[MDR.DE] ERROR: Unable to extract data url

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

D:\MOVIE\TOOLS&BATCHFILES\AUDIO\SERIAL\VIDEOS\ffmpeg\bin>youtube-dl -U
youtube-dl is up-to-date (2018.08.22)

D:\MOVIE\TOOLS&BATCHFILES\AUDIO\SERIAL\VIDEOS\ffmpeg\bin>youtube-dl --all-subs -
-convert-subs srt -v https://www.mdr.de/mediathek/fernsehen/riverboat-gesamt-avp
lus-400.html
[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Custom config: []
[debug] Command-line args: ['--all-subs', '--convert-subs', 'srt', '-v', 'https:
//www.mdr.de/mediathek/fernsehen/riverboat-gesamt-avplus-400.html']
[debug] Encodings: locale cp1252, fs mbcs, out cp850, pref cp1252
[debug] youtube-dl version 2018.08.22
[debug] Python version 3.4.4 (CPython) - Windows-7-6.1.7601-SP1
[debug] exe versions: ffmpeg N-89508-g1f1207145a, ffprobe N-89508-g1f1207145a
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[MDR] 400: Downloading webpage
ERROR: Unable to extract data url; please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org
/bug . Make sure you are using the latest version; type  youtube-dl -U  to updat
e. Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete o
utput.
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmpsjdqsmfs\bu
ild\youtube_dl\YoutubeDL.py", line 792, in extract_info
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmpsjdqsmfs\bu
ild\youtube_dl\extractor\common.py", line 502, in extract
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmpsjdqsmfs\bu
ild\youtube_dl\extractor\mdr.py", line 87, in _real_extract
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmpsjdqsmfs\bu
ild\youtube_dl\extractor\common.py", line 972, in _search_regex
youtube_dl.utils.RegexNotFoundError: Unable to extract data url; please report t
his issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Make sure you are using the latest version;
 type  youtube-dl -U  to update. Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose f
lag and include its complete output.

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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: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaW_jenozKc
• Single video: https://youtu.be/BaW_jenozKc
• Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4lCao7KL_QFVb7Iudeipvc2BCavECqzc

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

Could you please look into this? Thank you!

VIDEO LINK: https://www.mdr.de/mediathek/fernsehen/riverboat-gesamt-avplus-400.html