diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/detail/VideoItemDetailFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/detail/VideoItemDetailFragment.java
index 8f2496740..c3ef28bb4 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/detail/VideoItemDetailFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/detail/VideoItemDetailFragment.java
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ import org.schabi.newpipe.Localization;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.R;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.ReCaptchaActivity;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.download.DownloadDialog;
+import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.InfoItem;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.MediaFormat;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.NewPipe;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.stream_info.AudioStream;
@@ -536,7 +537,7 @@ public class VideoItemDetailFragment extends Fragment {
 
     private void initSimilarVideos(final StreamInfo info) {
         LinearLayout similarLayout = (LinearLayout) activity.findViewById(R.id.similar_streams_view);
-        for (final StreamInfoItem item : info.related_streams) {
+        for (final InfoItem item : info.related_streams) {
             similarLayout.addView(infoItemBuilder.buildView(similarLayout, item));
         }
         infoItemBuilder.setOnItemSelectedListener(new InfoItemBuilder.OnItemSelectedListener() {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/InfoItem.java b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/InfoItem.java
index 1b95a3868..a3395e8e4 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/InfoItem.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/InfoItem.java
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
 package org.schabi.newpipe.extractor;
 
-import android.icu.text.IDNA;
-
-import static org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.InfoItem.InfoType.STREAM;
-
 /**
  * Created by the-scrabi on 11.02.17.
  *
@@ -30,6 +26,8 @@ public interface InfoItem {
         PLAYLIST,
         CHANNEL
     }
-    void setInfoType(InfoType iT);
-    InfoType getInfoType();
+
+    InfoType infoType();
+    String getTitle();
+    String getLink();
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/InfoItemCollector.java b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/InfoItemCollector.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1bc27171c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/InfoItemCollector.java
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+package org.schabi.newpipe.extractor;
+
+import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.exceptions.ExtractionException;
+
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Vector;
+
+/**
+ * Created by Christian Schabesberger on 12.02.17.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) Christian Schabesberger 2017 <chris.schabesberger@mailbox.org>
+ * InfoItemCollector.java is part of NewPipe.
+ *
+ * NewPipe is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * NewPipe is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with NewPipe.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+public class InfoItemCollector {
+    private List<InfoItem> itemList = new Vector<>();
+    private List<Throwable> errors = new Vector<>();
+    private UrlIdHandler urlIdHandler;
+    private int serviceId = -1;
+
+    public InfoItemCollector(UrlIdHandler handler, int serviceId) {
+        urlIdHandler = handler;
+        this.serviceId = serviceId;
+    }
+
+    public List<InfoItem> getItemList() {
+        return itemList;
+    }
+    public List<Throwable> getErrors() {
+        return errors;
+    }
+    public void addFromCollector(InfoItemCollector otherC) throws ExtractionException {
+        if(serviceId != otherC.serviceId) {
+            throw new ExtractionException("Service Id does not equal: "
+                    + NewPipe.getNameOfService(serviceId)
+                    + " and " + NewPipe.getNameOfService(otherC.serviceId));
+        }
+        errors.addAll(otherC.errors);
+        itemList.addAll(otherC.itemList);
+    }
+    protected void addError(Exception e) {
+        errors.add(e);
+    }
+    protected void addItem(InfoItem item) {
+        itemList.add(item);
+    }
+    protected int getServiceId() {
+        return serviceId;
+    }
+    protected UrlIdHandler getUrlIdHandler() {
+        return urlIdHandler;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/channel/ChannelInfo.java b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/channel/ChannelInfo.java
index 2cf0733d9..68862ec32 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/channel/ChannelInfo.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/channel/ChannelInfo.java
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ public class ChannelInfo {
     public String avatar_url = "";
     public String banner_url = "";
     public String feed_url = "";
-    public List<StreamInfoItem> related_streams = null;
+    public List<InfoItem> related_streams = null;
     public boolean hasNextPage = false;
 
     public List<Throwable> errors = new Vector<>();
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/channel/ChannelInfoItem.java b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/channel/ChannelInfoItem.java
index 21f4b5eaa..e598c659f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/channel/ChannelInfoItem.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/channel/ChannelInfoItem.java
@@ -1,8 +1,38 @@
 package org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.channel;
 
