diff --git a/app/channels/channel.go b/app/channels/channel.go
index dd68e9c..c1f5ba3 100644
--- a/app/channels/channel.go
+++ b/app/channels/channel.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ type Channel struct {
 	metadataLock    sync.RWMutex
 	metadata        map[string]string
 	metadataChannel chan map[string]string
+	Id              string
 	Name            string
 	Description     string
 	MimeType        string
diff --git a/app/channels/channel_manager.go b/app/channels/channel_manager.go
index 8ad31eb..58e5801 100644
--- a/app/channels/channel_manager.go
+++ b/app/channels/channel_manager.go
@@ -3,15 +3,19 @@ package channels
 import (
 	"errors"
 	"sync"
+
+	"github.com/cskr/pubsub"
 )
 
 type ChannelManager struct {
 	channels     map[string]*Channel
 	channelsLock sync.RWMutex
+	pubsub       *pubsub.PubSub
 }
 
 func NewChannelManager() *ChannelManager {
-	return &ChannelManager{
+	mgr := &ChannelManager{
+		pubsub:   pubsub.New(1),
 		channels: map[string]*Channel{},
 	}
 }
@@ -38,6 +42,7 @@ func (manager *ChannelManager) Close(uuid string) (err error) {
 		return
 	}
 
+	pubsub.PubSub.Pub("close", manager.channels[uuid])
 	delete(manager.channels, uuid)
 
 	return
@@ -52,8 +57,14 @@ func (manager *ChannelManager) Open(uuid string) (channel *Channel, err error) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	channel = new(Channel)
+	channel = &Channel{Id: uuid}
 	manager.channels[uuid] = channel
 
+	pubsub.PubSub.Pub("open", channel)
+
 	return
 }
+
+func (manager *ChannelManager) Shutdown() {
+	manager.pubsub.Shutdown()
+}