Merge branch 'master' into bug/authorization-header-issue

25 files changed, 331 insertions, 464 deletions

diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/EmbyTV/DirectRecorder.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/EmbyTV/DirectRecorder.cs
index 341194f23..3fcadf5b1 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/EmbyTV/DirectRecorder.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/EmbyTV/DirectRecorder.cs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#nullable disable
+
 #pragma warning disable CS1591
 
 using System;
@@ -45,7 +47,8 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.EmbyTV
         {
             Directory.CreateDirectory(Path.GetDirectoryName(targetFile));
 
-            using (var output = new FileStream(targetFile, FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write, FileShare.Read))
+            // use FileShare.None as this bypasses dotnet bug dotnet/runtime#42790 .
+            using (var output = new FileStream(targetFile, FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write, FileShare.None))
             {
                 onStarted();
 
@@ -70,7 +73,8 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.EmbyTV
 
             Directory.CreateDirectory(Path.GetDirectoryName(targetFile));
 
-            await using var output = new FileStream(targetFile, FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write, FileShare.Read);
+            // use FileShare.None as this bypasses dotnet bug dotnet/runtime#42790 .
+            await using var output = new FileStream(targetFile, FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write, FileShare.None);
 
             onStarted();
 
diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/EmbyTV/EmbyTV.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/EmbyTV/EmbyTV.cs
index 0dc045ee6..797063120 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/EmbyTV/EmbyTV.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/EmbyTV/EmbyTV.cs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#nullable disable
+
 #pragma warning disable CS1591
 
 using System;
@@ -17,7 +19,6 @@ using Jellyfin.Data.Enums;
 using Jellyfin.Data.Events;
 using MediaBrowser.Common.Configuration;
 using MediaBrowser.Common.Extensions;
-using MediaBrowser.Common.Net;
 using MediaBrowser.Common.Progress;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Configuration;
@@ -36,7 +37,6 @@ using MediaBrowser.Model.LiveTv;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.MediaInfo;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.Providers;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.Querying;
-using MediaBrowser.Model.Serialization;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 
 namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.EmbyTV
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.EmbyTV
         private readonly ILogger<EmbyTV> _logger;
         private readonly IHttpClientFactory _httpClientFactory;
         private readonly IServerConfigurationManager _config;
-        private readonly IJsonSerializer _jsonSerializer;
 
         private readonly ItemDataProvider<SeriesTimerInfo> _seriesTimerProvider;
         private readonly TimerManager _timerProvider;
@@ -81,7 +80,6 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.EmbyTV
             IStreamHelper streamHelper,
             IMediaSourceManager mediaSourceManager,
             ILogger<EmbyTV> logger,
-            IJsonSerializer jsonSerializer,
             IHttpClientFactory httpClientFactory,
             IServerConfigurationManager config,
             ILiveTvManager liveTvManager,
@@ -103,12 +101,11 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.EmbyTV
             _providerManager = providerManager;
             _mediaEncoder = mediaEncoder;
             _liveTvManager = (LiveTvManager)liveTvManager;
-            _jsonSerializer = jsonSerializer;
             _mediaSourceManager = mediaSourceManager;
             _streamHelper = streamHelper;
 
-            _seriesTimerProvider = new SeriesTimerManager(jsonSerializer, _logger, Path.Combine(DataPath, "seriestimers.json"));
-            _timerProvider = new TimerManager(jsonSerializer, _logger, Path.Combine(DataPath, "timers.json"));
+            _seriesTimerProvider = new SeriesTimerManager(_logger, Path.Combine(DataPath, "seriestimers.json"));
+            _timerProvider = new TimerManager(_logger, Path.Combine(DataPath, "timers.json"));
             _timerProvider.TimerFired += OnTimerProviderTimerFired;
 
             _config.NamedConfigurationUpdated += OnNamedConfigurationUpdated;
@@ -806,22 +803,22 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.EmbyTV
 
         public ActiveRecordingInfo GetActiveRecordingInfo(string path)
         {
-            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(path))
+            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(path) || _activeRecordings.IsEmpty)
             {
                 return null;
             }
 
-            foreach (var recording in _activeRecordings.Values)
+            foreach (var (_, recordingInfo) in _activeRecordings)
             {
-                if (string.Equals(recording.Path, path, StringComparison.Ordinal) && !recording.CancellationTokenSource.IsCancellationRequested)
+                if (string.Equals(recordingInfo.Path, path, StringComparison.Ordinal) && !recordingInfo.CancellationTokenSource.IsCancellationRequested)
                 {
-                    var timer = recording.Timer;
+                    var timer = recordingInfo.Timer;
                     if (timer.Status != RecordingStatus.InProgress)
                     {
                         return null;
                     }
 
-                    return recording;
+                    return recordingInfo;
                 }
             }
 
@@ -1052,7 +1049,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.EmbyTV
                 IgnoreIndex = true
             };
 
-            await new LiveStreamHelper(_mediaEncoder, _logger, _jsonSerializer, _config.CommonApplicationPaths)
+            await new LiveStreamHelper(_mediaEncoder, _logger, _config.CommonApplicationPaths)
                 .AddMediaInfoWithProbe(stream, false, false, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
 
             return new List<MediaSourceInfo>
@@ -1626,16 +1623,14 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.EmbyTV
             }
 
             return _activeRecordings
-                .Values
-                .ToList()
-                .Any(i => string.Equals(i.Path, path, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) && !string.Equals(i.Timer.Id, timerId, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
+                .Any(i => string.Equals(i.Value.Path, path, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) && !string.Equals(i.Value.Timer.Id, timerId, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
         }
 
         private IRecorder GetRecorder(MediaSourceInfo mediaSource)
         {
             if (mediaSource.RequiresLooping || !(mediaSource.Container ?? string.Empty).EndsWith("ts", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) || (mediaSource.Protocol != MediaProtocol.File && mediaSource.Protocol != MediaProtocol.Http))
             {
-                return new EncodedRecorder(_logger, _mediaEncoder, _config.ApplicationPaths, _jsonSerializer, _config);
+                return new EncodedRecorder(_logger, _mediaEncoder, _config.ApplicationPaths, _config);
             }
 
             return new DirectRecorder(_logger, _httpClientFactory, _streamHelper);
@@ -1860,7 +1855,8 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.EmbyTV
                 return;
             }
 
-            using (var stream = new FileStream(nfoPath, FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write, FileShare.Read))
+            // use FileShare.None as this bypasses dotnet bug dotnet/runtime#42790 .
+            using (var stream = new FileStream(nfoPath, FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write, FileShare.None))
             {
                 var settings = new XmlWriterSettings
                 {
@@ -1924,7 +1920,8 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.EmbyTV
                 return;
             }
 
-            using (var stream = new FileStream(nfoPath, FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write, FileShare.Read))
+            // use FileShare.None as this bypasses dotnet bug dotnet/runtime#42790 .
+            using (var stream = new FileStream(nfoPath, FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write, FileShare.None))
             {
                 var settings = new XmlWriterSettings
                 {
@@ -2242,14 +2239,10 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.EmbyTV
             var enabledTimersForSeries = new List<TimerInfo>();
             foreach (var timer in allTimers)
             {
-                var existingTimer = _timerProvider.GetTimer(timer.Id);
-
-                if (existingTimer == null)
-                {
-                    existingTimer = string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(timer.ProgramId)
+                var existingTimer = _timerProvider.GetTimer(timer.Id) 
+                    ?? (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(timer.ProgramId)
                         ? null
-                        : _timerProvider.GetTimerByProgramId(timer.ProgramId);
-                }
+                        : _timerProvider.GetTimerByProgramId(timer.ProgramId));
 
                 if (existingTimer == null)
                 {
@@ -2608,7 +2601,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.EmbyTV
                 {
                     Locations = new string[] { customPath },
                     Name = "Recorded Movies",
-                    CollectionType = CollectionType.Movies
+                    CollectionType = CollectionTypeOptions.Movies
                 };
             }
 
@@ -2619,7 +2612,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.EmbyTV
                 {
                     Locations = new string[] { customPath },
                     Name = "Recorded Shows",
-                    CollectionType = CollectionType.TvShows
+                    CollectionType = CollectionTypeOptions.TvShows
                 };
             }
         }
diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/EmbyTV/EncodedRecorder.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/EmbyTV/EncodedRecorder.cs
index e6ee9819e..26e4ef1ed 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/EmbyTV/EncodedRecorder.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/EmbyTV/EncodedRecorder.cs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#nullable disable
+
 #pragma warning disable CS1591
 
 using System;
@@ -6,16 +8,18 @@ using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Globalization;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Text;
+using System.Text.Json;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using MediaBrowser.Common.Configuration;
+using MediaBrowser.Common.Extensions;
+using MediaBrowser.Common.Json;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Configuration;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Library;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.MediaEncoding;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.Dto;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.IO;
-using MediaBrowser.Model.Serialization;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 
 namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.EmbyTV
@@ -25,10 +29,9 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.EmbyTV
         private readonly ILogger _logger;
         private readonly IMediaEncoder _mediaEncoder;
         private readonly IServerApplicationPaths _appPaths;
-        private readonly IJsonSerializer _json;
         private readonly TaskCompletionSource<bool> _taskCompletionSource = new TaskCompletionSource<bool>();
         private readonly IServerConfigurationManager _serverConfigurationManager;
-
+        private readonly JsonSerializerOptions _jsonOptions = JsonDefaults.Options;
         private bool _hasExited;
         private Stream _logFileStream;
         private string _targetPath;
@@ -38,13 +41,11 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.EmbyTV
             ILogger logger,
             IMediaEncoder mediaEncoder,
             IServerApplicationPaths appPaths,
-            IJsonSerializer json,
             IServerConfigurationManager serverConfigurationManager)
         {
             _logger = logger;
             _mediaEncoder = mediaEncoder;
             _appPaths = appPaths;
-            _json = json;
             _serverConfigurationManager = serverConfigurationManager;
         }
 