+import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.InfoItem;
+
 /**
- * Created by the-scrabi on 11.02.17.
+ * Created by Christian Schabesberger on 11.02.17.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) Christian Schabesberger 2017 <chris.schabesberger@mailbox.org>
+ * ChannelInfoItem.java is part of NewPipe.
+ *
+ * NewPipe is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * NewPipe is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with NewPipe.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
-public class ChannelInfoItem {
+public class ChannelInfoItem implements InfoItem {
+
+    public InfoType infoType() {
+        return InfoType.CHANNEL;
+    }
+
+    public String getTitle() {
+        return "";
+    }
+
+    public String getLink() {
+        return "";
+    }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/search/StreamInfoSearchItemCollector.java b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/search/InfoItemSearchCollector.java
similarity index 74%
rename from app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/search/StreamInfoSearchItemCollector.java
rename to app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/search/InfoItemSearchCollector.java
index 17be8e17e..3040452ed 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/search/StreamInfoSearchItemCollector.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/search/InfoItemSearchCollector.java
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 package org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.search;
 
+import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.InfoItemCollector;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.UrlIdHandler;
-import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.stream_info.StreamInfoItemCollector;
 
 /**
- * Created by Christian Schabesberger on 11.05.16.
+ * Created by Christian Schabesberger on 12.02.17.
  *
- * Copyright (C) Christian Schabesberger 2016 <chris.schabesberger@mailbox.org>
- * StreamInfoSearchItemCollector.java is part of NewPipe.
+ * Copyright (C) Christian Schabesberger 2017 <chris.schabesberger@mailbox.org>
+ * InfoItemSearchCollector.java is part of NewPipe.
  *
  * NewPipe is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -23,11 +23,10 @@ import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.stream_info.StreamInfoItemCollector;
  * along with NewPipe.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
-public class StreamInfoSearchItemCollector extends StreamInfoItemCollector {
-
+public class InfoItemSearchCollector extends InfoItemCollector {
     private String suggestion = "";
 
-    public StreamInfoSearchItemCollector(UrlIdHandler handler, int serviceId) {
+    InfoItemSearchCollector(UrlIdHandler handler, int serviceId) {
         super(handler, serviceId);
     }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/search/SearchEngine.java b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/search/SearchEngine.java
index 669ad266b..03474d80c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/search/SearchEngine.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/search/SearchEngine.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.search;
 
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.UrlIdHandler;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.exceptions.ExtractionException;
+import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.stream_info.StreamInfoItemCollector;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 
@@ -32,18 +33,23 @@ public abstract class SearchEngine {
         }
     }
 
-    private StreamInfoSearchItemCollector collector;
+    private StreamInfoItemCollector streamCollector;
+    private InfoItemSearchCollector collector;
 
     public SearchEngine(UrlIdHandler urlIdHandler, int serviceId) {
-        collector = new StreamInfoSearchItemCollector(urlIdHandler, serviceId);
+        streamCollector = new StreamInfoItemCollector(urlIdHandler, serviceId);
+        collector = new InfoItemSearchCollector(urlIdHandler, serviceId);
     }
 
-    protected StreamInfoSearchItemCollector getStreamPreviewInfoSearchCollector() {
+    protected StreamInfoItemCollector getStreamPreviewInfoCollector() {
+        return streamCollector;
+    }
+
+    protected  InfoItemSearchCollector getInfoItemSearchCollector() {
         return collector;
     }
-
     //Result search(String query, int page);
-    public abstract StreamInfoSearchItemCollector search(
+    public abstract InfoItemSearchCollector search(
             String query, int page, String contentCountry)
             throws ExtractionException, IOException;
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/search/SearchResult.java b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/search/SearchResult.java
index 7fa56a3e9..a3ef1fbcd 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/search/SearchResult.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/search/SearchResult.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.search;
 
+import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.InfoItem;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.exceptions.ExtractionException;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.stream_info.StreamInfoItem;
 
@@ -45,6 +46,6 @@ public class SearchResult {
     }
 
     public String suggestion = "";
-    public List<StreamInfoItem> resultList = new Vector<>();
+    public List<InfoItem> resultList = new Vector<>();
     public List<Throwable> errors = new Vector<>();
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/services/youtube/YoutubeSearchEngine.java b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/services/youtube/YoutubeSearchEngine.java
index e4314f716..db5dbd32f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/services/youtube/YoutubeSearchEngine.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/services/youtube/YoutubeSearchEngine.java
@@ -7,8 +7,9 @@ import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.Downloader;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.NewPipe;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.UrlIdHandler;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.exceptions.ExtractionException;
+import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.search.InfoItemSearchCollector;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.search.SearchEngine;
-import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.search.StreamInfoSearchItemCollector;
+import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.stream_info.StreamInfoItemCollector;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.stream_info.StreamInfoItemExtractor;
 
