diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index a211ae165..4b71a621c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           path: ./repo
       - name: Virtualized Install, Prepare & Build
-        uses: yt-dlp/run-on-arch-action@v2
+        uses: yt-dlp/run-on-arch-action@v3
         with:
           # Ref: https://github.com/uraimo/run-on-arch-action/issues/55
           env: |
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ jobs:
         run: | # Custom pyinstaller built with https://github.com/yt-dlp/pyinstaller-builds
           python devscripts/install_deps.py -o --include build
           python devscripts/install_deps.py --include curl-cffi
-          python -m pip install -U "https://yt-dlp.github.io/Pyinstaller-Builds/x86_64/pyinstaller-6.11.1-py3-none-any.whl"
+          python -m pip install -U "https://yt-dlp.github.io/Pyinstaller-Builds/x86_64/pyinstaller-6.13.0-py3-none-any.whl"
 
       - name: Prepare
         run: |
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           python devscripts/install_deps.py -o --include build
           python devscripts/install_deps.py
-          python -m pip install -U "https://yt-dlp.github.io/Pyinstaller-Builds/i686/pyinstaller-6.11.1-py3-none-any.whl"
+          python -m pip install -U "https://yt-dlp.github.io/Pyinstaller-Builds/i686/pyinstaller-6.13.0-py3-none-any.whl"
 
       - name: Prepare
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/core.yml b/.github/workflows/core.yml
index 9a4342a58..dd2c6f481 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/core.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/core.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ on:
       - devscripts/**
       - test/**
       - yt_dlp/**.py
-      - '!yt_dlp/extractor/*.py'
+      - '!yt_dlp/extractor/**.py'
       - yt_dlp/extractor/__init__.py
       - yt_dlp/extractor/common.py
       - yt_dlp/extractor/extractors.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ on:
       - devscripts/**
       - test/**
       - yt_dlp/**.py
-      - '!yt_dlp/extractor/*.py'
+      - '!yt_dlp/extractor/**.py'
       - yt_dlp/extractor/__init__.py
       - yt_dlp/extractor/common.py
       - yt_dlp/extractor/extractors.py
diff --git a/.github/workflows/quick-test.yml b/.github/workflows/quick-test.yml
index 1a32bbfe3..8a7b24033 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/quick-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/quick-test.yml
@@ -38,3 +38,5 @@ jobs:
       run: ruff check --output-format github .
     - name: Run autopep8
       run: autopep8 --diff .
+    - name: Check file mode
+      run: git ls-files --format="%(objectmode) %(path)" yt_dlp/ | ( ! grep -v "^100644" )
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTORS b/CONTRIBUTORS
index 0b90c0e6c..5710f9a9e 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTORS
+++ b/CONTRIBUTORS
@@ -742,3 +742,31 @@ lfavole
 mp3butcher
 slipinthedove
 YoshiTabletopGamer
+Arc8ne
+benfaerber
+chrisellsworth
+fries1234
+Kenshin9977
+MichaelDeBoey
+msikma
+pedro
+pferreir
+red-acid
+refack
+rysson
+somini
+thedenv
+vallovic
+arabcoders
+mireq
+mlabeeb03
+1271
+CasperMcFadden95
+Kicer86
+Kiritomo
+leeblackc
+meGAmeS1
+NeonMan
+pj47x
+troex
+WouterGordts
diff --git a/Changelog.md b/Changelog.md
index 9c544feb9..513724bf4 100644
--- a/Changelog.md
+++ b/Changelog.md
@@ -4,6 +4,221 @@ # Changelog
 # To create a release, dispatch the https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/actions/workflows/release.yml workflow on master
 -->
 