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.EmbyTV
             _logger.LogInformation("Recording completed to file {0}", targetFile);
         }
 
-        private Task RecordFromFile(MediaSourceInfo mediaSource, string inputFile, string targetFile, TimeSpan duration, Action onStarted, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+        private async Task RecordFromFile(MediaSourceInfo mediaSource, string inputFile, string targetFile, TimeSpan duration, Action onStarted, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         {
             _targetPath = targetFile;
             Directory.CreateDirectory(Path.GetDirectoryName(targetFile));
@@ -95,8 +96,8 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.EmbyTV
             // FFMpeg writes debug/error info to stderr. This is useful when debugging so let's put it in the log directory.
             _logFileStream = new FileStream(logFilePath, FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write, FileShare.Read, IODefaults.FileStreamBufferSize, true);
 
-            var commandLineLogMessageBytes = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(_json.SerializeToString(mediaSource) + Environment.NewLine + Environment.NewLine + commandLineLogMessage + Environment.NewLine + Environment.NewLine);
-            _logFileStream.Write(commandLineLogMessageBytes, 0, commandLineLogMessageBytes.Length);
+            await JsonSerializer.SerializeAsync(_logFileStream, mediaSource, _jsonOptions, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            await _logFileStream.WriteAsync(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(Environment.NewLine + Environment.NewLine + commandLineLogMessage + Environment.NewLine + Environment.NewLine), cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
 
             _process = new Process
             {
@@ -115,8 +116,6 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.EmbyTV
             _ = StartStreamingLog(_process.StandardError.BaseStream, _logFileStream);
 
             _logger.LogInformation("ffmpeg recording process started for {0}", _targetPath);
-
-            return _taskCompletionSource.Task;
         }
 
         private string GetCommandLineArgs(MediaSourceInfo mediaSource, string inputTempFile, string targetFile, TimeSpan duration)
@@ -311,13 +310,11 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.EmbyTV
             {
                 using (var reader = new StreamReader(source))
                 {
-                    while (!reader.EndOfStream)
+                    await foreach (var line in reader.ReadAllLinesAsync().ConfigureAwait(false))
                     {
-                        var line = await reader.ReadLineAsync().ConfigureAwait(false);
-
                         var bytes = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(Environment.NewLine + line);
 
-                        await target.WriteAsync(bytes, 0, bytes.Length).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                        await target.WriteAsync(bytes.AsMemory()).ConfigureAwait(false);
                         await target.FlushAsync().ConfigureAwait(false);
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/EmbyTV/EpgChannelData.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/EmbyTV/EpgChannelData.cs
index 463d0ed0a..0ec52a959 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/EmbyTV/EpgChannelData.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/EmbyTV/EpgChannelData.cs
@@ -6,58 +6,46 @@ using MediaBrowser.Controller.LiveTv;
 
 namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.EmbyTV
 {
-
     internal class EpgChannelData
     {
+
+        private readonly Dictionary<string, ChannelInfo> _channelsById;
+
+        private readonly Dictionary<string, ChannelInfo> _channelsByNumber;
+
+        private readonly Dictionary<string, ChannelInfo> _channelsByName;
+
         public EpgChannelData(IEnumerable<ChannelInfo> channels)
         {
-            ChannelsById = new Dictionary<string, ChannelInfo>(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
-            ChannelsByNumber = new Dictionary<string, ChannelInfo>(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
-            ChannelsByName = new Dictionary<string, ChannelInfo>(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+            _channelsById = new Dictionary<string, ChannelInfo>(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+            _channelsByNumber = new Dictionary<string, ChannelInfo>(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+            _channelsByName = new Dictionary<string, ChannelInfo>(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
 
             foreach (var channel in channels)
             {
-                ChannelsById[channel.Id] = channel;
+                _channelsById[channel.Id] = channel;
 
                 if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(channel.Number))
                 {
-                    ChannelsByNumber[channel.Number] = channel;
+                    _channelsByNumber[channel.Number] = channel;
                 }
 
                 var normalizedName = NormalizeName(channel.Name ?? string.Empty);
                 if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(normalizedName))
                 {
-                    ChannelsByName[normalizedName] = channel;
+                    _channelsByName[normalizedName] = channel;
                 }
             }
         }
 
-        private Dictionary<string, ChannelInfo> ChannelsById { get; set; }
+        public ChannelInfo? GetChannelById(string id)
+            => _channelsById.GetValueOrDefault(id);
 
-        private Dictionary<string, ChannelInfo> ChannelsByNumber { get; set; }
+        public ChannelInfo? GetChannelByNumber(string number)
+            => _channelsByNumber.GetValueOrDefault(number);
 
-        private Dictionary<string, ChannelInfo> ChannelsByName { get; set; }
-
-        public ChannelInfo GetChannelById(string id)
-        {
-            ChannelsById.TryGetValue(id, out var result);
-
-            return result;
-        }
-
-        public ChannelInfo GetChannelByNumber(string number)
-        {
-            ChannelsByNumber.TryGetValue(number, out var result);
-
-            return result;
-        }
-
-        public ChannelInfo GetChannelByName(string name)
-        {
-            ChannelsByName.TryGetValue(name, out var result);
-
-            return result;
-        }
+        public ChannelInfo? GetChannelByName(string name)
+            => _channelsByName.GetValueOrDefault(name);
 
         public static string NormalizeName(string value)
         {
diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/EmbyTV/ItemDataProvider.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/EmbyTV/ItemDataProvider.cs
index fc543dc55..bdab8c3e4 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/EmbyTV/ItemDataProvider.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/EmbyTV/ItemDataProvider.cs
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
+#nullable disable
+
 #pragma warning disable CS1591
 
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
-using MediaBrowser.Model.Serialization;
+using System.Text.Json;
+using MediaBrowser.Common.Json;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 
 namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.EmbyTV
@@ -12,18 +15,16 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.EmbyTV
     public class ItemDataProvider<T>
         where T : class
     {
-        private readonly IJsonSerializer _jsonSerializer;
         private readonly string _dataPath;
         private readonly object _fileDataLock = new object();
+        private readonly JsonSerializerOptions _jsonOptions = JsonDefaults.Options;
         private T[] _items;
 
         public ItemDataProvider(
-            IJsonSerializer jsonSerializer,
             ILogger logger,
             string dataPath,
             Func<T, T, bool> equalityComparer)
         {
-            _jsonSerializer = jsonSerializer;
             Logger = logger;
             _dataPath = dataPath;
             EqualityComparer = equalityComparer;
@@ -46,10 +47,11 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.EmbyTV
 
                 try
                 {
-                    _items = _jsonSerializer.DeserializeFromFile<T[]>(_dataPath);
+                    var bytes = File.ReadAllBytes(_dataPath);
+                    _items = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<T[]>(bytes, _jsonOptions);
                     return;
                 }
-                catch (Exception ex)
+                catch (JsonException ex)
                 {
                     Logger.LogError(ex, "Error deserializing {Path}", _dataPath);
                 }
@@ -61,7 +63,8 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.EmbyTV
         private void SaveList()
         {
             Directory.CreateDirectory(Path.GetDirectoryName(_dataPath));
-            _jsonSerializer.SerializeToFile(_items, _dataPath);
+            var jsonString = JsonSerializer.Serialize(_items, _jsonOptions);
+            File.WriteAllText(_dataPath, jsonString);
         }
 
         public IReadOnlyList<T> GetAll()
diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/EmbyTV/RecordingHelper.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/EmbyTV/RecordingHelper.cs
index 142c59542..32245f899 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/EmbyTV/RecordingHelper.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/EmbyTV/RecordingHelper.cs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ using MediaBrowser.Controller.LiveTv;
 
 namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.EmbyTV
 {
-    internal class RecordingHelper
+    internal static class RecordingHelper
     {
         public static DateTime GetStartTime(TimerInfo timer)
         {
@@ -70,17 +70,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.EmbyTV
 
         private static string GetDateString(DateTime date)
         {
-            date = date.ToLocalTime();
-
-            return string.Format(
-                CultureInfo.InvariantCulture,
-                "{0}_{1}_{2}_{3}_{4}_{5}",
-                date.Year.ToString("0000", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture),
-                date.Month.ToString("00", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture),
-                date.Day.ToString("00", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture),
-                date.Hour.ToString("00", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture),
-                date.Minute.ToString("00", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture),
-                date.Second.ToString("00", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture));
+            return date.ToLocalTime().ToString("yyyy_MM_dd_HH_mm_ss", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/EmbyTV/SeriesTimerManager.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/EmbyTV/SeriesTimerManager.cs
index 194e4606d..b1259de23 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/EmbyTV/SeriesTimerManager.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/EmbyTV/SeriesTimerManager.cs
@@ -2,15 +2,14 @@
 
 using System;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.LiveTv;
-using MediaBrowser.Model.Serialization;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 
 namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.EmbyTV
 {
     public class SeriesTimerManager : ItemDataProvider<SeriesTimerInfo>
     {
-        public SeriesTimerManager(IJsonSerializer jsonSerializer, ILogger logger, string dataPath)
-            : base(jsonSerializer, logger, dataPath, (r1, r2) => string.Equals(r1.Id, r2.Id, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+        public SeriesTimerManager(ILogger logger, string dataPath)
+            : base(logger, dataPath, (r1, r2) => string.Equals(r1.Id, r2.Id, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
         {
         }
 
diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/EmbyTV/TimerManager.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/EmbyTV/TimerManager.cs
index dd479b7d1..6c52a9a73 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/EmbyTV/TimerManager.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/EmbyTV/TimerManager.cs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#nullable disable
+
 #pragma warning disable CS1591
 
 using System;
@@ -8,7 +10,6 @@ using System.Threading;
 using Jellyfin.Data.Events;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.LiveTv;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.LiveTv;
-using MediaBrowser.Model.Serialization;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 
 namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.EmbyTV
@@ -17,8 +18,8 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.EmbyTV
     {
         private readonly ConcurrentDictionary<string, Timer> _timers = new ConcurrentDictionary<string, Timer>(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
 
