Same problem here. Even though I am not from France, it worked perfectly a few weeks ago. Then they started to remove some crucial XML files and now it's not even possible to get information like the playpath easily. See also my thread other thread on Ubuntu-fr.org:
http://forum.ubuntu-fr.org/viewtopic...09369#p3309369
I hope they are "fixing" this problem because depending on the RTL.nl stream ("http://stream.rtl.nl/tvistream01") just to watch Nouvelle Star every Wednesday is a bit harsh. (The quality sucks too). I can't understand why they are so restrictive. Those streaming sites are the perfect opportunity to spread the French language and to attract a crowd of highly interested language learners.
Are there any other French sites you're aware of?