updated from upstream | 31/10/2021 at 11:36

30 files changed, 1172 insertions, 639 deletions

diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/__init__.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/__init__.py
index 198c4ae17..b35484246 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/__init__.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/__init__.py
@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
+import os
 
 from ..utils import load_plugins
 
-try:
-    from .lazy_extractors import *
-    from .lazy_extractors import _ALL_CLASSES
-    _LAZY_LOADER = True
-    _PLUGIN_CLASSES = {}
-except ImportError:
-    _LAZY_LOADER = False
+_LAZY_LOADER = False
+if not os.environ.get('YTDLP_NO_LAZY_EXTRACTORS'):
+    try:
+        from .lazy_extractors import *
+        from .lazy_extractors import _ALL_CLASSES
+        _LAZY_LOADER = True
+    except ImportError:
+        pass
 
 if not _LAZY_LOADER:
     from .extractors import *
@@ -19,8 +20,8 @@ if not _LAZY_LOADER:
     ]
     _ALL_CLASSES.append(GenericIE)
 
-    _PLUGIN_CLASSES = load_plugins('extractor', 'IE', globals())
-    _ALL_CLASSES = list(_PLUGIN_CLASSES.values()) + _ALL_CLASSES
+_PLUGIN_CLASSES = load_plugins('extractor', 'IE', globals())
+_ALL_CLASSES = list(_PLUGIN_CLASSES.values()) + _ALL_CLASSES
 
 
 def gen_extractor_classes():
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/adobepass.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/adobepass.py
index 9378c33cd..bebcafa6b 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/adobepass.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/adobepass.py
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ MSO_INFO = {
     },
     'RCN': {
         'name': 'RCN',
-        'username_field': 'UserName',
-        'password_field': 'UserPassword',
+        'username_field': 'username',
+        'password_field': 'password',
     },
     'Rogers': {
         'name': 'Rogers',
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/bilibili.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/bilibili.py
index d6c77e418..483f93d67 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/bilibili.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/bilibili.py
@@ -376,8 +376,10 @@ class BiliBiliIE(InfoExtractor):
             replies = traverse_obj(
                 self._download_json(
                     f'https://api.bilibili.com/x/v2/reply?pn={idx}&oid={video_id}&type=1&jsonp=jsonp&sort=2&_=1567227301685',
-                    video_id, note=f'Extracting comments from page {idx}'),
-                ('data', 'replies')) or []
+                    video_id, note=f'Extracting comments from page {idx}', fatal=False),
+                ('data', 'replies'))
+            if not replies:
+                return
             for children in map(self._get_all_children, replies):
                 yield from children
 
@@ -566,7 +568,7 @@ class BilibiliCategoryIE(InfoExtractor):
 
 
 class BiliBiliSearchIE(SearchInfoExtractor):
-    IE_DESC = 'Bilibili video search, "bilisearch" keyword'
+    IE_DESC = 'Bilibili video search'
     _MAX_RESULTS = 100000
     _SEARCH_KEY = 'bilisearch'
 
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/cbc.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/cbc.py
index 5e4526c53..4fcf2a9c1 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/cbc.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/cbc.py
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
 import re
+import json
+import base64
+import time
 
 from .common import InfoExtractor
 from ..compat import (
@@ -244,37 +247,96 @@ class CBCGemIE(InfoExtractor):
         'params': {'format': 'bv'},
         'skip': 'Geo-restricted to Canada',
     }]
-    _API_BASE = 'https://services.radio-canada.ca/ott/cbc-api/v2/assets/'
+
+    _GEO_COUNTRIES = ['CA']
+    _TOKEN_API_KEY = '3f4beddd-2061-49b0-ae80-6f1f2ed65b37'
+    _NETRC_MACHINE = 'cbcgem'
+    _claims_token = None
+
+    def _new_claims_token(self, email, password):
+        data = json.dumps({
+            'email': email,
+            'password': password,
+        }).encode()
+        headers = {'content-type': 'application/json'}
+        query = {'apikey': self._TOKEN_API_KEY}
+        resp = self._download_json('https://api.loginradius.com/identity/v2/auth/login',
+                                   None, data=data, headers=headers, query=query)
+        access_token = resp['access_token']
+
+        query = {
+            'access_token': access_token,
+            'apikey': self._TOKEN_API_KEY,
+            'jwtapp': 'jwt',
+        }
+        resp = self._download_json('https://cloud-api.loginradius.com/sso/jwt/api/token',
+                                   None, headers=headers, query=query)
+        sig = resp['signature']
+
+        data = json.dumps({'jwt': sig}).encode()
+        headers = {'content-type': 'application/json', 'ott-device-type': 'web'}
+        resp = self._download_json('https://services.radio-canada.ca/ott/cbc-api/v2/token',
+                                   None, data=data, headers=headers)
+        cbc_access_token = resp['accessToken']
+
+        headers = {'content-type': 'application/json', 'ott-device-type': 'web', 'ott-access-token': cbc_access_token}
+        resp = self._download_json('https://services.radio-canada.ca/ott/cbc-api/v2/profile',
+                                   None, headers=headers)
+        return resp['claimsToken']
+
+    def _get_claims_token_expiry(self):
+        # Token is a JWT
+        # JWT is decoded here and 'exp' field is extracted
+        # It is a Unix timestamp for when the token expires
+        b64_data = self._claims_token.split('.')[1]
+        data = base64.urlsafe_b64decode(b64_data + "==")
+        return json.loads(data)['exp']
+
+    def claims_token_expired(self):
+        exp = self._get_claims_token_expiry()
+        if exp - time.time() < 10:
+            # It will expire in less than 10 seconds, or has already expired
+            return True
+        return False
+
+    def claims_token_valid(self):
+        return self._claims_token is not None and not self.claims_token_expired()
+
+    def _get_claims_token(self, email, password):
+        if not self.claims_token_valid():
+            self._claims_token = self._new_claims_token(email, password)
+            self._downloader.cache.store(self._NETRC_MACHINE, 'claims_token', self._claims_token)
+        return self._claims_token
+
+    def _real_initialize(self):
+        if self.claims_token_valid():
+            return
+        self._claims_token = self._downloader.cache.load(self._NETRC_MACHINE, 'claims_token')
 
     def _real_extract(self, url):
         video_id = self._match_id(url)
-        video_info = self._download_json(self._API_BASE + video_id, video_id)
-
-        last_error = None
-        attempt = -1
-        retries = self.get_param('extractor_retries', 15)
-        while attempt < retries:
-            attempt += 1
-            if last_error:
-                self.report_warning('%s. Retrying ...' % last_error)
-            m3u8_info = self._download_json(
-                video_info['playSession']['url'], video_id,
-                note='Downloading JSON metadata%s' % f' (attempt {attempt})')
-            m3u8_url = m3u8_info.get('url')
-            if m3u8_url:
-                break
-            elif m3u8_info.get('errorCode') == 1:
-                self.raise_geo_restricted(countries=['CA'])
-            else:
-                last_error = f'{self.IE_NAME} said: {m3u8_info.get("errorCode")} - {m3u8_info.get("message")}'
-                # 35 means media unavailable, but retries work
-                if m3u8_info.get('errorCode') != 35 or attempt >= retries:
-                    raise ExtractorError(last_error)
+        video_info = self._download_json('https://services.radio-canada.ca/ott/cbc-api/v2/assets/' + video_id, video_id)
+
+        email, password = self._get_login_info()
+        if email and password:
+            claims_token = self._get_claims_token(email, password)
+            headers = {'x-claims-token': claims_token}
+        else:
+            headers = {}
+        m3u8_info = self._download_json(video_info['playSession']['url'], video_id, headers=headers)
+        m3u8_url = m3u8_info.get('url')
+
+        if m3u8_info.get('errorCode') == 1:
+            self.raise_geo_restricted(countries=['CA'])
+        elif m3u8_info.get('errorCode') == 35:
+            self.raise_login_required(method='password')
+        elif m3u8_info.get('errorCode') != 0:
+            raise ExtractorError(f'{self.IE_NAME} said: {m3u8_info.get("errorCode")} - {m3u8_info.get("message")}')
 
         formats = self._extract_m3u8_formats(m3u8_url, video_id, m3u8_id='hls')
         self._remove_duplicate_formats(formats)
 
-        for i, format in enumerate(formats):
+        for format in formats:
             if format.get('vcodec') == 'none':
                 if format.get('ext') is None:
                     format['ext'] = 'm4a'
@@ -377,7 +439,7 @@ class CBCGemPlaylistIE(InfoExtractor):
 
 class CBCGemLiveIE(InfoExtractor):
     IE_NAME = 'gem.cbc.ca:live'
-    _VALID_URL = r'https?://gem\.cbc\.ca/live/(?P<id>[0-9]{12})'
+    _VALID_URL = r'https?://gem\.cbc\.ca/live/(?P<id>\d+)'
     _TEST = {
         'url': 'https://gem.cbc.ca/live/920604739687',
         'info_dict': {
@@ -396,21 +458,21 @@ class CBCGemLiveIE(InfoExtractor):
 
     # It's unclear where the chars at the end come from, but they appear to be
     # constant. Might need updating in the future.
-    _API = 'https://tpfeed.cbc.ca/f/ExhSPC/t_t3UKJR6MAT'
+    # There are two URLs, some livestreams are in one, and some
+    # in the other. The JSON schema is the same for both.
+    _API_URLS = ['https://tpfeed.cbc.ca/f/ExhSPC/t_t3UKJR6MAT', 'https://tpfeed.cbc.ca/f/ExhSPC/FNiv9xQx_BnT']
 
     def _real_extract(self, url):
         video_id = self._match_id(url)
-        live_info = self._download_json(self._API, video_id)['entries']
 
-        video_info = None
-        for stream in live_info:
-            if stream.get('guid') == video_id:
-                video_info = stream
-
-        if video_info is None:
-            raise ExtractorError(
-                'Couldn\'t find video metadata, maybe this livestream is now offline',
-                expected=True)
+        for api_url in self._API_URLS:
+            video_info = next((
+                stream for stream in self._download_json(api_url, video_id)['entries']
+                if stream.get('guid') == video_id), None)
+            if video_info:
+                break
+        else:
+            raise ExtractorError('Couldn\'t find video metadata, maybe this livestream is now offline', expected=True)
 
         return {
             '_type': 'url_transparent',
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/common.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/common.py
index e00d8c42b..aa98c0cc9 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/common.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/common.py
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ from ..utils import (
     strip_or_none,
     traverse_obj,
     unescapeHTML,
+    UnsupportedError,
     unified_strdate,
     unified_timestamp,
     update_Request,
@@ -448,7 +449,9 @@ class InfoExtractor(object):
     }
 
     def __init__(self, downloader=None):
-        """Constructor. Receives an optional downloader."""
+        """Constructor. Receives an optional downloader (a YoutubeDL instance).
+        If a downloader is not passed during initialization,
+        it must be set using "set_downloader()" before "extract()" is called"""
         self._ready = False
         self._x_forwarded_for_ip = None
         self._printed_messages = set()
@@ -602,10 +605,19 @@ class InfoExtractor(object):
                     if self.__maybe_fake_ip_and_retry(e.countries):
                         continue
                     raise
+        except UnsupportedError:
+            raise
         except ExtractorError as e:
-            video_id = e.video_id or self.get_temp_id(url)
-            raise ExtractorError(
-                e.msg, video_id=video_id, ie=self.IE_NAME, tb=e.traceback, expected=e.expected, cause=e.cause)
+            kwargs = {
+                'video_id': e.video_id or self.get_temp_id(url),
+                'ie': self.IE_NAME,
+                'tb': e.traceback,
+                'expected': e.expected,
+                'cause': e.cause
+            }
+            if hasattr(e, 'countries'):
+                kwargs['countries'] = e.countries
+            raise type(e)(e.msg, **kwargs)
         except compat_http_client.IncompleteRead as e:
             raise ExtractorError('A network error has occurred.', cause=e, expected=True, video_id=self.get_temp_id(url))
         except (KeyError, StopIteration) as e:
@@ -664,7 +676,7 @@ class InfoExtractor(object):
         See _download_webpage docstring for arguments specification.
         """
         if not self._downloader._first_webpage_request:
-            sleep_interval = float_or_none(self.get_param('sleep_interval_requests')) or 0
+            sleep_interval = self.get_param('sleep_interval_requests') or 0
             if sleep_interval > 0:
                 self.to_screen('Sleeping %s seconds ...' % sleep_interval)
                 time.sleep(sleep_interval)
@@ -1137,7 +1149,7 @@ class InfoExtractor(object):
                 if mobj:
                     break
 
-        _name = self._downloader._color_text(name, 'blue')
+        _name = self._downloader._format_err(name, self._downloader.Styles.EMPHASIS)
 
         if mobj:
             if group is None:
@@ -1537,8 +1549,8 @@ class InfoExtractor(object):
             'ie_pref': {'priority': True, 'type': 'extractor'},
             'hasvid': {'priority': True, 'field': 'vcodec', 'type': 'boolean', 'not_in_list': ('none',)},
             'hasaud': {'field': 'acodec', 'type': 'boolean', 'not_in_list': ('none',)},
-            'lang': {'convert': 'ignore', 'field': 'language_preference'},
-            'quality': {'convert': 'float_none', 'default': -1},
+            'lang': {'convert': 'float', 'field': 'language_preference', 'default': -1},
+            'quality': {'convert': 'float', 'default': -1},
             'filesize': {'convert': 'bytes'},
             'fs_approx': {'convert': 'bytes', 'field': 'filesize_approx'},
             'id': {'convert': 'string', 'field': 'format_id'},
@@ -1549,7 +1561,7 @@ class InfoExtractor(object):
             'vbr': {'convert': 'float_none'},
             'abr': {'convert': 'float_none'},
             'asr': {'convert': 'float_none'},
-            'source': {'convert': 'ignore', 'field': 'source_preference'},
+            'source': {'convert': 'float', 'field': 'source_preference', 'default': -1},
 
             'codec': {'type': 'combined', 'field': ('vcodec', 'acodec')},
             'br': {'type': 'combined', 'field': ('tbr', 'vbr', 'abr'), 'same_limit': True},
@@ -3618,9 +3630,11 @@ class SearchInfoExtractor(InfoExtractor):
     """
     Base class for paged search queries extractors.
     They accept URLs in the format _SEARCH_KEY(|all|[0-9]):{query}
-    Instances should define _SEARCH_KEY and _MAX_RESULTS.
+    Instances should define _SEARCH_KEY and optionally _MAX_RESULTS
     """
 
+    _MAX_RESULTS = float('inf')
+
     @classmethod
     def _make_valid_url(cls):
         return r'%s(?P<prefix>|[1-9][0-9]*|all):(?P<query>[\s\S]+)' % cls._SEARCH_KEY
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/coub.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/coub.py
index eba6b73ba..e90aa1954 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/coub.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/coub.py
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class CoubIE(InfoExtractor):
 
         file_versions = coub['file_versions']
 
-        QUALITIES = ('low', 'med', 'high')
+        QUALITIES = ('low', 'med', 'high', 'higher')
 
