[drtv] Subtitles no longer hardcoded

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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 ```):

karmus@KARMUS-BB:~/Downloads> youtube-dl -v -f HLS-2765 https://www.dr.dk/tv/se/cybercrimes-with-ben-hammersley-eps-1-6/-/skyggesiden-af-internettet-6-6
[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Custom config: []
[debug] Command-line args: [u'-v', u'-f', u'HLS-2765', u'https://www.dr.dk/tv/se/cybercrimes-with-ben-hammersley-eps-1-6/-/skyggesiden-af-internettet-6-6']
[debug] Encodings: locale UTF-8, fs UTF-8, out UTF-8, pref UTF-8
[debug] youtube-dl version 2017.07.09
[debug] Python version 2.7.13 - Linux-4.11.8-1-default-x86_64-with-glibc2.2.5
[debug] exe versions: ffmpeg 3.3.2, ffprobe 3.3.2, rtmpdump 2.4
[debug] Proxy map: {'socks': 'http://127.0.0.1:9050'}
[drtv] skyggesiden-af-internettet-6-6: Downloading webpage
[drtv] skyggesiden-af-internettet-6-6: Downloading video JSON
[drtv] skyggesiden-af-internettet-6-6: Downloading f4m manifest
[drtv] skyggesiden-af-internettet-6-6: Downloading m3u8 information
[drtv] skyggesiden-af-internettet-6-6: Downloading f4m manifest
[drtv] skyggesiden-af-internettet-6-6: Downloading m3u8 information
[debug] Invoking downloader on u'http://drod10n-vh.akamaihd.net/i/dk/clear/streaming/6d/595d19f9a11f9f164cde3a6d/Skyggesiden-af-internettet--6-_1e4ef8b90ca44baa9701fea538039d33_,303,478,917,1984,2768,.mp4.csmil/index_4_av.m3u8?null=0'
[download] Skyggesiden af internettet (6_6)-skyggesiden-af-internettet-6-6.mp4 has already been downloaded
[download] 100% of 505.53MiB
[debug] ffmpeg command line: ffprobe -show_streams 'file:Skyggesiden af internettet (6_6)-skyggesiden-af-internettet-6-6.mp4'
[ffmpeg] Fixing malformed AAC bitstream in "Skyggesiden af internettet (6_6)-skyggesiden-af-internettet-6-6.mp4"
[debug] ffmpeg command line: ffmpeg -y -i 'file:Skyggesiden af internettet (6_6)-skyggesiden-af-internettet-6-6.mp4' -c copy -f mp4 '-bsf:a' aac_adtstoasc 'file:Skyggesiden af internettet (6_6)-skyggesiden-af-internettet-6-6.temp.mp4'

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Description of your issue, suggested solution and other information

Used to work by default until 5th of June, version unclear. Newer downloads appear without subtitles, but when played from site, they appear on a layer on top of video stream.

[dstftw]

--embed-subs.

[KarmusDK]

parameter --embed-subs did, unfortunately, not fix the issue.
The geo-blocking can be circumvented with i.e. using a "DK" exit node on tor.

karmus@KARMUS-BB:~/Downloads> youtube-dl -v -f HLS-2765 --embed-subs https://www.dr.dk/tv/se/cybercrimes-with-ben-hammersley-eps-1-6/-/skyggesiden-af-internettet-6-6
[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Custom config: []
[debug] Command-line args: [u'-v', u'-f', u'HLS-2765', u'--embed-subs', u'https://www.dr.dk/tv/se/cybercrimes-with-ben-hammersley-eps-1-6/-/skyggesiden-af-internettet-6-6']
[debug] Encodings: locale UTF-8, fs UTF-8, out UTF-8, pref UTF-8
[debug] youtube-dl version 2017.07.09
[debug] Python version 2.7.13 - Linux-4.11.8-1-default-x86_64-with-glibc2.2.5
[debug] exe versions: ffmpeg 3.3.2, ffprobe 3.3.2, rtmpdump 2.4
[debug] Proxy map: {'socks': 'http://127.0.0.1:9050'}
[drtv] skyggesiden-af-internettet-6-6: Downloading webpage
[drtv] skyggesiden-af-internettet-6-6: Downloading video JSON
[drtv] skyggesiden-af-internettet-6-6: Downloading f4m manifest
[drtv] skyggesiden-af-internettet-6-6: Downloading m3u8 information
[drtv] skyggesiden-af-internettet-6-6: Downloading f4m manifest
[drtv] skyggesiden-af-internettet-6-6: Downloading m3u8 information
[debug] Invoking downloader on u'http://drod10n-vh.akamaihd.net/i/dk/clear/streaming/6d/595d19f9a11f9f164cde3a6d/Skyggesiden-af-internettet--6-_1e4ef8b90ca44baa9701fea538039d33_,303,478,917,1984,2768,.mp4.csmil/index_4_av.m3u8?null=0'
[hlsnative] Downloading m3u8 manifest
[hlsnative] Total fragments: 154
[download] Destination: Skyggesiden af internettet (6_6)-skyggesiden-af-internettet-6-6.mp4
[download] 100% of 523.13MiB in 07:27
[debug] ffmpeg command line: ffprobe -show_streams 'file:Skyggesiden af internettet (6_6)-skyggesiden-af-internettet-6-6.mp4'
[ffmpeg] Fixing malformed AAC bitstream in "Skyggesiden af internettet (6_6)-skyggesiden-af-internettet-6-6.mp4"
[debug] ffmpeg command line: ffmpeg -y -i 'file:Skyggesiden af internettet (6_6)-skyggesiden-af-internettet-6-6.mp4' -c copy -f mp4 '-bsf:a' aac_adtstoasc 'file:Skyggesiden af internettet (6_6)-skyggesiden-af-internettet-6-6.temp.mp4'
[ffmpeg] There aren't any subtitles to embed

[dstftw]

There is no issue since there is no hardsubbed formats served by drtv.