-        public TimerManager(IJsonSerializer jsonSerializer, ILogger logger, string dataPath)
-            : base(jsonSerializer, logger, dataPath, (r1, r2) => string.Equals(r1.Id, r2.Id, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+        public TimerManager(ILogger logger, string dataPath)
+            : base(logger, dataPath, (r1, r2) => string.Equals(r1.Id, r2.Id, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
         {
         }
 
diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/Listings/SchedulesDirect.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/Listings/SchedulesDirect.cs
index 90e6cc966..00d02873c 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/Listings/SchedulesDirect.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/Listings/SchedulesDirect.cs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#nullable disable
+
 #pragma warning disable CS1591
 
 using System;
@@ -9,16 +11,17 @@ using System.Net;
 using System.Net.Http;
 using System.Net.Mime;
 using System.Text;
+using System.Text.Json;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using MediaBrowser.Common;
+using MediaBrowser.Common.Json;
 using MediaBrowser.Common.Net;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.LiveTv;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.Cryptography;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.Dto;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.Entities;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.LiveTv;
-using MediaBrowser.Model.Serialization;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 
 namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.Listings
@@ -28,24 +31,22 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.Listings
         private const string ApiUrl = "https://json.schedulesdirect.org/20141201";
 
         private readonly ILogger<SchedulesDirect> _logger;
-        private readonly IJsonSerializer _jsonSerializer;
         private readonly IHttpClientFactory _httpClientFactory;
         private readonly SemaphoreSlim _tokenSemaphore = new SemaphoreSlim(1, 1);
         private readonly IApplicationHost _appHost;
         private readonly ICryptoProvider _cryptoProvider;
 
         private readonly ConcurrentDictionary<string, NameValuePair> _tokens = new ConcurrentDictionary<string, NameValuePair>();
+        private readonly JsonSerializerOptions _jsonOptions = JsonDefaults.Options;
         private DateTime _lastErrorResponse;
 
         public SchedulesDirect(
             ILogger<SchedulesDirect> logger,
-            IJsonSerializer jsonSerializer,
             IHttpClientFactory httpClientFactory,
             IApplicationHost appHost,
             ICryptoProvider cryptoProvider)
         {
             _logger = logger;
-            _jsonSerializer = jsonSerializer;
             _httpClientFactory = httpClientFactory;
             _appHost = appHost;
             _cryptoProvider = cryptoProvider;
@@ -104,7 +105,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.Listings
                     }
                 };
 
-            var requestString = _jsonSerializer.SerializeToString(requestList);
+            var requestString = JsonSerializer.Serialize(requestList, _jsonOptions);
             _logger.LogDebug("Request string for schedules is: {RequestString}", requestString);
 
             using var options = new HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Post, ApiUrl + "/schedules");
@@ -112,7 +113,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.Listings
             options.Headers.TryAddWithoutValidation("token", token);
             using var response = await Send(options, true, info, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
             await using var responseStream = await response.Content.ReadAsStreamAsync(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
-            var dailySchedules = await _jsonSerializer.DeserializeFromStreamAsync<List<ScheduleDirect.Day>>(responseStream).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            var dailySchedules = await JsonSerializer.DeserializeAsync<List<ScheduleDirect.Day>>(responseStream, _jsonOptions, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
             _logger.LogDebug("Found {ScheduleCount} programs on {ChannelID} ScheduleDirect", dailySchedules.Count, channelId);
 
             using var programRequestOptions = new HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Post, ApiUrl + "/programs");
@@ -123,12 +124,12 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.Listings
 
             using var innerResponse = await Send(programRequestOptions, true, info, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
             await using var innerResponseStream = await innerResponse.Content.ReadAsStreamAsync(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
-            var programDetails = await _jsonSerializer.DeserializeFromStreamAsync<List<ScheduleDirect.ProgramDetails>>(innerResponseStream).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            var programDetails = await JsonSerializer.DeserializeAsync<List<ScheduleDirect.ProgramDetails>>(innerResponseStream, _jsonOptions, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
             var programDict = programDetails.ToDictionary(p => p.programID, y => y);
 
-            var programIdsWithImages =
-                programDetails.Where(p => p.hasImageArtwork).Select(p => p.programID)
-                    .ToList();
+            var programIdsWithImages = programDetails
+                .Where(p => p.hasImageArtwork).Select(p => p.programID)
+                .ToList();
 
             var images = await GetImageForPrograms(info, programIdsWithImages, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
 
@@ -183,8 +184,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.Listings
 
         private static int GetSizeOrder(ScheduleDirect.ImageData image)
         {
-            if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(image.height)
-                && int.TryParse(image.height, out int value))
+            if (int.TryParse(image.height, out int value))
             {
                 return value;
             }
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.Listings
             {
                 using var innerResponse2 = await Send(message, true, info, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
                 await using var response = await innerResponse2.Content.ReadAsStreamAsync(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
-                return await _jsonSerializer.DeserializeFromStreamAsync<List<ScheduleDirect.ShowImages>>(response).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                return await JsonSerializer.DeserializeAsync<List<ScheduleDirect.ShowImages>>(response, _jsonOptions, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
             }
             catch (Exception ex)
             {
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.Listings
                 using var httpResponse = await Send(options, false, info, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
                 await using var response = await httpResponse.Content.ReadAsStreamAsync(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
 
-                var root = await _jsonSerializer.DeserializeFromStreamAsync<List<ScheduleDirect.Headends>>(response).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                var root = await JsonSerializer.DeserializeAsync<List<ScheduleDirect.Headends>>(response, _jsonOptions, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
 
                 if (root != null)
                 {
@@ -649,7 +649,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.Listings
             using var response = await Send(options, false, null, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
             response.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();
             await using var stream = await response.Content.ReadAsStreamAsync(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
-            var root = await _jsonSerializer.DeserializeFromStreamAsync<ScheduleDirect.Token>(stream).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            var root = await JsonSerializer.DeserializeAsync<ScheduleDirect.Token>(stream, _jsonOptions, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
             if (string.Equals(root.message, "OK", StringComparison.Ordinal))
             {
                 _logger.LogInformation("Authenticated with Schedules Direct token: " + root.token);
@@ -705,7 +705,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.Listings
                 httpResponse.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();
                 await using var stream = await httpResponse.Content.ReadAsStreamAsync(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
                 using var response = httpResponse.Content;
-                var root = await _jsonSerializer.DeserializeFromStreamAsync<ScheduleDirect.Lineups>(stream).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                var root = await JsonSerializer.DeserializeAsync<ScheduleDirect.Lineups>(stream, _jsonOptions, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
 
                 return root.lineups.Any(i => string.Equals(info.ListingsId, i.lineup, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
             }
@@ -777,27 +777,23 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.Listings
 
             using var httpResponse = await Send(options, true, info, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
             await using var stream = await httpResponse.Content.ReadAsStreamAsync(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
-            var root = await _jsonSerializer.DeserializeFromStreamAsync<ScheduleDirect.Channel>(stream).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            var root = await JsonSerializer.DeserializeAsync<ScheduleDirect.Channel>(stream, _jsonOptions, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
             _logger.LogInformation("Found {ChannelCount} channels on the lineup on ScheduleDirect", root.map.Count);
             _logger.LogInformation("Mapping Stations to Channel");
 
             var allStations = root.stations ?? new List<ScheduleDirect.Station>();
 
             var map = root.map;
-            int len = map.Count;
-            var array = new List<ChannelInfo>(len);
-            for (int i = 0; i < len; i++)
+            var list = new List<ChannelInfo>(map.Count);
+            foreach (var channel in map)
             {
-                var channelNumber = GetChannelNumber(map[i]);
+                var channelNumber = GetChannelNumber(channel);
 
-                var station = allStations.Find(item => string.Equals(item.stationID, map[i].stationID, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
-                if (station == null)
-                {
-                    station = new ScheduleDirect.Station
+                var station = allStations.Find(item => string.Equals(item.stationID, channel.stationID, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)) 
+                    ?? new ScheduleDirect.Station
                     {
-                        stationID = map[i].stationID
+                        stationID = channel.stationID
                     };
-                }
 
                 var channelInfo = new ChannelInfo
                 {
@@ -812,10 +808,10 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.Listings
                     channelInfo.ImageUrl = station.logo.URL;
                 }
 
-                array[i] = channelInfo;
+                list.Add(channelInfo);
             }
 
-            return array;
+            return list;
         }
 
         private static string NormalizeName(string value)
diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/Listings/XmlTvListingsProvider.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/Listings/XmlTvListingsProvider.cs
index 76c875737..ebad4eddf 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/Listings/XmlTvListingsProvider.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/Listings/XmlTvListingsProvider.cs
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
+#nullable disable
+
 #pragma warning disable CS1591
 
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Globalization;
 using System.IO;
-using System.IO.Compression;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Net.Http;
 using System.Threading;
diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/LiveTvConfigurationFactory.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/LiveTvConfigurationFactory.cs
index ba916af38..098f193fb 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/LiveTvConfigurationFactory.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/LiveTvConfigurationFactory.cs
@@ -1,21 +1,23 @@
-#pragma warning disable CS1591
-
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using MediaBrowser.Common.Configuration;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.LiveTv;
 
 namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.LiveTv
 {
+    /// <summary>
+    /// <see cref="IConfigurationFactory" /> implementation for <see cref="LiveTvOptions" />.
+    /// </summary>
     public class LiveTvConfigurationFactory : IConfigurationFactory
     {
+        /// <inheritdoc />
         public IEnumerable<ConfigurationStore> GetConfigurations()
         {
             return new ConfigurationStore[]
             {
                 new ConfigurationStore
                 {
-                     ConfigurationType = typeof(LiveTvOptions),
-                     Key = "livetv"
+                    ConfigurationType = typeof(LiveTvOptions),
+                    Key = "livetv"
                 }
             };
         }
diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/LiveTvDtoService.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/LiveTvDtoService.cs
index 6af49dd45..21e1409ac 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/LiveTvDtoService.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/LiveTvDtoService.cs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#nullable disable
+
 #pragma warning disable CS1591
 
 using System;
diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/LiveTvManager.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/LiveTvManager.cs
index 7842be716..d964769b5 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/LiveTvManager.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/LiveTvManager.cs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#nullable disable
+
 #pragma warning disable CS1591
 
 using System;
@@ -987,10 +989,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.LiveTv
                 var externalProgramId = programTuple.Item2;
                 string externalSeriesId = programTuple.Item3;
 
