diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 2384d4b7..d80c4063 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@
         "tsx": "^4.20.3",
         "typescript": "^5.8.3",
         "unzipit": "^1.4.3",
+        "uuid": "^11.1.0",
         "wildcard-match": "^5.1.4"
       }
     },
@@ -11418,6 +11419,19 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/util-deprecate/-/util-deprecate-1.0.2.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha1-RQ1Nyfpw3nMnYvvS1KKJgUGaDM8="
     },
+    "node_modules/uuid": {
+      "version": "11.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/uuid/-/uuid-11.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-0/A9rDy9P7cJ+8w1c9WD9V//9Wj15Ce2MPz8Ri6032usz+NfePxx5AcN3bN+r6ZL6jEo066/yNYB3tn4pQEx+A==",
+      "funding": [
+        "https://github.com/sponsors/broofa",
+        "https://github.com/sponsors/ctavan"
+      ],
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "bin": {
+        "uuid": "dist/esm/bin/uuid"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/uzip-module": {
       "version": "1.0.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/uzip-module/-/uzip-module-1.0.3.tgz",
@@ -19318,6 +19332,11 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/util-deprecate/-/util-deprecate-1.0.2.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha1-RQ1Nyfpw3nMnYvvS1KKJgUGaDM8="
     },
+    "uuid": {
+      "version": "11.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/uuid/-/uuid-11.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-0/A9rDy9P7cJ+8w1c9WD9V//9Wj15Ce2MPz8Ri6032usz+NfePxx5AcN3bN+r6ZL6jEo066/yNYB3tn4pQEx+A=="
+    },
     "uzip-module": {
       "version": "1.0.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/uzip-module/-/uzip-module-1.0.3.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4315f72c..adfadf14 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@
     "tsx": "^4.20.3",
     "typescript": "^5.8.3",
     "unzipit": "^1.4.3",
+    "uuid": "^11.1.0",
     "wildcard-match": "^5.1.4"
   },
   "packageManager": "yarn@4.9.2"
diff --git a/scripts/core/configLoader.ts b/scripts/core/configLoader.ts
index ae9971bf..c5f05ad2 100644
--- a/scripts/core/configLoader.ts
+++ b/scripts/core/configLoader.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import { SiteConfig } from 'epg-grabber'
-import { deepMerge } from '../functions'
 import { pathToFileURL } from 'url'
 
 export class ConfigLoader {
@@ -28,6 +27,6 @@ export class ConfigLoader {
       channels: undefined
     }
 
-    return deepMerge(defaultConfig, config) as SiteConfig
+    return { ...defaultConfig, ...config } as SiteConfig
   }
 }
diff --git a/scripts/functions/functions.ts b/scripts/functions/functions.ts
index fcf498a3..346c5c94 100644
--- a/scripts/functions/functions.ts
+++ b/scripts/functions/functions.ts
@@ -1,42 +1,65 @@
-// Made to replace lodash functions with their native alternatives. Typed for better TypeScript support.
-
 /**
- * Creates a new array of unique items based on an specific identifier.
- * This function uses a Map to ensure that each item is unique based on the result of the provided function.
- * @param {Array} arr - The array to filter for unique items
- * @param {Function} fn - A function that takes an item and returns a unique identifier
- * @returns {Array} A new array containing only unique items based on the identifier
- * @example
- * const items = [{ id: 1, name: 'A' }, { id: 2, name: 'B' }, { id: 1, name: 'C' }];
- * const uniqueItems = uniqBy(items, item => item.id);
- * // uniqueItems will be [{ id: 1, name: 'A' }, { id: 2, name: 'B' }]
- */
-export const uniqBy = <T, K>(arr: T[], fn: (item: T) => K): T[] => [...new Map(arr.map(x => [fn(x), x])).values()]
-
-/**
- * Recursively merges multiple objects into a single object.
- * If the same key exists in multiple objects and the values are both objects,
- * they will be deep merged. Otherwise, the latter value will override the former.
+ * Sorts an array by the result of running each element through an iteratee function.
+ * Creates a shallow copy of the array before sorting to avoid mutating the original.
  * 
- * @param {...object[]} a - An array of objects to be merged
- * @returns {Record<string, unknown>} A new object containing all merged properties
+ * @param {Array} arr - The array to sort
+ * @param {Function} fn - The iteratee function to compute sort values
+ * @returns {Array} A new sorted array
  * 
  * @example
- * const obj1 = { a: { b: 2 }, c: 3 };
- * const obj2 = { a: { d: 4 }, e: 5 };
- * deepMerge(obj1, obj2); // { a: { b: 2, d: 4 }, c: 3, e: 5 }
+ * const users = [{name: 'john', age: 30}, {name: 'jane', age: 25}];
+ * sortBy(users, x => x.age); // [{name: 'jane', age: 25}, {name: 'john', age: 30}]
  */
-export const deepMerge = (...a: (object)[]): Record<string, unknown> => 
-    a.reduce((r: { [key: string]: unknown }, o) => 
-    (Object.entries(o).forEach(([k, v]) => { r[k] = r[k] && typeof r[k] === 'object' && typeof v === 'object' ? 
-        deepMerge(r[k], v) : v }), r), {} as Record<string, unknown>)
+export const sortBy = <T>(arr: T[], fn: (item: T) => number | string): T[] => [...arr].sort((a, b) => fn(a) > fn(b) ? 1 : -1)
 
