diff --git a/app/src/main/java/io/lbry/browser/adapter/ChannelFilterListAdapter.java b/app/src/main/java/io/lbry/browser/adapter/ChannelFilterListAdapter.java
index c55ad3b..a4b0873 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/io/lbry/browser/adapter/ChannelFilterListAdapter.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/io/lbry/browser/adapter/ChannelFilterListAdapter.java
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ public class ChannelFilterListAdapter extends RecyclerView.Adapter<ChannelFilter
         vh.titleView.setText(Helper.isNullOrEmpty(claim.getTitle()) ? claim.getName() : claim.getTitle());
         String thumbnailUrl = claim.getThumbnailUrl();
         if (!Helper.isNullOrEmpty(thumbnailUrl) && context != null) {
-            Glide.with(context.getApplicationContext()).asBitmap().load(thumbnailUrl).apply(RequestOptions.circleCropTransform()).into(vh.thumbnailView);
+            Glide.with(context.getApplicationContext()).load(thumbnailUrl).apply(RequestOptions.circleCropTransform()).into(vh.thumbnailView);
         }
         vh.alphaContainer.setVisibility(claim.isPlaceholder() || Helper.isNullOrEmpty(thumbnailUrl) ? View.VISIBLE : View.GONE);
         vh.thumbnailView.setVisibility(claim.isPlaceholder() || Helper.isNullOrEmpty(thumbnailUrl) ? View.GONE : View.VISIBLE);
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/io/lbry/browser/adapter/SuggestedChannelGridAdapter.java b/app/src/main/java/io/lbry/browser/adapter/SuggestedChannelGridAdapter.java
index e4aeb3f..ff152d3 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/io/lbry/browser/adapter/SuggestedChannelGridAdapter.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/io/lbry/browser/adapter/SuggestedChannelGridAdapter.java
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ public class SuggestedChannelGridAdapter extends RecyclerView.Adapter<SuggestedC
         vh.alphaView.setText(claim.getName().substring(1, 2));
         if (!Helper.isNullOrEmpty(thumbnailUrl)) {
             vh.thumbnailView.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
-            Glide.with(context.getApplicationContext()).asBitmap().load(thumbnailUrl).apply(RequestOptions.circleCropTransform()).into(vh.thumbnailView);
+            Glide.with(context.getApplicationContext()).load(thumbnailUrl).apply(RequestOptions.circleCropTransform()).into(vh.thumbnailView);
         } else {
             vh.thumbnailView.setVisibility(View.GONE);
         }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/io/lbry/browser/ui/channel/ChannelFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/io/lbry/browser/ui/channel/ChannelFragment.java
index 76b9f2f..78d5101 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/io/lbry/browser/ui/channel/ChannelFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/io/lbry/browser/ui/channel/ChannelFragment.java
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ public class ChannelFragment extends BaseFragment implements FetchChannelsListen
             Glide.with(context.getApplicationContext()).load(coverUrl).centerCrop().into(imageCover);
         }
         if (context != null && !Helper.isNullOrEmpty(thumbnailUrl)) {
-            Glide.with(context.getApplicationContext()).asBitmap().load(thumbnailUrl).apply(RequestOptions.circleCropTransform()).into(imageThumbnail);
+            Glide.with(context.getApplicationContext()).load(thumbnailUrl).apply(RequestOptions.circleCropTransform()).into(imageThumbnail);
             noThumbnailView.setVisibility(View.GONE);
         } else {
             imageThumbnail.setVisibility(View.GONE);
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/io/lbry/browser/ui/findcontent/FileViewFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/io/lbry/browser/ui/findcontent/FileViewFragment.java
index 249f8b2..0e01f52 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/io/lbry/browser/ui/findcontent/FileViewFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/io/lbry/browser/ui/findcontent/FileViewFragment.java
@@ -1037,7 +1037,7 @@ public class FileViewFragment extends BaseFragment implements
             }
         });
 
-        root.findViewById(R.id.file_view_publisher_name).setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
+        root.findViewById(R.id.file_view_publisher_info_area).setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
             @Override
             public void onClick(View view) {
                 if (claim != null && claim.getSigningChannel() != null) {
@@ -1304,6 +1304,8 @@ public class FileViewFragment extends BaseFragment implements
         
         View root = getView();
         if (root != null) {
+            Context context = getContext();
+
             root.findViewById(R.id.file_view_scroll_view).scrollTo(0, 0);
             Helper.setViewVisibility(layoutDisplayArea, View.VISIBLE);
 
@@ -1325,7 +1327,29 @@ public class FileViewFragment extends BaseFragment implements
             ((TextView) root.findViewById(R.id.file_view_publisher_name)).setText(
                     Helper.isNullOrEmpty(claim.getPublisherName()) ? getString(R.string.anonymous) : claim.getPublisherName());
 