-                if (timerList == null)
-                {
-                    timerList = (await GetTimersInternal(new TimerQuery(), cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false)).Items;
-                }
+                timerList ??= (await GetTimersInternal(new TimerQuery(), cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false)).Items;
 
                 var timer = timerList.FirstOrDefault(i => string.Equals(i.ProgramId, externalProgramId, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
                 var foundSeriesTimer = false;
@@ -1018,10 +1017,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.LiveTv
                     continue;
                 }
 
-                if (seriesTimerList == null)
-                {
-                    seriesTimerList = (await GetSeriesTimersInternal(new SeriesTimerQuery(), cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false)).Items;
-                }
+                seriesTimerList ??= (await GetSeriesTimersInternal(new SeriesTimerQuery(), cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false)).Items;
 
                 var seriesTimer = seriesTimerList.FirstOrDefault(i => string.Equals(i.SeriesId, externalSeriesId, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
 
@@ -1974,10 +1970,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.LiveTv
                 };
             }
 
-            if (service == null)
-            {
-                service = _services[0];
-            }
+            service ??= _services[0];
 
             var info = await service.GetNewTimerDefaultsAsync(cancellationToken, programInfo).ConfigureAwait(false);
 
@@ -2239,7 +2232,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.LiveTv
 
         public async Task<TunerHostInfo> SaveTunerHost(TunerHostInfo info, bool dataSourceChanged = true)
         {
-            info = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<TunerHostInfo>(JsonSerializer.Serialize(info));
+            info = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<TunerHostInfo>(JsonSerializer.SerializeToUtf8Bytes(info));
 
             var provider = _tunerHosts.FirstOrDefault(i => string.Equals(info.Type, i.Type, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
 
@@ -2273,7 +2266,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.LiveTv
 
             if (dataSourceChanged)
             {
-                _taskManager.CancelIfRunningAndQueue<RefreshChannelsScheduledTask>();
+                _taskManager.CancelIfRunningAndQueue<RefreshGuideScheduledTask>();
             }
 
             return info;
@@ -2283,7 +2276,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.LiveTv
         {
             // Hack to make the object a pure ListingsProviderInfo instead of an AddListingProvider
             // ServerConfiguration.SaveConfiguration crashes during xml serialization for AddListingProvider
-            info = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<ListingsProviderInfo>(JsonSerializer.Serialize(info));
+            info = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<ListingsProviderInfo>(JsonSerializer.SerializeToUtf8Bytes(info));
 
             var provider = _listingProviders.FirstOrDefault(i => string.Equals(info.Type, i.Type, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
 
@@ -2316,7 +2309,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.LiveTv
 
             _config.SaveConfiguration("livetv", config);
 
-            _taskManager.CancelIfRunningAndQueue<RefreshChannelsScheduledTask>();
+            _taskManager.CancelIfRunningAndQueue<RefreshGuideScheduledTask>();
 
             return info;
         }
@@ -2328,7 +2321,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.LiveTv
             config.ListingProviders = config.ListingProviders.Where(i => !string.Equals(id, i.Id, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)).ToArray();
 
             _config.SaveConfiguration("livetv", config);
-            _taskManager.CancelIfRunningAndQueue<RefreshChannelsScheduledTask>();
+            _taskManager.CancelIfRunningAndQueue<RefreshGuideScheduledTask>();
         }
 
         public async Task<TunerChannelMapping> SetChannelMapping(string providerId, string tunerChannelId, string providerChannelId)
@@ -2362,7 +2355,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.LiveTv
             var tunerChannelMappings =
                 tunerChannels.Select(i => GetTunerChannelMapping(i, mappings, providerChannels)).ToList();
 
-            _taskManager.CancelIfRunningAndQueue<RefreshChannelsScheduledTask>();
+            _taskManager.CancelIfRunningAndQueue<RefreshGuideScheduledTask>();
 
             return tunerChannelMappings.First(i => string.Equals(i.Id, tunerChannelId, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
         }
diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/LiveTvMediaSourceProvider.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/LiveTvMediaSourceProvider.cs
index 3a738fd5d..ecd28097d 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/LiveTvMediaSourceProvider.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/LiveTvMediaSourceProvider.cs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#nullable disable
+
 #pragma warning disable CS1591
 
 using System;
diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/RefreshChannelsScheduledTask.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/RefreshGuideScheduledTask.cs
index 582b64923..15df0dcf1 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/RefreshChannelsScheduledTask.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/RefreshGuideScheduledTask.cs
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-#pragma warning disable CS1591
-
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using MediaBrowser.Common.Configuration;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.LiveTv;
@@ -10,34 +9,55 @@ using MediaBrowser.Model.Tasks;
 
 namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.LiveTv
 {
-    public class RefreshChannelsScheduledTask : IScheduledTask, IConfigurableScheduledTask
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The "Refresh Guide" scheduled task.
+    /// </summary>
+    public class RefreshGuideScheduledTask : IScheduledTask, IConfigurableScheduledTask
     {
         private readonly ILiveTvManager _liveTvManager;
         private readonly IConfigurationManager _config;
 
-        public RefreshChannelsScheduledTask(ILiveTvManager liveTvManager, IConfigurationManager config)
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="RefreshGuideScheduledTask"/> class.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="liveTvManager">The live tv manager.</param>
+        /// <param name="config">The configuration manager.</param>
+        public RefreshGuideScheduledTask(ILiveTvManager liveTvManager, IConfigurationManager config)
         {
             _liveTvManager = liveTvManager;
             _config = config;
         }
 
+        /// <inheritdoc />
         public string Name => "Refresh Guide";
 
+        /// <inheritdoc />
         public string Description => "Downloads channel information from live tv services.";
 
+        /// <inheritdoc />
         public string Category => "Live TV";
 
-        public Task Execute(System.Threading.CancellationToken cancellationToken, IProgress<double> progress)
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public bool IsHidden => _liveTvManager.Services.Count == 1 && GetConfiguration().TunerHosts.Length == 0;
+
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public bool IsEnabled => true;
+
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public bool IsLogged => true;
+
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public string Key => "RefreshGuide";
+
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public Task Execute(CancellationToken cancellationToken, IProgress<double> progress)
         {
             var manager = (LiveTvManager)_liveTvManager;
 
             return manager.RefreshChannels(progress, cancellationToken);
         }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Creates the triggers that define when the task will run.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <returns>IEnumerable{BaseTaskTrigger}.</returns>
+        /// <inheritdoc />
         public IEnumerable<TaskTriggerInfo> GetDefaultTriggers()
         {
             return new[]
@@ -51,13 +71,5 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.LiveTv
         {
             return _config.GetConfiguration<LiveTvOptions>("livetv");
         }
-
-        public bool IsHidden => _liveTvManager.Services.Count == 1 && GetConfiguration().TunerHosts.Length == 0;
-
-        public bool IsEnabled => true;
-
-        public bool IsLogged => true;
-
-        public string Key => "RefreshGuide";
     }
 }
diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/TunerHosts/BaseTunerHost.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/TunerHosts/BaseTunerHost.cs
index fbcd4ef37..5941613cf 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/TunerHosts/BaseTunerHost.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/TunerHosts/BaseTunerHost.cs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#nullable disable
+
 #pragma warning disable CS1591
 
 using System;
@@ -38,6 +40,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.TunerHosts
         public virtual bool IsSupported => true;
 
         protected abstract Task<List<ChannelInfo>> GetChannelsInternal(TunerHostInfo tuner, CancellationToken cancellationToken);
+
         public abstract string Type { get; }
 
         public async Task<List<ChannelInfo>> GetChannels(TunerHostInfo tuner, bool enableCache, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/TunerHosts/HdHomerun/Channels.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/TunerHosts/HdHomerun/Channels.cs
index 740cbb66e..0f0453189 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/TunerHosts/HdHomerun/Channels.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/TunerHosts/HdHomerun/Channels.cs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#nullable disable
+
 namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.TunerHosts.HdHomerun
 {
     internal class Channels
diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/TunerHosts/HdHomerun/DiscoverResponse.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/TunerHosts/HdHomerun/DiscoverResponse.cs
index 09d77f838..42068cd34 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/TunerHosts/HdHomerun/DiscoverResponse.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/TunerHosts/HdHomerun/DiscoverResponse.cs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#nullable disable
+
 using System;
 
 namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.TunerHosts.HdHomerun
diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/TunerHosts/HdHomerun/HdHomerunHost.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/TunerHosts/HdHomerun/HdHomerunHost.cs
index 5ef83f274..54de841fe 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/TunerHosts/HdHomerun/HdHomerunHost.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/TunerHosts/HdHomerun/HdHomerunHost.cs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#nullable disable
+
 #pragma warning disable CS1591
 
 using System;
@@ -8,10 +10,8 @@ using System.Linq;
 using System.Net;
 using System.Net.Http;
 using System.Text.Json;
-using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
-using MediaBrowser.Common.Configuration;
 using MediaBrowser.Common.Extensions;
 using MediaBrowser.Common.Json;
 using MediaBrowser.Common.Net;
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ using MediaBrowser.Controller;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Configuration;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Library;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.LiveTv;
-using MediaBrowser.Model.Configuration;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.Dto;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.Entities;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.IO;
@@ -61,7 +60,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.TunerHosts.HdHomerun
             _networkManager = networkManager;
             _streamHelper = streamHelper;
 
