Index: channels/_generic.py
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--- channels/_generic.py
+++ channels/_generic.py
@@ -183,16 +183,26 @@
         # update treeview content
         def load(self, category, force=False):
         
             # get data from cache or download
             if (force or not category in self.streams):
+                __print__(dbg.PROC, "load", "update_streams")
                 new_streams = self.update_streams(category)
       
                 if new_streams:
-                
-                    # modify
-                    [self.postprocess(row) for row in new_streams]
+
+                    # check and modify entry;
+                    # assert that title and url are present
+                    modified = []
+                    for row in new_streams:
+                        if None in [row.get("title"), row.get("url")]:
+                            next
+                        try:
+                            modified.append( self.postprocess(row) )
+                        except Exception as e:
+                            __print__(e, dbg.ERR, row)
+                    new_streams = modified
       
                     # don't lose forgotten streams
                     if conf.retain_deleted:
                        self.streams[category] = new_streams + self.deleted_streams(new_streams, self.streams.get(category,[]))
                     else:
@@ -243,11 +253,17 @@
                     diff.append(row)
             return diff
 
         
         # prepare data for display
+        #
+        #  - favourite icon
+        #  - or deleted icon
+        #
         def prepare(self, streams):
+            __print__(dbg.PROC, "prepare", streams)
+
             for i,row in enumerate(streams):
                                             # oh my, at least it's working
                                             # at start the bookmarks module isn't fully registered at instantiation in parent.channels{} - might want to do that step by step rather
                                             # then display() is called too early to take effect - load() & co should actually be postponed to when a notebook tab gets selected first
                                             # => might be fixed now, 1.9.8
@@ -273,11 +289,15 @@
                         streams[i]["favicon"] = favicon.file(homepage_url)
                 
             return streams
 
     
-        # data preparations directly after reload        
+        # data preparations directly after reload
+        #
+        # - drop shoutcast homepage links
+        # - or find homepage name in title
+        #
         def postprocess(self, row):
 
             # remove non-homepages from shoutcast
             if row.get("homepage") and row["homepage"].find("//yp.shoutcast.")>0:
                 row["homepage"] = ""