         MOBILE = 'mobile'
         IPHONE = 'iphone'
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ class CoubIE(InfoExtractor):
                     'format_id': '%s-%s-%s' % (HTML5, kind, quality),
                     'filesize': int_or_none(item.get('size')),
                     'vcodec': 'none' if kind == 'audio' else None,
+                    'acodec': 'none' if kind == 'video' else None,
                     'quality': quality_key(quality),
                     'source_preference': preference_key(HTML5),
                 })
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/dplay.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/dplay.py
index e0e446b87..d62480810 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/dplay.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/dplay.py
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ class HGTVDeIE(DPlayIE):
 
 
 class DiscoveryPlusIE(DPlayIE):
-    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?discoveryplus\.com/video' + DPlayIE._PATH_REGEX
+    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?discoveryplus\.com/(?:\w{2}/)?video' + DPlayIE._PATH_REGEX
     _TESTS = [{
         'url': 'https://www.discoveryplus.com/video/property-brothers-forever-home/food-and-family',
         'info_dict': {
@@ -343,6 +343,9 @@ class DiscoveryPlusIE(DPlayIE):
             'episode_number': 1,
         },
         'skip': 'Available for Premium users',
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://discoveryplus.com/ca/video/bering-sea-gold-discovery-ca/goldslingers',
+        'only_matching': True,
     }]
 
     _PRODUCT = 'dplus_us'
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/extractors.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/extractors.py
index f4f817fcb..9d963ee46 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/extractors.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/extractors.py
@@ -744,7 +744,10 @@ from .mdr import MDRIE
 from .medaltv import MedalTVIE
 from .mediaite import MediaiteIE
 from .mediaklikk import MediaKlikkIE
-from .mediaset import MediasetIE
+from .mediaset import (
+    MediasetIE,
+    MediasetShowIE,
+)
 from .mediasite import (
     MediasiteIE,
     MediasiteCatalogIE,
@@ -760,6 +763,7 @@ from .metacritic import MetacriticIE
 from .mgoon import MgoonIE
 from .mgtv import MGTVIE
 from .miaopai import MiaoPaiIE
+from .microsoftstream import MicrosoftStreamIE
 from .microsoftvirtualacademy import (
     MicrosoftVirtualAcademyIE,
     MicrosoftVirtualAcademyCourseIE,
@@ -792,6 +796,7 @@ from .mlb import (
     MLBIE,
     MLBVideoIE,
 )
+from .mlssoccer import MLSSoccerIE
 from .mnet import MnetIE
 from .moevideo import MoeVideoIE
 from .mofosex import (
@@ -1288,6 +1293,7 @@ from .skynewsarabia import (
 from .skynewsau import SkyNewsAUIE
 from .sky import (
     SkyNewsIE,
+    SkyNewsStoryIE,
     SkySportsIE,
     SkySportsNewsIE,
 )
@@ -1387,10 +1393,7 @@ from .svt import (
 from .swrmediathek import SWRMediathekIE
 from .syfy import SyfyIE
 from .sztvhu import SztvHuIE
-from .tagesschau import (
-    TagesschauPlayerIE,
-    TagesschauIE,
-)
+from .tagesschau import TagesschauIE
 from .tass import TassIE
 from .tbs import TBSIE
 from .tdslifeway import TDSLifewayIE
@@ -1444,6 +1447,10 @@ from .theweatherchannel import TheWeatherChannelIE
 from .thisamericanlife import ThisAmericanLifeIE
 from .thisav import ThisAVIE
 from .thisoldhouse import ThisOldHouseIE
+from .threespeak import (
+    ThreeSpeakIE,
+    ThreeSpeakUserIE,
+)
 from .threeqsdn import ThreeQSDNIE
 from .tiktok import (
     TikTokIE,
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/generic.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/generic.py
index 5918c8c56..0d279016b 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/generic.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/generic.py
@@ -1188,6 +1188,21 @@ class GenericIE(InfoExtractor):
             },
             'skip': 'Only has video a few mornings per month, see http://www.suffolk.edu/sjc/',
         },
+        # jwplayer with only the json URL
+        {
+            'url': 'https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/dunkirk-team-reveals-what-christopher-nolan-said-oscar-win-meet-your-oscar-winner-1092454',
+            'info_dict': {
+                'id': 'TljWkvWH',
+                'ext': 'mp4',
+                'upload_date': '20180306',
+                'title': 'md5:91eb1862f6526415214f62c00b453936',
+                'description': 'md5:73048ae50ae953da10549d1d2fe9b3aa',
+                'timestamp': 1520367225,
+            },
+            'params': {
+                'skip_download': True,
+            },
+        },
         # Complex jwplayer
         {
             'url': 'http://www.indiedb.com/games/king-machine/videos',
@@ -3503,6 +3518,13 @@ class GenericIE(InfoExtractor):
         jwplayer_data = self._find_jwplayer_data(
             webpage, video_id, transform_source=js_to_json)
         if jwplayer_data:
+            if isinstance(jwplayer_data.get('playlist'), str):
+                return {
+                    **info_dict,
+                    '_type': 'url',
+                    'ie_key': JWPlatformIE.ie_key(),
+                    'url': jwplayer_data['playlist'],
+                }
             try:
                 info = self._parse_jwplayer_data(
                     jwplayer_data, video_id, require_title=False, base_url=url)
@@ -3561,8 +3583,7 @@ class GenericIE(InfoExtractor):
                 return info_dict
 
         # Looking for http://schema.org/VideoObject
-        json_ld = self._search_json_ld(
-            webpage, video_id, default={}, expected_type='VideoObject')
+        json_ld = self._search_json_ld(webpage, video_id, default={})
         if json_ld.get('url'):
             return merge_dicts(json_ld, info_dict)
 
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/instagram.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/instagram.py
index 3801c7af9..ccfcddd5b 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/instagram.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/instagram.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import itertools
 import hashlib
 import json
 import re
+import time
 
 from .common import InfoExtractor
 from ..compat import (
@@ -20,11 +21,13 @@ from ..utils import (
     try_get,
     url_or_none,
     variadic,
+    urlencode_postdata,
 )
 
 
 class InstagramIE(InfoExtractor):
     _VALID_URL = r'(?P<url>https?://(?:www\.)?instagram\.com/(?:p|tv|reel)/(?P<id>[^/?#&]+))'
+    _NETRC_MACHINE = 'instagram'
     _TESTS = [{
         'url': 'https://instagram.com/p/aye83DjauH/?foo=bar#abc',
         'md5': '0d2da106a9d2631273e192b372806516',
@@ -140,6 +143,47 @@ class InstagramIE(InfoExtractor):
         if mobj:
             return mobj.group('link')
 
+    def _login(self):
+        username, password = self._get_login_info()
+        if username is None:
+            return
+
+        login_webpage = self._download_webpage(
+            'https://www.instagram.com/accounts/login/', None,
+            note='Downloading login webpage', errnote='Failed to download login webpage')
+
+        shared_data = self._parse_json(
+            self._search_regex(
+                r'window\._sharedData\s*=\s*({.+?});',
+                login_webpage, 'shared data', default='{}'),
+            None)
+
+        login = self._download_json('https://www.instagram.com/accounts/login/ajax/', None, note='Logging in', headers={
+            'Accept': '*/*',
+            'X-IG-App-ID': '936619743392459',
+            'X-ASBD-ID': '198387',
+            'X-IG-WWW-Claim': '0',
+            'X-Requested-With': 'XMLHttpRequest',
+            'X-CSRFToken': shared_data['config']['csrf_token'],
+            'X-Instagram-AJAX': shared_data['rollout_hash'],
+            'Referer': 'https://www.instagram.com/',
+        }, data=urlencode_postdata({
+            'enc_password': f'#PWD_INSTAGRAM_BROWSER:0:{int(time.time())}:{password}',
+            'username': username,
+            'queryParams': '{}',
+            'optIntoOneTap': 'false',
+            'stopDeletionNonce': '',
+            'trustedDeviceRecords': '{}',
+        }))
+
+        if not login.get('authenticated'):
+            if login.get('message'):
+                raise ExtractorError(f'Unable to login: {login["message"]}')
+            raise ExtractorError('Unable to login')
+
+    def _real_initialize(self):
+        self._login()
+
     def _real_extract(self, url):
         mobj = self._match_valid_url(url)
         video_id = mobj.group('id')
@@ -147,7 +191,7 @@ class InstagramIE(InfoExtractor):
 
         webpage, urlh = self._download_webpage_handle(url, video_id)
         if 'www.instagram.com/accounts/login' in urlh.geturl().rstrip('/'):
-            self.raise_login_required('You need to log in to access this content', method='cookies')
+            self.raise_login_required('You need to log in to access this content')
 
         (media, video_url, description, thumbnail, timestamp, uploader,
          uploader_id, like_count, comment_count, comments, height,
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/itv.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/itv.py
index d69782b78..6e6a3673c 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/itv.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/itv.py
@@ -220,16 +220,23 @@ class ITVIE(InfoExtractor):
 
 
 class ITVBTCCIE(InfoExtractor):
-    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?itv\.com/btcc/(?:[^/]+/)*(?P<id>[^/?#&]+)'
-    _TEST = {
+    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?itv\.com/(?:news|btcc)/(?:[^/]+/)*(?P<id>[^/?#&]+)'
+    _TESTS = [{
         'url': 'https://www.itv.com/btcc/articles/btcc-2019-brands-hatch-gp-race-action',
         'info_dict': {
             'id': 'btcc-2019-brands-hatch-gp-race-action',
             'title': 'BTCC 2019: Brands Hatch GP race action',
         },
         'playlist_count': 12,
-    }
-    BRIGHTCOVE_URL_TEMPLATE = 'http://players.brightcove.net/1582188683001/HkiHLnNRx_default/index.html?videoId=%s'
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://www.itv.com/news/2021-10-27/i-have-to-protect-the-country-says-rishi-sunak-as-uk-faces-interest-rate-hike',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': 'i-have-to-protect-the-country-says-rishi-sunak-as-uk-faces-interest-rate-hike',
+            'title': 'md5:6ef054dd9f069330db3dcc66cb772d32'
+        },
+        'playlist_count': 4
+    }]
+    BRIGHTCOVE_URL_TEMPLATE = 'http://players.brightcove.net/%s/%s_default/index.html?videoId=%s'
 
     def _real_extract(self, url):
         playlist_id = self._match_id(url)
@@ -240,15 +247,15 @@ class ITVBTCCIE(InfoExtractor):
             '(?s)<script[^>]+id=[\'"]__NEXT_DATA__[^>]*>([^<]+)</script>', webpage, 'json_map'), playlist_id),
             lambda x: x['props']['pageProps']['article']['body']['content']) or []
 
-        # Discard empty objects
-        video_ids = []
+        entries = []
         for video in json_map:
-            if video['data'].get('id'):
-                video_ids.append(video['data']['id'])
-
-        entries = [
-            self.url_result(
-                smuggle_url(self.BRIGHTCOVE_URL_TEMPLATE % video_id, {
+            if not any(video['data'].get(attr) == 'Brightcove' for attr in ('name', 'type')):
+                continue
+            video_id = video['data']['id']
+            account_id = video['data']['accountId']
+            player_id = video['data']['playerId']
+            entries.append(self.url_result(
+                smuggle_url(self.BRIGHTCOVE_URL_TEMPLATE % (account_id, player_id, video_id), {
                     # ITV does not like some GB IP ranges, so here are some
                     # IP blocks it accepts
                     'geo_ip_blocks': [
@@ -256,8 +263,7 @@ class ITVBTCCIE(InfoExtractor):
                     ],
                     'referrer': url,
                 }),
-                ie=BrightcoveNewIE.ie_key(), video_id=video_id)
-            for video_id in video_ids]
+                ie=BrightcoveNewIE.ie_key(), video_id=video_id))
 
         title = self._og_search_title(webpage, fatal=False)
 
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/mediaset.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/mediaset.py
index 26e7abc49..119b39997 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/mediaset.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/mediaset.py
@@ -1,13 +1,17 @@
 # coding: utf-8
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
+import functools
 import re
 
 from .theplatform import ThePlatformBaseIE
 from ..utils import (
     ExtractorError,
     int_or_none,
+    OnDemandPagedList,
     parse_qs,
+    try_get,
+    urljoin,
     update_url_query,
 )
 