-            _jsonOptions = JsonDefaults.GetOptions();
+            _jsonOptions = JsonDefaults.Options;
         }
 
         public string Name => "HD Homerun";
@@ -77,7 +76,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.TunerHosts.HdHomerun
         {
             var model = await GetModelInfo(info, false, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
 
-            using var response = await _httpClientFactory.CreateClient(NamedClient.Default).GetAsync(model.LineupURL, HttpCompletionOption.ResponseHeadersRead, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            using var response = await _httpClientFactory.CreateClient(NamedClient.Default).GetAsync(model.LineupURL ?? model.BaseURL + "/lineup.json", HttpCompletionOption.ResponseHeadersRead, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
             await using var stream = await response.Content.ReadAsStreamAsync(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
             var lineup = await JsonSerializer.DeserializeAsync<List<Channels>>(stream, _jsonOptions, cancellationToken)
                 .ConfigureAwait(false) ?? new List<Channels>();
@@ -185,16 +184,16 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.TunerHosts.HdHomerun
             await using var stream = await response.Content.ReadAsStreamAsync(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
             using var sr = new StreamReader(stream, System.Text.Encoding.UTF8);
             var tuners = new List<LiveTvTunerInfo>();
-            while (!sr.EndOfStream)
+            await foreach (var line in sr.ReadAllLinesAsync().ConfigureAwait(false))
             {
-                string line = StripXML(sr.ReadLine());
-                if (line.Contains("Channel", StringComparison.Ordinal))
+                string stripedLine = StripXML(line);
+                if (stripedLine.Contains("Channel", StringComparison.Ordinal))
                 {
                     LiveTvTunerStatus status;
-                    var index = line.IndexOf("Channel", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
-                    var name = line.Substring(0, index - 1);
-                    var currentChannel = line.Substring(index + 7);
-                    if (currentChannel != "none")
+                    var index = stripedLine.IndexOf("Channel", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+                    var name = stripedLine.Substring(0, index - 1);
+                    var currentChannel = stripedLine.Substring(index + 7);
+                    if (string.Equals(currentChannel, "none", StringComparison.Ordinal))
                     {
                         status = LiveTvTunerStatus.LiveTv;
                     }
@@ -335,11 +334,6 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.TunerHosts.HdHomerun
             return new Uri(url).AbsoluteUri.TrimEnd('/');
         }
 
-        protected EncodingOptions GetEncodingOptions()
-        {
-            return Config.GetConfiguration<EncodingOptions>("encoding");
-        }
-
         private static string GetHdHrIdFromChannelId(string channelId)
         {
             return channelId.Split('_')[1];
@@ -429,10 +423,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.TunerHosts.HdHomerun
 
             string audioCodec = channelInfo.AudioCodec;
 
-            if (!videoBitrate.HasValue)
-            {
-                videoBitrate = isHd ? 15000000 : 2000000;
-            }
+            videoBitrate ??= isHd ? 15000000 : 2000000;
 
             int? audioBitrate = isHd ? 448000 : 192000;
 
@@ -592,7 +583,6 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.TunerHosts.HdHomerun
                     Logger,
                     Config,
                     _appHost,
-                    _networkManager,
                     _streamHelper);
             }
 
@@ -633,7 +623,6 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.TunerHosts.HdHomerun
                 Logger,
                 Config,
                 _appHost,
-                _networkManager,
                 _streamHelper);
         }
 
@@ -669,7 +658,9 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.TunerHosts.HdHomerun
                 _modelCache.Clear();
             }
 
-            cancellationToken = CancellationTokenSource.CreateLinkedTokenSource(new CancellationTokenSource(discoveryDurationMs).Token, cancellationToken).Token;
+            using var timedCancellationToken = new CancellationTokenSource(discoveryDurationMs);
+            using var linkedCancellationTokenSource = CancellationTokenSource.CreateLinkedTokenSource(timedCancellationToken.Token, cancellationToken);
+            cancellationToken = linkedCancellationTokenSource.Token;
             var list = new List<TunerHostInfo>();
 
             // Create udp broadcast discovery message
diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/TunerHosts/HdHomerun/HdHomerunManager.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/TunerHosts/HdHomerun/HdHomerunManager.cs
index cdc8c6870..3016eeda2 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/TunerHosts/HdHomerun/HdHomerunManager.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/TunerHosts/HdHomerun/HdHomerunManager.cs
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
+#nullable disable
+
 #pragma warning disable CS1591
 
 using System;
 using System.Buffers;
+using System.Buffers.Binary;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Globalization;
 using System.Net;
@@ -10,6 +13,7 @@ using System.Text;
 using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using MediaBrowser.Common;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.LiveTv;
 
 namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.TunerHosts.HdHomerun
@@ -26,7 +30,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.TunerHosts.HdHomerun
         public LegacyHdHomerunChannelCommands(string url)
         {
             // parse url for channel and program
-            var regExp = new Regex(@"\/ch(\d+)-?(\d*)");
+            var regExp = new Regex(@"\/ch([0-9]+)-?([0-9]*)");
             var match = regExp.Match(url);
             if (match.Success)
             {
@@ -120,17 +124,15 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.TunerHosts.HdHomerun
 
         private static async Task<bool> CheckTunerAvailability(NetworkStream stream, int tuner, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         {
-            var lockkeyMsg = CreateGetMessage(tuner, "lockkey");
-            await stream.WriteAsync(lockkeyMsg, 0, lockkeyMsg.Length, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
-
             byte[] buffer = ArrayPool<byte>.Shared.Rent(8192);
             try
             {
-                int receivedBytes = await stream.ReadAsync(buffer, 0, buffer.Length, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                var msgLen = WriteGetMessage(buffer, tuner, "lockkey");
+                await stream.WriteAsync(buffer.AsMemory(0, msgLen), cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
 
-                ParseReturnMessage(buffer, receivedBytes, out string returnVal);
+                int receivedBytes = await stream.ReadAsync(buffer, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
 
-                return string.Equals(returnVal, "none", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+                return VerifyReturnValueOfGetSet(buffer.AsSpan(receivedBytes), "none");
             }
             finally
             {
@@ -166,24 +168,24 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.TunerHosts.HdHomerun
 
                     _activeTuner = i;
                     var lockKeyString = string.Format(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, "{0:d}", lockKeyValue);
-                    var lockkeyMsg = CreateSetMessage(i, "lockkey", lockKeyString, null);
-                    await stream.WriteAsync(lockkeyMsg, 0, lockkeyMsg.Length, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
-                    int receivedBytes = await stream.ReadAsync(buffer, 0, buffer.Length, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                    var lockkeyMsgLen = WriteSetMessage(buffer, i, "lockkey", lockKeyString, null);
+                    await stream.WriteAsync(buffer.AsMemory(0, lockkeyMsgLen), cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                    int receivedBytes = await stream.ReadAsync(buffer, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
 
                     // parse response to make sure it worked
-                    if (!ParseReturnMessage(buffer, receivedBytes, out _))
+                    if (!TryGetReturnValueOfGetSet(buffer.AsSpan(0, receivedBytes), out _))
                     {
                         continue;
                     }
 
                     foreach (var command in commands.GetCommands())
                     {
-                        var channelMsg = CreateSetMessage(i, command.Item1, command.Item2, lockKeyValue);
-                        await stream.WriteAsync(channelMsg, 0, channelMsg.Length, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
-                        receivedBytes = await stream.ReadAsync(buffer, 0, buffer.Length, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                        var channelMsgLen = WriteSetMessage(buffer, i, command.Item1, command.Item2, lockKeyValue);
+                        await stream.WriteAsync(buffer.AsMemory(0, channelMsgLen), cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                        receivedBytes = await stream.ReadAsync(buffer, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
 
                         // parse response to make sure it worked
-                        if (!ParseReturnMessage(buffer, receivedBytes, out _))
+                        if (!TryGetReturnValueOfGetSet(buffer.AsSpan(0, receivedBytes), out _))
                         {
                             await ReleaseLockkey(_tcpClient, lockKeyValue).ConfigureAwait(false);
                             continue;
@@ -191,13 +193,13 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.TunerHosts.HdHomerun
                     }
 
                     var targetValue = string.Format(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, "rtp://{0}:{1}", localIp, localPort);
-                    var targetMsg = CreateSetMessage(i, "target", targetValue, lockKeyValue);
+                    var targetMsgLen = WriteSetMessage(buffer, i, "target", targetValue, lockKeyValue);
 
-                    await stream.WriteAsync(targetMsg, 0, targetMsg.Length, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
-                    receivedBytes = await stream.ReadAsync(buffer, 0, buffer.Length, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                    await stream.WriteAsync(buffer.AsMemory(0, targetMsgLen), cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                    receivedBytes = await stream.ReadAsync(buffer, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
 
                     // parse response to make sure it worked
-                    if (!ParseReturnMessage(buffer, receivedBytes, out _))
+                    if (!TryGetReturnValueOfGetSet(buffer.AsSpan(0, receivedBytes), out _))
                     {
                         await ReleaseLockkey(_tcpClient, lockKeyValue).ConfigureAwait(false);
                         continue;
@@ -232,12 +234,12 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.TunerHosts.HdHomerun
             {
                 foreach (var command in commandList)
                 {
-                    var channelMsg = CreateSetMessage(_activeTuner, command.Item1, command.Item2, _lockkey);
-                    await stream.WriteAsync(channelMsg, 0, channelMsg.Length, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
-                    int receivedBytes = await stream.ReadAsync(buffer, 0, buffer.Length, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                    var channelMsgLen = WriteSetMessage(buffer, _activeTuner, command.Item1, command.Item2, _lockkey);
+                    await stream.WriteAsync(buffer.AsMemory(0, channelMsgLen), cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                    int receivedBytes = await stream.ReadAsync(buffer, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
 
