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Make sure you are using the latest version: run youtube-dl --version and ensure your version is 2017.03.16. If it's not read this FAQ entry and update. Issues with outdated version will be rejected.

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• Searched the bugtracker for similar issues including closed ones

What is the purpose of your issue?

• Bug report (encountered problems with youtube-dl)
• Site support request (request for adding support for a new site)
• Feature request (request for a new functionality)
• Question
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If the purpose of this issue is a bug report, site support request or you are not completely sure provide the full verbose output as follows:

Add -v flag to your command line you run youtube-dl with, copy the whole output and insert it here. It should look similar to one below (replace it with your log inserted between triple ```):

$ youtube-dl -v http://www.aljazeera.net/programs/withoutbounds/2004/6/4/%d9%85%d8%b3%d8%aa%d9%82%d8%a8%d9%84-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%82%d9%8a%d8%a7%d8%af%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%81%d9%84%d8%b3%d8%b7%d9%8a%d9%86%d9%8a%d8%a9-%d9%81%d9%8a-%d8%b8%d9%84-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%85%d8%b7%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a8-%d8%a8%d8%aa%d8%ba%d9%8a%d9%8a%d8%b1%d9%87%d8%a7
[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Custom config: []
[debug] Command-line args: [u'-v', u'http://www.aljazeera.net/programs/withoutbounds/2004/6/4/%d9%85%d8%b3%d8%aa%d9%82%d8%a8%d9%84-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%82%d9%8a%d8%a7%d8%af%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%81%d9%84%d8%b3%d8%b7%d9%8a%d9%86%d9%8a%d8%a9-%d9%81%d9%8a-%d8%b8%d9%84-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%85%d8%b7%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a8-%d8%a8%d8%aa%d8%ba%d9%8a%d9%8a%d8%b1%d9%87%d8%a7']
[debug] Encodings: locale UTF-8, fs UTF-8, out UTF-8, pref UTF-8
[debug] youtube-dl version 2017.03.16
[debug] Python version 2.7.12 - Linux-4.4.0-45-generic-x86_64-with-Ubuntu-16.04-xenial
[debug] exe versions: none
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[generic] مستقبل-القيادة-الفلسطينية-في-ظل-المطالب-بتغييرها: Requesting header
WARNING: Falling back on generic information extractor.
[generic] مستقبل-القيادة-الفلسطينية-في-ظل-المطالب-بتغييرها: Downloading webpage
[generic] مستقبل-القيادة-الفلسطينية-في-ظل-المطالب-بتغييرها: Extracting information
ERROR: Unsupported URL: http://www.aljazeera.net/programs/withoutbounds/2004/6/4/%d9%85%d8%b3%d8%aa%d9%82%d8%a8%d9%84-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%82%d9%8a%d8%a7%d8%af%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%81%d9%84%d8%b3%d8%b7%d9%8a%d9%86%d9%8a%d8%a9-%d9%81%d9%8a-%d8%b8%d9%84-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%85%d8%b7%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a8-%d8%a8%d8%aa%d8%ba%d9%8a%d9%8a%d8%b1%d9%87%d8%a7
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/generic.py", line 1779, in _real_extract
    doc = compat_etree_fromstring(webpage.encode('utf-8'))
  File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/compat.py", line 2526, in compat_etree_fromstring
    doc = _XML(text, parser=etree.XMLParser(target=_TreeBuilder(element_factory=_element_factory)))
  File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/compat.py", line 2515, in _XML
    parser.feed(text)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/xml/etree/ElementTree.py", line 1653, in feed
    self._raiseerror(v)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/xml/etree/ElementTree.py", line 1517, in _raiseerror
    raise err
ParseError: not well-formed (invalid token): line 39, column 98
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 761, in extract_info
    ie_result = ie.extract(url)
  File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 427, in extract
    ie_result = self._real_extract(url)
  File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/generic.py", line 2649, in _real_extract
    raise UnsupportedError(url)
UnsupportedError: Unsupported URL: http://www.aljazeera.net/programs/withoutbounds/2004/6/4/%d9%85%d8%b3%d8%aa%d9%82%d8%a8%d9%84-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%82%d9%8a%d8%a7%d8%af%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%81%d9%84%d8%b3%d8%b7%d9%8a%d9%86%d9%8a%d8%a9-%d9%81%d9%8a-%d8%b8%d9%84-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%85%d8%b7%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a8-%d8%a8%d8%aa%d8%ba%d9%8a%d9%8a%d8%b1%d9%87%d8%a7