+### 2025.04.30
+
+#### Important changes
+- **New option `--preset-alias`/`-t` has been added**
+This provides convenient predefined aliases for common use cases. Available presets include `mp4`, `mp3`, `mkv`, `aac`, and `sleep`. See [the README](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/blob/master/README.md#preset-aliases) for more details.
+
+#### Core changes
+- [Add `--preset-alias` option](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/88eb1e7a9a2720ac89d653c0d0e40292388823bb) ([#12839](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12839)) by [Grub4K](https://github.com/Grub4K), [seproDev](https://github.com/seproDev)
+- **utils**
+    - `_yield_json_ld`: [Make function less fatal](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/45f01de00e1bc076b7f676a669736326178647b1) ([#12855](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12855)) by [seproDev](https://github.com/seproDev)
+    - `url_or_none`: [Support WebSocket URLs](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/a473e592337edb8ca40cde52c1fcaee261c54df9) ([#12848](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12848)) by [doe1080](https://github.com/doe1080)
+
+#### Extractor changes
+- **abematv**: [Fix thumbnail extraction](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/f5736bb35bde62348caebf7b188668655e316deb) ([#12859](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12859)) by [Kiritomo](https://github.com/Kiritomo)
+- **atresplayer**: [Rework extractor](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/839d64325356310e6de6cd9cad28fb546619ca63) ([#11424](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/11424)) by [meGAmeS1](https://github.com/meGAmeS1), [seproDev](https://github.com/seproDev)
+- **bpb**: [Fix formats extraction](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/80736b9c90818adee933a155079b8535bc06819f) ([#13015](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/13015)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly)
+- **cda**: [Fix formats extraction](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/9032f981362ea0be90626fab51ec37934feded6d) ([#12975](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12975)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly)
+- **cdafolder**: [Extend `_VALID_URL`](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/cb271d445bc2d866c9a3404b1d8f59bcb77447df) ([#12919](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12919)) by [fireattack](https://github.com/fireattack), [Kicer86](https://github.com/Kicer86)
+- **crowdbunker**: [Make format extraction non-fatal](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/4ebf41309d04a6e196944f1c0f5f0154cff0055a) ([#12836](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12836)) by [seproDev](https://github.com/seproDev)
+- **dacast**: [Support tokenized URLs](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/e7e3b7a55c456da4a5a812b4fefce4dce8e6a616) ([#12979](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12979)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly)
+- **dzen.ru**: [Rework extractors](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/a3f2b54c2535d862de6efa9cfaa6ca9a2b2f7dd6) ([#12852](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12852)) by [seproDev](https://github.com/seproDev)
+- **generic**: [Fix MPD extraction for `file://` URLs](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/34a061a295d156934417c67ee98070b94943006b) ([#12978](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12978)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly)
+- **getcourseru**: [Fix extractors](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/741fd809bc4d301c19b53877692ae510334a6750) ([#12943](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12943)) by [troex](https://github.com/troex)
+- **ivoox**: [Add extractor](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/7faa18b83dcfc74a1a1e2034e6b0369c495ca645) ([#12768](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12768)) by [NeonMan](https://github.com/NeonMan), [seproDev](https://github.com/seproDev)
+- **kika**: [Add playlist extractor](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/3c1c75ecb8ab352f422b59af46fff2be992e4115) ([#12832](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12832)) by [1100101](https://github.com/1100101)
+- **linkedin**
+    - [Support feed URLs](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/73a26f9ee68610e33c0b4407b77355f2ab7afd0e) ([#12927](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12927)) by [seproDev](https://github.com/seproDev)
+    - events: [Add extractor](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/b37ff4de5baf4e4e70c6a0ec34e136a279ad20af) ([#12926](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12926)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly), [seproDev](https://github.com/seproDev)
+- **loco**: [Fix extractor](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/f5a37ea40e20865b976ffeeff13eeae60292eb23) ([#12934](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12934)) by [seproDev](https://github.com/seproDev)
+- **lrtradio**: [Add extractor](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/74e90dd9b8f9c1a5c48a2515126654f4d398d687) ([#12801](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12801)) by [subrat-lima](https://github.com/subrat-lima)
+- **manyvids**: [Fix extractor](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/77aa15e98f34c4ad425aabf39dd1ee37b48f772c) ([#10907](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/10907)) by [pj47x](https://github.com/pj47x)
+- **mixcloud**: [Refactor extractor](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/db6d1f145ad583e0220637726029f8f2fa6200a0) ([#12830](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12830)) by [seproDev](https://github.com/seproDev), [WouterGordts](https://github.com/WouterGordts)
+- **mlbtv**: [Fix device ID caching](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/36da6360e130197df927ee93409519ce3f4075f5) ([#12980](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12980)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly)
+- **niconico**
+    - [Fix login support](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/25cd7c1ecbb6cbf21dd3a6e59608e4af94715ecc) ([#13008](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/13008)) by [doe1080](https://github.com/doe1080)
+    - [Remove DMC formats support](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/7d05aa99c65352feae1cd9a3ff8784b64bfe382a) ([#12916](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12916)) by [doe1080](https://github.com/doe1080)
+    - live: [Fix extractor](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/1d45e30537bf83e069184a440703e4c43b2e0198) ([#12809](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12809)) by [Snack-X](https://github.com/Snack-X)
+- **panopto**: [Fix formats extraction](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/9d26daa04ad5108257bc5e30f7f040c7f1fe7a5a) ([#12925](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12925)) by [seproDev](https://github.com/seproDev)
+- **parti**: [Add extractors](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/425017531fbc3369becb5a44013e26f26efabf45) ([#12769](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12769)) by [benfaerber](https://github.com/benfaerber)
+- **raiplay**: [Fix DRM detection](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/dce82346245e35a46fda836ca2089805d2347935) ([#12971](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12971)) by [DTrombett](https://github.com/DTrombett)
+- **reddit**: [Support `--ignore-no-formats-error`](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/28f04e8a5e383ff531db646190b4be45554610d6) ([#12993](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12993)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly)
+- **royalive**: [Add extractor](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/e1847535e28788414a25546a45bebcada2f34558) ([#12817](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12817)) by [CasperMcFadden95](https://github.com/CasperMcFadden95)
+- **rtve**: [Rework extractors](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/f07ee91c71920ab1187a7ea756720e81aa406a9d) ([#10388](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/10388)) by [meGAmeS1](https://github.com/meGAmeS1), [seproDev](https://github.com/seproDev)
+- **rumble**: [Improve format extraction](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/58d0c83457b93b3c9a81eb6bc5a4c65f25e949df) ([#12838](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12838)) by [seproDev](https://github.com/seproDev)
+- **tokfmpodcast**: [Fix formats extraction](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/91832111a12d87499294a0f430829b8c2254c339) ([#12842](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12842)) by [selfisekai](https://github.com/selfisekai)
+- **tv2dk**: [Fix extractor](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/a3e91df30a45943f40759d2c1e0b6c2ca4b2a263) ([#12945](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12945)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly), [seproDev](https://github.com/seproDev)
+- **tvp**: vod: [Improve `_VALID_URL`](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/4e69a626cce51428bc1d66dc606a56d9498b03a5) ([#12923](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12923)) by [seproDev](https://github.com/seproDev)
+- **tvw**: tvchannels: [Add extractor](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/ed8ad1b4d6b9d7a1426ff5192ff924f3371e4721) ([#12721](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12721)) by [fries1234](https://github.com/fries1234)
+- **twitcasting**: [Fix livestream extraction](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/de271a06fd6d20d4f55597ff7f90e4d913de0a52) ([#12977](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12977)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly)
+- **twitch**: clips: [Fix uploader metadata extraction](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/1ae6bff564a65af41e94f1a4727892471ecdd05a) ([#13022](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/13022)) by [1271](https://github.com/1271)
+- **twitter**
+    - [Fix extraction when logged-in](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/1cf39ddf3d10b6512daa7dd139e5f6c0dc548bbc) ([#13024](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/13024)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly)
+    - spaces: [Improve metadata extraction](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/70599e53b736bb75922b737e6e0d4f76e419bb20) ([#12911](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12911)) by [doe1080](https://github.com/doe1080)
+- **vimeo**: [Extract from mobile API](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/22ac81a0692019ac833cf282e4ef99718e9ef3fa) ([#13034](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/13034)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly)
+- **vk**
+    - [Fix chapters extraction](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/5361a7c6e2933c919716e0cb1e3116c28c40419f) ([#12821](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12821)) by [seproDev](https://github.com/seproDev)
+    - [Fix uploader extraction](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/2381881fe58a723853350a6ab750a5efc9f10c85) ([#12985](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12985)) by [seproDev](https://github.com/seproDev)
+- **youtube**
+    - [Add context to video request rate limit error](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/26feac3dd142536ad08ad1ed731378cb88e63602) ([#12958](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12958)) by [coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz)
+    - [Add extractor arg to skip "initial_data" request](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/ed6c6d7eefbc78fa72e4e60ad6edaa3ee2acc715) ([#12865](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12865)) by [leeblackc](https://github.com/leeblackc)
+    - [Add warning on video captcha challenge](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/f484c51599a6cd01eb078ea7dc9bbba942967774) ([#12939](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12939)) by [coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz)
+    - [Cache signature timestamps](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/61c9a938b390b8334ee3a879fe2d93f714e30138) ([#13047](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/13047)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly)
+    - [Detect and warn when account cookies are rotated](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/8cb08028f5be2acb9835ce1670b196b9b077052f) ([#13014](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/13014)) by [coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz)
+    - [Detect player JS variants for any locale](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/c2d6659d1069f8cff97e1fd61d1c59e949e1e63d) ([#13003](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/13003)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly)
+    - [Do not strictly deprioritize `missing_pot` formats](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/74fc2ae12c24eb6b4e02c6360c89bd05f3c8f740) ([#13061](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/13061)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly)
+    - [Improve warning for SABR-only/SSAP player responses](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/fd8394bc50301ac5e930aa65aa71ab1b8372b8ab) ([#13049](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/13049)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly)
+    - tab: [Extract continuation from empty page](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/72ba4879304c2082fecbb472e6cc05ee2d154a3b) ([#12938](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12938)) by [coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz)
+- **zdf**: [Fix extractors](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/7be14109a6bd493a2e881da4f9e30adaf3e7e5d5) ([#12779](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12779)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly), [InvalidUsernameException](https://github.com/InvalidUsernameException)
+
+#### Downloader changes
+- **niconicodmc**: [Remove downloader](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/8d127b18f81131453eaba05d3bb810d9b73adb75) ([#12916](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12916)) by [doe1080](https://github.com/doe1080)
+
+#### Networking changes
+- [Add PATCH request shortcut](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/ceab4d5ed63a1f135a1816fe967c9d9a1ec7e6e8) ([#12884](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12884)) by [doe1080](https://github.com/doe1080)
+
+#### Misc. changes
+- **ci**: [Add file mode test to code check](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/3690e91265d1d0bbeffaf6a9b8cc9baded1367bd) ([#13036](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/13036)) by [Grub4K](https://github.com/Grub4K)
+- **cleanup**: Miscellaneous: [505b400](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/505b400795af557bdcfd9d4fa7e9133b26ef431c) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly), [seproDev](https://github.com/seproDev)
+
+### 2025.03.31
+
+#### Core changes
+- [Add `--compat-options 2024`](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/22e34adbd741e1c7072015debd615dc3fb71c401) ([#12789](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12789)) by [seproDev](https://github.com/seproDev)
+
+#### Extractor changes
+- **francaisfacile**: [Add extractor](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/bb321cfdc3fd4400598ddb12a15862bc2ac8fc10) ([#12787](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12787)) by [mlabeeb03](https://github.com/mlabeeb03)
+- **generic**: [Validate response before checking m3u8 live status](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/9a1ec1d36e172d252714cef712a6d091e0a0c4f2) ([#12784](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12784)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly)
+- **microsoftlearnepisode**: [Extract more formats](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/d63696f23a341ee36a3237ccb5d5e14b34c2c579) ([#12799](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12799)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly)
+- **mlbtv**: [Fix radio-only extraction](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/f033d86b96b36f8c5289dd7c3304f42d4d9f6ff4) ([#12792](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12792)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly)
+- **on24**: [Support `mainEvent` URLs](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/e465b078ead75472fcb7b86f6ccaf2b5d3bc4c21) ([#12800](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12800)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly)
+- **sbs**: [Fix subtitles extraction](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/29560359120f28adaaac67c86fa8442eb72daa0d) ([#12785](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12785)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly)
+- **stvr**: [Rename extractor from RTVS to STVR](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/5fc521cbd0ce7b2410d0935369558838728e205d) ([#12788](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12788)) by [mireq](https://github.com/mireq)
+- **twitch**: clips: [Extract portrait formats](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/61046c31612b30c749cbdae934b7fe26abe659d7) ([#12763](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12763)) by [DmitryScaletta](https://github.com/DmitryScaletta)
+- **youtube**
+    - [Add `player_js_variant` extractor-arg](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/07f04005e40ebdb368920c511e36e98af0077ed3) ([#12767](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12767)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly)
+    - tab: [Fix playlist continuation extraction](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/6a6d97b2cbc78f818de05cc96edcdcfd52caa259) ([#12777](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12777)) by [coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz)
+
+#### Misc. changes
+- **cleanup**: Miscellaneous: [5e457af](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/5e457af57fae9645b1b8fa0ed689229c8fb9656b) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly)
+
+### 2025.03.27
+
+#### Core changes
+- **jsinterp**: [Fix nested attributes and object extraction](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/a8b9ff3c2a0ae25735e580173becc78545b92572) ([#12760](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12760)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly), [seproDev](https://github.com/seproDev)
+
+#### Extractor changes
+- **youtube**: [Make signature and nsig extraction more robust](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/48be862b32648bff5b3e553e40fca4dcc6e88b28) ([#12761](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12761)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly), [seproDev](https://github.com/seproDev)
+
+### 2025.03.26
+
+#### Extractor changes
+- **youtube**
+    - [Fix signature and nsig extraction for player `4fcd6e4a`](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/a550dfc904a02843a26369ae50dbb7c0febfb30e) ([#12748](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12748)) by [seproDev](https://github.com/seproDev)
