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+INFO: Starting M3U playlist generation...
+INFO: Processing bulk_import.m3u for bulk import...
+DEBUG: bulk_import.m3u file size: 181 bytes
+DEBUG: Reading bulk_import.m3u...
+DEBUG: Found 2 lines in bulk_import.m3u
+DEBUG: Sample channel 1: Sky Sports Mix FHD
+INFO: Parsed 1 valid channels from bulk_import.m3u
+INFO: Checking imported channels for duplicates...
+DEBUG: Checking 1 channels for duplicates...
+INFO: No duplicates found.
+INFO: After duplicate removal: 1 unique channels to import
+DEBUG: Found 2 existing channels in channels.txt
+INFO: Final import count: 1 new unique channels
+DEBUG: channels.txt has 11 lines before import
+DEBUG: Attempting to append 1 channels to channels.txt...
+DEBUG: Wrote channel 1: Sky Sports Mix FHD
+INFO: Successfully appended 1 unique channels to channels.txt.
+INFO: Verification: channels.txt now has 17 lines (was 11)
+DEBUG: Attempting to clean up bulk_import.m3u...
+INFO: Successfully deleted bulk_import.m3u after processing.
+DEBUG: Import process returned 1 channels
+DEBUG: Read 499 characters from channels.txt
+DEBUG: Found 3 channel blocks in channels.txt
+DEBUG: Parsed channel 1: Sky Sports Mix UK
+DEBUG: Parsed channel 2: USA News Channel
+DEBUG: Parsed channel 3: Sky Sports Mix FHD
+INFO: Successfully parsed 3 channels from channels.txt
+INFO: Checking all channels for duplicates before generating M3U...
+DEBUG: Checking 3 channels for duplicates...
+INFO: No duplicates found.
+INFO: Successfully generated playlist.m3u with 3 unique channels.
+INFO: M3U playlist generation complete.