@@ -212,3 +216,81 @@ class MediasetIE(ThePlatformBaseIE):
             'subtitles': subtitles,
         })
         return info
+
+
+class MediasetShowIE(MediasetIE):
+    _VALID_URL = r'''(?x)
+                    (?:
+                        https?://
+                            (?:(?:www|static3)\.)?mediasetplay\.mediaset\.it/
+                            (?:
+                                (?:fiction|programmi-tv|serie-tv)/(?:.+?/)?
+                                    (?:[a-z]+)_SE(?P<id>\d{12})
+                                    (?:,ST(?P<st>\d{12}))?
+                                    (?:,sb(?P<sb>\d{9}))?$
+                            )
+                    )
+                    '''
+    _TESTS = [{
+        # TV Show webpage (with a single playlist)
+        'url': 'https://www.mediasetplay.mediaset.it/serie-tv/fireforce/episodi_SE000000001556',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': '000000001556',
+            'title': 'Fire Force',
+        },
+        'playlist_count': 1,
+    }, {
+        # TV Show webpage (with multiple playlists)
+        'url': 'https://www.mediasetplay.mediaset.it/programmi-tv/leiene/leiene_SE000000000061,ST000000002763',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': '000000002763',
+            'title': 'Le Iene',
+        },
+        'playlist_count': 7,
+    }, {
+        # TV Show specific playlist (single page)
+        'url': 'https://www.mediasetplay.mediaset.it/serie-tv/fireforce/episodi_SE000000001556,ST000000002738,sb100013107',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': '100013107',
+            'title': 'Episodi',
+        },
+        'playlist_count': 4,
+    }, {
+        # TV Show specific playlist (with multiple pages)
+        'url': 'https://www.mediasetplay.mediaset.it/programmi-tv/leiene/iservizi_SE000000000061,ST000000002763,sb100013375',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': '100013375',
+            'title': 'I servizi',
+        },
+        'playlist_count': 53,
+    }]
+
+    _BY_SUBBRAND = 'https://feed.entertainment.tv.theplatform.eu/f/PR1GhC/mediaset-prod-all-programs-v2?byCustomValue={subBrandId}{%s}&sort=:publishInfo_lastPublished|desc,tvSeasonEpisodeNumber|desc&range=%d-%d'
+    _PAGE_SIZE = 25
+
+    def _fetch_page(self, sb, page):
+        lower_limit = page * self._PAGE_SIZE + 1
+        upper_limit = lower_limit + self._PAGE_SIZE - 1
+        content = self._download_json(
+            self._BY_SUBBRAND % (sb, lower_limit, upper_limit), sb)
+        for entry in content.get('entries') or []:
+            yield self.url_result(
+                'mediaset:' + entry['guid'],
+                playlist_title=entry['mediasetprogram$subBrandDescription'])
+
+    def _real_extract(self, url):
+        playlist_id, st, sb = self._match_valid_url(url).group('id', 'st', 'sb')
+        if not sb:
+            page = self._download_webpage(url, playlist_id)
+            entries = [self.url_result(urljoin('https://www.mediasetplay.mediaset.it', url))
+                       for url in re.findall(r'href="([^<>=]+SE\d{12},ST\d{12},sb\d{9})">[^<]+<', page)]
+            title = (self._html_search_regex(r'(?s)<h1[^>]*>(.+?)</h1>', page, 'title', default=None)
+                     or self._og_search_title(page))
+            return self.playlist_result(entries, st or playlist_id, title)
+
+        entries = OnDemandPagedList(
+            functools.partial(self._fetch_page, sb),
+            self._PAGE_SIZE)
+        title = try_get(entries, lambda x: x[0]['playlist_title'])
+
+        return self.playlist_result(entries, sb, title)
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/microsoftstream.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/microsoftstream.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4d5a9df1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/microsoftstream.py
@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+# coding: utf-8
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+from base64 import b64decode
+
+from .common import InfoExtractor
+from ..utils import (
+    merge_dicts,
+    parse_iso8601,
+    parse_duration,
+    parse_resolution,
+    try_get,
+    url_basename,
+)
+
+
+class MicrosoftStreamIE(InfoExtractor):
+    IE_NAME = 'microsoftstream'
+    IE_DESC = 'Microsoft Stream'
+    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:web|www|msit)\.microsoftstream\.com/video/(?P<id>[\da-f]{8}-[\da-f]{4}-[\da-f]{4}-[\da-f]{4}-[\da-f]{12})'
+
+    _TESTS = [{
+        'url': 'https://web.microsoftstream.com/video/6e51d928-4f46-4f1c-b141-369925e37b62?list=user&userId=f5491e02-e8fe-4e34-b67c-ec2e79a6ecc0',
+        'only_matching': True,
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://msit.microsoftstream.com/video/b60f5987-aabd-4e1c-a42f-c559d138f2ca',
+        'only_matching': True,
+    }]
+
+    def _get_all_subtitles(self, api_url, video_id, headers):
+        subtitles = {}
+        automatic_captions = {}
+        text_tracks = self._download_json(
+            f'{api_url}/videos/{video_id}/texttracks', video_id,
+            note='Downloading subtitles JSON', fatal=False, headers=headers,
+            query={'api-version': '1.4-private'}).get('value') or []
+        for track in text_tracks:
+            if not track.get('language') or not track.get('url'):
+                continue
+            sub_dict = automatic_captions if track.get('autoGenerated') else subtitles
+            sub_dict.setdefault(track['language'], []).append({
+                'ext': 'vtt',
+                'url': track.get('url')
+            })
+        return {
+            'subtitles': subtitles,
+            'automatic_captions': automatic_captions
+        }
+
+    def extract_all_subtitles(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        if (self.get_param('writesubtitles', False)
+                or self.get_param('writeautomaticsub', False)
+                or self.get_param('listsubtitles')):
+            return self._get_all_subtitles(*args, **kwargs)
+        return {}
+
+    def _real_extract(self, url):
+        video_id = self._match_id(url)
+        webpage = self._download_webpage(url, video_id)
+        if '<title>Microsoft Stream</title>' not in webpage:
+            self.raise_login_required(method='cookies')
+
+        access_token = self._html_search_regex(r'"AccessToken":"(.+?)"', webpage, 'access token')
+        api_url = self._html_search_regex(r'"ApiGatewayUri":"(.+?)"', webpage, 'api url')
+
+        headers = {'Authorization': f'Bearer {access_token}'}
+
+        video_data = self._download_json(
+            f'{api_url}/videos/{video_id}', video_id,
+            headers=headers, query={
+                '$expand': 'creator,tokens,status,liveEvent,extensions',
+                'api-version': '1.4-private'
+            })
+        video_id = video_data.get('id') or video_id
+        language = video_data.get('language')
+
+        thumbnails = []
+        for thumbnail_id in ('extraSmall', 'small', 'medium', 'large'):
+            thumbnail_url = try_get(video_data, lambda x: x['posterImage'][thumbnail_id]['url'], str)
+            if not thumbnail_url:
+                continue
+            thumb = {
+                'id': thumbnail_id,
+                'url': thumbnail_url,
+            }
+            thumb_name = url_basename(thumbnail_url)
+            thumb_name = str(b64decode(thumb_name + '=' * (-len(thumb_name) % 4)))
+            thumb.update(parse_resolution(thumb_name))
+            thumbnails.append(thumb)
+
+        formats = []
+        for playlist in video_data['playbackUrls']:
+            if playlist['mimeType'] == 'application/vnd.apple.mpegurl':
+                formats.extend(self._extract_m3u8_formats(
+                    playlist['playbackUrl'], video_id,
+                    ext='mp4', entry_protocol='m3u8_native', m3u8_id='hls',
+                    fatal=False, headers=headers))
+            elif playlist['mimeType'] == 'application/dash+xml':
+                formats.extend(self._extract_mpd_formats(
+                    playlist['playbackUrl'], video_id, mpd_id='dash',
+                    fatal=False, headers=headers))
+            elif playlist['mimeType'] == 'application/vnd.ms-sstr+xml':
+                formats.extend(self._extract_ism_formats(
+                    playlist['playbackUrl'], video_id, ism_id='mss',
+                    fatal=False, headers=headers))
+        formats = [merge_dicts(f, {'language': language}) for f in formats]
+        self._sort_formats(formats)
+
+        return {
+            'id': video_id,
+            'title': video_data['name'],
+            'description': video_data.get('description'),
+            'uploader': try_get(video_data, lambda x: x['creator']['name'], str),
+            'uploader_id': try_get(video_data, (lambda x: x['creator']['mail'],
+                                                lambda x: x['creator']['id']), str),
+            'thumbnails': thumbnails,
+            **self.extract_all_subtitles(api_url, video_id, headers),
+            'timestamp': parse_iso8601(video_data.get('created')),
+            'duration': parse_duration(try_get(video_data, lambda x: x['media']['duration'])),
+            'webpage_url': f'https://web.microsoftstream.com/video/{video_id}',
+            'view_count': try_get(video_data, lambda x: x['metrics']['views'], int),
+            'like_count': try_get(video_data, lambda x: x['metrics']['likes'], int),
+            'comment_count': try_get(video_data, lambda x: x['metrics']['comments'], int),
+            'formats': formats,
+        }
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/mlssoccer.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/mlssoccer.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2d65787e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/mlssoccer.py
@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+# coding: utf-8
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+from .common import InfoExtractor
+
+
+class MLSSoccerIE(InfoExtractor):
+    _VALID_DOMAINS = r'(?:(?:cfmontreal|intermiamicf|lagalaxy|lafc|houstondynamofc|dcunited|atlutd|mlssoccer|fcdallas|columbuscrew|coloradorapids|fccincinnati|chicagofirefc|austinfc|nashvillesc|whitecapsfc|sportingkc|soundersfc|sjearthquakes|rsl|timbers|philadelphiaunion|orlandocitysc|newyorkredbulls|nycfc)\.com|(?:torontofc)\.ca|(?:revolutionsoccer)\.net)'
+    _VALID_URL = r'(?:https?://)(?:www\.)?%s/video/#?(?P<id>[^/&$#?]+)' % _VALID_DOMAINS
+
+    _TESTS = [{
+        'url': 'https://www.mlssoccer.com/video/the-octagon-can-alphonso-davies-lead-canada-to-first-world-cup-since-1986#the-octagon-can-alphonso-davies-lead-canada-to-first-world-cup-since-1986',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': '6276033198001',
+            'ext': 'mp4',
+            'title': 'The Octagon | Can Alphonso Davies lead Canada to first World Cup since 1986?',
+            'description': 'md5:f0a883ee33592a0221798f451a98be8f',
+            'thumbnail': 'https://cf-images.us-east-1.prod.boltdns.net/v1/static/5530036772001/1bbc44f6-c63c-4981-82fa-46b0c1f891e0/5c1ca44a-a033-4e98-b531-ff24c4947608/160x90/match/image.jpg',
+            'duration': 350.165,
+            'timestamp': 1633627291,
+            'uploader_id': '5530036772001',
+            'tags': ['club/canada'],
+            'is_live': False,
+            'duration_string': '5:50',
+            'upload_date': '20211007',
+            'filesize_approx': 255193528.83200002
+        },
+        'params': {'skip_download': True}
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://www.whitecapsfc.com/video/highlights-san-jose-earthquakes-vs-vancouver-whitecaps-fc-october-23-2021#highlights-san-jose-earthquakes-vs-vancouver-whitecaps-fc-october-23-2021',
+        'only_matching': True
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://www.torontofc.ca/video/highlights-toronto-fc-vs-cf-montreal-october-23-2021-x6733#highlights-toronto-fc-vs-cf-montreal-october-23-2021-x6733',
+        'only_matching': True
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://www.sportingkc.com/video/post-match-press-conference-john-pulskamp-oct-27-2021#post-match-press-conference-john-pulskamp-oct-27-2021',
+        'only_matching': True
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://www.soundersfc.com/video/highlights-seattle-sounders-fc-vs-sporting-kansas-city-october-23-2021',
+        'only_matching': True
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://www.sjearthquakes.com/video/#highlights-austin-fc-vs-san-jose-earthquakes-june-19-2021',
+        'only_matching': True
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://www.rsl.com/video/2021-u-of-u-health-mic-d-up-vs-colorado-10-16-21#2021-u-of-u-health-mic-d-up-vs-colorado-10-16-21',
+        'only_matching': True
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://www.timbers.com/video/highlights-d-chara-asprilla-with-goals-in-portland-timbers-2-0-win-over-san-jose#highlights-d-chara-asprilla-with-goals-in-portland-timbers-2-0-win-over-san-jose',
+        'only_matching': True
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://www.philadelphiaunion.com/video/highlights-torvphi',
+        'only_matching': True
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://www.orlandocitysc.com/video/highlight-columbus-crew-vs-orlando-city-sc',
+        'only_matching': True
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://www.newyorkredbulls.com/video/all-access-matchday-double-derby-week#all-access-matchday-double-derby-week',
+        'only_matching': True
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://www.nycfc.com/video/highlights-nycfc-1-0-chicago-fire-fc#highlights-nycfc-1-0-chicago-fire-fc',
+        'only_matching': True
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://www.revolutionsoccer.net/video/two-minute-highlights-revs-1-rapids-0-october-27-2021#two-minute-highlights-revs-1-rapids-0-october-27-2021',
+        'only_matching': True
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://www.nashvillesc.com/video/goal-c-j-sapong-nashville-sc-92nd-minute',
+        'only_matching': True
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://www.cfmontreal.com/video/faits-saillants-tor-v-mtl#faits-saillants-orl-v-mtl-x5645',
+        'only_matching': True
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://www.intermiamicf.com/video/all-access-victory-vs-nashville-sc-by-ukg#all-access-victory-vs-nashville-sc-by-ukg',
+        'only_matching': True
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://www.lagalaxy.com/video/#moment-of-the-month-presented-by-san-manuel-casino-rayan-raveloson-scores-his-se',
+        'only_matching': True
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://www.lafc.com/video/breaking-down-lafc-s-final-6-matches-of-the-2021-mls-regular-season#breaking-down-lafc-s-final-6-matches-of-the-2021-mls-regular-season',
+        'only_matching': True
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://www.houstondynamofc.com/video/postgame-press-conference-michael-nelson-presented-by-coushatta-casino-res-x9660#postgame-press-conference-michael-nelson-presented-by-coushatta-casino-res-x9660',
+        'only_matching': True
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://www.dcunited.com/video/tony-alfaro-my-family-pushed-me-to-believe-everything-was-possible',
+        'only_matching': True
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://www.fcdallas.com/video/highlights-fc-dallas-vs-minnesota-united-fc-october-02-2021#highlights-fc-dallas-vs-minnesota-united-fc-october-02-2021',
+        'only_matching': True
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://www.columbuscrew.com/video/match-rewind-columbus-crew-vs-new-york-red-bulls-october-23-2021',
+        'only_matching': True
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://www.coloradorapids.com/video/postgame-reaction-robin-fraser-october-27#postgame-reaction-robin-fraser-october-27',
+        'only_matching': True
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://www.fccincinnati.com/video/#keeping-cincy-chill-presented-by-coors-lite',
+        'only_matching': True
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://www.chicagofirefc.com/video/all-access-fire-score-dramatic-road-win-in-cincy#all-access-fire-score-dramatic-road-win-in-cincy',
+        'only_matching': True
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://www.austinfc.com/video/highlights-colorado-rapids-vs-austin-fc-september-29-2021#highlights-colorado-rapids-vs-austin-fc-september-29-2021',
+        'only_matching': True
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://www.atlutd.com/video/goal-josef-martinez-scores-in-the-73rd-minute#goal-josef-martinez-scores-in-the-73rd-minute',
+        'only_matching': True
+    }]
+
+    def _real_extract(self, url):
+        id = self._match_id(url)
+        webpage = self._download_webpage(url, id)
+        data_json = self._parse_json(self._html_search_regex(r'data-options\=\"([^\"]+)\"', webpage, 'json'), id)['videoList'][0]
+        return {
+            'id': id,
+            '_type': 'url',
+            'url': 'https://players.brightcove.net/%s/default_default/index.html?videoId=%s' % (data_json['accountId'], data_json['videoId']),
+            'ie_key': 'BrightcoveNew',
+        }
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/mtv.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/mtv.py
index e0608845d..141dd7deb 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/mtv.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/mtv.py
@@ -306,6 +306,14 @@ class MTVServicesInfoExtractor(InfoExtractor):
             mgid = self._extract_triforce_mgid(webpage)
 
         if not mgid:
+            mgid = self._search_regex(
+                r'"videoConfig":{"videoId":"(mgid:.*?)"', webpage, 'mgid', default=None)
+
+        if not mgid:
+            mgid = self._search_regex(
+                r'"media":{"video":{"config":{"uri":"(mgid:.*?)"', webpage, 'mgid', default=None)
+
+        if not mgid:
             data = self._parse_json(self._search_regex(
                 r'__DATA__\s*=\s*({.+?});', webpage, 'data'), None)
             main_container = self._extract_child_with_type(data, 'MainContainer')
@@ -313,10 +321,6 @@ class MTVServicesInfoExtractor(InfoExtractor):
             video_player = self._extract_child_with_type(ab_testing or main_container, 'VideoPlayer')
             mgid = video_player['props']['media']['video']['config']['uri']
 
-        if not mgid:
-            mgid = self._search_regex(
-                r'"media":{"video":{"config":{"uri":"(mgid:.*?)"', webpage, 'mgid', default=None)
-
         return mgid
 
     def _real_extract(self, url):
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/naver.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/naver.py
index acf53c1ff..a6821ba86 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/naver.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/naver.py
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ class NaverBaseIE(InfoExtractor):
                 formats.append({
                     'format_id': '%s_%s' % (stream.get('type') or stream_type, dict_get(encoding_option, ('name', 'id'))),
                     'url': stream_url,
+                    'ext': 'mp4',
                     'width': int_or_none(encoding_option.get('width')),
                     'height': int_or_none(encoding_option.get('height')),
                     'vbr': int_or_none(bitrate.get('video')),
@@ -174,7 +175,7 @@ class NaverLiveIE(InfoExtractor):
         'url': 'https://tv.naver.com/l/52010',
         'info_dict': {
             'id': '52010',
-            'ext': 'm3u8',
+            'ext': 'mp4',
             'title': '[LIVE] 뉴스특보 : "수도권 거리두기, 2주간 2단계로 조정"',
             'description': 'md5:df7f0c237a5ed5e786ce5c91efbeaab3',
             'channel_id': 'NTV-ytnnews24-0',
@@ -184,7 +185,7 @@ class NaverLiveIE(InfoExtractor):
         'url': 'https://tv.naver.com/l/51549',
         'info_dict': {
             'id': '51549',
-            'ext': 'm3u8',
+            'ext': 'mp4',
             'title': '연합뉴스TV - 코로나19 뉴스특보',
             'description': 'md5:c655e82091bc21e413f549c0eaccc481',
             'channel_id': 'NTV-yonhapnewstv-0',
@@ -233,7 +234,7 @@ class NaverLiveIE(InfoExtractor):
                 continue
 
             formats.extend(self._extract_m3u8_formats(
-                quality.get('url'), video_id, 'm3u8',
+                quality.get('url'), video_id, 'mp4',
                 m3u8_id=quality.get('qualityId'), live=True
             ))
         self._sort_formats(formats)
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/niconico.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/niconico.py
index 76f087057..4bcea33d5 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/niconico.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/niconico.py
@@ -704,7 +704,6 @@ class NicovideoSearchURLIE(InfoExtractor):
 
 class NicovideoSearchIE(SearchInfoExtractor, NicovideoSearchURLIE):
     IE_DESC = 'Nico video searches'
-    _MAX_RESULTS = float('inf')
     IE_NAME = NicovideoSearchIE_NAME
     _SEARCH_KEY = 'nicosearch'
     _TESTS = []
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/nrk.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/nrk.py
index b556bc6aa..49d58a685 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/nrk.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/nrk.py
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ class NRKIE(NRKBaseIE):
     def _real_extract(self, url):
         video_id = self._match_id(url).split('/')[-1]
 
