		CTMDB();
 		~CTMDB();
 		static CTMDB *getInstance();
-		void        setTitle(std::string epgtitle);
+		void setTitle(std::string epgtitle);
 		std::string getEPGText();
 		std::string getMovieText();
 
diff --git a/src/system/locals.h b/src/system/locals.h
index ce938ff56..bb140b043 100644
--- a/src/system/locals.h
+++ b/src/system/locals.h
@@ -1054,6 +1054,7 @@ typedef enum
 	LOCALE_IMDB_DATA_WRITER,
 	LOCALE_IMDB_INFO,
 	LOCALE_IMDB_INFO_SAVE,
+	LOCALE_IMDB_READ_DATA,
 	LOCALE_INETRADIO_AUTOSTART,
 	LOCALE_INETRADIO_NAME,
 	LOCALE_INFOVIEWER_EPGNOTLOAD,
diff --git a/src/system/locals_intern.h b/src/system/locals_intern.h
index 08dffd331..4d43ab83d 100644
--- a/src/system/locals_intern.h
+++ b/src/system/locals_intern.h
@@ -1054,6 +1054,7 @@ const char * locale_real_names[] =
 	"imdb.data_writer",
 	"imdb.info",
 	"imdb.info_save",
+	"imdb.read_data",
 	"inetradio.autostart",
 	"inetradio.name",
 	"infoviewer.epgnotload",