 /**
- * Sort an array of objects by a specific key.
+ * Sorts an array by multiple criteria with customizable sort orders.
+ * Supports ascending (default) and descending order for each criterion.
  * 
- * @param {string} key - The key to sort by
- * @returns {function} A comparison function for sorting
+ * @param {Array} arr - The array to sort
+ * @param {Array<Function>} fns - Array of iteratee functions to compute sort values
+ * @param {Array<string>} orders - Array of sort orders ('asc' or 'desc'), defaults to all 'asc'
+ * @returns {Array} A new sorted array
+ * 
+ * @example
+ * const users = [{name: 'john', age: 30}, {name: 'jane', age: 25}, {name: 'bob', age: 30}];
+ * orderBy(users, [x => x.age, x => x.name], ['desc', 'asc']);
+ * // [{name: 'bob', age: 30}, {name: 'john', age: 30}, {name: 'jane', age: 25}]
  */
-export const sortBy = <T>(key: keyof T): ((a: T, b: T) => number) => {
-    return (a: T, b: T) => (a[key] > b[key]) ? 1 : ((b[key] > a[key]) ? -1 : 0)
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+export const orderBy = (arr: Array<unknown>, fns: Array<(item: unknown) => string | number>, orders: Array<string> = []): Array<unknown> => [...arr].sort((a, b) => 
+  fns.reduce((acc, fn, i) => 
+    acc || ((orders[i] === 'desc' ? fn(b) > fn(a) : fn(a) > fn(b)) ? 1 : fn(a) === fn(b) ? 0 : -1), 0)
+)
+
+/**
+ * Creates a duplicate-free version of an array using an iteratee function to generate
+ * the criterion by which uniqueness is computed. Only the first occurrence of each
+ * element is kept.
+ * 
+ * @param {Array} arr - The array to inspect
+ * @param {Function} fn - The iteratee function to compute uniqueness criterion
+ * @returns {Array} A new duplicate-free array
+ * 
+ * @example
+ * const users = [{id: 1, name: 'john'}, {id: 2, name: 'jane'}, {id: 1, name: 'john'}];
+ * uniqBy(users, x => x.id); // [{id: 1, name: 'john'}, {id: 2, name: 'jane'}]
+ */
+export const uniqBy = <T>(arr: T[], fn: (item: T) => unknown): T[] => arr.filter((item, index) => arr.findIndex(x => fn(x) === fn(item)) === index)
+
+/**
+ * Converts a string to start case (capitalizes the first letter of each word).
+ * Handles camelCase, snake_case, kebab-case, and regular spaces.
+ * 
+ * @param {string} str - The string to convert
+ * @returns {string} The start case string
+ * 
+ * @example
+ * startCase('hello_world'); // "Hello World"
+ * startCase('helloWorld'); // "Hello World"
+ * startCase('hello-world'); // "Hello World"
+ * startCase('hello world'); // "Hello World"
+ */
+export const startCase = (str: string): string => str
+  .replace(/([a-z])([A-Z])/g, '$1 $2')  // Split camelCase
+  .replace(/[_-]/g, ' ')                 // Replace underscores and hyphens with spaces
+  .replace(/\b\w/g, c => c.toUpperCase()) // Capitalize first letter of each word
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scripts/models/guide.ts b/scripts/models/guide.ts
index 349d6d5c..a7a4359f 100644
--- a/scripts/models/guide.ts
+++ b/scripts/models/guide.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import type { GuideData } from '../types/guide'
-import { uniqueId } from 'lodash'
+import { v4 as uuidv4 } from 'uuid'
 