                     // parse response to make sure it worked
-                    if (!ParseReturnMessage(buffer, receivedBytes, out _))
+                    if (!TryGetReturnValueOfGetSet(buffer.AsSpan(0, receivedBytes), out _))
                     {
                         return;
                     }
@@ -265,17 +267,17 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.TunerHosts.HdHomerun
         {
             var stream = client.GetStream();
 
-            var releaseTarget = CreateSetMessage(_activeTuner, "target", "none", lockKeyValue);
-            await stream.WriteAsync(releaseTarget, 0, releaseTarget.Length).ConfigureAwait(false);
-
             var buffer = ArrayPool<byte>.Shared.Rent(8192);
             try
             {
-                await stream.ReadAsync(buffer, 0, buffer.Length).ConfigureAwait(false);
-                var releaseKeyMsg = CreateSetMessage(_activeTuner, "lockkey", "none", lockKeyValue);
+                var releaseTargetLen = WriteSetMessage(buffer, _activeTuner, "target", "none", lockKeyValue);
+                await stream.WriteAsync(buffer.AsMemory(0, releaseTargetLen)).ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+                await stream.ReadAsync(buffer).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                var releaseKeyMsgLen = WriteSetMessage(buffer, _activeTuner, "lockkey", "none", lockKeyValue);
                 _lockkey = null;
-                await stream.WriteAsync(releaseKeyMsg, 0, releaseKeyMsg.Length).ConfigureAwait(false);
-                await stream.ReadAsync(buffer, 0, buffer.Length).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                await stream.WriteAsync(buffer.AsMemory(0, releaseKeyMsgLen)).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                await stream.ReadAsync(buffer).ConfigureAwait(false);
             }
             finally
             {
@@ -283,249 +285,136 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.TunerHosts.HdHomerun
             }
         }
 
-        private static byte[] CreateGetMessage(int tuner, string name)
+        internal static int WriteGetMessage(Span<byte> buffer, int tuner, string name)
         {
-            var byteName = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(string.Format(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, "/tuner{0}/{1}\0", tuner, name));
-            int messageLength = byteName.Length + 10; // 4 bytes for header + 4 bytes for crc + 2 bytes for tag name and length
-
-            var message = new byte[messageLength];
+            var byteName = string.Format(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, "/tuner{0}/{1}", tuner, name);
+            int offset = WriteHeaderAndPayload(buffer, byteName);
+            return FinishPacket(buffer, offset);
+        }
 
-            int offset = InsertHeaderAndName(byteName, messageLength, message);
+        internal static int WriteSetMessage(Span<byte> buffer, int tuner, string name, string value, uint? lockkey)
+        {
+            var byteName = string.Format(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, "/tuner{0}/{1}", tuner, name);
+            int offset = WriteHeaderAndPayload(buffer, byteName);
 
-            bool flipEndian = BitConverter.IsLittleEndian;
+            buffer[offset++] = GetSetValue;
+            offset += WriteNullTerminatedString(buffer.Slice(offset), value);
 
-            // calculate crc and insert at the end of the message
-            var crcBytes = BitConverter.GetBytes(HdHomerunCrc.GetCrc32(message, messageLength - 4));
-            if (flipEndian)
+            if (lockkey.HasValue)
             {
-                Array.Reverse(crcBytes);
+                buffer[offset++] = GetSetLockkey;
+                buffer[offset++] = 4;
+                BinaryPrimitives.WriteUInt32BigEndian(buffer.Slice(offset), lockkey.Value);
+                offset += 4;
             }
 
-            Buffer.BlockCopy(crcBytes, 0, message, offset, 4);
-
-            return message;
+            return FinishPacket(buffer, offset);
         }
 
-        private static byte[] CreateSetMessage(int tuner, string name, string value, uint? lockkey)
+        internal static int WriteNullTerminatedString(Span<byte> buffer, ReadOnlySpan<char> payload)
         {
-            var byteName = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(string.Format(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, "/tuner{0}/{1}\0", tuner, name));
-            var byteValue = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(string.Format(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, "{0}\0", value));
-
-            int messageLength = byteName.Length + byteValue.Length + 12;
-            if (lockkey.HasValue)
-            {
-                messageLength += 6;
-            }
+            int len = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(payload, buffer.Slice(1)) + 1;
 
-            var message = new byte[messageLength];
+            // TODO: variable length: this can be 2 bytes if len > 127
+            // Write length in front of value
+            buffer[0] = Convert.ToByte(len);
 
-            int offset = InsertHeaderAndName(byteName, messageLength, message);
+            // null-terminate
+            buffer[len++] = 0;
 
-            bool flipEndian = BitConverter.IsLittleEndian;
+            return len;
+        }
 
-            message[offset++] = GetSetValue;
-            message[offset++] = Convert.ToByte(byteValue.Length);
-            Buffer.BlockCopy(byteValue, 0, message, offset, byteValue.Length);
-            offset += byteValue.Length;
-            if (lockkey.HasValue)
-            {
-                message[offset++] = GetSetLockkey;
-                message[offset++] = 4;
-                var lockKeyBytes = BitConverter.GetBytes(lockkey.Value);
-                if (flipEndian)
-                {
-                    Array.Reverse(lockKeyBytes);
-                }
+        private static int WriteHeaderAndPayload(Span<byte> buffer, ReadOnlySpan<char> payload)
+        {
+            // Packet type
+            BinaryPrimitives.WriteUInt16BigEndian(buffer, GetSetRequest);
 
-                Buffer.BlockCopy(lockKeyBytes, 0, message, offset, 4);
-                offset += 4;
-            }
+            // We write the payload length at the end
+            int offset = 4;
 
-            // calculate crc and insert at the end of the message
-            var crcBytes = BitConverter.GetBytes(HdHomerunCrc.GetCrc32(message, messageLength - 4));
-            if (flipEndian)
-            {
-                Array.Reverse(crcBytes);
-            }
+            // Tag
+            buffer[offset++] = GetSetName;
 
-            Buffer.BlockCopy(crcBytes, 0, message, offset, 4);
+            // Payload length + data
+            int strLen = WriteNullTerminatedString(buffer.Slice(offset), payload);
+            offset += strLen;
 
-            return message;
+            return offset;
         }
 
-        private static int InsertHeaderAndName(byte[] byteName, int messageLength, byte[] message)
+        private static int FinishPacket(Span<byte> buffer, int offset)
         {
-            // check to see if we need to flip endiannes
-            bool flipEndian = BitConverter.IsLittleEndian;
-            int offset = 0;
+            // Payload length
+            BinaryPrimitives.WriteUInt16BigEndian(buffer.Slice(2), (ushort)(offset - 4));
 
-            // create header bytes
-            var getSetBytes = BitConverter.GetBytes(GetSetRequest);
-            var msgLenBytes = BitConverter.GetBytes((ushort)(messageLength - 8)); // Subtrace 4 bytes for header and 4 bytes for crc
-
-            if (flipEndian)
-            {
-                Array.Reverse(getSetBytes);
-                Array.Reverse(msgLenBytes);
-            }
-
-            // insert header bytes into message
-            Buffer.BlockCopy(getSetBytes, 0, message, offset, 2);
-            offset += 2;
-            Buffer.BlockCopy(msgLenBytes, 0, message, offset, 2);
-            offset += 2;
-
-            // insert tag name and length
-            message[offset++] = GetSetName;
-            message[offset++] = Convert.ToByte(byteName.Length);
+            // calculate crc and insert at the end of the message
+            var crc = Crc32.Compute(buffer.Slice(0, offset));
+            BinaryPrimitives.WriteUInt32LittleEndian(buffer.Slice(offset), crc);
 
-            // insert name string
-            Buffer.BlockCopy(byteName, 0, message, offset, byteName.Length);
-            offset += byteName.Length;
+            return offset + 4;
+        }
 
-            return offset;
+        internal static bool VerifyReturnValueOfGetSet(ReadOnlySpan<byte> buffer, string expected)
+        {
+            return TryGetReturnValueOfGetSet(buffer, out var value)
+                && string.Equals(Encoding.UTF8.GetString(value), expected, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
         }
 
-        private static bool ParseReturnMessage(byte[] buf, int numBytes, out string returnVal)
+        internal static bool TryGetReturnValueOfGetSet(ReadOnlySpan<byte> buffer, out ReadOnlySpan<byte> value)
         {
-            returnVal = string.Empty;
+            value = ReadOnlySpan<byte>.Empty;
 
-            if (numBytes < 4)
+            if (buffer.Length < 8)
             {
                 return false;
             }
 
-            var flipEndian = BitConverter.IsLittleEndian;
-            int offset = 0;
-            byte[] msgTypeBytes = new byte[2];
-            Buffer.BlockCopy(buf, offset, msgTypeBytes, 0, msgTypeBytes.Length);
-
-            if (flipEndian)
+            uint crc = BinaryPrimitives.ReadUInt32LittleEndian(buffer[^4..]);
+            if (crc != Crc32.Compute(buffer[..^4]))
             {
-                Array.Reverse(msgTypeBytes);
+                return false;
             }
 
-            var msgType = BitConverter.ToUInt16(msgTypeBytes, 0);
-            offset += 2;
-
-            if (msgType != GetSetReply)
+            if (BinaryPrimitives.ReadUInt16BigEndian(buffer) != GetSetReply)
             {
                 return false;
             }
 
-            byte[] msgLengthBytes = new byte[2];
-            Buffer.BlockCopy(buf, offset, msgLengthBytes, 0, msgLengthBytes.Length);
-            if (flipEndian)
+            var msgLength = BinaryPrimitives.ReadUInt16BigEndian(buffer.Slice(2));
+            if (buffer.Length != 2 + 2 + 4 + msgLength)
             {
-                Array.Reverse(msgLengthBytes);
+                return false;
             }
 
