Index: mediaportal/Configuration/Sections/TVClient.cs
===================================================================
--- mediaportal/Configuration/Sections/TVClient.cs	(revision 28134)
+++ mediaportal/Configuration/Sections/TVClient.cs	(working copy)
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@
     private MPGroupBox mpGroupBox4;
     private MPCheckBox mpCheckBoxEnableTTXTSub;
     private MPCheckBox mpCheckBoxEnableDVBSub;
+    private MPCheckBox mpCheckBoxAutoShowSubWhenTvStarts;
     private ColumnHeader columnHeader1;
     private ColumnHeader columnHeader2;
     private ColumnHeader columnHeader4;
@@ -143,6 +144,7 @@
 
         mpCheckBoxEnableDVBSub.Checked = xmlreader.GetValueAsBool("tvservice", "dvbbitmapsubtitles", false);
         mpCheckBoxEnableTTXTSub.Checked = xmlreader.GetValueAsBool("tvservice", "dvbttxtsubtitles", false);
+        mpCheckBoxAutoShowSubWhenTvStarts.Checked = xmlreader.GetValueAsBool("tvservice", "autoshowsubwhentvstarts", true);
         enableAudioDualMonoModes.Checked = xmlreader.GetValueAsBool("tvservice", "audiodualmono", false);
         cbHideAllChannels.Checked = xmlreader.GetValueAsBool("mytv", "hideAllChannelsGroup", false);
         cbShowChannelStateIcons.Checked = xmlreader.GetValueAsBool("mytv", "showChannelStateIcons", true);
@@ -318,6 +320,7 @@
 