 export class Guide {
   channelId?: string
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export class Guide {
   }
 
   getUUID(): string {
-    if (!this.getStreamId() || !this.siteId) return uniqueId()
+    if (!this.getStreamId() || !this.siteId) return uuidv4()
 
     return this.getStreamId() + this.siteId
   }
diff --git a/sites/derana.lk/derana.lk.config.js b/sites/derana.lk/derana.lk.config.js
index e8adcea2..24ec4ae0 100644
--- a/sites/derana.lk/derana.lk.config.js
+++ b/sites/derana.lk/derana.lk.config.js
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ module.exports = {
       }
     })
 
-    return programs.concat().sort(sortBy('start'))
+    return sortBy(programs, p => p.start.valueOf())
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/sites/mojmaxtv.hrvatskitelekom.hr/mojmaxtv.hrvatskitelekom.hr.config.js b/sites/mojmaxtv.hrvatskitelekom.hr/mojmaxtv.hrvatskitelekom.hr.config.js
index db783843..8aff9e1f 100644
--- a/sites/mojmaxtv.hrvatskitelekom.hr/mojmaxtv.hrvatskitelekom.hr.config.js
+++ b/sites/mojmaxtv.hrvatskitelekom.hr/mojmaxtv.hrvatskitelekom.hr.config.js
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 const doFetch = require('@ntlab/sfetch')
 const axios = require('axios')
 const dayjs = require('dayjs')
-const _ = require('lodash')
 const crypto = require('crypto')
+const { sortBy } = require('../../scripts/functions')
 
 // API Configuration Constants
 const NATCO_CODE = 'hr'
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ module.exports = {
       }
     })
 
-    items = _.sortBy(items, i => dayjs(i.start_time).valueOf())
+    items = sortBy(items, i => dayjs(i.start_time).valueOf())
 
     // Fetch program details for each item
     const programs = []
diff --git a/sites/mtel.ba/mtel.ba.config.js b/sites/mtel.ba/mtel.ba.config.js
index d5f6f225..6f84f5cf 100644
--- a/sites/mtel.ba/mtel.ba.config.js
+++ b/sites/mtel.ba/mtel.ba.config.js
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-const _ = require('lodash')
 const doFetch = require('@ntlab/sfetch')
 const dayjs = require('dayjs')
 const utc = require('dayjs/plugin/utc')
 const timezone = require('dayjs/plugin/timezone')
 const customParseFormat = require('dayjs/plugin/customParseFormat')
+const { sortBy } = require('../../scripts/functions')
 
 dayjs.extend(utc)
 dayjs.extend(timezone)
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ module.exports = {
   url({ channel, date }) {
     const [platform] = channel.site_id.split('#')
 
-    return `https://mtel.ba/hybris/ecommerce/b2c/v1/products/channels/epg?platform=tv-${platform}&currentPage=0&pageSize=1000&date=${date.format(
+    return `https://mtel.ba/hybris/ecommerce/b2c/v1/products/channels/epg?platform=tv-${platform}&pageSize=999&date=${date.format(
       'YYYY-MM-DD'
     )}`
   },
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ module.exports = {
     let programs = []
     const items = parseItems(content, channel)
     items.forEach(item => {
-      if (item.title === 'Nema informacija o programu') return
       programs.push({
         title: item.title,
         description: item.description,
@@ -46,14 +45,14 @@ module.exports = {
   },
   async channels({ platform = 'msat' }) {
     const platforms = {
-      msat: 'https://mtel.ba/hybris/ecommerce/b2c/v1/products/channels/search?pageSize=100&currentPage=<CURRENT_PAGE>&query=:relevantno:tv-kategorija:tv-msat',
-      iptv: 'https://mtel.ba/hybris/ecommerce/b2c/v1/products/channels/search?pageSize=100&currentPage=<CURRENT_PAGE>&query=:relevantno:tv-kategorija:tv-iptv:tv-iptv-paket:Svi+kanali'
+      msat: 'https://mtel.ba/hybris/ecommerce/b2c/v1/products/channels/search?pageSize=999&query=:relevantno:tv-kategorija:tv-msat',
+      iptv: 'https://mtel.ba/hybris/ecommerce/b2c/v1/products/channels/search?pageSize=999&query=:relevantno:tv-kategorija:tv-iptv'
     }
 