-            var msgLength = BitConverter.ToUInt16(msgLengthBytes, 0);
-            offset += 2;
-
-            if (numBytes < msgLength + 8)
+            var offset = 4;
+            if (buffer[offset++] != GetSetName)
             {
                 return false;
             }
 
-            offset++; // Name Tag
-
-            var nameLength = buf[offset++];
+            var nameLength = buffer[offset++];
+            if (buffer.Length < 4 + 1 + offset + nameLength)
+            {
+                return false;
+            }
 
-            // skip the name field to get to value for return
             offset += nameLength;
 
-            offset++; // Value Tag
-
-            var valueLength = buf[offset++];
-
-            returnVal = Encoding.UTF8.GetString(buf, offset, valueLength - 1); // remove null terminator
-            return true;
-        }
-
-        private static class HdHomerunCrc
-        {
-            private static uint[] crc_table = {
-            0x00000000, 0x77073096, 0xee0e612c, 0x990951ba,
-            0x076dc419, 0x706af48f, 0xe963a535, 0x9e6495a3,
-            0x0edb8832, 0x79dcb8a4, 0xe0d5e91e, 0x97d2d988,
-            0x09b64c2b, 0x7eb17cbd, 0xe7b82d07, 0x90bf1d91,
-            0x1db71064, 0x6ab020f2, 0xf3b97148, 0x84be41de,
-            0x1adad47d, 0x6ddde4eb, 0xf4d4b551, 0x83d385c7,
-            0x136c9856, 0x646ba8c0, 0xfd62f97a, 0x8a65c9ec,
-            0x14015c4f, 0x63066cd9, 0xfa0f3d63, 0x8d080df5,
-            0x3b6e20c8, 0x4c69105e, 0xd56041e4, 0xa2677172,
-            0x3c03e4d1, 0x4b04d447, 0xd20d85fd, 0xa50ab56b,
-            0x35b5a8fa, 0x42b2986c, 0xdbbbc9d6, 0xacbcf940,
-            0x32d86ce3, 0x45df5c75, 0xdcd60dcf, 0xabd13d59,
-            0x26d930ac, 0x51de003a, 0xc8d75180, 0xbfd06116,
-            0x21b4f4b5, 0x56b3c423, 0xcfba9599, 0xb8bda50f,
-            0x2802b89e, 0x5f058808, 0xc60cd9b2, 0xb10be924,
-            0x2f6f7c87, 0x58684c11, 0xc1611dab, 0xb6662d3d,
-            0x76dc4190, 0x01db7106, 0x98d220bc, 0xefd5102a,
-            0x71b18589, 0x06b6b51f, 0x9fbfe4a5, 0xe8b8d433,
-            0x7807c9a2, 0x0f00f934, 0x9609a88e, 0xe10e9818,
-            0x7f6a0dbb, 0x086d3d2d, 0x91646c97, 0xe6635c01,
-            0x6b6b51f4, 0x1c6c6162, 0x856530d8, 0xf262004e,
-            0x6c0695ed, 0x1b01a57b, 0x8208f4c1, 0xf50fc457,
-            0x65b0d9c6, 0x12b7e950, 0x8bbeb8ea, 0xfcb9887c,
-            0x62dd1ddf, 0x15da2d49, 0x8cd37cf3, 0xfbd44c65,
-            0x4db26158, 0x3ab551ce, 0xa3bc0074, 0xd4bb30e2,
-            0x4adfa541, 0x3dd895d7, 0xa4d1c46d, 0xd3d6f4fb,
-            0x4369e96a, 0x346ed9fc, 0xad678846, 0xda60b8d0,
-            0x44042d73, 0x33031de5, 0xaa0a4c5f, 0xdd0d7cc9,
-            0x5005713c, 0x270241aa, 0xbe0b1010, 0xc90c2086,
-            0x5768b525, 0x206f85b3, 0xb966d409, 0xce61e49f,
-            0x5edef90e, 0x29d9c998, 0xb0d09822, 0xc7d7a8b4,
-            0x59b33d17, 0x2eb40d81, 0xb7bd5c3b, 0xc0ba6cad,
-            0xedb88320, 0x9abfb3b6, 0x03b6e20c, 0x74b1d29a,
-            0xead54739, 0x9dd277af, 0x04db2615, 0x73dc1683,
-            0xe3630b12, 0x94643b84, 0x0d6d6a3e, 0x7a6a5aa8,
-            0xe40ecf0b, 0x9309ff9d, 0x0a00ae27, 0x7d079eb1,
-            0xf00f9344, 0x8708a3d2, 0x1e01f268, 0x6906c2fe,
-            0xf762575d, 0x806567cb, 0x196c3671, 0x6e6b06e7,
-            0xfed41b76, 0x89d32be0, 0x10da7a5a, 0x67dd4acc,
-            0xf9b9df6f, 0x8ebeeff9, 0x17b7be43, 0x60b08ed5,
-            0xd6d6a3e8, 0xa1d1937e, 0x38d8c2c4, 0x4fdff252,
-            0xd1bb67f1, 0xa6bc5767, 0x3fb506dd, 0x48b2364b,
-            0xd80d2bda, 0xaf0a1b4c, 0x36034af6, 0x41047a60,
-            0xdf60efc3, 0xa867df55, 0x316e8eef, 0x4669be79,
-            0xcb61b38c, 0xbc66831a, 0x256fd2a0, 0x5268e236,
-            0xcc0c7795, 0xbb0b4703, 0x220216b9, 0x5505262f,
-            0xc5ba3bbe, 0xb2bd0b28, 0x2bb45a92, 0x5cb36a04,
-            0xc2d7ffa7, 0xb5d0cf31, 0x2cd99e8b, 0x5bdeae1d,
-            0x9b64c2b0, 0xec63f226, 0x756aa39c, 0x026d930a,
-            0x9c0906a9, 0xeb0e363f, 0x72076785, 0x05005713,
-            0x95bf4a82, 0xe2b87a14, 0x7bb12bae, 0x0cb61b38,
-            0x92d28e9b, 0xe5d5be0d, 0x7cdcefb7, 0x0bdbdf21,
-            0x86d3d2d4, 0xf1d4e242, 0x68ddb3f8, 0x1fda836e,
-            0x81be16cd, 0xf6b9265b, 0x6fb077e1, 0x18b74777,
-            0x88085ae6, 0xff0f6a70, 0x66063bca, 0x11010b5c,
-            0x8f659eff, 0xf862ae69, 0x616bffd3, 0x166ccf45,
-            0xa00ae278, 0xd70dd2ee, 0x4e048354, 0x3903b3c2,
-            0xa7672661, 0xd06016f7, 0x4969474d, 0x3e6e77db,
-            0xaed16a4a, 0xd9d65adc, 0x40df0b66, 0x37d83bf0,
-            0xa9bcae53, 0xdebb9ec5, 0x47b2cf7f, 0x30b5ffe9,
-            0xbdbdf21c, 0xcabac28a, 0x53b39330, 0x24b4a3a6,
-            0xbad03605, 0xcdd70693, 0x54de5729, 0x23d967bf,
-            0xb3667a2e, 0xc4614ab8, 0x5d681b02, 0x2a6f2b94,
-            0xb40bbe37, 0xc30c8ea1, 0x5a05df1b, 0x2d02ef8d };
-
-            public static uint GetCrc32(byte[] bytes, int numBytes)
+            if (buffer[offset++] != GetSetValue)
             {
-                var hash = 0xffffffff;
-                for (var i = 0; i < numBytes; i++)
-                {
-                    hash = (hash >> 8) ^ crc_table[(hash ^ bytes[i]) & 0xff];
-                }
+                return false;
+            }
 
-                var tmp = ~hash & 0xffffffff;
-                var b0 = tmp & 0xff;
-                var b1 = (tmp >> 8) & 0xff;
-                var b2 = (tmp >> 16) & 0xff;
-                var b3 = (tmp >> 24) & 0xff;
-                return (b0 << 24) | (b1 << 16) | (b2 << 8) | b3;
+            var valueLength = buffer[offset++];
+            if (buffer.Length < 4 + offset + valueLength)
+            {
+                return false;
             }
+
+            // remove null terminator
+            value = buffer.Slice(offset, valueLength - 1);
+            return true;
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/TunerHosts/HdHomerun/HdHomerunUdpStream.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/TunerHosts/HdHomerun/HdHomerunUdpStream.cs
index cf653f87d..58e0c7448 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/TunerHosts/HdHomerun/HdHomerunUdpStream.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/TunerHosts/HdHomerun/HdHomerunUdpStream.cs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#nullable disable
+
 #pragma warning disable CS1591
 
 using System;
@@ -10,7 +12,6 @@ using System.Net.Sockets;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using MediaBrowser.Common.Configuration;
-using MediaBrowser.Common.Net;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Library;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.Dto;
@@ -28,7 +29,6 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.TunerHosts.HdHomerun
         private readonly IServerApplicationHost _appHost;
         private readonly IHdHomerunChannelCommands _channelCommands;
         private readonly int _numTuners;
-        private readonly INetworkManager _networkManager;
 
