[CultureUnplugged] Failed to parse JSON

[ghost]

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$ y -v 'http://www.cultureunplugged.com/documentary/watch-online/play/53662'
[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: ['-4', '-f', 'best', '--prefer-free-formats', '--no-cache-dir', '--no-mtime', '--youtube-skip-dash-manifest']
[debug] Command-line args: ['-v', 'http://www.cultureunplugged.com/documentary/watch-online/play/53662']
[debug] Encodings: locale UTF-8, fs utf-8, out UTF-8, pref UTF-8
[debug] youtube-dl version 2016.08.12
[debug] Python version 3.5.2+ - Linux-4.7.0-rc7-686-i686-with-debian-stretch-sid
[debug] exe versions: ffmpeg 3.1.2, ffprobe 3.1.2, rtmpdump 2.4
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[CultureUnplugged] 53662: Downloading JSON metadata
ERROR: 53662: Failed to parse JSON  (caused by JSONDecodeError('Expecting value: line 1 column 1 (char 0)',)); please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Make sure you are using the latest version; see  https://yt-dl.org/update  on how to update. Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output.
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.5/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 549, in _parse_json
    return json.loads(json_string)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.5/json/__init__.py", line 319, in loads
    return _default_decoder.decode(s)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.5/json/decoder.py", line 339, in decode
    obj, end = self.raw_decode(s, idx=_w(s, 0).end())
  File "/usr/lib/python3.5/json/decoder.py", line 357, in raw_decode
    raise JSONDecodeError("Expecting value", s, err.value) from None
json.decoder.JSONDecodeError: Expecting value: line 1 column 1 (char 0)
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.5/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 549, in _parse_json
    return json.loads(json_string)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.5/json/__init__.py", line 319, in loads
    return _default_decoder.decode(s)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.5/json/decoder.py", line 339, in decode
    obj, end = self.raw_decode(s, idx=_w(s, 0).end())
  File "/usr/lib/python3.5/json/decoder.py", line 357, in raw_decode
    raise JSONDecodeError("Expecting value", s, err.value) from None
json.decoder.JSONDecodeError: Expecting value: line 1 column 1 (char 0)

During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.5/dist-packages/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 691, in extract_info
    ie_result = ie.extract(url)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.5/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 347, in extract
    return self._real_extract(url)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.5/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/cultureunplugged.py", line 36, in _real_extract
    'http://www.cultureunplugged.com/movie-data/cu-%s.json' % video_id, display_id)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.5/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 543, in _download_json
    json_string, video_id, transform_source=transform_source, fatal=fatal)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.5/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 553, in _parse_json
    raise ExtractorError(errmsg, cause=ve)
youtube_dl.utils.ExtractorError: 53662: Failed to parse JSON  (caused by JSONDecodeError('Expecting value: line 1 column 1 (char 0)',)); please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Make sure you are using the latest version; see  https://yt-dl.org/update  on how to update. Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output.

http://www.cultureunplugged.com/documentary/watch-online/play/53662

[yan12125]

Redirected to http://www.cultureunplugged.com/filmedia/index.php. Seems this website is currently unavailable?

[ghost]

@yan12125 We are in the process of contemplation and evaluation of our efforts. This archive is in the process of being reformed and will remain offline till December 16, 2016.

[yan12125]

OK we have to revisit this issue on the day. Hope someone remembers.