-            Context context = getContext();
+            Claim signingChannel = claim.getSigningChannel();
+            boolean hasPublisher = signingChannel != null;
+            boolean hasPublisherThumbnail = hasPublisher && !Helper.isNullOrEmpty(signingChannel.getThumbnailUrl());
+            root.findViewById(R.id.file_view_publisher_avatar).setVisibility(hasPublisher ? View.VISIBLE : View.GONE);
+            root.findViewById(R.id.file_view_publisher_thumbnail).setVisibility(hasPublisherThumbnail ? View.VISIBLE : View.INVISIBLE);
+            root.findViewById(R.id.file_view_publisher_no_thumbnail).setVisibility(!hasPublisherThumbnail ? View.VISIBLE : View.INVISIBLE);
+            if (hasPublisher) {
+                int bgColor = Helper.generateRandomColorForValue(signingChannel.getClaimId());
+                Helper.setIconViewBackgroundColor(root.findViewById(R.id.file_view_publisher_no_thumbnail), bgColor, false, context);
+                if (hasPublisherThumbnail && context != null) {
+                    Glide.with(context.getApplicationContext()).load(signingChannel.getThumbnailUrl()).
+                            apply(RequestOptions.circleCropTransform()).into((ImageView) root.findViewById(R.id.file_view_publisher_thumbnail));
+                }
+                ((TextView) root.findViewById(R.id.file_view_publisher_thumbnail_alpha)).
+                        setText(signingChannel.getName() != null ? signingChannel.getName().substring(1, 2).toUpperCase() : null);
+
+            }
+
+            String publisherTitle = signingChannel != null ? signingChannel.getTitle() : null;
+            TextView textPublisherTitle = root.findViewById(R.id.file_view_publisher_title);
+            textPublisherTitle.setVisibility(Helper.isNullOrEmpty(publisherTitle) ? View.GONE : View.VISIBLE);
+            textPublisherTitle.setText(publisherTitle);
+
             RecyclerView descTagsList = root.findViewById(R.id.file_view_tag_list);
             FlexboxLayoutManager flm = new FlexboxLayoutManager(context);
             descTagsList.setLayoutManager(flm);
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_file_view.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_file_view.xml
index 02d38df..1c1bd09 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_file_view.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_file_view.xml
@@ -468,41 +468,89 @@
                     android:background="@color/divider"
                     android:layout_width="match_parent"
                     android:layout_marginTop="12dp"
-                    android:layout_marginBottom="12dp"
                     android:layout_height="0.5dp" />
 
                 <RelativeLayout
                     android:id="@+id/file_view_publisher_area"
                     android:layout_width="match_parent"
-                    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-                    android:layout_marginLeft="16dp"
-                    android:layout_marginRight="16dp">
+                    android:layout_height="wrap_content">
 
                     <LinearLayout
-                        android:id="@+id/file_view_publisher_name_area"
+                        android:id="@+id/file_view_publisher_info_area"
+                        android:background="?attr/selectableItemBackground"
+                        android:clickable="true"
                         android:layout_width="match_parent"
                         android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-                        android:clickable="true"
-                        android:orientation="vertical">
+                        android:paddingTop="12dp"
+                        android:paddingLeft="16dp"
+                        android:paddingBottom="12dp"
+                        android:layout_marginRight="16dp"
+                        android:layout_toLeftOf="@id/file_view_icon_follow_unfollow">
+                        <RelativeLayout
+                            android:id="@+id/file_view_publisher_avatar"
+                            android:layout_width="50dp"
+                            android:layout_height="50dp"
+                            android:layout_gravity="center_vertical"
+                            android:layout_marginRight="16dp"
+                            android:visibility="gone">
+                            <RelativeLayout
+                                android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
+                                android:background="@drawable/bg_channel_icon"
+                                android:id="@+id/file_view_publisher_no_thumbnail"
+                                android:layout_width="50dp"
+                                android:layout_height="50dp">
+                                <TextView
+                                    android:id="@+id/file_view_publisher_thumbnail_alpha"
+                                    android:layout_centerInParent="true"
+                                    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+                                    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                                    android:fontFamily="@font/inter"
+                                    android:textAllCaps="true"
+                                    android:textSize="24sp"
+                                    android:textColor="@color/white"
+                                    android:textFontWeight="300" />
+                            </RelativeLayout>
+                            <ImageView
+                                android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
+                                android:id="@+id/file_view_publisher_thumbnail"
+                                android:layout_width="50dp"
+                                android:layout_height="50dp" />
+                        </RelativeLayout>
 
-                        <TextView
-                            android:id="@+id/file_view_publisher_name"
+                        <LinearLayout
+                            android:id="@+id/file_view_publisher_name_area"
                             android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                             android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-                            android:background="?attr/selectableItemBackground"
-                            android:clickable="true"
-                            android:fontFamily="@font/inter"
-                            android:textColor="@color/lbryGreen"
-                            android:textFontWeight="600"
-                            android:textSize="14sp" />
+                            android:layout_gravity="center_vertical"
+                            android:orientation="vertical">
+                            <TextView
+                                android:id="@+id/file_view_publisher_title"
+                                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+                                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                                android:fontFamily="@font/inter"
+                                android:textFontWeight="300"
+                                android:textSize="14sp"
+                                android:visibility="gone" />
+                            <TextView
+                                android:id="@+id/file_view_publisher_name"
+                                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+                                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                                android:fontFamily="@font/inter"
+                                android:textColor="@color/lbryGreen"
+                                android:textFontWeight="600"
+                                android:textSize="14sp" />
+                        </LinearLayout>
                     </LinearLayout>
+
                     <io.lbry.browser.ui.controls.SolidIconView
                         android:id="@+id/file_view_icon_follow_unfollow"
                         android:clickable="true"
                         android:background="?attr/selectableItemBackground"
                         android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
+                        android:layout_centerVertical="true"
                         android:layout_width="24dp"
                         android:layout_height="24dp"
+                        android:layout_marginRight="16dp"
                         android:text="@string/fa_heart"
                         android:textColor="@color/red"
                         android:textSize="20dp" />
@@ -511,7 +559,6 @@
                 <View
                     android:background="@color/divider"
                     android:layout_width="match_parent"
-                    android:layout_marginTop="12dp"
                     android:layout_marginBottom="12dp"
                     android:layout_height="0.5dp" />