Index: channels/__init__.py
==================================================================
--- channels/__init__.py
+++ channels/__init__.py
@@ -342,10 +342,11 @@
         do_save = False
 
         # get data from cache or download
         if force or not category in self.streams:
             log.PROC("load", "update_streams")
+            self.progress(None)
             self.status("Updating streams...")
             self.status(-0.1)
             if category == "empty":
                 new_streams = self.empty_stub
             else:
@@ -446,10 +447,24 @@
             if ("url" in row and (row.get("url") not in new)):
                 row["deleted"] = 1
                 diff.append(row)
         return diff
 
+    # sets updating progress bar for .update_streams or .reload_categores
+    def progress(self, max, i=None):
+        if not max:
+            self.status()
+            self.status(1.0)
+            self.progress_state = 1
+            return
+        if isinstance(max, (list, dict)):
+            max = len(max)
+        if not i:
+            i = self.progress_state
+        self.status( float(int(i)) / (float(int(max)) + 1.5) )
+        self.progress_state = self.progress_state + 1
+    progress_state = 1
 
         
     # Display .current category, once notebook/channel tab is first opened
     def first_show(self):
 

Index: channels/dirble.py
==================================================================
--- channels/dirble.py
+++ channels/dirble.py
@@ -81,10 +81,11 @@
         self.categories = cats
 
 
     # Fetch entries
     def update_streams(self, cat, search=None):
+        self.progress(1)
         return [
             self.unpack(r)
                for r in
             self.api("category/{}/stations".format(self.catmap.get(cat, 0)), all=1)# per_page=200 won't work
         ]

Index: channels/radionomy.py
==================================================================
--- channels/radionomy.py
+++ channels/radionomy.py
@@ -86,10 +86,11 @@
         html = ahttp.get(req, ajax=1, referer=1)
         # https://www.radionomy.com/de/OnAir/Update
         self.onair_update(req)
         # collect additional pages
         for i in range(0, int(conf.radionomy_pages) - 1):
+            self.progress(conf.radionomy_pages)
             add = ahttp.get(req, { "scrollOffset": i }, post=1, ajax=1, referer=1)
             if add.find("browseRadio") < 0:
                 break
             html += add
             self.onair_update(req)

Index: channels/reddit.py
==================================================================
--- channels/reddit.py
+++ channels/reddit.py
@@ -238,10 +238,11 @@
 
         # collect links
         data = []
         after = None
         for i in range(1, int(conf.reddit_pages) + 1):
+            self.progress(conf.reddit_pages)
             try:
                 j = ahttp.get(
                     "http://www.reddit.com/r/{}/new.json".format(cat.lower()),
                     { "sort": "new", "after": after }
                 )

Index: channels/surfmusik.py
==================================================================
--- channels/surfmusik.py
+++ channels/surfmusik.py
@@ -127,10 +127,11 @@
             path = path_genre
         # country
         else:
             path = path_country
         
+        self.status(-1.0)
         if path is not None:
             ucat = cat.replace(" ", "+").lower()
             html = ahttp.get(base_url + path + ucat + ".html")
             html = re.sub("&#x?\d+;", "", html)
         

Index: contrib/streema.py
==================================================================
--- contrib/streema.py
+++ contrib/streema.py
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # api: streamtuner2
 # title: Streema
-# description: 
+# description: Directory and app for over 70.000 stations
 # type: channel
 # category: radio
 # version: 0.2
 # url: http://www.streema.com/
 # png:
@@ -44,15 +44,18 @@
 
     # takes a while to load
     def update_categories(self):
         self.categories = []
         html = ahttp.get(self.base)
-        for cat in re.findall('<a href="/radios/main-genre/(\w+)">', html):
+        main_cats = re.findall('<a href="/radios/main-genre/(\w+)">', html)
+        for cat in main_cats:
+            self.progress(main_cats)
             html = ahttp.get(self.base + "/main-genre/" + cat)
             sub = re.findall('<a href="/radios/genre/(\w+)">', html)
             self.categories.append(cat)
             self.categories.append(sub)
+        self.progress(0)
         return self.categories
 
 
     # get streems
     def update_streams(self, cat, search=None):
@@ -89,11 +92,11 @@
                    listeners = to_int(listeners[0])
                 ))
             except:
                 pass #some field missing
         
-        # done    
+        # done
         return r
 
 
     # load page and get first download url (there's four, but usually identical)
     def resolve_urn(self, row):