diff --git a/channels/animeunity.py b/channels/animeunity.py
index e9e70610..064d834d 100644
--- a/channels/animeunity.py
+++ b/channels/animeunity.py
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
 # ------------------------------------------------------------
 
 import requests, json, copy
-from core import support, autorenumber
+from core import support
+from platformcode import autorenumber
 
 try: from lib import cloudscraper
 except: from lib import cloudscraper
diff --git a/channels/vvvvid.py b/channels/vvvvid.py
index b227e2fa..bdfffca2 100644
--- a/channels/vvvvid.py
+++ b/channels/vvvvid.py
@@ -3,13 +3,8 @@
 # Canale per vvvvid
 # ----------------------------------------------------------
 import requests, sys
-from core import support, tmdb, autorenumber
-
-if sys.version_info[0] >= 3:
-    pass
-else:
-    pass
-
+from core import support, tmdb
+from platformcode import autorenumber
 
 host = support.config.get_channel_url()
 
diff --git a/core/tvdb.py b/core/tvdb.py
index bd15e45d..674125a8 100644
--- a/core/tvdb.py
+++ b/core/tvdb.py
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@
 # Used to obtain series data for the video library
 # ------------------------------------------------------------
 
+import sys
+if sys.version_info[0] >= 3: PY3 = True
+else: PY3 = False
+
 from future import standard_library
 standard_library.install_aliases()
 from future.builtins import object
@@ -390,9 +394,11 @@ class Tvdb(object):
 
         url = HOST + "/login"
         params = {"apikey": apikey}
+        if PY3: params = jsontools.dump(params).encode()
+        else: params = jsontools.dump(params)
 
         try:
-            req = urllib.request.Request(url, data=jsontools.dump(params), headers=DEFAULT_HEADERS)
+            req = urllib.request.Request(url, data=params, headers=DEFAULT_HEADERS)
             response = urllib.request.urlopen(req)
             html = response.read()
             response.close()