-        path_templ = 'playback/%s/' + video_id
+        path_templ = 'playback/%s/program/' + video_id
 
         def call_playback_api(item, query=None):
             return self._call_api(path_templ % item, video_id, item, query=query)
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ class NRKIE(NRKBaseIE):
         title = titles['title']
         alt_title = titles.get('subtitle')
 
-        description = preplay.get('description')
+        description = try_get(preplay, lambda x: x['description'].replace('\r', '\n'))
         duration = parse_duration(playable.get('duration')) or parse_duration(data.get('duration'))
 
         thumbnails = []
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/patreon.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/patreon.py
index a189c0237..c7d316efc 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/patreon.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/patreon.py
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ class PatreonIE(InfoExtractor):
             if try_get(attributes, lambda x: x['embed']['provider']) == 'Vimeo':
                 embed_html = try_get(attributes, lambda x: x['embed']['html'])
                 v_url = url_or_none(compat_urllib_parse_unquote(
-                    self._search_regex(r'src=(https%3A%2F%2Fplayer\.vimeo\.com.+)%3F', embed_html, 'vimeo url', fatal=False)))
+                    self._search_regex(r'(https(?:%3A%2F%2F|://)player\.vimeo\.com.+app_id(?:=|%3D)+\d+)', embed_html, 'vimeo url', fatal=False)))
                 if v_url:
                     info.update({
                         '_type': 'url_transparent',
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/sky.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/sky.py
index ff2c977a0..ad1e62d88 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/sky.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/sky.py
@@ -105,6 +105,34 @@ class SkyNewsIE(SkyBaseIE):
     }
 
 
+class SkyNewsStoryIE(SkyBaseIE):
+    IE_NAME = 'sky:news:story'
+    _VALID_URL = r'https?://news\.sky\.com/story/[0-9a-z-]+-(?P<id>[0-9]+)'
+    _TEST = {
+        'url': 'https://news.sky.com/story/budget-2021-chancellor-rishi-sunak-vows-address-will-deliver-strong-economy-fit-for-a-new-age-of-optimism-12445425',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': 'ref:0714acb9-123d-42c8-91b8-5c1bc6c73f20',
+            'title': 'md5:e408dd7aad63f31a1817bbe40c7d276f',
+            'description': 'md5:a881e12f49212f92be2befe4a09d288a',
+            'ext': 'mp4',
+            'upload_date': '20211027',
+            'timestamp': 1635317494,
+            'uploader_id': '6058004172001',
+        }
+    }
+
+    def _real_extract(self, url):
+        article_id = self._match_id(url)
+        webpage = self._download_webpage(url, article_id)
+
+        entries = [self._process_ooyala_element(webpage, sdc_el, url)
+                   for sdc_el in re.findall(self._SDC_EL_REGEX, webpage)]
+
+        return self.playlist_result(
+            entries, article_id, self._og_search_title(webpage),
+            self._html_search_meta(['og:description', 'description'], webpage))
+
+
 class SkySportsNewsIE(SkyBaseIE):
     IE_NAME = 'sky:sports:news'
     _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?skysports\.com/([^/]+/)*news/\d+/(?P<id>\d+)'
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/soundcloud.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/soundcloud.py
index e89383ff1..824528474 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/soundcloud.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/soundcloud.py
@@ -856,7 +856,7 @@ class SoundcloudPlaylistIE(SoundcloudPlaylistBaseIE):
 class SoundcloudSearchIE(SearchInfoExtractor, SoundcloudIE):
     IE_NAME = 'soundcloud:search'
     IE_DESC = 'Soundcloud search'
-    _MAX_RESULTS = float('inf')
+    _SEARCH_KEY = 'scsearch'
     _TESTS = [{
         'url': 'scsearch15:post-avant jazzcore',
         'info_dict': {
@@ -865,7 +865,6 @@ class SoundcloudSearchIE(SearchInfoExtractor, SoundcloudIE):
         'playlist_count': 15,
     }]
 
-    _SEARCH_KEY = 'scsearch'
     _MAX_RESULTS_PER_PAGE = 200
     _DEFAULT_RESULTS_PER_PAGE = 50
 
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/tagesschau.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/tagesschau.py
index 25c200455..6e03d0a7d 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/tagesschau.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/tagesschau.py
@@ -5,177 +5,63 @@ import re
 
 from .common import InfoExtractor
 from ..utils import (
-    determine_ext,
     js_to_json,
-    parse_iso8601,
-    parse_filesize,
+    extract_attributes,
+    try_get,
+    int_or_none,
 )
 
 
-class TagesschauPlayerIE(InfoExtractor):
-    IE_NAME = 'tagesschau:player'
-    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?tagesschau\.de/multimedia/(?P<kind>audio|video)/(?P=kind)-(?P<id>\d+)~player(?:_[^/?#&]+)?\.html'
-
-    _TESTS = [{
-        'url': 'http://www.tagesschau.de/multimedia/video/video-179517~player.html',
-        'md5': '8d09548d5c15debad38bee3a4d15ca21',
-        'info_dict': {
-            'id': '179517',
-            'ext': 'mp4',
-            'title': 'Marie Kristin Boese, ARD Berlin, über den zukünftigen Kurs der AfD',
-            'thumbnail': r're:^https?:.*\.jpg$',
-            'formats': 'mincount:6',
-        },
-    }, {
-        'url': 'https://www.tagesschau.de/multimedia/audio/audio-29417~player.html',
-        'md5': '76e6eec6ebd40740671cf0a2c88617e5',
-        'info_dict': {
-            'id': '29417',
-            'ext': 'mp3',
-            'title': 'Trabi - Bye, bye Rennpappe',
-            'thumbnail': r're:^https?:.*\.jpg$',
-            'formats': 'mincount:2',
-        },
-    }, {
-        'url': 'http://www.tagesschau.de/multimedia/audio/audio-29417~player_autoplay-true.html',
-        'only_matching': True,
-    }]
-
-    _FORMATS = {
-        'xs': {'quality': 0},
-        's': {'width': 320, 'height': 180, 'quality': 1},
-        'm': {'width': 512, 'height': 288, 'quality': 2},
-        'l': {'width': 960, 'height': 540, 'quality': 3},
-        'xl': {'width': 1280, 'height': 720, 'quality': 4},
-        'xxl': {'quality': 5},
-    }
-
-    def _extract_via_api(self, kind, video_id):
-        info = self._download_json(
-            'https://www.tagesschau.de/api/multimedia/{0}/{0}-{1}.json'.format(kind, video_id),
-            video_id)
-        title = info['headline']
-        formats = []
-        for media in info['mediadata']:
-            for format_id, format_url in media.items():
-                if determine_ext(format_url) == 'm3u8':
-                    formats.extend(self._extract_m3u8_formats(
-                        format_url, video_id, 'mp4',
-                        entry_protocol='m3u8_native', m3u8_id='hls'))
-                else:
-                    formats.append({
-                        'url': format_url,
-                        'format_id': format_id,
-                        'vcodec': 'none' if kind == 'audio' else None,
-                    })
-        self._sort_formats(formats)
-        timestamp = parse_iso8601(info.get('date'))
-        return {
-            'id': video_id,
-            'title': title,
-            'timestamp': timestamp,
-            'formats': formats,
-        }
-
-    def _real_extract(self, url):
-        mobj = self._match_valid_url(url)
-        video_id = mobj.group('id')
-
-        # kind = mobj.group('kind').lower()
-        # if kind == 'video':
-        #     return self._extract_via_api(kind, video_id)
-
-        # JSON api does not provide some audio formats (e.g. ogg) thus
-        # extracting audio via webpage
-
-        webpage = self._download_webpage(url, video_id)
-
-        title = self._og_search_title(webpage).strip()
-        formats = []
-
-        for media_json in re.findall(r'({src\s*:\s*["\']http[^}]+type\s*:[^}]+})', webpage):
-            media = self._parse_json(js_to_json(media_json), video_id, fatal=False)
-            if not media:
-                continue
-            src = media.get('src')
-            if not src:
-                return
-            quality = media.get('quality')
-            kind = media.get('type', '').split('/')[0]
-            ext = determine_ext(src)
-            f = {
-                'url': src,
-                'format_id': '%s_%s' % (quality, ext) if quality else ext,
-                'ext': ext,
-                'vcodec': 'none' if kind == 'audio' else None,
-            }
-            f.update(self._FORMATS.get(quality, {}))
-            formats.append(f)
-
-        self._sort_formats(formats)
-
-        thumbnail = self._og_search_thumbnail(webpage)
-
-        return {
-            'id': video_id,
-            'title': title,
-            'thumbnail': thumbnail,
-            'formats': formats,
-        }
-
-
 class TagesschauIE(InfoExtractor):
     _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?tagesschau\.de/(?P<path>[^/]+/(?:[^/]+/)*?(?P<id>[^/#?]+?(?:-?[0-9]+)?))(?:~_?[^/#?]+?)?\.html'
 
     _TESTS = [{
         'url': 'http://www.tagesschau.de/multimedia/video/video-102143.html',
-        'md5': 'f7c27a0eff3bfe8c7727e65f8fe1b1e6',
+        'md5': '7a7287612fa881a1ae1d087df45c2fd6',
         'info_dict': {
-            'id': 'video-102143',
+            'id': 'video-102143-1',
             'ext': 'mp4',
             'title': 'Regierungsumbildung in Athen: Neue Minister in Griechenland vereidigt',
-            'description': '18.07.2015 20:10 Uhr',
-            'thumbnail': r're:^https?:.*\.jpg$',
         },
     }, {
         'url': 'http://www.tagesschau.de/multimedia/sendung/ts-5727.html',
         'md5': '3c54c1f6243d279b706bde660ceec633',
         'info_dict': {
-            'id': 'ts-5727',
+            'id': 'ts-5727-1',
             'ext': 'mp4',
-            'title': 'Sendung: tagesschau \t04.12.2014 20:00 Uhr',
-            'description': 'md5:695c01bfd98b7e313c501386327aea59',
-            'thumbnail': r're:^https?:.*\.jpg$',
+            'title': 'Ganze Sendung',
         },
     }, {
         # exclusive audio
         'url': 'http://www.tagesschau.de/multimedia/audio/audio-29417.html',
-        'md5': '76e6eec6ebd40740671cf0a2c88617e5',
+        'md5': '4cf22023c285f35e99c24d290ba58cc9',
         'info_dict': {
-            'id': 'audio-29417',
+            'id': 'audio-29417-1',
             'ext': 'mp3',
-            'title': 'Trabi - Bye, bye Rennpappe',
-            'description': 'md5:8687dda862cbbe2cfb2df09b56341317',
-            'thumbnail': r're:^https?:.*\.jpg$',
+            'title': 'Brasilianischer Präsident Bolsonaro unter Druck: Corona-Bericht wird vorgestellt',
         },
     }, {
-        # audio in article
         'url': 'http://www.tagesschau.de/inland/bnd-303.html',
-        'md5': 'e0916c623e85fc1d2b26b78f299d3958',
+        'md5': '12cfb212d9325b5ba0d52b625f1aa61c',
         'info_dict': {
-            'id': 'bnd-303',
-            'ext': 'mp3',
-            'title': 'Viele Baustellen für neuen BND-Chef',
-            'description': 'md5:1e69a54be3e1255b2b07cdbce5bcd8b4',
-            'thumbnail': r're:^https?:.*\.jpg$',
+            'id': 'bnd-303-1',
+            'ext': 'mp4',
+            'title': 'SPD-Gruppenbild mit Bärbel Bas nach der Fraktionssitzung | dpa',
         },
     }, {
         'url': 'http://www.tagesschau.de/inland/afd-parteitag-135.html',
         'info_dict': {
             'id': 'afd-parteitag-135',
-            'title': 'Möchtegern-Underdog mit Machtanspruch',
+            'title': 'AfD',
+        },
+        'playlist_count': 20,
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://www.tagesschau.de/multimedia/audio/audio-29417~player.html',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': 'audio-29417-1',
+            'ext': 'mp3',
+            'title': 'Brasilianischer Präsident Bolsonaro unter Druck: Corona-Bericht wird vorgestellt',
         },
-        'playlist_count': 2,
     }, {
         'url': 'http://www.tagesschau.de/multimedia/sendung/tsg-3771.html',
         'only_matching': True,
@@ -206,62 +92,6 @@ class TagesschauIE(InfoExtractor):
         'only_matching': True,
     }]
 