+    - [Only cache nsig code on successful decoding](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/ecee97b4fa90d51c48f9154c3a6d5a8ffe46cd5c) ([#12750](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12750)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly), [seproDev](https://github.com/seproDev)
+
+### 2025.03.25
+
+#### Core changes
+- [Fix attribute error on failed VT init](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/b872ffec50fd50f790a5a490e006a369a28a3df3) ([#12696](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12696)) by [Grub4K](https://github.com/Grub4K)
+- **utils**: `js_to_json`: [Make function less fatal](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/9491b44032b330e05bd5eaa546187005d1e8538e) ([#12715](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12715)) by [seproDev](https://github.com/seproDev)
+
+#### Extractor changes
+- [Fix sorting of HLS audio formats by `GROUP-ID`](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/86ab79e1a5182092321102adf6ca34195803b878) ([#12714](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12714)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly)
+- **17live**: vod: [Add extractor](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/3396eb50dcd245b49c0f4aecd6e80ec914095d16) ([#12723](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12723)) by [subrat-lima](https://github.com/subrat-lima)
+- **9now.com.au**: [Fix extractor](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/9d5e6de2e7a47226d1f72c713ad45c88ba01db68) ([#12702](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12702)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly)
+- **chzzk**: video: [Fix extraction](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/e2dfccaf808b406d5bcb7dd04ae9ce420752dd6f) ([#12692](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12692)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly), [dirkf](https://github.com/dirkf)
+- **deezer**: [Remove extractors](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/be5af3f9e91747768c2b41157851bfbe14c663f7) ([#12704](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12704)) by [seproDev](https://github.com/seproDev)
+- **generic**: [Fix MPD base URL parsing](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/5086d4aed6aeb3908c62f49e2d8f74cc0cb05110) ([#12718](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12718)) by [fireattack](https://github.com/fireattack)
+- **streaks**: [Add extractor](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/801afeac91f97dc0b58cd39cc7e8c50f619dc4e1) ([#12679](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12679)) by [doe1080](https://github.com/doe1080)
+- **tver**: [Fix extractor](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/66e0bab814e4a52ef3e12d81123ad992a29df50e) ([#12659](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12659)) by [arabcoders](https://github.com/arabcoders), [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly)
+- **viki**: [Remove extractors](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/fe4f14b8369038e7c58f7de546d76de1ce3a91ce) ([#12703](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12703)) by [seproDev](https://github.com/seproDev)
+- **vrsquare**: [Add extractors](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/b7fbb5a0a16a8e8d3e29c29e26ebed677d0d6ea3) ([#12515](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12515)) by [doe1080](https://github.com/doe1080)
+- **youtube**
+    - [Fix PhantomJS nsig fallback](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/4054a2b623bd1e277b49d2e9abc3d112a4b1c7be) ([#12728](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12728)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly)
+    - [Fix signature and nsig extraction for player `363db69b`](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/b9c979461b244713bf42691a5bc02834e2ba4b2c) ([#12725](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12725)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly)
+
+#### Networking changes
+- **Request Handler**: curl_cffi: [Support `curl_cffi` 0.10.x](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/9bf23902ceb948b9685ce1dab575491571720fc6) ([#12670](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12670)) by [Grub4K](https://github.com/Grub4K)
+
+#### Misc. changes
+- **cleanup**: Miscellaneous: [9dde546](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/9dde546e7ee3e1515d88ee3af08b099351455dc0) by [seproDev](https://github.com/seproDev)
+
+### 2025.03.21
+
+#### Core changes
+- [Fix external downloader availability when using `--ffmpeg-location`](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/9f77e04c76e36e1cbbf49bc9eb385fa6ef804b67) ([#12318](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12318)) by [Kenshin9977](https://github.com/Kenshin9977)
+- [Load plugins on demand](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/4445f37a7a66b248dbd8376c43137e6e441f138e) ([#11305](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/11305)) by [coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz), [Grub4K](https://github.com/Grub4K), [pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan) (With fixes in [c034d65](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/c034d655487be668222ef9476a16f374584e49a7))
+- [Support emitting ConEmu progress codes](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/f7a1f2d8132967a62b0f6d5665c6d2dde2d42c09) ([#10649](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/10649)) by [Grub4K](https://github.com/Grub4K)
+
+#### Extractor changes
+- **azmedien**: [Fix extractor](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/26a502fc727d0e91b2db6bf4a112823bcc672e85) ([#12375](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12375)) by [goggle](https://github.com/goggle)
+- **bilibiliplaylist**: [Fix extractor](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/f5fb2229e66cf59d5bf16065bc041b42a28354a0) ([#12690](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12690)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly)
+- **bunnycdn**: [Add extractor](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/3a1583ca75fb523cbad0e5e174387ea7b477d175) ([#11586](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/11586)) by [Grub4K](https://github.com/Grub4K), [seproDev](https://github.com/seproDev)
+- **canalsurmas**: [Add extractor](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/01a8be4c23f186329d85f9c78db34a55f3294ac5) ([#12497](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12497)) by [Arc8ne](https://github.com/Arc8ne)
+- **cda**: [Fix login support](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/be0d819e1103195043f6743650781f0d4d343f6d) ([#12552](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12552)) by [rysson](https://github.com/rysson)
+- **cultureunplugged**: [Extend `_VALID_URL`](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/3042afb5fe342d3a00de76704cd7de611acc350e) ([#12486](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12486)) by [seproDev](https://github.com/seproDev)
+- **dailymotion**: [Improve embed detection](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/ad60137c141efa5023fbc0ac8579eaefe8b3d8cc) ([#12464](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12464)) by [seproDev](https://github.com/seproDev)
+- **gem.cbc.ca**: [Fix login support](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/eb1417786a3027b1e7290ec37ef6aaece50ebed0) ([#12414](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12414)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly)
+- **globo**: [Fix subtitles extraction](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/0e1697232fcbba7551f983fd1ba93bb445cbb08b) ([#12270](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12270)) by [pedro](https://github.com/pedro)
+- **instagram**
+    - [Add `app_id` extractor-arg](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/a90641c8363fa0c10800b36eb6b01ee22d3a9409) ([#12359](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12359)) by [chrisellsworth](https://github.com/chrisellsworth)
+    - [Fix extraction of older private posts](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/a59abe0636dc49b22a67246afe35613571b86f05) ([#12451](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12451)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly)
+    - [Improve error handling](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/480125560a3b9972d29ae0da850aba8109e6bd41) ([#12410](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12410)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly)
+    - story: [Support `--no-playlist`](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/65c3c58c0a67463a150920203cec929045c95a24) ([#12397](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12397)) by [fireattack](https://github.com/fireattack)
+- **jamendo**: [Fix thumbnail extraction](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/89a68c4857ddbaf937ff22f12648baaf6b5af840) ([#12622](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12622)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly), [JChris246](https://github.com/JChris246)
+- **ketnet**: [Remove extractor](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/bbada3ec0779422cde34f1ce3dcf595da463b493) ([#12628](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12628)) by [MichaelDeBoey](https://github.com/MichaelDeBoey)
+- **lbry**
+    - [Make m3u8 format extraction non-fatal](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/9807181cfbf87bfa732f415c30412bdbd77cbf81) ([#12463](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12463)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly)
+    - [Raise appropriate error for non-media files](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/7126b472601814b7fd8c9de02069e8fff1764891) ([#12462](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12462)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly)
+- **loco**: [Add extractor](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/983095485c731240aae27c950cb8c24a50827b56) ([#12667](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12667)) by [DTrombett](https://github.com/DTrombett)
+- **magellantv**: [Fix extractor](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/172d5fcd778bf2605db7647ebc56b29ed18d24ac) ([#12505](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12505)) by [seproDev](https://github.com/seproDev)
+- **mitele**: [Fix extractor](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/7223d29569a48a35ad132a508c115973866838d3) ([#12689](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12689)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly)
+- **msn**: [Rework extractor](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/4815dac131d42c51e12c1d05232db0bbbf607329) ([#12513](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12513)) by [seproDev](https://github.com/seproDev), [thedenv](https://github.com/thedenv)
+- **n1**: [Fix extraction of newer articles](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/9d70abe4de401175cbbaaa36017806f16b2df9af) ([#12514](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12514)) by [u-spec-png](https://github.com/u-spec-png)
+- **nbcstations**: [Fix extractor](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/ebac65aa9e0bf9a97c24d00f7977900d2577364b) ([#12534](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12534)) by [refack](https://github.com/refack)
+- **niconico**
+    - [Fix format sorting](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/7508e34f203e97389f1d04db92140b13401dd724) ([#12442](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12442)) by [xpadev-net](https://github.com/xpadev-net)
+    - live: [Fix thumbnail extraction](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/c2e6e1d5f77f3b720a6266f2869eb750d20e5dc1) ([#12419](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12419)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly)
+- **openrec**: [Fix `_VALID_URL`](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/17504f253564cfad86244de2b6346d07d2300ca5) ([#12608](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12608)) by [fireattack](https://github.com/fireattack)
+- **pinterest**: [Fix extractor](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/bd0a66816934de70312eea1e71c59c13b401dc3a) ([#12538](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12538)) by [mikf](https://github.com/mikf)
+- **playsuisse**: [Fix login support](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/6933f5670cea9c3e2fb16c1caa1eda54d13122c5) ([#12444](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12444)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly)
+- **reddit**: [Truncate title](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/d9a53cc1e6fd912daf500ca4f19e9ca88994dbf9) ([#12567](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12567)) by [seproDev](https://github.com/seproDev)
+- **rtp**: [Rework extractor](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/8eb9c1bf3b9908cca22ef043602aa24fb9f352c6) ([#11638](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/11638)) by [pferreir](https://github.com/pferreir), [red-acid](https://github.com/red-acid), [seproDev](https://github.com/seproDev), [somini](https://github.com/somini), [vallovic](https://github.com/vallovic)
+- **softwhiteunderbelly**: [Add extractor](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/652827d5a076c9483c36654ad2cf3fe46219baf4) ([#12281](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12281)) by [benfaerber](https://github.com/benfaerber)
+- **soop**: [Fix timestamp extraction](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/8305df00012ff8138a6ff95279d06b54ac607f63) ([#12609](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12609)) by [msikma](https://github.com/msikma)
+- **soundcloud**
+    - [Extract tags](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/9deed13d7cce6d3647379e50589c92de89227509) ([#12420](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12420)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly)
+    - [Fix thumbnail extraction](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/6deeda5c11f34f613724fa0627879f0d607ba1b4) ([#12447](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12447)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly)
+- **tiktok**
+    - [Improve error handling](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/99ea2978757a431eeb2a265b3395ccbe4ce202cf) ([#12445](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12445)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly)
+    - [Truncate title](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/83b119dadb0f267f1fb66bf7ed74c097349de79e) ([#12566](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12566)) by [seproDev](https://github.com/seproDev)
+- **tv8.it**: [Add live and playlist extractors](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/2ee3a0aff9be2be3bea60640d3d8a0febaf0acb6) ([#12569](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12569)) by [DTrombett](https://github.com/DTrombett)
+- **tvw**: [Add extractor](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/42b7440963866e31ff84a5b89030d1c596fa2e6e) ([#12271](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12271)) by [fries1234](https://github.com/fries1234)
+- **twitter**
+    - [Fix syndication token generation](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/b8b47547049f5ebc3dd680fc7de70ed0ca9c0d70) ([#12537](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12537)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly)
+    - [Truncate title](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/06f6de78db2eceeabd062ab1a3023e0ff9d4df53) ([#12560](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12560)) by [seproDev](https://github.com/seproDev)
+- **vk**: [Improve metadata extraction](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/05c8023a27dd37c49163c0498bf98e3e3c1cb4b9) ([#12510](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12510)) by [seproDev](https://github.com/seproDev)
+- **vrtmax**: [Rework extractor](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/df9ebeec00d658693252978d1ffb885e67aa6ab6) ([#12479](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12479)) by [bergoid](https://github.com/bergoid), [MichaelDeBoey](https://github.com/MichaelDeBoey), [seproDev](https://github.com/seproDev)
+- **weibo**: [Support playlists](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/0bb39788626002a8a67e925580227952c563c8b9) ([#12284](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12284)) by [4ft35t](https://github.com/4ft35t)
+- **wsj**: [Support opinion URLs and impersonation](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/7f3006eb0c0659982bb956d71b0bc806bcb0a5f2) ([#12431](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12431)) by [refack](https://github.com/refack)
+- **youtube**
+    - [Fix nsig and signature extraction for player `643afba4`](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/9b868518a15599f3d7ef5a1c730dda164c30da9b) ([#12684](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12684)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly), [seproDev](https://github.com/seproDev)
+    - [Player client maintenance](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/3380febe9984c21c79c3147c1d390a4cf339bc4c) ([#12603](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12603)) by [seproDev](https://github.com/seproDev)
+    - [Split into package](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/4432a9390c79253ac830702b226d2e558b636725) ([#12557](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12557)) by [coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz)
+    - [Warn on DRM formats](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/e67d786c7cc87bd449d22e0ddef08306891c1173) ([#12593](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12593)) by [coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz)
+    - [Warn on missing formats due to SSAP](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/79ec2fdff75c8c1bb89b550266849ad4dec48dd3) ([#12483](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12483)) by [coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz)
+
+#### Networking changes
+- [Add `keep_header_casing` extension](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/7d18fed8f1983fe6de4ddc810dfb2761ba5744ac) ([#11652](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/11652)) by [coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz), [Grub4K](https://github.com/Grub4K)
+- [Always add unsupported suffix on version mismatch](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/95f8df2f796d0048119615200758199aedcd7cf4) ([#12626](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12626)) by [Grub4K](https://github.com/Grub4K)
+
+#### Misc. changes
+- **cleanup**: Miscellaneous: [f36e4b6](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/f36e4b6e65cb8403791aae2f520697115cb88dec) by [dirkf](https://github.com/dirkf), [gamer191](https://github.com/gamer191), [Grub4K](https://github.com/Grub4K), [seproDev](https://github.com/seproDev)
+- **test**: [Show all differences for `expect_value` and `expect_dict`](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/a3e0c7d3b267abdf3933b709704a28d43bb46503) ([#12334](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12334)) by [Grub4K](https://github.com/Grub4K)
+
 ### 2025.02.19
 