 import java.net.URLEncoder;
@@ -45,9 +46,11 @@ public class YoutubeSearchEngine extends SearchEngine {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public StreamInfoSearchItemCollector search(String query, int page, String languageCode)
+    public InfoItemSearchCollector search(String query, int page, String languageCode)
             throws IOException, ExtractionException {
-        StreamInfoSearchItemCollector collector = getStreamPreviewInfoSearchCollector();
+        StreamInfoItemCollector streamCollector = getStreamPreviewInfoCollector();
+        InfoItemSearchCollector collector = getInfoItemSearchCollector();
+
 
         Downloader downloader = NewPipe.getDownloader();
 
@@ -97,13 +100,13 @@ public class YoutubeSearchEngine extends SearchEngine {
 
                 // video item type
             } else if ((el = item.select("div[class*=\"yt-lockup-video\"").first()) != null) {
-                collector.commit(extractPreviewInfo(el));
+                streamCollector.commit(extractPreviewInfo(el));
             } else {
                 //noinspection ConstantConditions
-                collector.addError(new Exception("unexpected element found:\"" + el + "\""));
+                throw new ExtractionException("unexpected element found:\"" + el + "\"");
             }
         }
-
+        collector.addFromCollector(streamCollector);
         return collector;
     }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/stream_info/StreamInfo.java b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/stream_info/StreamInfo.java
index 2d1abc522..cf3df49d8 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/stream_info/StreamInfo.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/stream_info/StreamInfo.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.stream_info;
 
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.AbstractStreamInfo;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.DashMpdParser;
+import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.InfoItem;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.UrlIdHandler;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.exceptions.ExtractionException;
 
@@ -246,7 +247,7 @@ public class StreamInfo extends AbstractStreamInfo {
                 StreamInfoItemExtractor nextVideo = extractor.getNextVideo();
                 c.commit(nextVideo);
                 if(c.getItemList().size() != 0) {
-                    streamInfo.next_video = c.getItemList().get(0);
+                    streamInfo.next_video = (StreamInfoItem) c.getItemList().get(0);
                 }
                 streamInfo.errors.addAll(c.getErrors());
             }
@@ -285,7 +286,7 @@ public class StreamInfo extends AbstractStreamInfo {
     public int dislike_count = -1;
     public String average_rating = "";
     public StreamInfoItem next_video = null;
-    public List<StreamInfoItem> related_streams = null;
+    public List<InfoItem> related_streams = null;
     //in seconds. some metadata is not passed using a StreamInfo object!
     public int start_position = 0;
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/stream_info/StreamInfoItem.java b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/stream_info/StreamInfoItem.java
index f9c4e2860..8a6db5bc0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/stream_info/StreamInfoItem.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/stream_info/StreamInfoItem.java
@@ -21,8 +21,21 @@ package org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.stream_info;
  */
 
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.AbstractStreamInfo;
+import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.InfoItem;
 
 /**Info object for previews of unopened videos, eg search results, related videos*/
-public class StreamInfoItem extends AbstractStreamInfo {
+public class StreamInfoItem extends AbstractStreamInfo implements InfoItem {
     public int duration;
+
+    public InfoType infoType() {
+        return InfoType.STREAM;
+    }
+
+    public String getTitle() {
+        return title;
+    }
+
+    public String getLink() {
+        return webpage_url;
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/stream_info/StreamInfoItemCollector.java b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/stream_info/StreamInfoItemCollector.java
index cefef9fa7..67db27e8a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/stream_info/StreamInfoItemCollector.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/stream_info/StreamInfoItemCollector.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.stream_info;
 
+import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.InfoItemCollector;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.NewPipe;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.UrlIdHandler;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.exceptions.FoundAdException;
@@ -28,39 +29,24 @@ import java.util.Vector;
  * along with NewPipe.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
-public class StreamInfoItemCollector {
-    private List<StreamInfoItem> itemList = new Vector<>();
-    private List<Throwable> errors = new Vector<>();
-    private UrlIdHandler urlIdHandler;
-    private int serviceId = -1;
+public class StreamInfoItemCollector extends InfoItemCollector {
 