-    @classmethod
-    def suitable(cls, url):
-        return False if TagesschauPlayerIE.suitable(url) else super(TagesschauIE, cls).suitable(url)
-
-    def _extract_formats(self, download_text, media_kind):
-        links = re.finditer(
-            r'<div class="button" title="(?P<title>[^"]*)"><a href="(?P<url>[^"]+)">(?P<name>.+?)</a></div>',
-            download_text)
-        formats = []
-        for l in links:
-            link_url = l.group('url')
-            if not link_url:
-                continue
-            format_id = self._search_regex(
-                r'.*/[^/.]+\.([^/]+)\.[^/.]+$', link_url, 'format ID',
-                default=determine_ext(link_url))
-            format = {
-                'format_id': format_id,
-                'url': l.group('url'),
-                'format_name': l.group('name'),
-            }
-            title = l.group('title')
-            if title:
-                if media_kind.lower() == 'video':
-                    m = re.match(
-                        r'''(?x)
-                            Video:\s*(?P<vcodec>[a-zA-Z0-9/._-]+)\s*&\#10;
-                            (?P<width>[0-9]+)x(?P<height>[0-9]+)px&\#10;
-                            (?P<vbr>[0-9]+)kbps&\#10;
-                            Audio:\s*(?P<abr>[0-9]+)kbps,\s*(?P<audio_desc>[A-Za-z\.0-9]+)&\#10;
-                            Gr&ouml;&szlig;e:\s*(?P<filesize_approx>[0-9.,]+\s+[a-zA-Z]*B)''',
-                        title)
-                    if m:
-                        format.update({
-                            'format_note': m.group('audio_desc'),
-                            'vcodec': m.group('vcodec'),
-                            'width': int(m.group('width')),
-                            'height': int(m.group('height')),
-                            'abr': int(m.group('abr')),
-                            'vbr': int(m.group('vbr')),
-                            'filesize_approx': parse_filesize(m.group('filesize_approx')),
-                        })
-                else:
-                    m = re.match(
-                        r'(?P<format>.+?)-Format\s*:\s*(?P<abr>\d+)kbps\s*,\s*(?P<note>.+)',
-                        title)
-                    if m:
-                        format.update({
-                            'format_note': '%s, %s' % (m.group('format'), m.group('note')),
-                            'vcodec': 'none',
-                            'abr': int(m.group('abr')),
-                        })
-            formats.append(format)
-        self._sort_formats(formats)
-        return formats
-
     def _real_extract(self, url):
         mobj = self._match_valid_url(url)
         video_id = mobj.group('id') or mobj.group('path')
@@ -271,34 +101,46 @@ class TagesschauIE(InfoExtractor):
 
         title = self._html_search_regex(
             r'<span[^>]*class="headline"[^>]*>(.+?)</span>',
-            webpage, 'title', default=None) or self._og_search_title(webpage)
-
-        DOWNLOAD_REGEX = r'(?s)<p>Wir bieten dieses (?P<kind>Video|Audio) in folgenden Formaten zum Download an:</p>\s*<div class="controls">(?P<links>.*?)</div>\s*<p>'
-
-        webpage_type = self._og_search_property('type', webpage, default=None)
-        if webpage_type == 'website':  # Article
-            entries = []
-            for num, (entry_title, media_kind, download_text) in enumerate(re.findall(
-                    r'(?s)<p[^>]+class="infotext"[^>]*>\s*(?:<a[^>]+>)?\s*<strong>(.+?)</strong>.*?</p>.*?%s' % DOWNLOAD_REGEX,
-                    webpage), 1):
+            webpage, 'title', default=None) or self._og_search_title(webpage, fatal=False)
+
+        entries = []
+        videos = re.findall(r'<div[^>]+>', webpage)
+        num = 0
+        for video in videos:
+            video = extract_attributes(video).get('data-config')
+            if not video:
+                continue
+            video = self._parse_json(video, video_id, transform_source=js_to_json, fatal=False)
+            video_formats = try_get(video, lambda x: x['mc']['_mediaArray'][0]['_mediaStreamArray'])
+            if not video_formats:
+                continue
+            num += 1
+            for video_format in video_formats:
+                media_url = video_format.get('_stream') or ''
+                formats = []
+                if media_url.endswith('master.m3u8'):
+                    formats = self._extract_m3u8_formats(media_url, video_id, 'mp4', m3u8_id='hls')
+                elif media_url.endswith('.hi.mp3') and media_url.startswith('https://download'):
+                    formats = [{
+                        'url': media_url,
+                        'vcodec': 'none',
+                    }]
+                if not formats:
+                    continue
                 entries.append({
                     'id': '%s-%d' % (display_id, num),
-                    'title': '%s' % entry_title,
-                    'formats': self._extract_formats(download_text, media_kind),
+                    'title': try_get(video, lambda x: x['mc']['_title']),
+                    'duration': int_or_none(try_get(video, lambda x: x['mc']['_duration'])),
+                    'formats': formats
                 })
-            if len(entries) > 1:
-                return self.playlist_result(entries, display_id, title)
-            formats = entries[0]['formats']
-        else:  # Assume single video
-            download_text = self._search_regex(
-                DOWNLOAD_REGEX, webpage, 'download links', group='links')
-            media_kind = self._search_regex(
-                DOWNLOAD_REGEX, webpage, 'media kind', default='Video', group='kind')
-            formats = self._extract_formats(download_text, media_kind)
-        thumbnail = self._og_search_thumbnail(webpage)
-        description = self._html_search_regex(
-            r'(?s)<p class="teasertext">(.*?)</p>',
-            webpage, 'description', default=None)
+        if len(entries) > 1:
+            return self.playlist_result(entries, display_id, title)
+        formats = entries[0]['formats']
+        video_info = self._search_json_ld(webpage, video_id)
+        description = video_info.get('description')
+        thumbnail = self._og_search_thumbnail(webpage) or video_info.get('thumbnail')
+        timestamp = video_info.get('timestamp')
+        title = title or video_info.get('description')
 
         self._sort_formats(formats)
 
@@ -307,5 +149,6 @@ class TagesschauIE(InfoExtractor):
             'title': title,
             'thumbnail': thumbnail,
             'formats': formats,
+            'timestamp': timestamp,
             'description': description,
         }
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/threespeak.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/threespeak.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..60e84529d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/threespeak.py
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+# coding: utf-8
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+import re
+
+from .common import InfoExtractor
+from ..utils import (
+    try_get,
+    unified_strdate,
+)
+
+
+class ThreeSpeakIE(InfoExtractor):
+    _VALID_URL = r'(?:https?://)(?:www\.)?3speak\.tv/watch\?v\=[^/]+/(?P<id>[^/$&#?]+)'
+
+    _TESTS = [{
+        'url': 'https://3speak.tv/watch?v=dannyshine/wjgoxyfy',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': 'wjgoxyfy',
+            'ext': 'mp4',
+            'title': 'Can People who took the Vax think Critically',
+            'uploader': 'dannyshine',
+            'description': 'md5:181aa7ccb304afafa089b5af3bca7a10',
+            'tags': ['sex', 'covid', 'antinatalism', 'comedy', 'vaccines'],
+            'thumbnail': 'https://img.3speakcontent.co/wjgoxyfy/thumbnails/default.png',
+            'upload_date': '20211021',
+            'duration': 2703.867833,
+            'filesize': 1620054781,
+        },
+        'params': {'skip_download': True}
+    }]
+
+    def _real_extract(self, url):
+        id = self._match_id(url)
+        webpage = self._download_webpage(url, id)
+        json_str = self._html_search_regex(r'JSON\.parse\(\'([^\']+)\'\)', webpage, 'json')
+        # The json string itself is escaped. Hence the double parsing
+        data_json = self._parse_json(self._parse_json(f'"{json_str}"', id), id)
+        video_json = self._parse_json(data_json['json_metadata'], id)
+        formats, subtitles = [], {}
+        og_m3u8 = self._html_search_regex(r'<meta\s?property=\"ogvideo\"\s?content=\"([^\"]+)\">', webpage, 'og m3u8', fatal=False)
+        if og_m3u8:
+            https_frmts, https_subs = self._extract_m3u8_formats_and_subtitles(og_m3u8, id, fatal=False, m3u8_id='https')
+            formats.extend(https_frmts)
+            subtitles = self._merge_subtitles(subtitles, https_subs)
+        ipfs_m3u8 = try_get(video_json, lambda x: x['video']['info']['ipfs'])
+        if ipfs_m3u8:
+            ipfs_frmts, ipfs_subs = self._extract_m3u8_formats_and_subtitles(f'https://ipfs.3speak.tv/ipfs/{ipfs_m3u8}',
+                                                                             id, fatal=False, m3u8_id='ipfs')
+            formats.extend(ipfs_frmts)
+            subtitles = self._merge_subtitles(subtitles, ipfs_subs)
+        mp4_file = try_get(video_json, lambda x: x['video']['info']['file'])
+        if mp4_file:
+            formats.append({
+                'url': f'https://threespeakvideo.b-cdn.net/{id}/{mp4_file}',
+                'ext': 'mp4',
+                'format_id': 'https-mp4',
+                'duration': try_get(video_json, lambda x: x['video']['info']['duration']),
+                'filesize': try_get(video_json, lambda x: x['video']['info']['filesize']),
+                'quality': 11,
+                'format_note': 'Original file',
+            })
+        self._sort_formats(formats)
+        return {
+            'id': id,
+            'title': data_json.get('title') or data_json.get('root_title'),
+            'uploader': data_json.get('author'),
+            'description': try_get(video_json, lambda x: x['video']['content']['description']),
+            'tags': try_get(video_json, lambda x: x['video']['content']['tags']),
+            'thumbnail': try_get(video_json, lambda x: x['image'][0]),
+            'upload_date': unified_strdate(data_json.get('created')),
+            'formats': formats,
+            'subtitles': subtitles,
+        }
+
+
+class ThreeSpeakUserIE(InfoExtractor):
+    _VALID_URL = r'(?:https?://)(?:www\.)?3speak\.tv/user/(?P<id>[^/$&?#]+)'
+
+    _TESTS = [{
+        'url': 'https://3speak.tv/user/theycallmedan',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': 'theycallmedan',
+        },
+        'playlist_mincount': 115,
+    }]
+
+    def _real_extract(self, url):
+        id = self._match_id(url)
+        webpage = self._download_webpage(url, id)
+        entries = [
+            self.url_result(
+                'https://3speak.tv/watch?v=%s' % video,
+                ie=ThreeSpeakIE.ie_key())
+            for video in re.findall(r'data-payout\s?\=\s?\"([^\"]+)\"', webpage) if video
+        ]
+        return self.playlist_result(entries, id)
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/trovo.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/trovo.py
index ec55f41f2..a0f0cc31c 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/trovo.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/trovo.py
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ class TrovoChannelBaseIE(InfoExtractor):
 
 class TrovoChannelVodIE(TrovoChannelBaseIE):
     _VALID_URL = r'trovovod:(?P<id>[^\s]+)'
-    IE_DESC = 'All VODs of a trovo.live channel, "trovovod" keyword'
+    IE_DESC = 'All VODs of a trovo.live channel; "trovovod:" prefix'
 
     _TESTS = [{
         'url': 'trovovod:OneTappedYou',
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ class TrovoChannelVodIE(TrovoChannelBaseIE):
 
 class TrovoChannelClipIE(TrovoChannelBaseIE):
     _VALID_URL = r'trovoclip:(?P<id>[^\s]+)'
-    IE_DESC = 'All Clips of a trovo.live channel, "trovoclip" keyword'
+    IE_DESC = 'All Clips of a trovo.live channel; "trovoclip:" prefix'
 
     _TESTS = [{
         'url': 'trovoclip:OneTappedYou',
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/twitter.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/twitter.py
index 485b781ca..0749263d9 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/twitter.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/twitter.py
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ class TwitterIE(TwitterBaseIE):
                 fmts, subs = self._extract_variant_formats(variant, twid)
                 subtitles = self._merge_subtitles(subtitles, subs)
                 formats.extend(fmts)
-            self._sort_formats(formats)
+            self._sort_formats(formats, ('res', 'br', 'size', 'proto'))  # The codec of http formats are unknown
 
             thumbnails = []
             media_url = media.get('media_url_https') or media.get('media_url')
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/viewlift.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/viewlift.py
index c3b2e863d..5b558d890 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/viewlift.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/viewlift.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ from ..utils import (
     ExtractorError,
     int_or_none,
     parse_age_limit,
+    traverse_obj,
 )
 
 
@@ -32,26 +33,36 @@ class ViewLiftBaseIE(InfoExtractor):
     }
     _TOKENS = {}
 
-    def _call_api(self, site, path, video_id, query):
-        token = self._TOKENS.get(site)
-        if not token:
-            token_query = {'site': site}
-            email, password = self._get_login_info(netrc_machine=site)
-            if email:
-                resp = self._download_json(
-                    self._API_BASE + 'identity/signin', video_id,
-                    'Logging in', query=token_query, data=json.dumps({
-                        'email': email,
-                        'password': password,
-                    }).encode())
-            else:
-                resp = self._download_json(
-                    self._API_BASE + 'identity/anonymous-token', video_id,
-                    'Downloading authorization token', query=token_query)
-            self._TOKENS[site] = token = resp['authorizationToken']
-        return self._download_json(
-            self._API_BASE + path, video_id,
-            headers={'Authorization': token}, query=query)
+    def _fetch_token(self, site, url):
+        if self._TOKENS.get(site):
+            return
+        email, password = self._get_login_info(netrc_machine=site)
+        if email:
+            self.report_warning('Logging in using username and password is broken. %s' % self._LOGIN_HINTS['cookies'])
+
+        cookies = self._get_cookies(url)
+        if cookies and cookies.get('token'):
+            self._TOKENS[site] = self._search_regex(r'22authorizationToken\%22:\%22([^\%]+)\%22', cookies['token'].value, 'token')
+        if not self._TOKENS.get(site):
+            self.raise_login_required('Cookies (not necessarily logged in) are needed to download from this website', method='cookies')
+
+    def _call_api(self, site, path, video_id, url, query):
+        self._fetch_token(site, url)
+        try:
+            return self._download_json(
+                self._API_BASE + path, video_id, headers={'Authorization': self._TOKENS.get(site)}, query=query)
+        except ExtractorError as e:
+            if isinstance(e.cause, compat_HTTPError) and e.cause.code == 403:
+                webpage = e.cause.read().decode()
+                try:
+                    error_message = traverse_obj(json.loads(webpage), 'errorMessage', 'message')
+                except json.JSONDecodeError:
+                    raise ExtractorError(f'{site} said: {webpage}', cause=e.cause)
+                if error_message:
+                    if 'has not purchased' in error_message:
+                        self.raise_login_required(method='cookies')
+                    raise ExtractorError(error_message, expected=True)
+            raise
 
 
 class ViewLiftEmbedIE(ViewLiftBaseIE):
@@ -96,27 +107,24 @@ class ViewLiftEmbedIE(ViewLiftBaseIE):
         site = domain.split('.')[-2]
         if site in self._SITE_MAP:
             site = self._SITE_MAP[site]
-        try:
-            content_data = self._call_api(
-                site, 'entitlement/video/status', film_id, {
-                    'id': film_id
-                })['video']
-        except ExtractorError as e:
-            if isinstance(e.cause, compat_HTTPError) and e.cause.code == 403:
-                error_message = self._parse_json(e.cause.read().decode(), film_id).get('errorMessage')
-                if error_message == 'User does not have a valid subscription or has not purchased this content.':
-                    self.raise_login_required()
-                raise ExtractorError(error_message, expected=True)
-            raise
+
+        content_data = self._call_api(
+            site, 'entitlement/video/status', film_id, url, {
+                'id': film_id
+            })['video']
         gist = content_data['gist']
         title = gist['title']
         video_assets = content_data['streamingInfo']['videoAssets']
 
-        formats = []
-        mpeg_video_assets = video_assets.get('mpeg') or []
-        for video_asset in mpeg_video_assets:
+        hls_url = video_assets.get('hls')
+        formats, subtitles = [], {}
+        if hls_url:
+            formats, subtitles = self._extract_m3u8_formats_and_subtitles(
+                hls_url, film_id, 'mp4', 'm3u8_native', m3u8_id='hls', fatal=False)
+
+        for video_asset in video_assets.get('mpeg') or []:
             video_asset_url = video_asset.get('url')
-            if not video_asset:
+            if not video_asset_url:
                 continue
             bitrate = int_or_none(video_asset.get('bitrate'))
             height = int_or_none(self._search_regex(
@@ -130,13 +138,17 @@ class ViewLiftEmbedIE(ViewLiftBaseIE):
                 'vcodec': video_asset.get('codec'),
             })
 
-        hls_url = video_assets.get('hls')
-        if hls_url:
-            formats.extend(self._extract_m3u8_formats(
-                hls_url, film_id, 'mp4', 'm3u8_native', m3u8_id='hls', fatal=False))
-        self._sort_formats(formats)
+        subs = {}
+        for sub in traverse_obj(content_data, ('contentDetails', 'closedCaptions')) or []:
+            sub_url = sub.get('url')
+            if not sub_url:
+                continue
+            subs.setdefault(sub.get('language', 'English'), []).append({
+                'url': sub_url,
+            })
 