 #### Core changes
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7b8f3f669..db6504a07 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -390,6 +390,12 @@ ## General Options:
                                     recursive options. As a safety measure, each
                                     alias may be triggered a maximum of 100
                                     times. This option can be used multiple times
+    -t, --preset-alias PRESET       Applies a predefined set of options. e.g.
+                                    --preset-alias mp3. The following presets
+                                    are available: mp3, aac, mp4, mkv, sleep.
+                                    See the "Preset Aliases" section at the end
+                                    for more info. This option can be used
+                                    multiple times
 
 ## Network Options:
     --proxy URL                     Use the specified HTTP/HTTPS/SOCKS proxy. To
@@ -1102,6 +1108,23 @@ ## Extractor Options:
                                     can use this option multiple times to give
                                     arguments for different extractors
 
+## Preset Aliases:
+    -t mp3                          -f 'ba[acodec^=mp3]/ba/b' -x --audio-format
+                                    mp3
+
+    -t aac                          -f
+                                    'ba[acodec^=aac]/ba[acodec^=mp4a.40.]/ba/b'
+                                    -x --audio-format aac
+
+    -t mp4                          --merge-output-format mp4 --remux-video mp4
+                                    -S vcodec:h264,lang,quality,res,fps,hdr:12,a
+                                    codec:aac
+
+    -t mkv                          --merge-output-format mkv --remux-video mkv
+
+    -t sleep                        --sleep-subtitles 5 --sleep-requests 0.75
+                                    --sleep-interval 10 --max-sleep-interval 20
+
 # CONFIGURATION
 
 You can configure yt-dlp by placing any supported command line option in a configuration file. The configuration is loaded from the following locations:
@@ -1773,8 +1796,8 @@ # EXTRACTOR ARGUMENTS
 #### youtube
 * `lang`: Prefer translated metadata (`title`, `description` etc) of this language code (case-sensitive). By default, the video primary language metadata is preferred, with a fallback to `en` translated. See [youtube.py](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/blob/c26f9b991a0681fd3ea548d535919cec1fbbd430/yt_dlp/extractor/youtube.py#L381-L390) for list of supported content language codes
 * `skip`: One or more of `hls`, `dash` or `translated_subs` to skip extraction of the m3u8 manifests, dash manifests and [auto-translated subtitles](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/4090#issuecomment-1158102032) respectively
-* `player_client`: Clients to extract video data from. The main clients are `web`, `ios` and `android`, with variants `_music` and `_creator` (e.g. `ios_creator`); and `mweb`, `android_vr`, `web_safari`, `web_embedded`, `tv` and `tv_embedded` with no variants. By default, `tv,ios,web` is used, or `tv,web` is used when authenticating with cookies. The `web_music` client is added for `music.youtube.com` URLs when logged-in cookies are used. The `tv_embedded` and `web_creator` clients are added for age-restricted videos if account age-verification is required. Some clients, such as `web` and `web_music`, require a `po_token` for their formats to be downloadable. Some clients, such as the `_creator` variants, will only work with authentication. Not all clients support authentication via cookies. You can use `default` for the default clients, or you can use `all` for all clients (not recommended). You can prefix a client with `-` to exclude it, e.g. `youtube:player_client=default,-ios`
-* `player_skip`: Skip some network requests that are generally needed for robust extraction. One or more of `configs` (skip client configs), `webpage` (skip initial webpage), `js` (skip js player). While these options can help reduce the number of requests needed or avoid some rate-limiting, they could cause some issues. See [#860](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/pull/860) for more details
+* `player_client`: Clients to extract video data from. The currently available clients are `web`, `web_safari`, `web_embedded`, `web_music`, `web_creator`, `mweb`, `ios`, `android`, `android_vr`, `tv` and `tv_embedded`. By default, `tv,ios,web` is used, or `tv,web` is used when authenticating with cookies. The `web_music` client is added for `music.youtube.com` URLs when logged-in cookies are used. The `web_embedded` client is added for age-restricted videos but only works if the video is embeddable. The `tv_embedded` and `web_creator` clients are added for age-restricted videos if account age-verification is required. Some clients, such as `web` and `web_music`, require a `po_token` for their formats to be downloadable. Some clients, such as `web_creator`, will only work with authentication. Not all clients support authentication via cookies. You can use `default` for the default clients, or you can use `all` for all clients (not recommended). You can prefix a client with `-` to exclude it, e.g. `youtube:player_client=default,-ios`
+* `player_skip`: Skip some network requests that are generally needed for robust extraction. One or more of `configs` (skip client configs), `webpage` (skip initial webpage), `js` (skip js player), `initial_data` (skip initial data/next ep request). While these options can help reduce the number of requests needed or avoid some rate-limiting, they could cause issues such as missing formats or metadata.  See [#860](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/pull/860) and [#12826](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12826) for more details
 * `player_params`: YouTube player parameters to use for player requests. Will overwrite any default ones set by yt-dlp.
 * `comment_sort`: `top` or `new` (default) - choose comment sorting mode (on YouTube's side)
 * `max_comments`: Limit the amount of comments to gather. Comma-separated list of integers representing `max-comments,max-parents,max-replies,max-replies-per-thread`. Default is `all,all,all,all`
@@ -1786,6 +1809,7 @@ #### youtube
 * `data_sync_id`: Overrides the account Data Sync ID used in Innertube API requests. This may be needed if you are using an account with `youtube:player_skip=webpage,configs` or `youtubetab:skip=webpage`
 * `visitor_data`: Overrides the Visitor Data used in Innertube API requests. This should be used with `player_skip=webpage,configs` and without cookies. Note: this may have adverse effects if used improperly. If a session from a browser is wanted, you should pass cookies instead (which contain the Visitor ID)
 * `po_token`:  Proof of Origin (PO) Token(s) to use. Comma seperated list of PO Tokens in the format `CLIENT.CONTEXT+PO_TOKEN`, e.g. `youtube:po_token=web.gvs+XXX,web.player=XXX,web_safari.gvs+YYY`. Context can be either `gvs` (Google Video Server URLs) or `player` (Innertube player request)
+* `player_js_variant`: The player javascript variant to use for signature and nsig deciphering. The known variants are: `main`, `tce`, `tv`, `tv_es6`, `phone`, `tablet`. Only `main` is recommended as a possible workaround; the others are for debugging purposes. The default is to use what is prescribed by the site, and can be selected with `actual`
 
 #### youtubetab (YouTube playlists, channels, feeds, etc.)
 * `skip`: One or more of `webpage` (skip initial webpage download), `authcheck` (allow the download of playlists requiring authentication when no initial webpage is downloaded. This may cause unwanted behavior, see [#1122](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/pull/1122) for more details)
@@ -1802,9 +1826,6 @@ #### generic
 #### vikichannel
 * `video_types`: Types of videos to download - one or more of `episodes`, `movies`, `clips`, `trailers`
 
-#### niconico
-* `segment_duration`: Segment duration in milliseconds for HLS-DMC formats. Use it at your own risk since this feature **may result in your account termination.**
-
 #### youtubewebarchive
 * `check_all`: Try to check more at the cost of more requests. One or more of `thumbnails`, `captures`
 
@@ -1870,6 +1891,9 @@ #### bilibili
 #### sonylivseries
 * `sort_order`: Episode sort order for series extraction - one of `asc` (ascending, oldest first) or `desc` (descending, newest first). Default is `asc`
 
+#### tver
+* `backend`: Backend API to use for extraction - one of `streaks` (default) or `brightcove` (deprecated)
+
 **Note**: These options may be changed/removed in the future without concern for backward compatibility
 
 <!-- MANPAGE: MOVE "INSTALLATION" SECTION HERE -->
@@ -2153,7 +2177,7 @@ ### New features
 
 * **[Format Sorting](#sorting-formats)**: The default format sorting options have been changed so that higher resolution and better codecs will be now preferred instead of simply using larger bitrate. Furthermore, you can now specify the sort order using `-S`. This allows for much easier format selection than what is possible by simply using `--format` ([examples](#format-selection-examples))
 
-* **Merged with animelover1984/youtube-dl**: You get most of the features and improvements from [animelover1984/youtube-dl](https://github.com/animelover1984/youtube-dl) including `--write-comments`, `BiliBiliSearch`, `BilibiliChannel`, Embedding thumbnail in mp4/ogg/opus, playlist infojson etc. Note that NicoNico livestreams are not available. See [#31](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/pull/31) for details.
+* **Merged with animelover1984/youtube-dl**: You get most of the features and improvements from [animelover1984/youtube-dl](https://github.com/animelover1984/youtube-dl) including `--write-comments`, `BiliBiliSearch`, `BilibiliChannel`, Embedding thumbnail in mp4/ogg/opus, playlist infojson etc. See [#31](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/pull/31) for details.
 