     const queue = [
       {
         platform,
-        url: platforms[platform].replace('<CURRENT_PAGE>', 0)
+        url: platforms[platform]
       }
     ]
 
@@ -62,7 +61,7 @@ module.exports = {
       if (data && data.pagination.currentPage < data.pagination.totalPages) {
         queue.push({
           platform: req.platform,
-          url: platforms[req.platform].replace('<CURRENT_PAGE>', ++data.pagination.currentPage)
+          url: platforms[req.platform]
         })
       }
 
@@ -102,8 +101,9 @@ function parseItems(content, channel) {
     const [, channelId] = channel.site_id.split('#')
     const channelData = data.products.find(channel => channel.code === channelId)
     if (!channelData || !Array.isArray(channelData.programs)) return []
-
-    return _.sortBy(channelData.programs, p => parseStart(p).valueOf())
+    // filter out programs that have the sentence "no program information available"
+    channelData.programs = channelData.programs.filter(p => !p.title.includes('Nema informacija o programu'))
+    return sortBy(channelData.programs, p => parseStart(p).valueOf())
   } catch {
     return []
   }
diff --git a/sites/mtel.ba/mtel.ba.test.js b/sites/mtel.ba/mtel.ba.test.js
index 2664d66b..393da507 100644
--- a/sites/mtel.ba/mtel.ba.test.js
+++ b/sites/mtel.ba/mtel.ba.test.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ const channel = { site_id: 'msat#ch-11-rtrs' }
 
 it('can generate valid url', () => {
   expect(url({ date, channel })).toBe(
-    'https://mtel.ba/hybris/ecommerce/b2c/v1/products/channels/epg?platform=tv-msat&currentPage=0&pageSize=1000&date=2025-02-04'
+    'https://mtel.ba/hybris/ecommerce/b2c/v1/products/channels/epg?platform=tv-msat&pageSize=999&date=2025-02-04'
   )
 })
 
diff --git a/sites/reportv.com.ar/reportv.com.ar.config.js b/sites/reportv.com.ar/reportv.com.ar.config.js
index 51c89d23..29fc8a7b 100644
--- a/sites/reportv.com.ar/reportv.com.ar.config.js
+++ b/sites/reportv.com.ar/reportv.com.ar.config.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ const cheerio = require('cheerio')
 const utc = require('dayjs/plugin/utc')
 const timezone = require('dayjs/plugin/timezone')
 const customParseFormat = require('dayjs/plugin/customParseFormat')
-const _ = require('lodash')
+const { startCase } = require('../../scripts/functions')
 
 dayjs.extend(utc)
 dayjs.extend(timezone)
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ function parseDuration($item) {
 function parseItems(content, date) {
   if (!content) return []
   const $ = cheerio.load(content)
-  const d = _.startCase(date.locale('es').format('DD MMMM YYYY'))
+  const d = startCase(date.locale('es').format('DD MMMM YYYY'))
 
   return $(`.trProg[title*="${d}"]`).toArray()
 }
diff --git a/sites/streamingtvguides.com/streamingtvguides.com.config.js b/sites/streamingtvguides.com/streamingtvguides.com.config.js
index 811a8b40..e0b1d5a6 100644
--- a/sites/streamingtvguides.com/streamingtvguides.com.config.js
+++ b/sites/streamingtvguides.com/streamingtvguides.com.config.js
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ module.exports = {
       })
     })
 
-    programs = sortBy(uniqBy(programs, p => p.start), 'start')
+    programs = sortBy(uniqBy(programs, p => p.start), p => p.start.valueOf())
 
     return programs
   },