-        info = {
+        self._sort_formats(formats)
+        return {
             'id': film_id,
             'title': title,
             'description': gist.get('description'),
@@ -145,14 +157,15 @@ class ViewLiftEmbedIE(ViewLiftBaseIE):
             'age_limit': parse_age_limit(content_data.get('parentalRating')),
             'timestamp': int_or_none(gist.get('publishDate'), 1000),
             'formats': formats,
+            'subtitles': self._merge_subtitles(subs, subtitles),
+            'categories': traverse_obj(content_data, ('categories', ..., 'title')),
+            'tags': traverse_obj(content_data, ('tags', ..., 'title')),
         }
-        for k in ('categories', 'tags'):
-            info[k] = [v['title'] for v in content_data.get(k, []) if v.get('title')]
-        return info
 
 
 class ViewLiftIE(ViewLiftBaseIE):
     IE_NAME = 'viewlift'
+    _API_BASE = 'https://prod-api-cached-2.viewlift.com/'
     _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?(?P<domain>%s)(?P<path>(?:/(?:films/title|show|(?:news/)?videos?|watch))?/(?P<id>[^?#]+))' % ViewLiftBaseIE._DOMAINS_REGEX
     _TESTS = [{
         'url': 'http://www.snagfilms.com/films/title/lost_for_life',
@@ -222,24 +235,111 @@ class ViewLiftIE(ViewLiftBaseIE):
     }, {
         'url': 'https://www.marquee.tv/watch/sadlerswells-sacredmonsters',
         'only_matching': True,
+    }, {  # Free film with langauge code
+        'url': 'https://www.hoichoi.tv/bn/films/title/shuyopoka',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': '7a7a9d33-1f4c-4771-9173-ee4fb6dbf196',
+            'ext': 'mp4',
+            'title': 'Shuyopoka',
+            'description': 'md5:e28f2fb8680096a69c944d37c1fa5ffc',
+            'thumbnail': r're:^https?://.*\.jpg$',
+            'upload_date': '20211006',
+            'series': None
+        },
+        'params': {'skip_download': True},
+    }, {  # Free film
+        'url': 'https://www.hoichoi.tv/films/title/dadu-no1',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': '0000015b-b009-d126-a1db-b81ff3780000',
+            'ext': 'mp4',
+            'title': 'Dadu No.1',
+            'description': 'md5:605cba408e51a79dafcb824bdeded51e',
+            'thumbnail': r're:^https?://.*\.jpg$',
+            'upload_date': '20210827',
+            'series': None
+        },
+        'params': {'skip_download': True},
+    }, {  # Free episode
+        'url': 'https://www.hoichoi.tv/webseries/case-jaundice-s01-e01',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': 'f779e07c-30c8-459c-8612-5a834ab5e5ba',
+            'ext': 'mp4',
+            'title': 'Humans Vs. Corona',
+            'description': 'md5:ca30a682b4528d02a3eb6d0427dd0f87',
+            'thumbnail': r're:^https?://.*\.jpg$',
+            'upload_date': '20210830',
+            'series': 'Case Jaundice'
+        },
+        'params': {'skip_download': True},
+    }, {  # Free video
+        'url': 'https://www.hoichoi.tv/videos/1549072415320-six-episode-02-hindi',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': 'b41fa1ce-aca6-47b6-b208-283ff0a2de30',
+            'ext': 'mp4',
+            'title': 'Woman in red - Hindi',
+            'description': 'md5:9d21edc1827d32f8633eb67c2054fc31',
+            'thumbnail': r're:^https?://.*\.jpg$',
+            'upload_date': '20211006',
+            'series': 'Six (Hindi)'
+        },
+        'params': {'skip_download': True},
+    }, {  # Free episode
+        'url': 'https://www.hoichoi.tv/shows/watch-asian-paints-moner-thikana-online-season-1-episode-1',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': '1f45d185-8500-455c-b88d-13252307c3eb',
+            'ext': 'mp4',
+            'title': 'Jisshu Sengupta',
+            'description': 'md5:ef6ffae01a3d83438597367400f824ed',
+            'thumbnail': r're:^https?://.*\.jpg$',
+            'upload_date': '20211004',
+            'series': 'Asian Paints Moner Thikana'
+        },
+        'params': {'skip_download': True},
+    }, {  # Free series
+        'url': 'https://www.hoichoi.tv/shows/watch-moner-thikana-bengali-web-series-online',
+        'playlist_mincount': 5,
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': 'watch-moner-thikana-bengali-web-series-online',
+        },
+    }, {  # Premium series
+        'url': 'https://www.hoichoi.tv/shows/watch-byomkesh-bengali-web-series-online',
+        'playlist_mincount': 14,
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': 'watch-byomkesh-bengali-web-series-online',
+        },
+    }, {  # Premium movie
+        'url': 'https://www.hoichoi.tv/movies/detective-2020',
+        'only_matching': True
     }]
 
     @classmethod
     def suitable(cls, url):
         return False if ViewLiftEmbedIE.suitable(url) else super(ViewLiftIE, cls).suitable(url)
 
+    def _show_entries(self, domain, seasons):
+        for season in seasons:
+            for episode in season.get('episodes') or []:
+                path = traverse_obj(episode, ('gist', 'permalink'))
+                if path:
+                    yield self.url_result(f'https://www.{domain}{path}', ie=self.ie_key())
+
     def _real_extract(self, url):
         domain, path, display_id = self._match_valid_url(url).groups()
         site = domain.split('.')[-2]
         if site in self._SITE_MAP:
             site = self._SITE_MAP[site]
         modules = self._call_api(
-            site, 'content/pages', display_id, {
+            site, 'content/pages', display_id, url, {
                 'includeContent': 'true',
                 'moduleOffset': 1,
                 'path': path,
                 'site': site,
             })['modules']
+
+        seasons = next((m['contentData'][0]['seasons'] for m in modules if m.get('moduleType') == 'ShowDetailModule'), None)
+        if seasons:
+            return self.playlist_result(self._show_entries(domain, seasons), display_id)
+
         film_id = next(m['contentData'][0]['gist']['id'] for m in modules if m.get('moduleType') == 'VideoDetailModule')
         return {
             '_type': 'url_transparent',
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/vimeo.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/vimeo.py
index 8b367a4e6..04c504934 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/vimeo.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/vimeo.py
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
 import base64
 import functools
-import json
 import re
 import itertools
 
@@ -17,8 +16,8 @@ from ..compat import (
 from ..utils import (
     clean_html,
     determine_ext,
-    dict_get,
     ExtractorError,
+    get_element_by_class,
     js_to_json,
     int_or_none,
     merge_dicts,
@@ -26,7 +25,6 @@ from ..utils import (
     parse_filesize,
     parse_iso8601,
     parse_qs,
-    RegexNotFoundError,
     sanitized_Request,
     smuggle_url,
     std_headers,
@@ -129,10 +127,11 @@ class VimeoBaseInfoExtractor(InfoExtractor):
         video_title = video_data['title']
         live_event = video_data.get('live_event') or {}
         is_live = live_event.get('status') == 'started'
+        request = config.get('request') or {}
 
         formats = []
-        config_files = video_data.get('files') or config['request'].get('files', {})
-        for f in config_files.get('progressive', []):
+        config_files = video_data.get('files') or request.get('files') or {}
+        for f in (config_files.get('progressive') or []):
             video_url = f.get('url')
             if not video_url:
                 continue
@@ -148,7 +147,7 @@ class VimeoBaseInfoExtractor(InfoExtractor):
         # TODO: fix handling of 308 status code returned for live archive manifest requests
         sep_pattern = r'/sep/video/'
         for files_type in ('hls', 'dash'):
-            for cdn_name, cdn_data in config_files.get(files_type, {}).get('cdns', {}).items():
+            for cdn_name, cdn_data in (try_get(config_files, lambda x: x[files_type]['cdns']) or {}).items():
                 manifest_url = cdn_data.get('url')
                 if not manifest_url:
                     continue
@@ -188,17 +187,15 @@ class VimeoBaseInfoExtractor(InfoExtractor):
             })
 
         subtitles = {}
-        text_tracks = config['request'].get('text_tracks')
-        if text_tracks:
-            for tt in text_tracks:
-                subtitles[tt['lang']] = [{
-                    'ext': 'vtt',
-                    'url': urljoin('https://vimeo.com', tt['url']),
-                }]
+        for tt in (request.get('text_tracks') or []):
+            subtitles[tt['lang']] = [{
+                'ext': 'vtt',
+                'url': urljoin('https://vimeo.com', tt['url']),
+            }]
 
         thumbnails = []
         if not is_live:
-            for key, thumb in video_data.get('thumbs', {}).items():
+            for key, thumb in (video_data.get('thumbs') or {}).items():
                 thumbnails.append({
                     'id': key,
                     'width': int_or_none(key),
@@ -342,6 +339,7 @@ class VimeoIE(VimeoBaseInfoExtractor):
                 'duration': 1595,
                 'upload_date': '20130610',
                 'timestamp': 1370893156,
+                'license': 'by',
             },
             'params': {
                 'format': 'best[protocol=https]',
@@ -420,6 +418,12 @@ class VimeoIE(VimeoBaseInfoExtractor):
                 'uploader_id': 'staff',
                 'uploader': 'Vimeo Staff',
                 'duration': 62,
+                'subtitles': {
+                    'de': [{'ext': 'vtt'}],
+                    'en': [{'ext': 'vtt'}],
+                    'es': [{'ext': 'vtt'}],
+                    'fr': [{'ext': 'vtt'}],
+                },
             }
         },
         {
@@ -626,6 +630,37 @@ class VimeoIE(VimeoBaseInfoExtractor):
     def _real_initialize(self):
         self._login()
 
+    def _extract_from_api(self, video_id, unlisted_hash=None):
+        token = self._download_json(
+            'https://vimeo.com/_rv/jwt', video_id, headers={
+                'X-Requested-With': 'XMLHttpRequest'
+            })['token']
+        api_url = 'https://api.vimeo.com/videos/' + video_id
+        if unlisted_hash:
+            api_url += ':' + unlisted_hash
+        video = self._download_json(
+            api_url, video_id, headers={
+                'Authorization': 'jwt ' + token,
+            }, query={
+                'fields': 'config_url,created_time,description,license,metadata.connections.comments.total,metadata.connections.likes.total,release_time,stats.plays',
+            })
+        info = self._parse_config(self._download_json(
+            video['config_url'], video_id), video_id)
+        self._vimeo_sort_formats(info['formats'])
+        get_timestamp = lambda x: parse_iso8601(video.get(x + '_time'))
+        info.update({
+            'description': video.get('description'),
+            'license': video.get('license'),
+            'release_timestamp': get_timestamp('release'),
+            'timestamp': get_timestamp('created'),
+            'view_count': int_or_none(try_get(video, lambda x: x['stats']['plays'])),
+        })
+        connections = try_get(
+            video, lambda x: x['metadata']['connections'], dict) or {}
+        for k in ('comment', 'like'):
+            info[k + '_count'] = int_or_none(try_get(connections, lambda x: x[k + 's']['total']))
+        return info
+
     def _try_album_password(self, url):
         album_id = self._search_regex(
             r'vimeo\.com/(?:album|showcase)/([^/]+)', url, 'album id', default=None)
@@ -675,45 +710,16 @@ class VimeoIE(VimeoBaseInfoExtractor):
         # Extract ID from URL
         video_id, unlisted_hash = self._match_valid_url(url).groups()
         if unlisted_hash:
-            token = self._download_json(
-                'https://vimeo.com/_rv/jwt', video_id, headers={
-                    'X-Requested-With': 'XMLHttpRequest'
-                })['token']
-            video = self._download_json(
-                'https://api.vimeo.com/videos/%s:%s' % (video_id, unlisted_hash),
-                video_id, headers={
-                    'Authorization': 'jwt ' + token,
-                }, query={
-                    'fields': 'config_url,created_time,description,license,metadata.connections.comments.total,metadata.connections.likes.total,release_time,stats.plays',
-                })
-            info = self._parse_config(self._download_json(
-                video['config_url'], video_id), video_id)
-            self._vimeo_sort_formats(info['formats'])
-            get_timestamp = lambda x: parse_iso8601(video.get(x + '_time'))
-            info.update({
-                'description': video.get('description'),
-                'license': video.get('license'),
-                'release_timestamp': get_timestamp('release'),
-                'timestamp': get_timestamp('created'),
-                'view_count': int_or_none(try_get(video, lambda x: x['stats']['plays'])),
-            })
-            connections = try_get(
-                video, lambda x: x['metadata']['connections'], dict) or {}
-            for k in ('comment', 'like'):
-                info[k + '_count'] = int_or_none(try_get(connections, lambda x: x[k + 's']['total']))
-            return info
+            return self._extract_from_api(video_id, unlisted_hash)
 
         orig_url = url
         is_pro = 'vimeopro.com/' in url
-        is_player = '://player.vimeo.com/video/' in url
         if is_pro:
             # some videos require portfolio_id to be present in player url
             # https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl/issues/20070
             url = self._extract_url(url, self._download_webpage(url, video_id))
             if not url:
                 url = 'https://vimeo.com/' + video_id
-        elif is_player:
-            url = 'https://player.vimeo.com/video/' + video_id
         elif any(p in url for p in ('play_redirect_hls', 'moogaloop.swf')):
             url = 'https://vimeo.com/' + video_id
 
@@ -734,14 +740,25 @@ class VimeoIE(VimeoBaseInfoExtractor):
                         expected=True)
             raise
 
-        # Now we begin extracting as much information as we can from what we
-        # retrieved. First we extract the information common to all extractors,
-        # and latter we extract those that are Vimeo specific.
-        self.report_extraction(video_id)
+        if '://player.vimeo.com/video/' in url:
+            config = self._parse_json(self._search_regex(
+                r'\bconfig\s*=\s*({.+?})\s*;', webpage, 'info section'), video_id)
+            if config.get('view') == 4:
+                config = self._verify_player_video_password(
+                    redirect_url, video_id, headers)
+            info = self._parse_config(config, video_id)
+            self._vimeo_sort_formats(info['formats'])
+            return info
+
+        if re.search(r'<form[^>]+?id="pw_form"', webpage):
+            video_password = self._get_video_password()
+            token, vuid = self._extract_xsrft_and_vuid(webpage)
+            webpage = self._verify_video_password(
+                redirect_url, video_id, video_password, token, vuid)
 
         vimeo_config = self._extract_vimeo_config(webpage, video_id, default=None)
         if vimeo_config:
-            seed_status = vimeo_config.get('seed_status', {})
+            seed_status = vimeo_config.get('seed_status') or {}
             if seed_status.get('state') == 'failed':
                 raise ExtractorError(
                     '%s said: %s' % (self.IE_NAME, seed_status['title']),
@@ -750,70 +767,40 @@ class VimeoIE(VimeoBaseInfoExtractor):
         cc_license = None
         timestamp = None
         video_description = None
+        info_dict = {}
 