 * **YouTube improvements**:
     * Supports Clips, Stories (`ytstories:<channel UCID>`), Search (including filters)**\***, YouTube Music Search, Channel-specific search, Search prefixes (`ytsearch:`, `ytsearchdate:`)**\***, Mixes, and Feeds (`:ytfav`, `:ytwatchlater`, `:ytsubs`, `:ythistory`, `:ytrec`, `:ytnotif`)
@@ -2219,7 +2243,7 @@ ### Differences in default behavior
 * Live chats (if available) are considered as subtitles. Use `--sub-langs all,-live_chat` to download all subtitles except live chat. You can also use `--compat-options no-live-chat` to prevent any live chat/danmaku from downloading
 * YouTube channel URLs download all uploads of the channel. To download only the videos in a specific tab, pass the tab's URL. If the channel does not show the requested tab, an error will be raised. Also, `/live` URLs raise an error if there are no live videos instead of silently downloading the entire channel. You may use `--compat-options no-youtube-channel-redirect` to revert all these redirections
 * Unavailable videos are also listed for YouTube playlists. Use `--compat-options no-youtube-unavailable-videos` to remove this
-* The upload dates extracted from YouTube are in UTC [when available](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/blob/89e4d86171c7b7c997c77d4714542e0383bf0db0/yt_dlp/extractor/youtube.py#L3898-L3900). Use `--compat-options no-youtube-prefer-utc-upload-date` to prefer the non-UTC upload date.
+* The upload dates extracted from YouTube are in UTC.
 * If `ffmpeg` is used as the downloader, the downloading and merging of formats happen in a single step when possible. Use `--compat-options no-direct-merge` to revert this
 * Thumbnail embedding in `mp4` is done with mutagen if possible. Use `--compat-options embed-thumbnail-atomicparsley` to force the use of AtomicParsley instead
 * Some internal metadata such as filenames are removed by default from the infojson. Use `--no-clean-infojson` or `--compat-options no-clean-infojson` to revert this
@@ -2238,9 +2262,10 @@ ### Differences in default behavior
 * `--compat-options all`: Use all compat options (**Do NOT use this!**)
 * `--compat-options youtube-dl`: Same as `--compat-options all,-multistreams,-playlist-match-filter,-manifest-filesize-approx,-allow-unsafe-ext,-prefer-vp9-sort`
 * `--compat-options youtube-dlc`: Same as `--compat-options all,-no-live-chat,-no-youtube-channel-redirect,-playlist-match-filter,-manifest-filesize-approx,-allow-unsafe-ext,-prefer-vp9-sort`
-* `--compat-options 2021`: Same as `--compat-options 2022,no-certifi,filename-sanitization,no-youtube-prefer-utc-upload-date`
+* `--compat-options 2021`: Same as `--compat-options 2022,no-certifi,filename-sanitization`
 * `--compat-options 2022`: Same as `--compat-options 2023,playlist-match-filter,no-external-downloader-progress,prefer-legacy-http-handler,manifest-filesize-approx`
-* `--compat-options 2023`: Same as `--compat-options prefer-vp9-sort`. Use this to enable all future compat options
+* `--compat-options 2023`: Same as `--compat-options 2024,prefer-vp9-sort`
+* `--compat-options 2024`: Currently does nothing. Use this to enable all future compat options
 
 The following compat options restore vulnerable behavior from before security patches:
 
diff --git a/devscripts/changelog_override.json b/devscripts/changelog_override.json
index 8aa7b7e2b..269de2c68 100644
--- a/devscripts/changelog_override.json
+++ b/devscripts/changelog_override.json
@@ -245,5 +245,14 @@
         "when": "76ac023ff02f06e8c003d104f02a03deeddebdcd",
         "short": "[ie/youtube:tab] Improve shorts title extraction (#11997)",
         "authors": ["bashonly", "d3d9"]
+    },
+    {
+        "action": "add",
+        "when": "88eb1e7a9a2720ac89d653c0d0e40292388823bb",
+        "short": "[priority] **New option `--preset-alias`/`-t` has been added**\nThis provides convenient predefined aliases for common use cases. Available presets include `mp4`, `mp3`, `mkv`, `aac`, and `sleep`. See [the README](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/blob/master/README.md#preset-aliases) for more details."
+    },
+    {
+        "action": "remove",
+        "when": "d596824c2f8428362c072518856065070616e348"
     }
 ]
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 2a0008a45..7accaeeb9 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -55,8 +55,7 @@ default = [
     "websockets>=13.0",
 ]
 curl-cffi = [
-    "curl-cffi==0.5.10; os_name=='nt' and implementation_name=='cpython'",
-    "curl-cffi>=0.5.10,!=0.6.*,<0.7.2; os_name!='nt' and implementation_name=='cpython'",
+    "curl-cffi>=0.5.10,!=0.6.*,!=0.7.*,!=0.8.*,!=0.9.*,<0.11; implementation_name=='cpython'",
 ]
 secretstorage = [
     "cffi",
@@ -76,14 +75,14 @@ dev = [
 ]
 static-analysis = [
     "autopep8~=2.0",
-    "ruff~=0.9.0",
+    "ruff~=0.11.0",
 ]
 test = [
     "pytest~=8.1",
     "pytest-rerunfailures~=14.0",
 ]
 pyinstaller = [
-    "pyinstaller>=6.11.1",  # Windows temp cleanup fixed in 6.11.1
+    "pyinstaller>=6.13.0",  # Windows temp cleanup fixed in 6.13.0
 ]
 
 [project.urls]
@@ -387,7 +386,11 @@ select = [
 exclude = "*/extractor/lazy_extractors.py,*venv*,*/test/testdata/sigs/player-*.js,.idea,.vscode"
 
 [tool.pytest.ini_options]
-addopts = "-ra -v --strict-markers"
+addopts = [
+    "-ra",  # summary: all except passed
+    "--verbose",
+    "--strict-markers",
+]
 markers = [
     "download",
 ]
diff --git a/supportedsites.md b/supportedsites.md
index 0924c88ff..03bd8a7c3 100644
--- a/supportedsites.md
+++ b/supportedsites.md
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ # Supported sites
 
