I use the status.xml of tvheadend to set wakeup-timers for my system. See http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=115758 The status.xml is malformed if there are special chars in the name of the recording, e.g. "Stefan & Erkan" or "Cats & Dogs".
XML-Verarbeitungsfehler: nicht wohlgeformt
Adresse: http://horus:9981/status.xml
Zeile Nr. 4, Spalte 251:<recording><start><date>2012/05/12</date><time>20:20</time><unixtime>1339525200</unixtime><extra_start>3</extra_start></start><stop><date>2012/05/12</date><time>21:45</time><unixtime>1339530300</unixtime><extra_stop>7</extra_stop></stop><title>Cats & Dogs: Die Rache der Kitty Kahlohr</title><status>Recording</status></recording>
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