diff --git a/CONTRIBUTORS b/CONTRIBUTORS
index 918a686d..ddea624b 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTORS
+++ b/CONTRIBUTORS
@@ -603,6 +603,8 @@ Gerhard Steiner <steiner@mail.austria.com>
  for reporting a problem with newly created timers in case they are not confirmed
  with "Ok"
  for reporting an occasional "Broken pipe" error in SVDRP connections
+ for reporting that some cable channels don't mark short channel names according
+ to the standard
 
 Jaakko Hyvätti <jaakko@hyvatti.iki.fi>
  for translating OSD texts to the Finnish language
diff --git a/HISTORY b/HISTORY
index 7b941969..8a476e03 100644
--- a/HISTORY
+++ b/HISTORY
@@ -3516,3 +3516,6 @@ Video Disk Recorder Revision History
 2005-05-14: Version 1.3.25
 
 - Updated the Estonian OSD texts (thanks to Arthur Konovalov).
+- Some cable providers don't mark short channel names according to the standard,
+  but rather go their own way and use "name>short name". VDR now splits at this
+  character for cable channels (thanks to Gerhard Steiner for reporting this one).
diff --git a/channels.h b/channels.h
index 86fffe04..a984c8cc 100644
--- a/channels.h
+++ b/channels.h
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * See the main source file 'vdr.c' for copyright information and
  * how to reach the author.
  *
- * $Id: channels.h 1.28 2005/05/07 13:07:09 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: channels.h 1.29 2005/05/14 09:31:45 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #ifndef __CHANNELS_H
@@ -176,9 +176,9 @@ public:
   int Transmission(void) const { return transmission; }
   int Guard(void) const { return guard; }
   int Hierarchy(void) const { return hierarchy; }
-  bool IsCable(void) const { return (source & cSource::st_Mask) == cSource::stCable; }
-  bool IsSat(void) const { return (source & cSource::st_Mask) == cSource::stSat; }
-  bool IsTerr(void) const { return (source & cSource::st_Mask) == cSource::stTerr; }
+  bool IsCable(void) const { return cSource::IsCable(source); }
+  bool IsSat(void) const { return cSource::IsSat(source); }
+  bool IsTerr(void) const { return cSource::IsTerr(source); }
   tChannelID GetChannelID(void) const;
   int Modification(int Mask = CHANNELMOD_ALL);
   bool SetSatTransponderData(int Source, int Frequency, char Polarization, int Srate, int CoderateH);
diff --git a/sdt.c b/sdt.c
index 8bb70092..dcf6dc1b 100644
--- a/sdt.c
+++ b/sdt.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * See the main source file 'vdr.c' for copyright information and
  * how to reach the author.
  *
- * $Id: sdt.c 1.13 2004/10/31 12:10:20 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: sdt.c 1.14 2005/05/14 09:39:46 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #include "sdt.h"
@@ -62,6 +62,15 @@ void cSdtFilter::Process(u_short Pid, u_char Tid, const u_char *Data, int Length
                         sd->serviceName.getText(NameBuf, ShortNameBuf, sizeof(NameBuf), sizeof(ShortNameBuf));
                         char *pn = compactspace(NameBuf);
                         char *ps = compactspace(ShortNameBuf);
+                        if (!*ps && cSource::IsCable(Source())) {
+                           // Some cable providers don't mark short channel names according to the
+                           // standard, but rather go their own way and use "name>short name":
+                           char *p = strchr(pn, '>');
+                           if (p && p > pn) {
+                              *p++ = 0;
+                              strcpy(ShortNameBuf, p);
+                              }
+                           }
                         sd->providerName.getText(ProviderNameBuf, sizeof(ProviderNameBuf));
                         char *pp = compactspace(ProviderNameBuf);
                         if (channel) {
diff --git a/sources.h b/sources.h
index 22076ea7..ae941f84 100644
--- a/sources.h
+++ b/sources.h
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * See the main source file 'vdr.c' for copyright information and
  * how to reach the author.
  *
- * $Id: sources.h 1.3 2004/12/26 11:59:21 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: sources.h 1.4 2005/05/14 09:30:41 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #ifndef __SOURCES_H
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ public:
   static cString ToString(int Code);
   static int FromString(const char *s);
   static int FromData(eSourceType SourceType, int Position = 0, bool East = false);
+  static bool IsCable(int Code) { return (Code & st_Mask) == stCable; }
+  static bool IsSat(int Code) { return (Code & st_Mask) == stSat; }
+  static bool IsTerr(int Code) { return (Code & st_Mask) == stTerr; }
   };
 
 class cSources : public cConfig<cSource> {