         xmlwriter.SetValueAsBool("tvservice", "dvbbitmapsubtitles", mpCheckBoxEnableDVBSub.Checked);
         xmlwriter.SetValueAsBool("tvservice", "dvbttxtsubtitles", mpCheckBoxEnableTTXTSub.Checked);
+        xmlwriter.SetValueAsBool("tvservice", "autoshowsubwhentvstarts", mpCheckBoxAutoShowSubWhenTvStarts.Checked);
         xmlwriter.SetValueAsBool("tvservice", "audiodualmono", enableAudioDualMonoModes.Checked);
         xmlwriter.SetValueAsBool("mytv", "hideAllChannelsGroup", cbHideAllChannels.Checked);
         xmlwriter.SetValueAsBool("myradio", "hideAllChannelsGroup", cbHideAllChannels.Checked);
@@ -427,6 +430,7 @@
       this.checkBoxNotifyPlaySound = new MediaPortal.UserInterface.Controls.MPCheckBox();
       this.mpLabel2 = new MediaPortal.UserInterface.Controls.MPLabel();
       this.txtNotifyBefore = new MediaPortal.UserInterface.Controls.MPTextBox();
+      this.mpCheckBoxAutoShowSubWhenTvStarts = new MediaPortal.UserInterface.Controls.MPCheckBox();
       this.mpGroupBox2.SuspendLayout();
       this.mpGroupBox1.SuspendLayout();
       this.tabControlTVGeneral.SuspendLayout();
@@ -947,12 +951,13 @@
       // 
       // mpGroupBox4
       // 
+      this.mpGroupBox4.Controls.Add(this.mpCheckBoxAutoShowSubWhenTvStarts);
       this.mpGroupBox4.Controls.Add(this.mpCheckBoxEnableTTXTSub);
       this.mpGroupBox4.Controls.Add(this.mpCheckBoxEnableDVBSub);
       this.mpGroupBox4.FlatStyle = System.Windows.Forms.FlatStyle.Popup;
       this.mpGroupBox4.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(16, 308);
       this.mpGroupBox4.Name = "mpGroupBox4";
-      this.mpGroupBox4.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(432, 60);
+      this.mpGroupBox4.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(432, 86);
       this.mpGroupBox4.TabIndex = 10;
       this.mpGroupBox4.TabStop = false;
       this.mpGroupBox4.Text = "Subtitle settings";
@@ -1236,6 +1241,17 @@
       this.txtNotifyBefore.TabIndex = 7;
       this.txtNotifyBefore.Text = "300";
       // 
+      // mpCheckBoxAutoShowSubWhenTvStarts
+      // 
+      this.mpCheckBoxAutoShowSubWhenTvStarts.AutoSize = true;
+      this.mpCheckBoxAutoShowSubWhenTvStarts.FlatStyle = System.Windows.Forms.FlatStyle.Popup;
+      this.mpCheckBoxAutoShowSubWhenTvStarts.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(9, 55);
+      this.mpCheckBoxAutoShowSubWhenTvStarts.Name = "mpCheckBoxAutoShowSubWhenTvStarts";
+      this.mpCheckBoxAutoShowSubWhenTvStarts.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(134, 17);
+      this.mpCheckBoxAutoShowSubWhenTvStarts.TabIndex = 12;
+      this.mpCheckBoxAutoShowSubWhenTvStarts.Text = "Automatically show subtitles when TV starts";
+      this.mpCheckBoxAutoShowSubWhenTvStarts.UseVisualStyleBackColor = false;
+      // 
       // TVClient
       // 
       this.Controls.Add(this.tabControlTVGeneral);
Index: mediaportal/Core/Player/TSReaderPlayer.cs
===================================================================
--- mediaportal/Core/Player/TSReaderPlayer.cs	(revision 28134)
+++ mediaportal/Core/Player/TSReaderPlayer.cs	(working copy)
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
     private bool enableDVBBitmapSubtitles = false;
     private bool enableDVBTtxtSubtitles = false;
     private bool enableMPAudioSwitcher = false;
+    private bool autoShowSubWhenTvStarts = true;
     private int relaxTsReader = 0; // Disable dropping of discontinued dvb packets    
     private string strVideoCodec = "";
     private string strAudioCodec = "";
@@ -154,7 +155,7 @@
                                           ref string strAudioCodec, ref string strAACAudioCodec,
                                           ref string strDDPLUSAudioCodec,
                                           ref string strH264VideoCodec, ref string strAudioRenderer,
-                                          ref bool enableDVBBitmapSubtitles, ref bool enableDVBTtxtSubtitles,
+                                          ref bool enableDVBBitmapSubtitles, ref bool enableDVBTtxtSubtitles, ref bool autoShowSubWhenTvStarts,
                                           ref int relaxTsReader)
     {
       using (Settings xmlreader = new MPSettings())
@@ -178,6 +179,7 @@
         strAudioRenderer = xmlreader.GetValueAsString("mytv", "audiorenderer", "Default DirectSound Device");
         enableDVBBitmapSubtitles = xmlreader.GetValueAsBool("tvservice", "dvbbitmapsubtitles", false);
         enableDVBTtxtSubtitles = xmlreader.GetValueAsBool("tvservice", "dvbttxtsubtitles", false);
+        autoShowSubWhenTvStarts = xmlreader.GetValueAsBool("tvservice", "autoshowsubwhentvstarts", true);
         enableMPAudioSwitcher = xmlreader.GetValueAsBool("tvservice", "audiodualmono", false);
         relaxTsReader = (xmlreader.GetValueAsBool("mytv", "relaxTsReader", false) == false ? 0 : 1);
         // as int for passing through interface
@@ -258,7 +260,7 @@
         LoadMyTvFilterSettings(ref intFilters, ref strFilters, ref strVideoCodec, ref strAudioCodec,
                                ref strAACAudioCodec, ref strDDPLUSAudioCodec, ref strH264VideoCodec,
                                ref strAudioRenderer,
-                               ref enableDVBBitmapSubtitles, ref enableDVBTtxtSubtitles, ref relaxTsReader);
+                               ref enableDVBBitmapSubtitles, ref enableDVBTtxtSubtitles, ref autoShowSubWhenTvStarts, ref relaxTsReader);
 
         _graphBuilder = (IGraphBuilder)new FilterGraph();
         _rotEntry = new DsROTEntry((IFilterGraph)_graphBuilder);
@@ -529,6 +531,13 @@
           Log.Debug("TSReaderPlayer: Last subtitle index: {0}", lastSubIndex);
           CurrentSubtitleStream = lastSubIndex;
         }
+        
+        if (!autoShowSubWhenTvStarts)
+        {
+          Log.Debug("TSReaderPlayer: Automatically show subtitles when TV starts is set to {0}", autoShowSubWhenTvStarts);
+          EnableSubtitle = autoShowSubWhenTvStarts;
+        }
+        
         return true;
       }
       catch (Exception ex)