Add britbox

[jtc242]

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• You will be asked some questions and requested to provide some information, please read them carefully and answer honestly
• Put an x into all the boxes [ ] relevant to your issue (like this: [x])
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Make sure you are using the latest version: run youtube-dl --version and ensure your version is 2019.01.24. If it's not, read this FAQ entry and update. Issues with outdated version will be rejected.

• [x ] I've verified and I assure that I'm running youtube-dl 2019.01.24

Before submitting an issue make sure you have:

• [ x] At least skimmed through the README, most notably the FAQ and BUGS sections
• [ x] Searched the bugtracker for similar issues including closed ones
• [x ] Checked that provided video/audio/playlist URLs (if any) are alive and playable in a browser

What is the purpose of your issue?

• Bug report (encountered problems with youtube-dl)
• [ x] Site support request (request for adding support for a new site)
• Feature request (request for a new functionality)
• Question
• Other

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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 ```):

youtube-dl  https://www.britbox.com/us/episode/Doctor_Who_S14_E22_7466 -v
[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Custom config: []
[debug] Command-line args: ['https://www.britbox.com/us/episode/Doctor_Who_S14_E22_7466', '-v']
[debug] Encodings: locale cp1252, fs mbcs, out cp437, pref cp1252
[debug] youtube-dl version 2019.01.24
[debug] Python version 3.4.4 (CPython) - Windows-10-10.0.14393
[debug] exe versions: ffmpeg N-93001-g87c165c237, ffprobe N-93001-g87c165c237
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[generic] Doctor_Who_S14_E22_7466: Requesting header
WARNING: Falling back on generic information extractor.
[generic] Doctor_Who_S14_E22_7466: Downloading webpage
[generic] Doctor_Who_S14_E22_7466: Extracting information
ERROR: Unsupported URL: https://www.britbox.com/us/episode/Doctor_Who_S14_E22_7466
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmpa8aoq3sz\build\youtube_dl\YoutubeDL.py", line 793, in extract_info
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmpa8aoq3sz\build\youtube_dl\extractor\common.py", line 508, in extract
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmpa8aoq3sz\build\youtube_dl\extractor\generic.py", line 3320, in _real_extract
youtube_dl.utils.UnsupportedError: Unsupported URL: https://www.britbox.com/us/episode/Doctor_Who_S14_E22_7466
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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: https://www.britbox.com/us/episode/Doctor_Who_S4_E7_14566
• Single video: https://www.britbox.com/us/episode/Doctor_Who_S1_E1_8031
• Playlist: https://www.britbox.com/us/season/Doctor_Who_S4_12799
• Playlist: https://www.britbox.com/us/show/5969

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

I tried to add this myself but I am unable to find the proper url. Thanks

[jtc242]

I can provide login with temporary password if needed.

[jtc242]

Just sent credentials to your gmail account

[jtc242]

FYI I am able to download them one at a time using chrome extension Stream Video Downloader but that is the only way I have been able to do so.

[jtc242]

I am changing my credentials back. Let me know if/when you need the account and I will let you know the login info.

[warren-bank]

fwiw, this website looks an awful lot like that of the BBC iPlayer. My Britbox account is expired, so I can't confirm that their javascript player is identical.. but since Britbox is operated (at least in part) by the BBC.. there's a very fair chance of this. In which case, the extractor for the BBC iPlayer should be a very good starting point for modification.

going strictly by memory, I'm about 99.9% certain that the HLS streams on Britbox match the same regex pattern as used to identify streams in BBC iPlayer: '/([^/]+?)\.ism(?:\.hlsv2\.ism)?/[^/]+\.m3u8'.. which are both being transcoded on the fly by the Unified Origin plugin belonging to the Unified Streaming Platform (..as confirmed by this official statement).

[Matt14451]

Launched in UK today, does it work with youtube-dl? Will start a free trial when it works

[timethrow]

Launched in UK today, does it work with youtube-dl? Will start a free trial when it works

Could be wrong but it looks like it uses Widevine DRM, if so will be unlikely to get an extractor for this

[Matt14451]

Launched in UK today, does it work with youtube-dl? Will start a free trial when it works

Could be wrong but it looks like it uses Widevine DRM, if so will be unlikely to get an extractor for this

Shame