  - **17live**
  - **17live:clip**
+ - **17live:vod**
  - **1News**: 1news.co.nz article videos
  - **1tv**: Первый канал
  - **20min**
@@ -200,7 +201,7 @@ # Supported sites
  - **blogger.com**
  - **Bloomberg**
  - **Bluesky**
- - **BokeCC**
+ - **BokeCC**: CC视频
  - **BongaCams**
  - **Boosty**
  - **BostonGlobe**
@@ -224,6 +225,7 @@ # Supported sites
  - **bt:vestlendingen**: Bergens Tidende - Vestlendingen
  - **Bundesliga**
  - **Bundestag**
+ - **BunnyCdn**
  - **BusinessInsider**
  - **BuzzFeed**
  - **BYUtv**: (**Currently broken**)
@@ -242,6 +244,7 @@ # Supported sites
  - **CanalAlpha**
  - **canalc2.tv**
  - **Canalplus**: mycanal.fr and piwiplus.fr
+ - **Canalsurmas**
  - **CaracolTvPlay**: [*caracoltv-play*](## "netrc machine")
  - **CartoonNetwork**
  - **cbc.ca**
@@ -345,8 +348,6 @@ # Supported sites
  - **daystar:clip**
  - **DBTV**
  - **DctpTv**
- - **DeezerAlbum**
- - **DeezerPlaylist**
  - **democracynow**
  - **DestinationAmerica**
  - **DetikEmbed**
@@ -393,6 +394,8 @@ # Supported sites
  - **dvtv**: http://video.aktualne.cz/
  - **dw**: (**Currently broken**)
  - **dw:article**: (**Currently broken**)
+ - **dzen.ru**: Дзен (dzen) formerly Яндекс.Дзен (Yandex Zen)
+ - **dzen.ru:channel**
  - **EaglePlatform**
  - **EbaumsWorld**
  - **Ebay**
@@ -471,6 +474,7 @@ # Supported sites
  - **FoxNewsVideo**
  - **FoxSports**
  - **fptplay**: fptplay.vn
+ - **FrancaisFacile**
  - **FranceCulture**
  - **FranceInter**
  - **francetv**
@@ -609,10 +613,10 @@ # Supported sites
  - **Inc**
  - **IndavideoEmbed**
  - **InfoQ**
- - **Instagram**: [*instagram*](## "netrc machine")
- - **instagram:story**: [*instagram*](## "netrc machine")
- - **instagram:tag**: [*instagram*](## "netrc machine") Instagram hashtag search URLs
- - **instagram:user**: [*instagram*](## "netrc machine") Instagram user profile (**Currently broken**)
+ - **Instagram**
+ - **instagram:story**
+ - **instagram:tag**: Instagram hashtag search URLs
+ - **instagram:user**: Instagram user profile (**Currently broken**)
  - **InstagramIOS**: IOS instagram:// URL
  - **Internazionale**
  - **InternetVideoArchive**
@@ -632,6 +636,7 @@ # Supported sites
  - **ivi**: ivi.ru
  - **ivi:compilation**: ivi.ru compilations
  - **ivideon**: Ivideon TV
+ - **Ivoox**
  - **IVXPlayer**
  - **iwara**: [*iwara*](## "netrc machine")
  - **iwara:playlist**: [*iwara*](## "netrc machine")
@@ -661,7 +666,6 @@ # Supported sites
  - **KelbyOne**: (**Currently broken**)
  - **Kenh14Playlist**
  - **Kenh14Video**
- - **Ketnet**
  - **khanacademy**
  - **khanacademy:unit**
  - **kick:clips**
@@ -670,6 +674,7 @@ # Supported sites
  - **Kicker**
  - **KickStarter**
  - **Kika**: KiKA.de
+ - **KikaPlaylist**
  - **kinja:embed**
  - **KinoPoisk**
  - **Kommunetv**
@@ -722,6 +727,7 @@ # Supported sites
  - **limelight:channel**
  - **limelight:channel_list**
  - **LinkedIn**: [*linkedin*](## "netrc machine")
+ - **linkedin:events**: [*linkedin*](## "netrc machine")
  - **linkedin:learning**: [*linkedin*](## "netrc machine")
  - **linkedin:​learning:course**: [*linkedin*](## "netrc machine")
  - **Liputan6**
@@ -733,9 +739,11 @@ # Supported sites
  - **Livestreamfails**
  - **Lnk**
  - **loc**: Library of Congress
+ - **Loco**
  - **loom**
  - **loom:folder**
  - **LoveHomePorn**
+ - **LRTRadio**
  - **LRTStream**
  - **LRTVOD**
  - **LSMLREmbed**
@@ -757,7 +765,7 @@ # Supported sites
  - **ManotoTV**: Manoto TV (Episode)
  - **ManotoTVLive**: Manoto TV (Live)
  - **ManotoTVShow**: Manoto TV (Show)
- - **ManyVids**: (**Currently broken**)
+ - **ManyVids**
  - **MaoriTV**
  - **Markiza**: (**Currently broken**)
  - **MarkizaPage**: (**Currently broken**)
@@ -827,11 +835,11 @@ # Supported sites
  - **MotherlessUploader**
  - **Motorsport**: motorsport.com (**Currently broken**)
  - **MovieFap**
- - **Moviepilot**
+ - **moviepilot**: Moviepilot trailer
  - **MoviewPlay**
  - **Moviezine**
  - **MovingImage**
- - **MSN**: (**Currently broken**)
+ - **MSN**
  - **mtg**: MTG services
  - **mtv**
  - **mtv.de**: (**Currently broken**)
@@ -944,7 +952,7 @@ # Supported sites
  - **nickelodeonru**
  - **niconico**: [*niconico*](## "netrc machine") ニコニコ動画
  - **niconico:history**: NicoNico user history or likes. Requires cookies.
- - **niconico:live**: ニコニコ生放送
+ - **niconico:live**: [*niconico*](## "netrc machine") ニコニコ生放送
  - **niconico:playlist**
  - **niconico:series**
  - **niconico:tag**: NicoNico video tag URLs
@@ -1051,6 +1059,8 @@ # Supported sites
  - **Parler**: Posts on parler.com
  - **parliamentlive.tv**: UK parliament videos
  - **Parlview**: (**Currently broken**)
+ - **parti:livestream**
+ - **parti:video**
  - **patreon**
  - **patreon:campaign**
  - **pbs**: Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) and member stations: PBS: Public Broadcasting Service, APT - Alabama Public Television (WBIQ), GPB/Georgia Public Broadcasting (WGTV), Mississippi Public Broadcasting (WMPN), Nashville Public Television (WNPT), WFSU-TV (WFSU), WSRE (WSRE), WTCI (WTCI), WPBA/Channel 30 (WPBA), Alaska Public Media (KAKM), Arizona PBS (KAET), KNME-TV/Channel 5 (KNME), Vegas PBS (KLVX), AETN/ARKANSAS ETV NETWORK (KETS), KET (WKLE), WKNO/Channel 10 (WKNO), LPB/LOUISIANA PUBLIC BROADCASTING (WLPB), OETA (KETA), Ozarks Public Television (KOZK), WSIU Public Broadcasting (WSIU), KEET TV (KEET), KIXE/Channel 9 (KIXE), KPBS San Diego (KPBS), KQED (KQED), KVIE Public Television (KVIE), PBS SoCal/KOCE (KOCE), ValleyPBS (KVPT), CONNECTICUT PUBLIC TELEVISION (WEDH), KNPB Channel 5 (KNPB), SOPTV (KSYS), Rocky Mountain PBS (KRMA), KENW-TV3 (KENW), KUED Channel 7 (KUED), Wyoming PBS (KCWC), Colorado Public Television / KBDI 12 (KBDI), KBYU-TV (KBYU), Thirteen/WNET New York (WNET), WGBH/Channel 2 (WGBH), WGBY (WGBY), NJTV Public Media NJ (WNJT), WLIW21 (WLIW), mpt/Maryland Public Television (WMPB), WETA Television and Radio (WETA), WHYY (WHYY), PBS 39 (WLVT), WVPT - Your Source for PBS and More! (WVPT), Howard University Television (WHUT), WEDU PBS (WEDU), WGCU Public Media (WGCU), WPBT2 (WPBT), WUCF TV (WUCF), WUFT/Channel 5 (WUFT), WXEL/Channel 42 (WXEL), WLRN/Channel 17 (WLRN), WUSF Public Broadcasting (WUSF), ETV (WRLK), UNC-TV (WUNC), PBS Hawaii - Oceanic Cable Channel 10 (KHET), Idaho Public Television (KAID), KSPS (KSPS), OPB (KOPB), KWSU/Channel 10 & KTNW/Channel 31 (KWSU), WILL-TV (WILL), Network Knowledge - WSEC/Springfield (WSEC), WTTW11 (WTTW), Iowa Public Television/IPTV (KDIN), Nine Network (KETC), PBS39 Fort Wayne (WFWA), WFYI Indianapolis (WFYI), Milwaukee Public Television (WMVS), WNIN (WNIN), WNIT Public Television (WNIT), WPT (WPNE), WVUT/Channel 22 (WVUT), WEIU/Channel 51 (WEIU), WQPT-TV (WQPT), WYCC PBS Chicago (WYCC), WIPB-TV (WIPB), WTIU (WTIU), CET  (WCET), ThinkTVNetwork (WPTD), WBGU-TV (WBGU), WGVU TV (WGVU), NET1 (KUON), Pioneer Public Television (KWCM), SDPB Television (KUSD), TPT (KTCA), KSMQ (KSMQ), KPTS/Channel 8 (KPTS), KTWU/Channel 11 (KTWU), East Tennessee PBS (WSJK), WCTE-TV (WCTE), WLJT, Channel 11 (WLJT), WOSU TV (WOSU), WOUB/WOUC (WOUB), WVPB (WVPB), WKYU-PBS (WKYU), KERA 13 (KERA), MPBN (WCBB), Mountain Lake PBS (WCFE), NHPTV (WENH), Vermont PBS (WETK), witf (WITF), WQED Multimedia (WQED), WMHT Educational Telecommunications (WMHT), Q-TV (WDCQ), WTVS Detroit Public TV (WTVS), CMU Public Television (WCMU), WKAR-TV (WKAR), WNMU-TV Public TV 13 (WNMU), WDSE - WRPT (WDSE), WGTE TV (WGTE), Lakeland Public Television (KAWE), KMOS-TV - Channels 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3 (KMOS), MontanaPBS (KUSM), KRWG/Channel 22 (KRWG), KACV (KACV), KCOS/Channel 13 (KCOS), WCNY/Channel 24 (WCNY), WNED (WNED), WPBS (WPBS), WSKG Public TV (WSKG), WXXI (WXXI), WPSU (WPSU), WVIA Public Media Studios (WVIA), WTVI (WTVI), Western Reserve PBS (WNEO), WVIZ/PBS ideastream (WVIZ), KCTS 9 (KCTS), Basin PBS (KPBT), KUHT / Channel 8 (KUHT), KLRN (KLRN), KLRU (KLRU), WTJX Channel 12 (WTJX), WCVE PBS (WCVE), KBTC Public Television (KBTC)
@@ -1225,6 +1235,7 @@ # Supported sites
  - **RoosterTeeth**: [*roosterteeth*](## "netrc machine")
  - **RoosterTeethSeries**: [*roosterteeth*](## "netrc machine")
  - **RottenTomatoes**
+ - **RoyaLive**
  - **Rozhlas**
  - **RozhlasVltava**
  - **RTBF**: [*rtbf*](## "netrc machine") (**Currently broken**)
@@ -1245,12 +1256,10 @@ # Supported sites
  - **RTVCKaltura**
  - **RTVCPlay**
  - **RTVCPlayEmbed**
- - **rtve.es:alacarta**: RTVE a la carta
+ - **rtve.es:alacarta**: RTVE a la carta and Play
  - **rtve.es:audio**: RTVE audio
- - **rtve.es:infantil**: RTVE infantil
  - **rtve.es:live**: RTVE.es live streams
  - **rtve.es:television**
- - **RTVS**
  - **rtvslo.si**
  - **rtvslo.si:show**
  - **RudoVideo**
@@ -1305,8 +1314,8 @@ # Supported sites
  - **sejm**
  - **Sen**
  - **SenalColombiaLive**: (**Currently broken**)
- - **SenateGov**
- - **SenateISVP**
+ - **senate.gov**
+ - **senate.gov:isvp**
  - **SendtoNews**: (**Currently broken**)
  - **Servus**
  - **Sexu**: (**Currently broken**)
@@ -1342,6 +1351,7 @@ # Supported sites
  - **Smotrim**
  - **SnapchatSpotlight**
  - **Snotr**
+ - **SoftWhiteUnderbelly**: [*softwhiteunderbelly*](## "netrc machine")
  - **Sohu**
  - **SohuV**
  - **SonyLIV**: [*sonyliv*](## "netrc machine")
@@ -1398,12 +1408,14 @@ # Supported sites
  - **StoryFire**
  - **StoryFireSeries**
  - **StoryFireUser**
+ - **Streaks**
  - **Streamable**
  - **StreamCZ**
  - **StreetVoice**
  - **StretchInternet**
  - **Stripchat**
  - **stv:player**
+ - **stvr**: Slovak Television and Radio (formerly RTVS)
  - **Subsplash**
  - **subsplash:playlist**
  - **Substack**
@@ -1536,6 +1548,8 @@ # Supported sites
  - **tv5unis**
  - **tv5unis:video**
  - **tv8.it**
+ - **tv8.it:live**: TV8 Live
+ - **tv8.it:playlist**: TV8 Playlist
  - **TVANouvelles**
  - **TVANouvellesArticle**
  - **tvaplus**: TVA+
@@ -1556,6 +1570,8 @@ # Supported sites
  - **tvp:​vod:series**
  - **TVPlayer**
  - **TVPlayHome**
+ - **tvw**
+ - **tvw:tvchannels**
  - **Tweakers**
  - **TwitCasting**
  - **TwitCastingLive**
@@ -1637,8 +1653,6 @@ # Supported sites
  - **viewlift**
  - **viewlift:embed**
  - **Viidea**
- - **viki**: [*viki*](## "netrc machine")
- - **viki:channel**: [*viki*](## "netrc machine")
  - **vimeo**: [*vimeo*](## "netrc machine")
  - **vimeo:album**: [*vimeo*](## "netrc machine")
  - **vimeo:channel**: [*vimeo*](## "netrc machine")
@@ -1676,8 +1690,12 @@ # Supported sites
  - **vpro**: npo.nl, ntr.nl, omroepwnl.nl, zapp.nl and npo3.nl
  - **vqq:series**
  - **vqq:video**
+ - **vrsquare**: VR SQUARE
+ - **vrsquare:channel**
+ - **vrsquare:search**
+ - **vrsquare:section**
  - **VRT**: VRT NWS, Flanders News, Flandern Info and Sporza
- - **VrtNU**: [*vrtnu*](## "netrc machine") VRT MAX
+ - **vrtmax**: [*vrtnu*](## "netrc machine") VRT MAX (formerly VRT NU)
  - **VTM**: (**Currently broken**)
  - **VTV**
  - **VTVGo**
@@ -1812,14 +1830,12 @@ # Supported sites
  - **ZattooLive**: [*zattoo*](## "netrc machine")
  - **ZattooMovies**: [*zattoo*](## "netrc machine")
  - **ZattooRecordings**: [*zattoo*](## "netrc machine")
- - **ZDF**
- - **ZDFChannel**
+ - **zdf**
+ - **zdf:channel**
  - **Zee5**: [*zee5*](## "netrc machine")
  - **zee5:series**
  - **ZeeNews**: (**Currently broken**)
  - **ZenPorn**
- - **ZenYandex**
- - **ZenYandexChannel**
  - **ZetlandDKArticle**
  - **Zhihu**
  - **zingmp3**: zingmp3.vn
diff --git a/test/helper.py b/test/helper.py
index 4169af799..e4cb478e2 100644
--- a/test/helper.py
+++ b/test/helper.py
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ def _iter_differences(got, expected, field):
             return
 