     public StreamInfoItemCollector(UrlIdHandler handler, int serviceId) {
-        urlIdHandler = handler;
-        this.serviceId = serviceId;
-    }
-
-    public List<StreamInfoItem> getItemList() {
-        return itemList;
-    }
-
-    public List<Throwable> getErrors() {
-        return errors;
-    }
-
-    public void addError(Exception e) {
-        errors.add(e);
+        super(handler, serviceId);
     }
 
     public void commit(StreamInfoItemExtractor extractor) throws ParsingException {
         try {
             StreamInfoItem resultItem = new StreamInfoItem();
             // importand information
-            resultItem.service_id = serviceId;
+            resultItem.service_id = getServiceId();
             resultItem.webpage_url = extractor.getWebPageUrl();
-            if (urlIdHandler == null) {
+            if (getUrlIdHandler() == null) {
                 throw new ParsingException("Error: UrlIdHandler not set");
             } else if(!resultItem.webpage_url.isEmpty()) {
-                resultItem.id = NewPipe.getService(serviceId).getUrlIdHandlerInstance().getId(resultItem.webpage_url);
+                resultItem.id = NewPipe.getService(getServiceId())
+                        .getUrlIdHandlerInstance()
+                        .getId(resultItem.webpage_url);
             }
             resultItem.title = extractor.getTitle();
             resultItem.stream_type = extractor.getStreamType();
@@ -91,7 +77,7 @@ public class StreamInfoItemCollector {
             } catch (Exception e) {
                 addError(e);
             }
-            itemList.add(resultItem);
+            addItem(resultItem);
         } catch(FoundAdException ae) {
             System.out.println("AD_WARNING: " + ae.getMessage());
         } catch (Exception e) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/info_list/InfoItemBuilder.java b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/info_list/InfoItemBuilder.java
index a0a7e2c87..dd33d4caa 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/info_list/InfoItemBuilder.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/info_list/InfoItemBuilder.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package org.schabi.newpipe.info_list;
 
 import android.app.Activity;
+import android.util.Log;
 import android.view.LayoutInflater;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.view.ViewGroup;
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@ import com.nostra13.universalimageloader.core.ImageLoader;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.ImageErrorLoadingListener;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.R;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.AbstractStreamInfo;
+import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.InfoItem;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.stream_info.StreamInfoItem;
 
 /**
@@ -55,7 +57,11 @@ public class InfoItemBuilder {
         this.onItemSelectedListener = onItemSelectedListener;
     }
 
-    public void buildByHolder(InfoItemHolder holder, final StreamInfoItem info) {
+    public void buildByHolder(InfoItemHolder holder, final InfoItem i) {
+        final StreamInfoItem info = (StreamInfoItem) i;
+        if(info.infoType() != InfoItem.InfoType.STREAM) {
+            Log.e("InfoItemBuilder", "Info type not yet supported");
+        }
         // fill holder with information
         holder.itemVideoTitleView.setText(info.title);
         if(info.uploader != null && !info.uploader.isEmpty()) {
@@ -97,7 +103,7 @@ public class InfoItemBuilder {
         });
     }
 
-    public View buildView(ViewGroup parent, final StreamInfoItem info) {
+    public View buildView(ViewGroup parent, final InfoItem info) {
         View streamPreviewView = LayoutInflater.from(parent.getContext())
                 .inflate(R.layout.video_item, parent, false);
         InfoItemHolder holder = new InfoItemHolder(streamPreviewView);
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/info_list/InfoListAdapter.java b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/info_list/InfoListAdapter.java
index 843010865..0daf211e5 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/info_list/InfoListAdapter.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/info_list/InfoListAdapter.java
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import android.view.View;
 import android.view.ViewGroup;
 
 import org.schabi.newpipe.R;
+import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.InfoItem;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.stream_info.StreamInfoItem;
 
 import java.util.List;
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ import java.util.Vector;
 public class InfoListAdapter extends RecyclerView.Adapter<InfoItemHolder> {
 
     private final InfoItemBuilder infoItemBuilder;
-    private final List<StreamInfoItem> streamList;
+    private final List<InfoItem> streamList;
 
     public InfoListAdapter(Activity a, View rootView) {
         infoItemBuilder = new InfoItemBuilder(a, rootView);
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ public class InfoListAdapter extends RecyclerView.Adapter<InfoItemHolder> {
         infoItemBuilder.setOnItemSelectedListener(onItemSelectedListener);
     }
 
-    public void addStreamItemList(List<StreamInfoItem> videos) {
+    public void addStreamItemList(List<InfoItem> videos) {
         if(videos!= null) {
             streamList.addAll(videos);
             notifyDataSetChanged();