         public HdHomerunUdpStream(
             MediaSourceInfo mediaSource,
@@ -40,12 +40,10 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.TunerHosts.HdHomerun
             ILogger logger,
             IConfigurationManager configurationManager,
             IServerApplicationHost appHost,
-            INetworkManager networkManager,
             IStreamHelper streamHelper)
             : base(mediaSource, tunerHostInfo, fileSystem, logger, configurationManager, streamHelper)
         {
             _appHost = appHost;
-            _networkManager = networkManager;
             OriginalStreamId = originalStreamId;
             _channelCommands = channelCommands;
             _numTuners = numTuners;
@@ -92,7 +90,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.TunerHosts.HdHomerun
             {
                 try
                 {
-                    await tcpClient.ConnectAsync(remoteAddress, HdHomerunManager.HdHomeRunPort).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                    await tcpClient.ConnectAsync(remoteAddress, HdHomerunManager.HdHomeRunPort, openCancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
                     localAddress = ((IPEndPoint)tcpClient.Client.LocalEndPoint).Address;
                     tcpClient.Close();
                 }
@@ -126,7 +124,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.TunerHosts.HdHomerun
                 using (udpClient)
                 using (hdHomerunManager)
                 {
-                    if (!(ex is OperationCanceledException))
+                    if (ex is not OperationCanceledException)
                     {
                         Logger.LogError(ex, "Error opening live stream:");
                     }
diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/TunerHosts/LiveStream.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/TunerHosts/LiveStream.cs
index 78e62ff0a..96a678c1d 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/TunerHosts/LiveStream.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/TunerHosts/LiveStream.cs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#nullable disable
+
 #pragma warning disable CS1591
 
 using System;
@@ -150,7 +152,8 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.TunerHosts
 
         public async Task CopyToAsync(Stream stream, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         {
-            cancellationToken = CancellationTokenSource.CreateLinkedTokenSource(cancellationToken, LiveStreamCancellationTokenSource.Token).Token;
+            using var linkedCancellationTokenSource = CancellationTokenSource.CreateLinkedTokenSource(cancellationToken, LiveStreamCancellationTokenSource.Token);
+            cancellationToken = linkedCancellationTokenSource.Token;
 
             // use non-async filestream on windows along with read due to https://github.com/dotnet/corefx/issues/6039
             var allowAsync = Environment.OSVersion.Platform != PlatformID.Win32NT;
diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/TunerHosts/M3UTunerHost.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/TunerHosts/M3UTunerHost.cs
index 4b170b2e4..8fa6f5ad6 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/TunerHosts/M3UTunerHost.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/TunerHosts/M3UTunerHost.cs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#nullable disable
+
 #pragma warning disable CS1591
 
 using System;
@@ -27,6 +29,14 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.TunerHosts
 {
     public class M3UTunerHost : BaseTunerHost, ITunerHost, IConfigurableTunerHost
     {
+        private static readonly string[] _disallowedSharedStreamExtensions =
+        {
+            ".mkv",
+            ".mp4",
+            ".m3u8",
+            ".mpd"
+        };
+
         private readonly IHttpClientFactory _httpClientFactory;
         private readonly IServerApplicationHost _appHost;
         private readonly INetworkManager _networkManager;
@@ -65,7 +75,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.TunerHosts
         {
             var channelIdPrefix = GetFullChannelIdPrefix(info);
 
-            return await new M3uParser(Logger, _httpClientFactory, _appHost)
+            return await new M3uParser(Logger, _httpClientFactory)
                 .Parse(info, channelIdPrefix, cancellationToken)
                 .ConfigureAwait(false);
         }
@@ -86,14 +96,6 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.TunerHosts
             return Task.FromResult(list);
         }
 
-        private static readonly string[] _disallowedSharedStreamExtensions =
-        {
-            ".mkv",
-            ".mp4",
-            ".m3u8",
-            ".mpd"
-        };
-
         protected override async Task<ILiveStream> GetChannelStream(TunerHostInfo info, ChannelInfo channelInfo, string streamId, List<ILiveStream> currentLiveStreams, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         {
             var tunerCount = info.TunerCount;
@@ -128,7 +130,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.TunerHosts
 
         public async Task Validate(TunerHostInfo info)
         {
-            using (var stream = await new M3uParser(Logger, _httpClientFactory, _appHost).GetListingsStream(info, CancellationToken.None).ConfigureAwait(false))
+            using (var stream = await new M3uParser(Logger, _httpClientFactory).GetListingsStream(info, CancellationToken.None).ConfigureAwait(false))
             {
             }
         }
diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/TunerHosts/M3uParser.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/TunerHosts/M3uParser.cs
index c82b67b41..40a162890 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/TunerHosts/M3uParser.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/TunerHosts/M3uParser.cs
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
+#nullable disable
+
 #pragma warning disable CS1591
 
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Globalization;
 using System.IO;
-using System.Linq;
 using System.Net.Http;
 using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
 using System.Threading;
@@ -20,15 +21,15 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.TunerHosts
 {
     public class M3uParser
     {
+        private const string ExtInfPrefix = "#EXTINF:";
+
         private readonly ILogger _logger;
         private readonly IHttpClientFactory _httpClientFactory;
-        private readonly IServerApplicationHost _appHost;
 
-        public M3uParser(ILogger logger, IHttpClientFactory httpClientFactory, IServerApplicationHost appHost)
+        public M3uParser(ILogger logger, IHttpClientFactory httpClientFactory)
         {
             _logger = logger;
             _httpClientFactory = httpClientFactory;
-            _appHost = appHost;
         }
 
         public async Task<List<ChannelInfo>> Parse(TunerHostInfo info, string channelIdPrefix, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
@@ -36,16 +37,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.TunerHosts
             // Read the file and display it line by line.
             using (var reader = new StreamReader(await GetListingsStream(info, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false)))
             {
-                return GetChannels(reader, channelIdPrefix, info.Id);
-            }
-        }
-
-        public List<ChannelInfo> ParseString(string text, string channelIdPrefix, string tunerHostId)
-        {
-            // Read the file and display it line by line.
-            using (var reader = new StringReader(text))
-            {
-                return GetChannels(reader, channelIdPrefix, tunerHostId);
+                return await GetChannelsAsync(reader, channelIdPrefix, info.Id).ConfigureAwait(false);
             }
         }
 
@@ -69,45 +61,42 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.TunerHosts
             return File.OpenRead(info.Url);
         }
 
-        private const string ExtInfPrefix = "#EXTINF:";
-
-        private List<ChannelInfo> GetChannels(TextReader reader, string channelIdPrefix, string tunerHostId)
+        private async Task<List<ChannelInfo>> GetChannelsAsync(TextReader reader, string channelIdPrefix, string tunerHostId)
         {
             var channels = new List<ChannelInfo>();
-            string line;
             string extInf = string.Empty;
 
-            while ((line = reader.ReadLine()) != null)
+            await foreach (var line in reader.ReadAllLinesAsync().ConfigureAwait(false))
             {
-                line = line.Trim();
-                if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(line))
+                var trimmedLine = line.Trim();
+                if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(trimmedLine))
                 {
                     continue;
                 }
 
-                if (line.StartsWith("#EXTM3U", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+                if (trimmedLine.StartsWith("#EXTM3U", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
                 {
                     continue;
                 }
 
-                if (line.StartsWith(ExtInfPrefix, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+                if (trimmedLine.StartsWith(ExtInfPrefix, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
                 {
-                    extInf = line.Substring(ExtInfPrefix.Length).Trim();
+                    extInf = trimmedLine.Substring(ExtInfPrefix.Length).Trim();
                     _logger.LogInformation("Found m3u channel: {0}", extInf);
                 }
-                else if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(extInf) && !line.StartsWith('#'))
+                else if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(extInf) && !trimmedLine.StartsWith('#'))
                 {
-                    var channel = GetChannelnfo(extInf, tunerHostId, line);
+                    var channel = GetChannelnfo(extInf, tunerHostId, trimmedLine);
                     if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(channel.Id))
                     {
-                        channel.Id = channelIdPrefix + line.GetMD5().ToString("N", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
+                        channel.Id = channelIdPrefix + trimmedLine.GetMD5().ToString("N", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
                     }
                     else
                     {
                         channel.Id = channelIdPrefix + channel.Id.GetMD5().ToString("N", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
                     }
 
-                    channel.Path = line;
+                    channel.Path = trimmedLine;
                     channels.Add(channel);
                     extInf = string.Empty;
                 }
@@ -133,6 +122,11 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.TunerHosts
                 channel.ImageUrl = value;
             }
 
+            if (attributes.TryGetValue("group-title", out string groupTitle))
+            {
+                channel.ChannelGroup = groupTitle;
+            }
+
             channel.Name = GetChannelName(extInf, attributes);
             channel.Number = GetChannelNumber(extInf, attributes, mediaUrl);
 
@@ -155,7 +149,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.TunerHosts
 
             if (channelIdValues.Count > 0)
             {
-                channel.Id = string.Join("_", channelIdValues);
+                channel.Id = string.Join('_', channelIdValues);
             }
 
             return channel;
diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/TunerHosts/SharedHttpStream.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/TunerHosts/SharedHttpStream.cs
index f7507e6ba..f572151b8 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/TunerHosts/SharedHttpStream.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/TunerHosts/SharedHttpStream.cs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#nullable disable
+
 #pragma warning disable CS1591
 
 using System;
@@ -89,8 +91,6 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.TunerHosts
 
             var taskCompletionSource = new TaskCompletionSource<bool>();
 
-            var now = DateTime.UtcNow;
-
             _ = StartStreaming(response, taskCompletionSource, LiveStreamCancellationTokenSource.Token);
 
             // OpenedMediaSource.Protocol = MediaProtocol.File;
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.TunerHosts
             if (!taskCompletionSource.Task.Result)
             {
                 Logger.LogWarning("Zero bytes copied from stream {0} to {1} but no exception raised", GetType().Name, TempFilePath);
-                throw new EndOfStreamException(String.Format(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, "Zero bytes copied from stream {0}", GetType().Name));
+                throw new EndOfStreamException(string.Format(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, "Zero bytes copied from stream {0}", GetType().Name));
             }
         }
 
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.TunerHosts
 
                 EnableStreamSharing = false;
                 await DeleteTempFiles(new List<string> { TempFilePath }).ConfigureAwait(false);
-            });
+            }, CancellationToken.None);
         }
 
         private void Resolve(TaskCompletionSource<bool> openTaskCompletionSource)