         if op == 'startswith':
-            if not val.startswith(got):
+            if not got.startswith(val):
                 yield field, f'should start with {val!r}, got {got!r}'
             return
 
diff --git a/test/test_InfoExtractor.py b/test/test_InfoExtractor.py
index 54f35ef55..c6ff6209a 100644
--- a/test/test_InfoExtractor.py
+++ b/test/test_InfoExtractor.py
@@ -638,6 +638,7 @@ def test_parse_m3u8_formats(self):
                 'img_bipbop_adv_example_fmp4',
                 'https://devstreaming-cdn.apple.com/videos/streaming/examples/img_bipbop_adv_example_fmp4/master.m3u8',
                 [{
+                    # 60kbps (bitrate not provided in m3u8); sorted as worst because it's grouped with lowest bitrate video track
                     'format_id': 'aud1-English',
                     'url': 'https://devstreaming-cdn.apple.com/videos/streaming/examples/img_bipbop_adv_example_fmp4/a1/prog_index.m3u8',
                     'manifest_url': 'https://devstreaming-cdn.apple.com/videos/streaming/examples/img_bipbop_adv_example_fmp4/master.m3u8',
@@ -645,15 +646,9 @@ def test_parse_m3u8_formats(self):
                     'ext': 'mp4',
                     'protocol': 'm3u8_native',
                     'audio_ext': 'mp4',
+                    'source_preference': 0,
                 }, {
-                    'format_id': 'aud2-English',
-                    'url': 'https://devstreaming-cdn.apple.com/videos/streaming/examples/img_bipbop_adv_example_fmp4/a2/prog_index.m3u8',
-                    'manifest_url': 'https://devstreaming-cdn.apple.com/videos/streaming/examples/img_bipbop_adv_example_fmp4/master.m3u8',
-                    'language': 'en',
-                    'ext': 'mp4',
-                    'protocol': 'm3u8_native',
-                    'audio_ext': 'mp4',
-                }, {
+                    # 192kbps (bitrate not provided in m3u8)
                     'format_id': 'aud3-English',
                     'url': 'https://devstreaming-cdn.apple.com/videos/streaming/examples/img_bipbop_adv_example_fmp4/a3/prog_index.m3u8',
                     'manifest_url': 'https://devstreaming-cdn.apple.com/videos/streaming/examples/img_bipbop_adv_example_fmp4/master.m3u8',
@@ -661,6 +656,17 @@ def test_parse_m3u8_formats(self):
                     'ext': 'mp4',
                     'protocol': 'm3u8_native',
                     'audio_ext': 'mp4',
+                    'source_preference': 1,
+                }, {
+                    # 384kbps (bitrate not provided in m3u8); sorted as best because it's grouped with the highest bitrate video track
+                    'format_id': 'aud2-English',
+                    'url': 'https://devstreaming-cdn.apple.com/videos/streaming/examples/img_bipbop_adv_example_fmp4/a2/prog_index.m3u8',
+                    'manifest_url': 'https://devstreaming-cdn.apple.com/videos/streaming/examples/img_bipbop_adv_example_fmp4/master.m3u8',
+                    'language': 'en',
+                    'ext': 'mp4',
+                    'protocol': 'm3u8_native',
+                    'audio_ext': 'mp4',
+                    'source_preference': 2,
                 }, {
                     'format_id': '530',
                     'url': 'https://devstreaming-cdn.apple.com/videos/streaming/examples/img_bipbop_adv_example_fmp4/v2/prog_index.m3u8',
diff --git a/test/test_http_proxy.py b/test/test_http_proxy.py
index 2435c878a..e903ff8be 100644
--- a/test/test_http_proxy.py
+++ b/test/test_http_proxy.py
@@ -331,10 +331,6 @@ def test_http_connect_auth(self, handler, ctx):
                 assert proxy_info['proxy'] == server_address
                 assert 'Proxy-Authorization' in proxy_info['headers']
 
-    @pytest.mark.skip_handler(
-        'Requests',
-        'bug in urllib3 causes unclosed socket: https://github.com/urllib3/urllib3/issues/3374',
-    )
     def test_http_connect_bad_auth(self, handler, ctx):
         with ctx.http_server(HTTPConnectProxyHandler, username='test', password='test') as server_address:
             with handler(verify=False, proxies={ctx.REQUEST_PROTO: f'http://test:bad@{server_address}'}) as rh:
diff --git a/test/test_jsinterp.py b/test/test_jsinterp.py
index ed3ca61c4..b14069ccc 100644
--- a/test/test_jsinterp.py
+++ b/test/test_jsinterp.py
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ def test_assignments(self):
         self._test('function f(){var x = 20; x = 30 + 1; return x;}', 31)
         self._test('function f(){var x = 20; x += 30 + 1; return x;}', 51)
         self._test('function f(){var x = 20; x -= 30 + 1; return x;}', -11)
+        self._test('function f(){var x = 2; var y = ["a", "b"]; y[x%y["length"]]="z"; return y}', ['z', 'b'])
 