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<end of log>

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If the purpose of this issue is a site support request please provide all kinds of example URLs support for which should be included (replace following example URLs by yours):

• Single video: http://www.aljazeera.net/programs/withoutbounds/2004/6/4/%d9%85%d8%b3%d8%aa%d9%82%d8%a8%d9%84-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%82%d9%8a%d8%a7%d8%af%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%81%d9%84%d8%b3%d8%b7%d9%8a%d9%86%d9%8a%d8%a9-%d9%81%d9%8a-%d8%b8%d9%84-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%85%d8%b7%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a8-%d8%a8%d8%aa%d8%ba%d9%8a%d9%8a%d8%b1%d9%87%d8%a7

Note that youtube-dl does not support sites dedicated to copyright infringement. In order for site support request to be accepted all provided example URLs should not violate any copyrights.

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Description of your issue, suggested solution and other information

They use Brightcove.

[johnhawkinson]

This is fixed by PR #12178:

pb3:youtube-dl jhawk$ git status|head -1
On branch brightcove-12005
pb3:youtube-dl jhawk$ python -m youtube_dl -vs --write-pages 'http://www.aljazeera.net/programs/withoutbounds/2004/6/4/%d9%85%d8%b3%d8%aa%d9%82%d8%a8%d9%84-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%82%d9%8a%d8%a7%d8%af%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%81%d9%84%d8%b3%d8%b7%d9%8a%d9%86%d9%8a%d8%a9-%d9%81%d9%8a-%d8%b8%d9%84-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%85%d8%b7%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a8-%d8%a8%d8%aa%d8%ba%d9%8a%d9%8a%d8%b1%d9%87%d8%a7'
[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Custom config: []
[debug] Command-line args: [u'-vs', u'--write-pages', u'http://www.aljazeera.net/programs/withoutbounds/2004/6/4/%d9%85%d8%b3%d8%aa%d9%82%d8%a8%d9%84-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%82%d9%8a%d8%a7%d8%af%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%81%d9%84%d8%b3%d8%b7%d9%8a%d9%86%d9%8a%d8%a9-%d9%81%d9%8a-%d8%b8%d9%84-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%85%d8%b7%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a8-%d8%a8%d8%aa%d8%ba%d9%8a%d9%8a%d8%b1%d9%87%d8%a7']
[debug] Encodings: locale UTF-8, fs utf-8, out UTF-8, pref UTF-8
[debug] youtube-dl version 2017.03.07
[debug] Git HEAD: 34da9a4df
[debug] Python version 2.7.10 - Darwin-14.5.0-x86_64-i386-64bit
[debug] exe versions: ffmpeg git-2017-02-28-7f62368, ffprobe git-2017-02-28-7f62368, rtmpdump 2.4
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[generic] مستقبل-القيادة-الفلسطينية-في-ظل-المطالب-بتغييرها: Requesting header
WARNING: Falling back on generic information extractor.
[generic] مستقبل-القيادة-الفلسطينية-في-ظل-المطالب-بتغييرها: Downloading webpage
[generic] Saving request to __-_-_-_-_http_-_www.aljazeera.net_programs_withoutbounds_2004_6_4_%d9%85%d8%b3%d8%aa%d9%82%d8%a8%d9%84-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%82%d9%8a%d8%a7%d8%af%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%81%_5bed9b6a372c8f803c7dedb7d24fb221.dump
[generic] مستقبل-القيادة-الفلسطينية-في-ظل-المطالب-بتغييرها: Extracting information
[generic] Brightcove (new) video detected.
[download] Downloading playlist: مستقبل القيادة الفلسطينية في ظل المطالب بتغييرها
[generic] playlist مستقبل القيادة الفلسطينية في ظل المطالب بتغييرها: Collected 1 video ids (downloading 1 of them)
[download] Downloading video 1 of 1
[brightcove:new] 1313238276001: Downloading webpage
[brightcove:new] Saving request to 1313238276001_http_-_players.brightcove.net_665001584001_BJeiBqmye_default_index.min.js.dump
[brightcove:new] 1313238276001: Downloading JSON metadata
[brightcove:new] Saving request to 1313238276001_https_-_edge.api.brightcove.com_playback_v1_accounts_665001584001_videos_1313238276001.dump
[download] Finished downloading playlist: مستقبل القيادة الفلسطينية في ظل المطالب بتغييرها