diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Model/LiveTv/ChannelInfoDto.cs b/MediaBrowser.Model/LiveTv/ChannelInfoDto.cs
index 35045e7ef5..170d7eb734 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Model/LiveTv/ChannelInfoDto.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Model/LiveTv/ChannelInfoDto.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using System.ComponentModel;
 using System.Diagnostics;
+using System.Runtime.Serialization;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.Dto;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.Entities;
 using System;
@@ -91,6 +92,16 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Model.LiveTv
         /// <value>The original primary image aspect ratio.</value>
         public double? OriginalPrimaryImageAspectRatio { get; set; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets a value indicating whether this instance has primary image.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <value><c>true</c> if this instance has primary image; otherwise, <c>false</c>.</value>
+        [IgnoreDataMember]
+        public bool HasPrimaryImage
+        {
+            get { return ImageTags != null && ImageTags.ContainsKey(ImageType.Primary); }
+        }
+
         public ChannelInfoDto()
         {
             ImageTags = new Dictionary<ImageType, Guid>();
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Model/LiveTv/ProgramInfoDto.cs b/MediaBrowser.Model/LiveTv/ProgramInfoDto.cs
index 26b5820a81..d761e88e67 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Model/LiveTv/ProgramInfoDto.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Model/LiveTv/ProgramInfoDto.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using System.ComponentModel;
 using System.Diagnostics;
+using System.Runtime.Serialization;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.Dto;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.Entities;
 using System;
@@ -190,6 +191,16 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Model.LiveTv
         /// <value><c>true</c> if this instance is premiere; otherwise, <c>false</c>.</value>
         public bool IsPremiere { get; set; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets a value indicating whether this instance has primary image.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <value><c>true</c> if this instance has primary image; otherwise, <c>false</c>.</value>
+        [IgnoreDataMember]
+        public bool HasPrimaryImage
+        {
+            get { return ImageTags != null && ImageTags.ContainsKey(ImageType.Primary); }
+        }
+
         public ProgramInfoDto()
         {
             Genres = new List<string>();
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Model/LiveTv/RecordingInfoDto.cs b/MediaBrowser.Model/LiveTv/RecordingInfoDto.cs
index 969aa1b8fa..6df9ef7256 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Model/LiveTv/RecordingInfoDto.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Model/LiveTv/RecordingInfoDto.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using System.Diagnostics;
+using System.Runtime.Serialization;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.Dto;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.Entities;
 using System;
@@ -224,6 +225,16 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Model.LiveTv
         /// <value>The user data.</value>
         public UserItemDataDto UserData { get; set; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets a value indicating whether this instance has primary image.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <value><c>true</c> if this instance has primary image; otherwise, <c>false</c>.</value>
+        [IgnoreDataMember]
+        public bool HasPrimaryImage
+        {
+            get { return ImageTags != null && ImageTags.ContainsKey(ImageType.Primary); }
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets or sets the type.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Model/LiveTv/SeriesTimerInfoDto.cs b/MediaBrowser.Model/LiveTv/SeriesTimerInfoDto.cs
index a2de3e5d87..0198cc3995 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Model/LiveTv/SeriesTimerInfoDto.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Model/LiveTv/SeriesTimerInfoDto.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.ComponentModel;
 using System.Diagnostics;
+using System.Runtime.Serialization;
+using MediaBrowser.Model.Entities;
 
 namespace MediaBrowser.Model.LiveTv
 {
@@ -133,8 +135,25 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Model.LiveTv
         /// <value><c>true</c> if this instance is post padding required; otherwise, <c>false</c>.</value>
         public bool IsPostPaddingRequired { get; set; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the image tags.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <value>The image tags.</value>
+        public Dictionary<ImageType, Guid> ImageTags { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets a value indicating whether this instance has primary image.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <value><c>true</c> if this instance has primary image; otherwise, <c>false</c>.</value>
+        [IgnoreDataMember]
+        public bool HasPrimaryImage
+        {
+            get { return ImageTags != null && ImageTags.ContainsKey(ImageType.Primary); }
+        }
+
         public SeriesTimerInfoDto()
         {
+            ImageTags = new Dictionary<ImageType, Guid>();
             Days = new List<DayOfWeek>();
         }
 
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Model/LiveTv/TimerInfoDto.cs b/MediaBrowser.Model/LiveTv/TimerInfoDto.cs
index 32580d3e3c..a330f44d8e 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Model/LiveTv/TimerInfoDto.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Model/LiveTv/TimerInfoDto.cs
@@ -130,6 +130,9 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Model.LiveTv
         /// <value>The program information.</value>
         public ProgramInfoDto ProgramInfo { get; set; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Occurs when a property value changes.
+        /// </summary>
         public event PropertyChangedEventHandler PropertyChanged;
     }
 }
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/FileOrganization/TvFileSorter.cs b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/FileOrganization/TvFileSorter.cs
index 72f0da207f..e0efa0c3f2 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/FileOrganization/TvFileSorter.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/FileOrganization/TvFileSorter.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-using MediaBrowser.Common.IO;
+using System.Text;
+using MediaBrowser.Common.IO;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities.TV;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.FileOrganization;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.IO;
@@ -429,9 +430,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.FileOrganization
         {
             var score = 0;
 
-            // TODO: Improve this - should ignore spaces, periods, underscores, most likely all symbols and 
-            // possibly remove sorting words like "the", "and", etc.
-            if (string.Equals(sortedName, series.Name, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+            if (IsNameMatch(sortedName, series.Name))
             {
                 score++;
 
@@ -452,6 +451,49 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.FileOrganization
             return new Tuple<Series, int>(series, score);
         }
 
+        private bool IsNameMatch(string name1, string name2)
+        {
+            name1 = GetComparableName(name1);
+            name2 = GetComparableName(name2);
+
+            return string.Equals(name1, name2, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+        }
+
+        private string GetComparableName(string name)
+        {
+            // TODO: Improve this - should ignore spaces, periods, underscores, most likely all symbols and 
+            // possibly remove sorting words like "the", "and", etc.
+
+            name = RemoveDiacritics(name);
+
+            name = " " + name.ToLower() + " ";
+
+            name = name.Replace(".", " ")
+            .Replace("_", " ")
+            .Replace("&", " ")
+            .Replace("!", " ")
+            .Replace(",", " ")
+            .Replace(" a ", string.Empty)
+            .Replace(" the ", string.Empty)
+            .Replace(" ", string.Empty);
+
+            return name.Trim();
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Removes the diacritics.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="text">The text.</param>
+        /// <returns>System.String.</returns>
+        private string RemoveDiacritics(string text)
+        {
+            return string.Concat(
+                text.Normalize(NormalizationForm.FormD)
+                .Where(ch => CharUnicodeInfo.GetUnicodeCategory(ch) !=
+                                              UnicodeCategory.NonSpacingMark)
+              ).Normalize(NormalizationForm.FormC);
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Deletes the left over files.
         /// </summary>