diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/BaseItemManager/BaseItemManager.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/BaseItemManager/BaseItemManager.cs
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+using System;
+using System.Linq;
+using MediaBrowser.Controller.Channels;
+using MediaBrowser.Controller.Configuration;
+using MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities;
+using MediaBrowser.Model.Configuration;
+
+namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.BaseItemManager
+{
+    /// <inheritdoc />
+    public class BaseItemManager : IBaseItemManager
+    {
+        private readonly IServerConfigurationManager _serverConfigurationManager;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="BaseItemManager"/> class.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="serverConfigurationManager">Instance of the <see cref="IServerConfigurationManager"/> interface.</param>
+        public BaseItemManager(IServerConfigurationManager serverConfigurationManager)
+        {
+            _serverConfigurationManager = serverConfigurationManager;
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public bool IsMetadataFetcherEnabled(BaseItem baseItem, LibraryOptions libraryOptions, string name)
+        {
+            if (baseItem is Channel)
+            {
+                // hack alert
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            if (baseItem.SourceType == SourceType.Channel)
+            {
+                // hack alert
+                return !baseItem.EnableMediaSourceDisplay;
+            }
+
+            var typeOptions = libraryOptions.GetTypeOptions(GetType().Name);
+            if (typeOptions != null)
+            {
+                return typeOptions.ImageFetchers.Contains(name, StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+            }
+
+            if (!libraryOptions.EnableInternetProviders)
+            {
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            var itemConfig = _serverConfigurationManager.Configuration.MetadataOptions.FirstOrDefault(i => string.Equals(i.ItemType, GetType().Name, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
+
+            return itemConfig == null || !itemConfig.DisabledImageFetchers.Contains(name, StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public bool IsImageFetcherEnabled(BaseItem baseItem, LibraryOptions libraryOptions, string name)
+        {
+            if (baseItem is Channel)
+            {
+                // hack alert
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            if (baseItem.SourceType == SourceType.Channel)
+            {
+                // hack alert
+                return !baseItem.EnableMediaSourceDisplay;
+            }
+
+            var typeOptions = libraryOptions.GetTypeOptions(GetType().Name);
+            if (typeOptions != null)
+            {
+                return typeOptions.ImageFetchers.Contains(name, StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+            }
+
+            if (!libraryOptions.EnableInternetProviders)
+            {
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            var itemConfig = _serverConfigurationManager.Configuration.MetadataOptions.FirstOrDefault(i => string.Equals(i.ItemType, GetType().Name, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
+
+            return itemConfig == null || !itemConfig.DisabledImageFetchers.Contains(name, StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+        }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/BaseItemManager/IBaseItemManager.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/BaseItemManager/IBaseItemManager.cs
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+using MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities;
+using MediaBrowser.Model.Configuration;
+
+namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.BaseItemManager
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The <c>BaseItem</c> manager.
+    /// </summary>
+    public interface IBaseItemManager
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Is metadata fetcher enabled.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="baseItem">The base item.</param>
+        /// <param name="libraryOptions">The library options.</param>
+        /// <param name="name">The metadata fetcher name.</param>
+        /// <returns><c>true</c> if metadata fetcher is enabled, else false.</returns>
+        bool IsMetadataFetcherEnabled(BaseItem baseItem, LibraryOptions libraryOptions, string name);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Is image fetcher enabled.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="baseItem">The base item.</param>
+        /// <param name="libraryOptions">The library options.</param>
+        /// <param name="name">The image fetcher name.</param>
+        /// <returns><c>true</c> if image fetcher is enabled, else false.</returns>
+        bool IsImageFetcherEnabled(BaseItem baseItem, LibraryOptions libraryOptions, string name);
+    }
+}
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