diff --git a/skins/metrixhd/xmlfiles/displaymenuschedules.xml b/skins/metrixhd/xmlfiles/displaymenuschedules.xml
index eb856c8..5cc2e76 100644
--- a/skins/metrixhd/xmlfiles/displaymenuschedules.xml
+++ b/skins/metrixhd/xmlfiles/displaymenuschedules.xml
@@ -31,12 +31,14 @@
         {duration}                duration of event
         {current}                 true if item is currently selected 
         {separator}               true if item is a list separator 
-        {channelid}               ChannelID as path to display channel logo
+        {channelname}             Channel Name (for what's on now and next)
+        {channelid}               ChannelID as path to display channel logo (for what's on now and next)
         {whatson}                 true if menu "What's on" is displayed
         {whatsonnow}              true if menu "What's on now" is displayed
         {whatsonnext}             true if menu "What's on next" is displayed
         {timerpartitial}          true if partitial timer is set for the event
         {timerfull}               true if full timer is set for the event
+        {hasVPS}                  true if event has VPS information
         -->
         <listelement>
             <!-- Background -->
diff --git a/skins/nopacity/xmlfiles/displaymenuschedules.xml b/skins/nopacity/xmlfiles/displaymenuschedules.xml
index 8e9708f..eae8e9d 100644
--- a/skins/nopacity/xmlfiles/displaymenuschedules.xml
+++ b/skins/nopacity/xmlfiles/displaymenuschedules.xml
@@ -40,12 +40,14 @@
         {duration}                duration of event
         {current}                 true if item is currently selected 
         {separator}               true if item is a list separator 
-        {channelid}               ChannelID as path to display channel logo
+        {channelname}             Channel Name (for what's on now and next)
+        {channelid}               ChannelID as path to display channel logo (for what's on now and next)
         {whatson}                 true if menu "What's on" is displayed
         {whatsonnow}              true if menu "What's on now" is displayed
         {whatsonnext}             true if menu "What's on next" is displayed
         {timerpartitial}          true if partitial timer is set for the event
         {timerfull}               true if full timer is set for the event
+        {hasVPS}                  true if event has VPS information
         -->
         <listelement>
             <!-- background and foreground-->
diff --git a/skinskeleton/xmlfiles/displaymenuschedules.xml b/skinskeleton/xmlfiles/displaymenuschedules.xml
index 3c615c9..0144bfd 100644
--- a/skinskeleton/xmlfiles/displaymenuschedules.xml
+++ b/skinskeleton/xmlfiles/displaymenuschedules.xml
@@ -26,12 +26,14 @@
         {duration}                duration of event
         {current}                 true if item is currently selected 
         {separator}               true if item is a list separator 
-        {channelid}               ChannelID as path to display channel logo
+        {channelname}             Channel Name (for what's on now and next)
+        {channelid}               ChannelID as path to display channel logo (for what's on now and next)
         {whatson}                 true if menu "What's on" is displayed
         {whatsonnow}              true if menu "What's on now" is displayed
         {whatsonnext}             true if menu "What's on next" is displayed
         {timerpartitial}          true if partitial timer is set for the event
         {timerfull}               true if full timer is set for the event
+        {hasVPS}                  true if event has VPS information
         -->
         <listelement>
         </listelement>
diff --git a/views/displaymenuitemview.c b/views/displaymenuitemview.c
index b103cf3..58473df 100644
--- a/views/displaymenuitemview.c
+++ b/views/displaymenuitemview.c
@@ -314,15 +314,20 @@ void cDisplayMenuItemSchedulesView::SetTokens(void) {
                 intTokens.insert(pair<string,int>("elapsed", 0));
             }
             intTokens.insert(pair<string,int>("duration", event->Duration() / 60));
+            intTokens.insert(pair<string,int>("hasVPS", (bool)event->Vps()));
         } else {
             stringTokens.insert(pair<string,string>("title", event->Title() ? ParseSeparator(event->Title()) : ""));
         }
     }
     if (channel) {
+        stringTokens.insert(pair<string,string>("channelname", channel->Name() ? channel->Name() : ""));
         stringTokens.insert(pair<string,string>("channelid", *(channel->GetChannelID().ToString())));
         if (!event && !selectable) {
             stringTokens.insert(pair<string,string>("title", channel->Name() ? ParseSeparator(channel->Name()) : ""));
         }
+    } else {
+        stringTokens.insert(pair<string,string>("channelname", ""));
+        stringTokens.insert(pair<string,string>("channelid", ""));
     }
 }