-        # Extract the config JSON
-        try:
-            try:
-                config_url = self._html_search_regex(
-                    r' data-config-url="(.+?)"', webpage,
-                    'config URL', default=None)
-                if not config_url:
-                    # Sometimes new react-based page is served instead of old one that require
-                    # different config URL extraction approach (see
-                    # https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl/pull/7209)
-                    page_config = self._parse_json(self._search_regex(
-                        r'vimeo\.(?:clip|vod_title)_page_config\s*=\s*({.+?});',
-                        webpage, 'page config'), video_id)
-                    config_url = page_config['player']['config_url']
-                    cc_license = page_config.get('cc_license')
-                    timestamp = try_get(
-                        page_config, lambda x: x['clip']['uploaded_on'],
-                        compat_str)
-                    video_description = clean_html(dict_get(
-                        page_config, ('description', 'description_html_escaped')))
-                config = self._download_json(config_url, video_id)
-            except RegexNotFoundError:
-                # For pro videos or player.vimeo.com urls
-                # We try to find out to which variable is assigned the config dic
-                m_variable_name = re.search(r'(\w)\.video\.id', webpage)
-                if m_variable_name is not None:
-                    config_re = [r'%s=({[^}].+?});' % re.escape(m_variable_name.group(1))]
-                else:
-                    config_re = [r' = {config:({.+?}),assets:', r'(?:[abc])=({.+?});']
-                config_re.append(r'\bvar\s+r\s*=\s*({.+?})\s*;')
-                config_re.append(r'\bconfig\s*=\s*({.+?})\s*;')
-                config = self._search_regex(config_re, webpage, 'info section',
-                                            flags=re.DOTALL)
-                config = json.loads(config)
-        except Exception as e:
-            if re.search('The creator of this video has not given you permission to embed it on this domain.', webpage):
-                raise ExtractorError('The author has restricted the access to this video, try with the "--referer" option')
-
-            if re.search(r'<form[^>]+?id="pw_form"', webpage) is not None:
-                if '_video_password_verified' in data:
-                    raise ExtractorError('video password verification failed!')
-                video_password = self._get_video_password()
-                token, vuid = self._extract_xsrft_and_vuid(webpage)
-                self._verify_video_password(
-                    redirect_url, video_id, video_password, token, vuid)
-                return self._real_extract(
-                    smuggle_url(redirect_url, {'_video_password_verified': 'verified'}))
-            else:
-                raise ExtractorError('Unable to extract info section',
-                                     cause=e)
+        channel_id = self._search_regex(
+            r'vimeo\.com/channels/([^/]+)', url, 'channel id', default=None)
+        if channel_id:
+            config_url = self._html_search_regex(
+                r'\bdata-config-url="([^"]+)"', webpage, 'config URL')
+            video_description = clean_html(get_element_by_class('description', webpage))
+            info_dict.update({
+                'channel_id': channel_id,
+                'channel_url': 'https://vimeo.com/channels/' + channel_id,
+            })
         else:
-            if config.get('view') == 4:
-                config = self._verify_player_video_password(redirect_url, video_id, headers)
-
+            page_config = self._parse_json(self._search_regex(
+                r'vimeo\.(?:clip|vod_title)_page_config\s*=\s*({.+?});',
+                webpage, 'page config', default='{}'), video_id, fatal=False)
+            if not page_config:
+                return self._extract_from_api(video_id)
+            config_url = page_config['player']['config_url']
+            cc_license = page_config.get('cc_license')
+            clip = page_config.get('clip') or {}
+            timestamp = clip.get('uploaded_on')
+            video_description = clean_html(
+                clip.get('description') or page_config.get('description_html_escaped'))
+        config = self._download_json(config_url, video_id)
         video = config.get('video') or {}
         vod = video.get('vod') or {}
 
         def is_rented():
             if '>You rented this title.<' in webpage:
                 return True
-            if config.get('user', {}).get('purchased'):
+            if try_get(config, lambda x: x['user']['purchased']):
                 return True
-            for purchase_option in vod.get('purchase_options', []):
+            for purchase_option in (vod.get('purchase_options') or []):
                 if purchase_option.get('purchased'):
                     return True
                 label = purchase_option.get('label_string')
@@ -828,14 +815,14 @@ class VimeoIE(VimeoBaseInfoExtractor):
                     'https://player.vimeo.com/player/%s' % feature_id,
                     {'force_feature_id': True}), 'Vimeo')
 
-        # Extract video description
         if not video_description:
             video_description = self._html_search_regex(
                 r'(?s)<div\s+class="[^"]*description[^"]*"[^>]*>(.*?)</div>',
                 webpage, 'description', default=None)
         if not video_description:
             video_description = self._html_search_meta(
-                'description', webpage, default=None)
+                ['description', 'og:description', 'twitter:description'],
+                webpage, default=None)
         if not video_description and is_pro:
             orig_webpage = self._download_webpage(
                 orig_url, video_id,
@@ -844,24 +831,17 @@ class VimeoIE(VimeoBaseInfoExtractor):
             if orig_webpage:
                 video_description = self._html_search_meta(
                     'description', orig_webpage, default=None)
-        if not video_description and not is_player:
+        if not video_description:
             self.report_warning('Cannot find video description')
 
-        # Extract upload date
         if not timestamp:
             timestamp = self._search_regex(
                 r'<time[^>]+datetime="([^"]+)"', webpage,
                 'timestamp', default=None)
 
-        try:
-            view_count = int(self._search_regex(r'UserPlays:(\d+)', webpage, 'view count'))
-            like_count = int(self._search_regex(r'UserLikes:(\d+)', webpage, 'like count'))
-            comment_count = int(self._search_regex(r'UserComments:(\d+)', webpage, 'comment count'))
-        except RegexNotFoundError:
-            # This info is only available in vimeo.com/{id} urls
-            view_count = None
-            like_count = None
-            comment_count = None
+        view_count = int_or_none(self._search_regex(r'UserPlays:(\d+)', webpage, 'view count', default=None))
+        like_count = int_or_none(self._search_regex(r'UserLikes:(\d+)', webpage, 'like count', default=None))
+        comment_count = int_or_none(self._search_regex(r'UserComments:(\d+)', webpage, 'comment count', default=None))
 
         formats = []
 
@@ -881,11 +861,7 @@ class VimeoIE(VimeoBaseInfoExtractor):
                 r'<link[^>]+rel=["\']license["\'][^>]+href=(["\'])(?P<license>(?:(?!\1).)+)\1',
                 webpage, 'license', default=None, group='license')
 
-        channel_id = self._search_regex(
-            r'vimeo\.com/channels/([^/]+)', url, 'channel id', default=None)
-        channel_url = 'https://vimeo.com/channels/%s' % channel_id if channel_id else None
-
-        info_dict = {
+        info_dict.update({
             'formats': formats,
             'timestamp': unified_timestamp(timestamp),
             'description': video_description,
@@ -894,18 +870,14 @@ class VimeoIE(VimeoBaseInfoExtractor):
             'like_count': like_count,
             'comment_count': comment_count,
             'license': cc_license,
-            'channel_id': channel_id,
-            'channel_url': channel_url,
-        }
-
-        info_dict = merge_dicts(info_dict, info_dict_config, json_ld)
+        })
 
-        return info_dict
+        return merge_dicts(info_dict, info_dict_config, json_ld)
 
 
 class VimeoOndemandIE(VimeoIE):
     IE_NAME = 'vimeo:ondemand'
-    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?vimeo\.com/ondemand/([^/]+/)?(?P<id>[^/?#&]+)'
+    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?vimeo\.com/ondemand/(?:[^/]+/)?(?P<id>[^/?#&]+)'
     _TESTS = [{
         # ondemand video not available via https://vimeo.com/id
         'url': 'https://vimeo.com/ondemand/20704',
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/vlive.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/vlive.py
index 84f51a544..4340b1d4c 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/vlive.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/vlive.py
@@ -17,17 +17,65 @@ from ..utils import (
     strip_or_none,
     try_get,
     urlencode_postdata,
+    url_or_none,
 )
 
 
 class VLiveBaseIE(NaverBaseIE):
-    _APP_ID = '8c6cc7b45d2568fb668be6e05b6e5a3b'
+    _NETRC_MACHINE = 'vlive'
+    _logged_in = False
+
+    def _real_initialize(self):
+        if not self._logged_in:
+            VLiveBaseIE._logged_in = self._login()
+
+    def _login(self):
+        email, password = self._get_login_info()
+        if email is None:
+            return False
+
+        LOGIN_URL = 'https://www.vlive.tv/auth/email/login'
+        self._request_webpage(
+            LOGIN_URL, None, note='Downloading login cookies')
+
+        self._download_webpage(
+            LOGIN_URL, None, note='Logging in',
+            data=urlencode_postdata({'email': email, 'pwd': password}),
+            headers={
+                'Referer': LOGIN_URL,
+                'Content-Type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded'
+            })
+
+        login_info = self._download_json(
+            'https://www.vlive.tv/auth/loginInfo', None,
+            note='Checking login status',
+            headers={'Referer': 'https://www.vlive.tv/home'})
+
+        if not try_get(login_info, lambda x: x['message']['login'], bool):
+            raise ExtractorError('Unable to log in', expected=True)
+        return True
+
+    def _call_api(self, path_template, video_id, fields=None, query_add={}, note=None):
+        if note is None:
+            note = 'Downloading %s JSON metadata' % path_template.split('/')[-1].split('-')[0]
+        query = {'appId': '8c6cc7b45d2568fb668be6e05b6e5a3b', 'gcc': 'KR', 'platformType': 'PC'}
+        if fields:
+            query['fields'] = fields
+        if query_add:
+            query.update(query_add)
+        try:
+            return self._download_json(
+                'https://www.vlive.tv/globalv-web/vam-web/' + path_template % video_id, video_id,
+                note, headers={'Referer': 'https://www.vlive.tv/'}, query=query)
+        except ExtractorError as e:
+            if isinstance(e.cause, compat_HTTPError) and e.cause.code == 403:
+                self.raise_login_required(json.loads(e.cause.read().decode('utf-8'))['message'])
+            raise
 
 
 class VLiveIE(VLiveBaseIE):
     IE_NAME = 'vlive'
     _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:(?:www|m)\.)?vlive\.tv/(?:video|embed)/(?P<id>[0-9]+)'
-    _NETRC_MACHINE = 'vlive'
     _TESTS = [{
         'url': 'http://www.vlive.tv/video/1326',
         'md5': 'cc7314812855ce56de70a06a27314983',
@@ -38,6 +86,12 @@ class VLiveIE(VLiveBaseIE):
             'creator': "Girl's Day",
             'view_count': int,
             'uploader_id': 'muploader_a',
+            'upload_date': '20150817',
+            'thumbnail': r're:^https?://.*\.(?:jpg|png)$',
+            'timestamp': 1439816449,
+        },
+        'params': {
+            'skip_download': True,
         },
     }, {
         'url': 'http://www.vlive.tv/video/16937',
@@ -49,6 +103,9 @@ class VLiveIE(VLiveBaseIE):
             'view_count': int,
             'subtitles': 'mincount:12',
             'uploader_id': 'muploader_j',
+            'upload_date': '20161112',
+            'thumbnail': r're:^https?://.*\.(?:jpg|png)$',
+            'timestamp': 1478923074,
         },
         'params': {
             'skip_download': True,
@@ -81,53 +138,6 @@ class VLiveIE(VLiveBaseIE):
         'playlist_mincount': 120
     }]
 
-    def _real_initialize(self):
-        self._login()
-
-    def _login(self):
-        email, password = self._get_login_info()
-        if None in (email, password):
-            return
-
-        def is_logged_in():
-            login_info = self._download_json(
-                'https://www.vlive.tv/auth/loginInfo', None,
-                note='Downloading login info',
-                headers={'Referer': 'https://www.vlive.tv/home'})
-            return try_get(
-                login_info, lambda x: x['message']['login'], bool) or False
-
-        LOGIN_URL = 'https://www.vlive.tv/auth/email/login'
-        self._request_webpage(
-            LOGIN_URL, None, note='Downloading login cookies')
-
-        self._download_webpage(
-            LOGIN_URL, None, note='Logging in',
-            data=urlencode_postdata({'email': email, 'pwd': password}),
-            headers={
-                'Referer': LOGIN_URL,
-                'Content-Type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded'
-            })
-
-        if not is_logged_in():
-            raise ExtractorError('Unable to log in', expected=True)
-
-    def _call_api(self, path_template, video_id, fields=None, limit=None):
-        query = {'appId': self._APP_ID, 'gcc': 'KR', 'platformType': 'PC'}
-        if fields:
-            query['fields'] = fields
-        if limit:
-            query['limit'] = limit
-        try:
-            return self._download_json(
-                'https://www.vlive.tv/globalv-web/vam-web/' + path_template % video_id, video_id,
-                'Downloading %s JSON metadata' % path_template.split('/')[-1].split('-')[0],
-                headers={'Referer': 'https://www.vlive.tv/'}, query=query)
-        except ExtractorError as e:
-            if isinstance(e.cause, compat_HTTPError) and e.cause.code == 403:
-                self.raise_login_required(json.loads(e.cause.read().decode('utf-8'))['message'])
-            raise
-
     def _real_extract(self, url):
         video_id = self._match_id(url)
 
@@ -150,7 +160,7 @@ class VLiveIE(VLiveBaseIE):
             playlist_count = str_or_none(playlist.get('totalCount'))
 
             playlist = self._call_api(
-                'playlist/v1.0/playlist-%s/posts', playlist_id, 'data', limit=playlist_count)
+                'playlist/v1.0/playlist-%s/posts', playlist_id, 'data', {'limit': playlist_count})
 
             entries = []
             for video_data in playlist['data']:
@@ -172,6 +182,8 @@ class VLiveIE(VLiveBaseIE):
                 'view_count': int_or_none(video.get('playCount')),
                 'like_count': int_or_none(video.get('likeCount')),
                 'comment_count': int_or_none(video.get('commentCount')),
+                'timestamp': int_or_none(video.get('createdAt'), scale=1000),
+                'thumbnail': video.get('thumb'),
             }
 
         video_type = video.get('type')
@@ -216,7 +228,7 @@ class VLiveIE(VLiveBaseIE):
                 raise ExtractorError('Unknown status ' + status)
 
 
-class VLivePostIE(VLiveIE):
+class VLivePostIE(VLiveBaseIE):
     IE_NAME = 'vlive:post'
     _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:(?:www|m)\.)?vlive\.tv/post/(?P<id>\d-\d+)'
     _TESTS = [{
@@ -238,8 +250,6 @@ class VLivePostIE(VLiveIE):
         'playlist_count': 1,
     }]
     _FVIDEO_TMPL = 'fvideo/v1.0/fvideo-%%s/%s'
-    _SOS_TMPL = _FVIDEO_TMPL % 'sosPlayInfo'
-    _INKEY_TMPL = _FVIDEO_TMPL % 'inKey'
 
     def _real_extract(self, url):
         post_id = self._match_id(url)
@@ -266,7 +276,7 @@ class VLivePostIE(VLiveIE):
             entry = None
             if upload_type == 'SOS':
                 download = self._call_api(
-                    self._SOS_TMPL, video_id)['videoUrl']['download']
+                    self._FVIDEO_TMPL % 'sosPlayInfo', video_id)['videoUrl']['download']
                 formats = []
                 for f_id, f_url in download.items():
                     formats.append({
@@ -284,7 +294,7 @@ class VLivePostIE(VLiveIE):
                 vod_id = upload_info.get('videoId')
                 if not vod_id:
                     continue
-                inkey = self._call_api(self._INKEY_TMPL, video_id)['inKey']
+                inkey = self._call_api(self._FVIDEO_TMPL % 'inKey', video_id)['inKey']
                 entry = self._extract_video_info(video_id, vod_id, inkey)
             if entry:
                 entry['title'] = '%s_part%s' % (title, idx)
@@ -295,7 +305,7 @@ class VLivePostIE(VLiveIE):
 
 class VLiveChannelIE(VLiveBaseIE):
     IE_NAME = 'vlive:channel'
-    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:channels\.vlive\.tv|(?:(?:www|m)\.)?vlive\.tv/channel)/(?P<id>[0-9A-Z]+)'
+    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:channels\.vlive\.tv|(?:(?:www|m)\.)?vlive\.tv/channel)/(?P<channel_id>[0-9A-Z]+)(?:/board/(?P<posts_id>\d+))?'
     _TESTS = [{
         'url': 'http://channels.vlive.tv/FCD4B',
         'info_dict': {
@@ -306,78 +316,58 @@ class VLiveChannelIE(VLiveBaseIE):
     }, {
         'url': 'https://www.vlive.tv/channel/FCD4B',
         'only_matching': True,
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://www.vlive.tv/channel/FCD4B/board/3546',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': 'FCD4B-3546',
+            'title': 'MAMAMOO - Star Board',
+        },
+        'playlist_mincount': 880
     }]
 
