diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Api/Playback/MediaInfoService.cs b/MediaBrowser.Api/Playback/MediaInfoService.cs
index 0b7b501340..2ab2d11f60 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Api/Playback/MediaInfoService.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Api/Playback/MediaInfoService.cs
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Api.Playback
             Size = 102400;
         }
     }
-    
+
     [Authenticated]
     public class MediaInfoService : BaseApiService
     {
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Api.Playback
             if (mediaSource.SupportsDirectStream)
             {
                 options.MaxBitrate = GetMaxBitrate(maxBitrate);
-                
+
                 // The MediaSource supports direct stream, now test to see if the client supports it
                 var streamInfo = string.Equals(item.MediaType, MediaType.Audio, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) ?
                     streamBuilder.BuildAudioItem(options) :
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Api.Playback
             if (mediaSource.SupportsTranscoding)
             {
                 options.MaxBitrate = GetMaxBitrate(maxBitrate);
-                
+
                 // The MediaSource supports direct stream, now test to see if the client supports it
                 var streamInfo = string.Equals(item.MediaType, MediaType.Audio, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) ?
                     streamBuilder.BuildAudioItem(options) :
@@ -336,9 +336,15 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Api.Playback
             var maxBitrate = clientMaxBitrate;
             var remoteClientMaxBitrate = _config.Configuration.RemoteClientBitrateLimit;
 
-            if (remoteClientMaxBitrate > 0 && !_networkManager.IsInLocalNetwork(Request.RemoteIp))
+            if (remoteClientMaxBitrate > 0)
             {
-                maxBitrate = Math.Min(maxBitrate ?? remoteClientMaxBitrate, remoteClientMaxBitrate);
+                var isInLocalNetwork = _networkManager.IsInLocalNetwork(Request.RemoteIp);
+
+                Logger.Info("RemoteClientBitrateLimit: {0}, RemoteIp: {1}, IsInLocalNetwork: {2}", remoteClientMaxBitrate, Request.RemoteIp, isInLocalNetwork);
+                if (!isInLocalNetwork)
+                {
+                    maxBitrate = Math.Min(maxBitrate ?? remoteClientMaxBitrate, remoteClientMaxBitrate);
+                }
             }
 
             return maxBitrate;
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/EmbyTV/EmbyTV.cs b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/EmbyTV/EmbyTV.cs
index 63c49bcbc4..38b83eb02d 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/EmbyTV/EmbyTV.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/EmbyTV/EmbyTV.cs
@@ -130,6 +130,33 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.EmbyTV
             return status;
         }
 
+        public async Task RefreshSeriesTimers(CancellationToken cancellationToken, IProgress<double> progress)
+        {
+            var timers = await GetSeriesTimersAsync(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+            List<ChannelInfo> channels = null;
+            
+            foreach (var timer in timers)
+            {
+                List<ProgramInfo> epgData;
+
+                if (timer.RecordAnyChannel)
+                {
+                    if (channels == null)
+                    {
+                        channels = (await GetChannelsAsync(true, CancellationToken.None).ConfigureAwait(false)).ToList();
+                    }
+                    var channelIds = channels.Select(i => i.Id).ToList();
+                    epgData = GetEpgDataForChannels(channelIds);
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    epgData = GetEpgDataForChannel(timer.ChannelId);
+                }
+                await UpdateTimersForSeriesTimer(epgData, timer).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            }
+        }
+
         private List<ChannelInfo> _channelCache = null;
         private async Task<IEnumerable<ChannelInfo>> GetChannelsAsync(bool enableCache, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         {
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/Listings/SchedulesDirect.cs b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/Listings/SchedulesDirect.cs
index b96aa52264..868889ba7d 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/Listings/SchedulesDirect.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/Listings/SchedulesDirect.cs
@@ -237,8 +237,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.Listings
             ScheduleDirect.ProgramDetails details)
         {
             //_logger.Debug("Show type is: " + (details.showType ?? "No ShowType"));
-            DateTime startAt = DateTime.ParseExact(programInfo.airDateTime, "yyyy'-'MM'-'dd'T'HH':'mm':'ss'Z'",
-                CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
+            DateTime startAt = GetDate(programInfo.airDateTime);
             DateTime endAt = startAt.AddSeconds(programInfo.duration);
             ProgramAudio audioType = ProgramAudio.Stereo;
 
@@ -361,6 +360,17 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.Listings
             return info;
         }
 
+        private DateTime GetDate(string value)
+        {
+            var date = DateTime.ParseExact(value, "yyyy'-'MM'-'dd'T'HH':'mm':'ss'Z'", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
+
+            if (date.Kind != DateTimeKind.Utc)
+            {
+                date = DateTime.SpecifyKind(date, DateTimeKind.Utc);
+            }
+            return date;
+        }
+
         private string GetProgramLogo(string apiUrl, ScheduleDirect.ShowImages images)
         {
             string url = "";
@@ -400,7 +410,6 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.Listings
                 {
                     imageIdString += "\"" + i.Substring(0, 10) + "\",";
                 }
-                ;
             });
             imageIdString = imageIdString.TrimEnd(',') + "]";
 
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/LiveTvManager.cs b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/LiveTvManager.cs
index e2c00ea6ba..0a33d7383b 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/LiveTvManager.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/LiveTvManager.cs
@@ -1082,6 +1082,13 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.LiveTv
             await CleanDatabaseInternal(newChannelIdList, new[] { typeof(LiveTvChannel).Name }, progress, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
             await CleanDatabaseInternal(newProgramIdList, new[] { typeof(LiveTvProgram).Name }, progress, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
 
+            var coreService = _services.OfType<EmbyTV.EmbyTV>().FirstOrDefault();
+
+            if (coreService != null)
+            {
+                await coreService.RefreshSeriesTimers(cancellationToken, new Progress<double>()).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            }
+
             // Load these now which will prefetch metadata
             var dtoOptions = new DtoOptions();
             dtoOptions.Fields.Remove(ItemFields.SyncInfo);
@@ -1155,7 +1162,17 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.LiveTv
 
                     foreach (var program in channelPrograms)
                     {
+                        if (program.StartDate.Kind != DateTimeKind.Utc)
+                        {
+                            _logger.Error("{0} returned StartDate.DateTimeKind.{1} instead of UTC for program {2}", service.Name, program.StartDate.Kind.ToString(), program.Name);
+                        }
+                        else if (program.EndDate.Kind != DateTimeKind.Utc)
+                        {
+                            _logger.Error("{0} returned EndDate.DateTimeKind.{1} instead of UTC for program {2}", service.Name, program.EndDate.Kind.ToString(), program.Name);
+                        }
+
                         var programItem = await GetProgram(program, channelId, currentChannel.ChannelType, service.Name, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+
                         programs.Add(programItem.Id);
                     }
                 }