diff --git a/apps/web/src/app/iptv-playlist-parser.contract.spec.ts b/apps/web/src/app/iptv-playlist-parser.contract.spec.ts
index 21fcb0126..85f2338cc 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/app/iptv-playlist-parser.contract.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/app/iptv-playlist-parser.contract.spec.ts
@@ -83,6 +83,15 @@ describe('iptv-playlist-parser contract (4gray fork)', () => {
         expect(result.items[0].http.referrer).toBe('http://ref.example');
     });
 
+    it('accepts playlists with a UTF-8 BOM before the header', () => {
+        const result = parse(
+            '#EXTM3U\n#EXTINF:-1,One\nhttp://example.com/one.m3u8\n'
+        );
+
+        expect(result.items.length).toBe(1);
+        expect(result.items[0].url).toBe('http://example.com/one.m3u8');
+    });
+
     it('exposes EPG urls from the playlist header', () => {
         const result = parse(
             [
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4ec3c5e46..36a8159d5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
         "epg-parser": "^0.1.6",
         "fix-path": "5.0.0",
         "hls.js": "1.6.13",
-        "iptv-playlist-parser": "github:4gray/iptv-playlist-parser#f1948986add4b58987974d399b724b496f978579",
+        "iptv-playlist-parser": "github:4gray/iptv-playlist-parser#33f5e9c09539524d758901c02a6f29302833c0a4",
         "marked": "18.0.5",
         "mpegts.js": "1.8.0",
         "ms": "2.1.3",
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 28253fb5d..8c0c72a48 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -126,8 +126,8 @@ importers:
         specifier: 1.6.13
         version: 1.6.13
       iptv-playlist-parser:
-        specifier: github:4gray/iptv-playlist-parser#f1948986add4b58987974d399b724b496f978579
-        version: https://codeload.github.com/4gray/iptv-playlist-parser/tar.gz/f1948986add4b58987974d399b724b496f978579
+        specifier: github:4gray/iptv-playlist-parser#33f5e9c09539524d758901c02a6f29302833c0a4
+        version: https://codeload.github.com/4gray/iptv-playlist-parser/tar.gz/33f5e9c09539524d758901c02a6f29302833c0a4
       marked:
         specifier: 18.0.5
         version: 18.0.5
@@ -7594,9 +7594,10 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-Zv/pA+ciVFbCSBBjGfaKUya/CcGmUHzTydLMaTwrUUEM2DIEO3iZvueGxmacvmN50fGpGVKeTXpb2LcYQxeVdg==}
     engines: {node: '>= 10'}
 
-  iptv-playlist-parser@https://codeload.github.com/4gray/iptv-playlist-parser/tar.gz/f1948986add4b58987974d399b724b496f978579:
-    resolution: {tarball: https://codeload.github.com/4gray/iptv-playlist-parser/tar.gz/f1948986add4b58987974d399b724b496f978579}
-    version: 0.15.2
+  iptv-playlist-parser@https://codeload.github.com/4gray/iptv-playlist-parser/tar.gz/33f5e9c09539524d758901c02a6f29302833c0a4:
+    resolution: {tarball: https://codeload.github.com/4gray/iptv-playlist-parser/tar.gz/33f5e9c09539524d758901c02a6f29302833c0a4}
+    version: 0.15.2-iptvnator.1
+    engines: {node: '>=18'}
 
   iron-webcrypto@1.2.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-feOM6FaSr6rEABp/eDfVseKyTMDt+KGpeB35SkVn9Tyn0CqvVsY3EwI0v5i8nMHyJnzCIQf7nsy3p41TPkJZhg==}
@@ -20590,7 +20591,7 @@ snapshots:
 
   ipaddr.js@2.3.0: {}
 
-  iptv-playlist-parser@https://codeload.github.com/4gray/iptv-playlist-parser/tar.gz/f1948986add4b58987974d399b724b496f978579: {}
+  iptv-playlist-parser@https://codeload.github.com/4gray/iptv-playlist-parser/tar.gz/33f5e9c09539524d758901c02a6f29302833c0a4: {}
 
   iron-webcrypto@1.2.1: {}