Unsupported URL: phoenix.de

[mcnesium]

phoenix.de has had a relaunch recently. Now Downloads fail due to unsupported URL error:

~$ youtube-dl --version
2018.08.22
~$ youtube-dl https://www.phoenix.de/sendungen/dokumentationen/mein-ausland/gespaltenes-land---schweden-hat-die-wahl-a-324347.html
[generic] gespaltenes-land---schweden-hat-die-wahl-a-324347: Requesting header
WARNING: Falling back on generic information extractor.
[generic] gespaltenes-land---schweden-hat-die-wahl-a-324347: Downloading webpage
[generic] gespaltenes-land---schweden-hat-die-wahl-a-324347: Extracting information
ERROR: Unsupported URL: https://www.phoenix.de/sendungen/dokumentationen/mein-ausland/gespaltenes-land---schweden-hat-die-wahl-a-324347.html

the video is on the bottom of the page

[h-2]

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[majewsky]

This is still an issue with version 2019.05.20, checked with video URL https://www.phoenix.de/sendungen/gespraeche/phoenix-runde/nach-dem-wahldebakel---cdu-und-spd-im-taumel-a-1052290.html. On the website, the video player self-identifies as "ZDF player" in the right-click menu, so maybe logic could be shared with the code for ZDF Mediathek.

[matthiasroos]

The player might be the same as for ZDF Mediathek, but it is loaded by javascript, rendering the ZDF code useless and making everything very complcated and tedious. Therefore, I am out.

[mcnesium]

This issue is not solved yet. Why has it been closed?

m@x ~/downloads youtube-dl --version
2021.02.22

m@x ~/downloads youtube-dl https://www.phoenix.de/sendungen/dokumentationen/mensch--mythos-a-1303895.html
[generic] mensch--mythos-a-1303895: Requesting header
WARNING: Falling back on generic information extractor.
[generic] mensch--mythos-a-1303895: Downloading webpage
[generic] mensch--mythos-a-1303895: Extracting information
ERROR: Unsupported URL: https://www.phoenix.de/sendungen/dokumentationen/mensch--mythos-a-1303895.html