-    def _call_api(self, path, channel_key_suffix, channel_value, note, query):
-        q = {
-            'app_id': self._APP_ID,
-            'channel' + channel_key_suffix: channel_value,
-        }
-        q.update(query)
-        return self._download_json(
-            'http://api.vfan.vlive.tv/vproxy/channelplus/' + path,
-            channel_value, note='Downloading ' + note, query=q)['result']
-
-    def _real_extract(self, url):
-        channel_code = self._match_id(url)
-
-        channel_seq = self._call_api(
-            'decodeChannelCode', 'Code', channel_code,
-            'decode channel code', {})['channelSeq']
-
-        channel_name = None
-        entries = []
+    def _entries(self, posts_id, board_name):
+        if board_name:
+            posts_path = 'post/v1.0/board-%s/posts'
+            query_add = {'limit': 100, 'sortType': 'LATEST'}
+        else:
+            posts_path = 'post/v1.0/channel-%s/starPosts'
+            query_add = {'limit': 100}
 
         for page_num in itertools.count(1):
             video_list = self._call_api(
-                'getChannelVideoList', 'Seq', channel_seq,
-                'channel list page #%d' % page_num, {
-                    # Large values of maxNumOfRows (~300 or above) may cause
-                    # empty responses (see [1]), e.g. this happens for [2] that
-                    # has more than 300 videos.
-                    # 1. https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl/issues/13830
-                    # 2. http://channels.vlive.tv/EDBF.
-                    'maxNumOfRows': 100,
-                    'pageNo': page_num
-                }
-            )
-
-            if not channel_name:
-                channel_name = try_get(
-                    video_list,
-                    lambda x: x['channelInfo']['channelName'],
-                    compat_str)
+                posts_path, posts_id, 'channel{channelName},contentType,postId,title,url', query_add,
+                note=f'Downloading playlist page {page_num}')
+
+            for video in try_get(video_list, lambda x: x['data'], list) or []:
+                video_id = str(video.get('postId'))
+                video_title = str_or_none(video.get('title'))
+                video_url = url_or_none(video.get('url'))
+                if not all((video_id, video_title, video_url)) or video.get('contentType') != 'VIDEO':
+                    continue
+                channel_name = try_get(video, lambda x: x['channel']['channelName'], compat_str)
+                yield self.url_result(video_url, VLivePostIE.ie_key(), video_id, video_title, channel=channel_name)
 
-            videos = try_get(
-                video_list, lambda x: x['videoList'], list)
-            if not videos:
+            after = try_get(video_list, lambda x: x['paging']['nextParams']['after'], compat_str)
+            if not after:
                 break
+            query_add['after'] = after
 
-            for video in videos:
-                video_id = video.get('videoSeq')
-                video_type = video.get('videoType')
+    def _real_extract(self, url):
+        channel_id, posts_id = self._match_valid_url(url).groups()
 
-                if not video_id or not video_type:
-                    continue
-                video_id = compat_str(video_id)
-
-                if video_type in ('PLAYLIST'):
-                    first_video_id = try_get(
-                        video,
-                        lambda x: x['videoPlaylist']['videoList'][0]['videoSeq'], int)
-
-                    if not first_video_id:
-                        continue
-
-                    entries.append(
-                        self.url_result(
-                            'http://www.vlive.tv/video/%s' % first_video_id,
-                            ie=VLiveIE.ie_key(), video_id=first_video_id))
-                else:
-                    entries.append(
-                        self.url_result(
-                            'http://www.vlive.tv/video/%s' % video_id,
-                            ie=VLiveIE.ie_key(), video_id=video_id))
+        board_name = None
+        if posts_id:
+            board = self._call_api(
+                'board/v1.0/board-%s', posts_id, 'title,boardType')
+            board_name = board.get('title') or 'Unknown'
+            if board.get('boardType') not in ('STAR', 'VLIVE_PLUS'):
+                raise ExtractorError(f'Board {board_name!r} is not supported', expected=True)
+
+        entries = self._entries(posts_id or channel_id, board_name)
+        first_video = next(entries)
+        channel_name = first_video['channel']
 
         return self.playlist_result(
-            entries, channel_code, channel_name)
+            itertools.chain([first_video], entries),
+            f'{channel_id}-{posts_id}' if posts_id else channel_id,
+            f'{channel_name} - {board_name}' if channel_name and board_name else channel_name)
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/wakanim.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/wakanim.py
index c956d616e..a61a630e2 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/wakanim.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/wakanim.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 # coding: utf-8
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
+from urllib.parse import unquote
+
 from .common import InfoExtractor
 from ..utils import (
     merge_dicts,
@@ -31,26 +33,37 @@ class WakanimIE(InfoExtractor):
         'url': 'https://www.wakanim.tv/de/v2/catalogue/episode/7843/sword-art-online-alicization-omu-arc-2-folge-15-omu',
         'only_matching': True,
     }]
+    _GEO_BYPASS = False
 
     def _real_extract(self, url):
         video_id = self._match_id(url)
 
         webpage = self._download_webpage(url, video_id)
 
-        m3u8_url = urljoin(url, self._search_regex(
-            r'file\s*:\s*(["\'])(?P<url>(?:(?!\1).)+)\1', webpage, 'm3u8 url',
+        if 'Geoblocking' in webpage:
+            if '/de/' in url:
+                self.raise_geo_restricted(countries=['DE', 'AT', 'CH'])
+            else:
+                self.raise_geo_restricted(countries=['RU'])
+
+        manifest_url = urljoin(url, self._search_regex(
+            r'file\s*:\s*(["\'])(?P<url>(?:(?!\1).)+)\1', webpage, 'manifest url',
             group='url'))
         if not self.get_param('allow_unplayable_formats'):
             # https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/media-services/previous/media-services-content-protection-overview#streaming-urls
             encryption = self._search_regex(
                 r'encryption%3D(c(?:enc|bc(?:s-aapl)?))',
-                m3u8_url, 'encryption', default=None)
+                manifest_url, 'encryption', default=None)
             if encryption in ('cenc', 'cbcs-aapl'):
                 self.report_drm(video_id)
 
-        formats = self._extract_m3u8_formats(
-            m3u8_url, video_id, 'mp4', entry_protocol='m3u8_native',
-            m3u8_id='hls')
+        if 'format=mpd-time-cmaf' in unquote(manifest_url):
+            formats = self._extract_mpd_formats(
+                manifest_url, video_id, mpd_id='dash')
+        else:
+            formats = self._extract_m3u8_formats(
+                manifest_url, video_id, 'mp4', entry_protocol='m3u8_native',
+                m3u8_id='hls')
 
         info = self._search_json_ld(webpage, video_id, default={})
 
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/youtube.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/youtube.py
index aa58a22bf..658b45fe1 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/youtube.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/youtube.py
@@ -695,7 +695,7 @@ class YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor(InfoExtractor):
 
 
 class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
-    IE_DESC = 'YouTube.com'
+    IE_DESC = 'YouTube'
     _INVIDIOUS_SITES = (
         # invidious-redirect websites
         r'(?:www\.)?redirect\.invidious\.io',
@@ -2696,6 +2696,8 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
             thumbnails.append({
                 'url': thumbnail_url,
             })
+        original_thumbnails = thumbnails.copy()
+
         # The best resolution thumbnails sometimes does not appear in the webpage
         # See: https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl/issues/29049, https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/340
         # List of possible thumbnails - Ref: <https://stackoverflow.com/a/20542029>
@@ -2706,7 +2708,6 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
             'default', '1', '2', '3'
         ]
         n_thumbnail_names = len(thumbnail_names)
-
         thumbnails.extend({
             'url': 'https://i.ytimg.com/vi{webp}/{video_id}/{name}{live}.{ext}'.format(
                 video_id=video_id, name=name, ext=ext,
@@ -2716,6 +2717,7 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
             i = next((i for i, t in enumerate(thumbnail_names) if f'/{video_id}/{t}' in thumb['url']), n_thumbnail_names)
             thumb['preference'] = (0 if '.webp' in thumb['url'] else -1) - (2 * i)
         self._remove_duplicate_formats(thumbnails)
+        self._downloader._sort_thumbnails(original_thumbnails)
 
         category = get_first(microformats, 'category') or search_meta('genre')
         channel_id = str_or_none(
@@ -2745,6 +2747,9 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
             'title': self._live_title(video_title) if is_live else video_title,
             'formats': formats,
             'thumbnails': thumbnails,
+            # The best thumbnail that we are sure exists. Prevents unnecessary
+            # URL checking if user don't care about getting the best possible thumbnail
+            'thumbnail': traverse_obj(original_thumbnails, (-1, 'url')),
             'description': video_description,
             'upload_date': unified_strdate(
                 get_first(microformats, 'uploadDate')
@@ -3010,7 +3015,7 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
 
 
 class YoutubeTabIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
-    IE_DESC = 'YouTube.com tab'
+    IE_DESC = 'YouTube Tabs'
     _VALID_URL = r'''(?x)
                     https?://
                         (?:\w+\.)?
@@ -4238,7 +4243,7 @@ class YoutubeTabIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
 
 
 class YoutubePlaylistIE(InfoExtractor):
-    IE_DESC = 'YouTube.com playlists'
+    IE_DESC = 'YouTube playlists'
     _VALID_URL = r'''(?x)(?:
                         (?:https?://)?
                         (?:\w+\.)?
@@ -4304,9 +4309,7 @@ class YoutubePlaylistIE(InfoExtractor):
     def suitable(cls, url):
         if YoutubeTabIE.suitable(url):
             return False
-        # Hack for lazy extractors until more generic solution is implemented
-        # (see #28780)
-        from .youtube import parse_qs
+        from ..utils import parse_qs
         qs = parse_qs(url)
         if qs.get('v', [None])[0]:
             return False
@@ -4364,7 +4367,7 @@ class YoutubeYtBeIE(InfoExtractor):
 
 
 class YoutubeYtUserIE(InfoExtractor):
-    IE_DESC = 'YouTube.com user videos, URL or "ytuser" keyword'
+    IE_DESC = 'YouTube user videos; "ytuser:" prefix'
     _VALID_URL = r'ytuser:(?P<id>.+)'
     _TESTS = [{
         'url': 'ytuser:phihag',
@@ -4380,7 +4383,7 @@ class YoutubeYtUserIE(InfoExtractor):
 
 class YoutubeFavouritesIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
     IE_NAME = 'youtube:favorites'
-    IE_DESC = 'YouTube.com liked videos, ":ytfav" for short (requires authentication)'
+    IE_DESC = 'YouTube liked videos; ":ytfav" keyword (requires cookies)'
     _VALID_URL = r':ytfav(?:ou?rite)?s?'
     _LOGIN_REQUIRED = True
     _TESTS = [{
@@ -4398,10 +4401,7 @@ class YoutubeFavouritesIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
 
 
 class YoutubeSearchIE(SearchInfoExtractor, YoutubeTabIE):
-    IE_DESC = 'YouTube.com searches, "ytsearch" keyword'
-    # there doesn't appear to be a real limit, for example if you search for
-    # 'python' you get more than 8.000.000 results
-    _MAX_RESULTS = float('inf')
+    IE_DESC = 'YouTube searches'
     IE_NAME = 'youtube:search'
     _SEARCH_KEY = 'ytsearch'
     _SEARCH_PARAMS = None
@@ -4461,13 +4461,14 @@ class YoutubeSearchIE(SearchInfoExtractor, YoutubeTabIE):
 class YoutubeSearchDateIE(YoutubeSearchIE):
     IE_NAME = YoutubeSearchIE.IE_NAME + ':date'
     _SEARCH_KEY = 'ytsearchdate'
-    IE_DESC = 'YouTube.com searches, newest videos first, "ytsearchdate" keyword'
+    IE_DESC = 'YouTube searches, newest videos first'
     _SEARCH_PARAMS = 'CAI%3D'
 
 
 class YoutubeSearchURLIE(YoutubeSearchIE):
-    IE_DESC = 'YouTube.com search URLs'
+    IE_DESC = 'YouTube search URLs with sorting and filter support'
     IE_NAME = YoutubeSearchIE.IE_NAME + '_url'
+    _SEARCH_KEY = None
     _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?youtube\.com/results\?(.*?&)?(?:search_query|q)=(?:[^&]+)(?:[&]|$)'
     # _MAX_RESULTS = 100
     _TESTS = [{
@@ -4513,7 +4514,7 @@ class YoutubeFeedsInfoExtractor(YoutubeTabIE):
 
 class YoutubeWatchLaterIE(InfoExtractor):
     IE_NAME = 'youtube:watchlater'
-    IE_DESC = 'Youtube watch later list, ":ytwatchlater" for short (requires authentication)'
+    IE_DESC = 'Youtube watch later list; ":ytwatchlater" keyword (requires cookies)'
     _VALID_URL = r':ytwatchlater'
     _TESTS = [{
         'url': ':ytwatchlater',
@@ -4526,7 +4527,7 @@ class YoutubeWatchLaterIE(InfoExtractor):
 
 
 class YoutubeRecommendedIE(YoutubeFeedsInfoExtractor):
-    IE_DESC = 'YouTube.com recommended videos, ":ytrec" for short (requires authentication)'
+    IE_DESC = 'YouTube recommended videos; ":ytrec" keyword'
     _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?youtube\.com/?(?:[?#]|$)|:ytrec(?:ommended)?'
     _FEED_NAME = 'recommended'
     _LOGIN_REQUIRED = False
@@ -4543,7 +4544,7 @@ class YoutubeRecommendedIE(YoutubeFeedsInfoExtractor):
 
 
 class YoutubeSubscriptionsIE(YoutubeFeedsInfoExtractor):
-    IE_DESC = 'YouTube.com subscriptions feed, ":ytsubs" for short (requires authentication)'
+    IE_DESC = 'YouTube subscriptions feed; ":ytsubs" keyword (requires cookies)'
     _VALID_URL = r':ytsub(?:scription)?s?'
     _FEED_NAME = 'subscriptions'
     _TESTS = [{
@@ -4556,7 +4557,7 @@ class YoutubeSubscriptionsIE(YoutubeFeedsInfoExtractor):
 
 
 class YoutubeHistoryIE(YoutubeFeedsInfoExtractor):
-    IE_DESC = 'Youtube watch history, ":ythis" for short (requires authentication)'
+    IE_DESC = 'Youtube watch history; ":ythis" keyword (requires cookies)'
     _VALID_URL = r':ythis(?:tory)?'
     _FEED_NAME = 'history'
     _TESTS = [{