diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index ae91b633..0080fa7a 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -30,12 +30,20 @@ dependencies {
     compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:25.3.0'
     compile 'com.github.bumptech.glide:glide:3.7.0'
 
+    compile 'io.reactivex.rxjava2:rxandroid:2.0.1'
+    compile 'io.reactivex.rxjava2:rxjava:2.0.1'
     compile 'com.squareup.retrofit2:retrofit:2.2.0'
     compile 'com.squareup.retrofit2:converter-gson:2.2.0'
+    compile 'com.squareup.retrofit2:adapter-rxjava2:2.2.0'
+
     compile 'com.github.satyan:sugar:1.4'
     compile 'com.jakewharton:butterknife:8.5.1'
     annotationProcessor 'com.jakewharton:butterknife-compiler:8.5.1'
 
+    debugCompile 'com.facebook.stetho:stetho:1.4.2'
+    debugCompile 'com.facebook.stetho:stetho-okhttp:1.4.2'
+    debugCompile 'com.facebook.stetho:stetho-okhttp3:1.4.2'
+
     testCompile 'junit:junit:4.12'
     androidTestCompile 'junit:junit:4.12'
     androidTestCompile ('com.android.support.test:runner:0.5') {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/nicidienase/chaosflix/ChaosflixApplication.java b/app/src/main/java/de/nicidienase/chaosflix/ChaosflixApplication.java
index 9c9070ab..80c687ca 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/de/nicidienase/chaosflix/ChaosflixApplication.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/nicidienase/chaosflix/ChaosflixApplication.java
@@ -17,4 +17,10 @@ public class ChaosflixApplication extends Application {
 		super.onCreate();
 		SugarContext.init(this);
 	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void onTerminate() {
+		SugarContext.terminate();
+		super.onTerminate();
+	}
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/nicidienase/chaosflix/network/MediaApiService.java b/app/src/main/java/de/nicidienase/chaosflix/network/MediaApiService.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cad31d61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/nicidienase/chaosflix/network/MediaApiService.java
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+package de.nicidienase.chaosflix.network;
+
+import android.app.Service;
+import android.content.Intent;
+import android.os.Binder;
+import android.os.IBinder;
+import android.support.annotation.Nullable;
+
+import de.nicidienase.chaosflix.R;
+import retrofit2.Retrofit;
+import retrofit2.adapter.rxjava2.RxJava2CallAdapterFactory;
+import retrofit2.converter.gson.GsonConverterFactory;
+
+/**
+ * Created by felix on 24.03.17.
+ */
+
+public class MediaApiService extends Service {
+
+	private final IBinder mBinder = new LocalBinder();
+	private final MediaCCCService mApiService;
+
+	public class LocalBinder extends Binder {
+		MediaApiService getService() {
+			return MediaApiService.this;
+		}
+	}
+
+	public MediaApiService(){
+		Retrofit retrofit = new Retrofit.Builder()
+				.baseUrl(getString(R.string.api_media_ccc_url))
+				.addConverterFactory(GsonConverterFactory.create())
+				.addCallAdapterFactory(RxJava2CallAdapterFactory.create())
+				.build();
+		mApiService = retrofit.create(MediaCCCService.class);
+	}
+
+	@Nullable
+	@Override
+	public IBinder onBind(Intent intent) {
+		return mBinder;
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index ed253d5e..316e8aba 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -38,4 +38,6 @@
     <string name="oops">Oops</string>
     <string name="related_talks">Random Talks in the same Track</string>
     <string name="random_talks">Other random Talks at this Conference</string>
+    <string name="api_media_ccc_url">https://api.media.ccc.de</string>
+    <string name="streaming_media_ccc_url">https://streaming.media.ccc.de</string>
 </resources>