Failure with /de/horizon xml file

[wolframd]

Hello Jan-Luca,

first of all: Thank you so much for your fantastic work! If and when I have all up and running I surely will donate!

Trying to use your easyepg script with your external source (https://iptv-org.github.io/epg/guides/de/horizon.tv.epg.xml) I encountered the following error:

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EXTERNAL EPG SIMPLE XMLTV GRABBER

(c) 2019 Jan-Luca Neumann / sunsettrack4

• DOWNLOAD PROCESS -

Validating XML file... DONE!

• FILE CREATION PROCESS -

Creating channel manifest... invalid character encountered while parsing JSON string, at character offset 136 (before "\r","AlJazeeraEnglis...") at ch_ext.pl line 59.
Creating programme manifest... invalid character encountered while parsing JSON string, at character offset 136 (before "\r","AlJazeeraEnglis...") at epg_ext.pl line 63.
Validating EPG XMLTV file... DONE!

========== EPG CREATION: WARNING/ERROR LOG ============

^
[ EPG ERROR ] XMLTV FILE VALIDATION FAILED DUE TO THE FOLLOWING ERRORS:
external.xml:1: parser error : Document is empty

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Installing easyepg I followed your guide on https://telerising.de/index.php/easyepg/ meticulously.

You have any idea?

Thank you so much, best regards

Wolfram, Wiesbaden, Germany

[wolframd]

P.S.: I couldn't identify any wrong character in the xml file...