diff --git a/src/gui/infoviewer.cpp b/src/gui/infoviewer.cpp
index c2aa9e35d..b495afb1f 100644
--- a/src/gui/infoviewer.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/infoviewer.cpp
@@ -567,16 +567,9 @@ void CInfoViewer::check_channellogo_ca_SettingsChange()
 void CInfoViewer::showTitle(CZapitChannel * channel, const bool calledFromNumZap, int epgpos)
 {
 	if(channel) {
-		std::string pname = "";
-		if(g_settings.infobar_show_channeldesc){
-			if(channel->pname){
-				pname = channel->pname;
-				pname=pname.substr(pname.find_first_of("]")+1);
-			}
-		}
 
 		showTitle(channel->number, channel->getName(), channel->getSatellitePosition(),
-				channel->getChannelID(), calledFromNumZap, epgpos, pname);
+				channel->getChannelID(), calledFromNumZap, epgpos, channel->pname);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -584,21 +577,14 @@ void CInfoViewer::showTitle(t_channel_id chid, const bool calledFromNumZap, int
 {
   
 	CZapitChannel * channel = CServiceManager::getInstance()->FindChannel(chid);
-	std::string pname = "";
 
 	if(channel) {
-		if(g_settings.infobar_show_channeldesc){
-			if(channel->pname){
-				pname = channel->pname;
-				pname=pname.substr(pname.find_first_of("]")+1);
-			}
-		}
 		showTitle(channel->number, channel->getName(), channel->getSatellitePosition(),
-				channel->getChannelID(), calledFromNumZap, epgpos, pname);
+				channel->getChannelID(), calledFromNumZap, epgpos, channel->pname);
 	}
 }
 
-void CInfoViewer::showTitle (const int ChanNum, const std::string & Channel, const t_satellite_position satellitePosition, const t_channel_id new_channel_id, const bool calledFromNumZap, int epgpos, std::string pname)
+void CInfoViewer::showTitle (const int ChanNum, const std::string & Channel, const t_satellite_position satellitePosition, const t_channel_id new_channel_id, const bool calledFromNumZap, int epgpos, char *pname)
 {
 	check_channellogo_ca_SettingsChange();
 	aspectRatio = 0;
@@ -726,13 +712,17 @@ void CInfoViewer::showTitle (const int ChanNum, const std::string & Channel, con
 				ChanNameX + 10 + ChanNumWidth, ChanNameY + time_height,
 				BoxEndX - (ChanNameX + 20) - time_width - LEFT_OFFSET - 5 - ChanNumWidth,
 				ChannelName, color /*COL_INFOBAR*/, 0, true);	// UTF-8
-			if(g_settings.infobar_show_channeldesc && !pname.empty()){
+			//provider name
+			if(g_settings.infobar_show_channeldesc && pname){
+				std::string prov_name = pname;
+				prov_name=prov_name.substr(prov_name.find_first_of("]")+1);
+
 				int chname_width = g_Font[SNeutrinoSettings::FONT_TYPE_INFOBAR_CHANNAME]->getRenderWidth (ChannelName);
 				chname_width += (chname_width/(ChannelName.size()-1)/2);
 				g_Font[SNeutrinoSettings::FONT_TYPE_INFOBAR_INFO]->RenderString(
 					ChanNameX + 10 + ChanNumWidth + chname_width, ChanNameY + time_height -SHADOW_OFFSET/2,
 					BoxEndX - (ChanNameX + 20) - time_width - LEFT_OFFSET - 5 - ChanNumWidth - chname_width,
-					pname, color /*COL_INFOBAR*/, 0, true);	// UTF-8
+					prov_name, color /*COL_INFOBAR*/, 0, true);	// UTF-8
 			}
 
 		}
diff --git a/src/gui/infoviewer.h b/src/gui/infoviewer.h
index 6a70a154c..c1860b4d6 100644
--- a/src/gui/infoviewer.h
+++ b/src/gui/infoviewer.h
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ class CInfoViewer
 
 	void	start();
 	void	showEpgInfo();
-	void	showTitle(const int ChanNum, const std::string & Channel, const t_satellite_position satellitePosition, const t_channel_id new_channel_id = 0, const bool calledFromNumZap = false, int epgpos = 0, std::string pname=""); // Channel must be UTF-8 encoded
+	void	showTitle(const int ChanNum, const std::string & Channel, const t_satellite_position satellitePosition, const t_channel_id new_channel_id = 0, const bool calledFromNumZap = false, int epgpos = 0, char *pname=NULL); // Channel must be UTF-8 encoded
 	void	showTitle(CZapitChannel * channel, const bool calledFromNumZap = false, int epgpos = 0);
 	void	showTitle(t_channel_id channel_id, const bool calledFromNumZap = false, int epgpos = 0);
 	void lookAheadEPG(const int ChanNum, const std::string & Channel, const t_channel_id new_channel_id = 0, const bool calledFromNumZap = false); //alpha: fix for nvod subchannel update
diff --git a/src/neutrino.cpp b/src/neutrino.cpp
index baa905480..466566897 100644
--- a/src/neutrino.cpp
+++ b/src/neutrino.cpp
@@ -1955,18 +1955,16 @@ void CNeutrinoApp::numericZap(int msg)
 void CNeutrinoApp::showInfo()
 {
 	StopSubtitles();
-	std::string name = channelList->getActiveChannelName();
-	std::string pname = "";
 
+	char *pname = NULL;
 	if(g_settings.infobar_show_channeldesc){
-		CZapitChannel* channel= channelList->getActiveChannel();
+		CZapitChannel* channel = channelList->getActiveChannel();
 		if(channel->pname){
 			pname = channel->pname;
-			pname=pname.substr(pname.find_first_of("]")+1);
 		}
 	}
 
-	g_InfoViewer->showTitle(channelList->getActiveChannelNumber(), name, channelList->getActiveSatellitePosition(), channelList->getActiveChannel_ChannelID(), false, 0, pname);
+	g_InfoViewer->showTitle(channelList->getActiveChannelNumber(), channelList->getActiveChannelName(), channelList->getActiveSatellitePosition(), channelList->getActiveChannel_ChannelID(), false, 0, pname);
 	StartSubtitles();
 }