     @unittest.skip('Not implemented')
     def test_comments(self):
@@ -384,7 +385,7 @@ def test_negative(self):
     @unittest.skip('Not implemented')
     def test_packed(self):
         jsi = JSInterpreter('''function f(p,a,c,k,e,d){while(c--)if(k[c])p=p.replace(new RegExp('\\b'+c.toString(a)+'\\b','g'),k[c]);return p}''')
-        self.assertEqual(jsi.call_function('f', '''h 7=g("1j");7.7h({7g:[{33:"w://7f-7e-7d-7c.v.7b/7a/79/78/77/76.74?t=73&s=2s&e=72&f=2t&71=70.0.0.1&6z=6y&6x=6w"}],6v:"w://32.v.u/6u.31",16:"r%",15:"r%",6t:"6s",6r:"",6q:"l",6p:"l",6o:"6n",6m:\'6l\',6k:"6j",9:[{33:"/2u?b=6i&n=50&6h=w://32.v.u/6g.31",6f:"6e"}],1y:{6d:1,6c:\'#6b\',6a:\'#69\',68:"67",66:30,65:r,},"64":{63:"%62 2m%m%61%5z%5y%5x.u%5w%5v%5u.2y%22 2k%m%1o%22 5t%m%1o%22 5s%m%1o%22 2j%m%5r%22 16%m%5q%22 15%m%5p%22 5o%2z%5n%5m%2z",5l:"w://v.u/d/1k/5k.2y",5j:[]},\'5i\':{"5h":"5g"},5f:"5e",5d:"w://v.u",5c:{},5b:l,1x:[0.25,0.50,0.75,1,1.25,1.5,2]});h 1m,1n,5a;h 59=0,58=0;h 7=g("1j");h 2x=0,57=0,56=0;$.55({54:{\'53-52\':\'2i-51\'}});7.j(\'4z\',6(x){c(5>0&&x.1l>=5&&1n!=1){1n=1;$(\'q.4y\').4x(\'4w\')}});7.j(\'13\',6(x){2x=x.1l});7.j(\'2g\',6(x){2w(x)});7.j(\'4v\',6(){$(\'q.2v\').4u()});6 2w(x){$(\'q.2v\').4t();c(1m)19;1m=1;17=0;c(4s.4r===l){17=1}$.4q(\'/2u?b=4p&2l=1k&4o=2t-4n-4m-2s-4l&4k=&4j=&4i=&17=\'+17,6(2r){$(\'#4h\').4g(2r)});$(\'.3-8-4f-4e:4d("4c")\').2h(6(e){2q();g().4b(0);g().4a(l)});6 2q(){h $14=$("<q />").2p({1l:"49",16:"r%",15:"r%",48:0,2n:0,2o:47,46:"45(10%, 10%, 10%, 0.4)","44-43":"42"});$("<41 />").2p({16:"60%",15:"60%",2o:40,"3z-2n":"3y"}).3x({\'2m\':\'/?b=3w&2l=1k\',\'2k\':\'0\',\'2j\':\'2i\'}).2f($14);$14.2h(6(){$(3v).3u();g().2g()});$14.2f($(\'#1j\'))}g().13(0);}6 3t(){h 9=7.1b(2e);2d.2c(9);c(9.n>1){1r(i=0;i<9.n;i++){c(9[i].1a==2e){2d.2c(\'!!=\'+i);7.1p(i)}}}}7.j(\'3s\',6(){g().1h("/2a/3r.29","3q 10 28",6(){g().13(g().27()+10)},"2b");$("q[26=2b]").23().21(\'.3-20-1z\');g().1h("/2a/3p.29","3o 10 28",6(){h 12=g().27()-10;c(12<0)12=0;g().13(12)},"24");$("q[26=24]").23().21(\'.3-20-1z\');});6 1i(){}7.j(\'3n\',6(){1i()});7.j(\'3m\',6(){1i()});7.j("k",6(y){h 9=7.1b();c(9.n<2)19;$(\'.3-8-3l-3k\').3j(6(){$(\'#3-8-a-k\').1e(\'3-8-a-z\');$(\'.3-a-k\').p(\'o-1f\',\'11\')});7.1h("/3i/3h.3g","3f 3e",6(){$(\'.3-1w\').3d(\'3-8-1v\');$(\'.3-8-1y, .3-8-1x\').p(\'o-1g\',\'11\');c($(\'.3-1w\').3c(\'3-8-1v\')){$(\'.3-a-k\').p(\'o-1g\',\'l\');$(\'.3-a-k\').p(\'o-1f\',\'l\');$(\'.3-8-a\').1e(\'3-8-a-z\');$(\'.3-8-a:1u\').3b(\'3-8-a-z\')}3a{$(\'.3-a-k\').p(\'o-1g\',\'11\');$(\'.3-a-k\').p(\'o-1f\',\'11\');$(\'.3-8-a:1u\').1e(\'3-8-a-z\')}},"39");7.j("38",6(y){1d.37(\'1c\',y.9[y.36].1a)});c(1d.1t(\'1c\')){35("1s(1d.1t(\'1c\'));",34)}});h 18;6 1s(1q){h 9=7.1b();c(9.n>1){1r(i=0;i<9.n;i++){c(9[i].1a==1q){c(i==18){19}18=i;7.1p(i)}}}}',36,270,'|||jw|||function|player|settings|tracks|submenu||if||||jwplayer|var||on|audioTracks|true|3D|length|aria|attr|div|100|||sx|filemoon|https||event|active||false|tt|seek|dd|height|width|adb|current_audio|return|name|getAudioTracks|default_audio|localStorage|removeClass|expanded|checked|addButton|callMeMaybe|vplayer|0fxcyc2ajhp1|position|vvplay|vvad|220|setCurrentAudioTrack|audio_name|for|audio_set|getItem|last|open|controls|playbackRates|captions|rewind|icon|insertAfter||detach|ff00||button|getPosition|sec|png|player8|ff11|log|console|track_name|appendTo|play|click|no|scrolling|frameborder|file_code|src|top|zIndex|css|showCCform|data|1662367683|383371|dl|video_ad|doPlay|prevt|mp4|3E||jpg|thumbs|file|300|setTimeout|currentTrack|setItem|audioTrackChanged|dualSound|else|addClass|hasClass|toggleClass|Track|Audio|svg|dualy|images|mousedown|buttons|topbar|playAttemptFailed|beforePlay|Rewind|fr|Forward|ff|ready|set_audio_track|remove|this|upload_srt|prop|50px|margin|1000001|iframe|center|align|text|rgba|background|1000000|left|absolute|pause|setCurrentCaptions|Upload|contains|item|content|html|fviews|referer|prem|embed|3e57249ef633e0d03bf76ceb8d8a4b65|216|83|hash|view|get|TokenZir|window|hide|show|complete|slow|fadeIn|video_ad_fadein|time||cache|Cache|Content|headers|ajaxSetup|v2done|tott|vastdone2|vastdone1|vvbefore|playbackRateControls|cast|aboutlink|FileMoon|abouttext|UHD|1870|qualityLabels|sites|GNOME_POWER|link|2Fiframe|3C|allowfullscreen|22360|22640|22no|marginheight|marginwidth|2FGNOME_POWER|2F0fxcyc2ajhp1|2Fe|2Ffilemoon|2F|3A||22https|3Ciframe|code|sharing|fontOpacity|backgroundOpacity|Tahoma|fontFamily|303030|backgroundColor|FFFFFF|color|userFontScale|thumbnails|kind|0fxcyc2ajhp10000|url|get_slides|start|startparam|none|preload|html5|primary|hlshtml|androidhls|duration|uniform|stretching|0fxcyc2ajhp1_xt|image|2048|sp|6871|asn|127|srv|43200|_g3XlBcu2lmD9oDexD2NLWSmah2Nu3XcDrl93m9PwXY|m3u8||master|0fxcyc2ajhp1_x|00076|01|hls2|to|s01|delivery|storage|moon|sources|setup'''.split('|')))
+        self.assertEqual(jsi.call_function('f', '''h 7=g("1j");7.7h({7g:[{33:"w://7f-7e-7d-7c.v.7b/7a/79/78/77/76.74?t=73&s=2s&e=72&f=2t&71=70.0.0.1&6z=6y&6x=6w"}],6v:"w://32.v.u/6u.31",16:"r%",15:"r%",6t:"6s",6r:"",6q:"l",6p:"l",6o:"6n",6m:\'6l\',6k:"6j",9:[{33:"/2u?b=6i&n=50&6h=w://32.v.u/6g.31",6f:"6e"}],1y:{6d:1,6c:\'#6b\',6a:\'#69\',68:"67",66:30,65:r,},"64":{63:"%62 2m%m%61%5z%5y%5x.u%5w%5v%5u.2y%22 2k%m%1o%22 5t%m%1o%22 5s%m%1o%22 2j%m%5r%22 16%m%5q%22 15%m%5p%22 5o%2z%5n%5m%2z",5l:"w://v.u/d/1k/5k.2y",5j:[]},\'5i\':{"5h":"5g"},5f:"5e",5d:"w://v.u",5c:{},5b:l,1x:[0.25,0.50,0.75,1,1.25,1.5,2]});h 1m,1n,5a;h 59=0,58=0;h 7=g("1j");h 2x=0,57=0,56=0;$.55({54:{\'53-52\':\'2i-51\'}});7.j(\'4z\',6(x){c(5>0&&x.1l>=5&&1n!=1){1n=1;$(\'q.4y\').4x(\'4w\')}});7.j(\'13\',6(x){2x=x.1l});7.j(\'2g\',6(x){2w(x)});7.j(\'4v\',6(){$(\'q.2v\').4u()});6 2w(x){$(\'q.2v\').4t();c(1m)19;1m=1;17=0;c(4s.4r===l){17=1}$.4q(\'/2u?b=4p&2l=1k&4o=2t-4n-4m-2s-4l&4k=&4j=&4i=&17=\'+17,6(2r){$(\'#4h\').4g(2r)});$(\'.3-8-4f-4e:4d("4c")\').2h(6(e){2q();g().4b(0);g().4a(l)});6 2q(){h $14=$("<q />").2p({1l:"49",16:"r%",15:"r%",48:0,2n:0,2o:47,46:"45(10%, 10%, 10%, 0.4)","44-43":"42"});$("<41 />").2p({16:"60%",15:"60%",2o:40,"3z-2n":"3y"}).3x({\'2m\':\'/?b=3w&2l=1k\',\'2k\':\'0\',\'2j\':\'2i\'}).2f($14);$14.2h(6(){$(3v).3u();g().2g()});$14.2f($(\'#1j\'))}g().13(0);}6 3t(){h 9=7.1b(2e);2d.2c(9);c(9.n>1){1r(i=0;i<9.n;i++){c(9[i].1a==2e){2d.2c(\'!!=\'+i);7.1p(i)}}}}7.j(\'3s\',6(){g().1h("/2a/3r.29","3q 10 28",6(){g().13(g().27()+10)},"2b");$("q[26=2b]").23().21(\'.3-20-1z\');g().1h("/2a/3p.29","3o 10 28",6(){h 12=g().27()-10;c(12<0)12=0;g().13(12)},"24");$("q[26=24]").23().21(\'.3-20-1z\');});6 1i(){}7.j(\'3n\',6(){1i()});7.j(\'3m\',6(){1i()});7.j("k",6(y){h 9=7.1b();c(9.n<2)19;$(\'.3-8-3l-3k\').3j(6(){$(\'#3-8-a-k\').1e(\'3-8-a-z\');$(\'.3-a-k\').p(\'o-1f\',\'11\')});7.1h("/3i/3h.3g","3f 3e",6(){$(\'.3-1w\').3d(\'3-8-1v\');$(\'.3-8-1y, .3-8-1x\').p(\'o-1g\',\'11\');c($(\'.3-1w\').3c(\'3-8-1v\')){$(\'.3-a-k\').p(\'o-1g\',\'l\');$(\'.3-a-k\').p(\'o-1f\',\'l\');$(\'.3-8-a\').1e(\'3-8-a-z\');$(\'.3-8-a:1u\').3b(\'3-8-a-z\')}3a{$(\'.3-a-k\').p(\'o-1g\',\'11\');$(\'.3-a-k\').p(\'o-1f\',\'11\');$(\'.3-8-a:1u\').1e(\'3-8-a-z\')}},"39");7.j("38",6(y){1d.37(\'1c\',y.9[y.36].1a)});c(1d.1t(\'1c\')){35("1s(1d.1t(\'1c\'));",34)}});h 18;6 1s(1q){h 9=7.1b();c(9.n>1){1r(i=0;i<9.n;i++){c(9[i].1a==1q){c(i==18){19}18=i;7.1p(i)}}}}',36,270,'|||jw|||function|player|settings|tracks|submenu||if||||jwplayer|var||on|audioTracks|true|3D|length|aria|attr|div|100|||sx|filemoon|https||event|active||false|tt|seek|dd|height|width|adb|current_audio|return|name|getAudioTracks|default_audio|localStorage|removeClass|expanded|checked|addButton|callMeMaybe|vplayer|0fxcyc2ajhp1|position|vvplay|vvad|220|setCurrentAudioTrack|audio_name|for|audio_set|getItem|last|open|controls|playbackRates|captions|rewind|icon|insertAfter||detach|ff00||button|getPosition|sec|png|player8|ff11|log|console|track_name|appendTo|play|click|no|scrolling|frameborder|file_code|src|top|zIndex|css|showCCform|data|1662367683|383371|dl|video_ad|doPlay|prevt|mp4|3E||jpg|thumbs|file|300|setTimeout|currentTrack|setItem|audioTrackChanged|dualSound|else|addClass|hasClass|toggleClass|Track|Audio|svg|dualy|images|mousedown|buttons|topbar|playAttemptFailed|beforePlay|Rewind|fr|Forward|ff|ready|set_audio_track|remove|this|upload_srt|prop|50px|margin|1000001|iframe|center|align|text|rgba|background|1000000|left|absolute|pause|setCurrentCaptions|Upload|contains|item|content|html|fviews|referer|prem|embed|3e57249ef633e0d03bf76ceb8d8a4b65|216|83|hash|view|get|TokenZir|window|hide|show|complete|slow|fadeIn|video_ad_fadein|time||cache|Cache|Content|headers|ajaxSetup|v2done|tott|vastdone2|vastdone1|vvbefore|playbackRateControls|cast|aboutlink|FileMoon|abouttext|UHD|1870|qualityLabels|sites|GNOME_POWER|link|2Fiframe|3C|allowfullscreen|22360|22640|22no|marginheight|marginwidth|2FGNOME_POWER|2F0fxcyc2ajhp1|2Fe|2Ffilemoon|2F|3A||22https|3Ciframe|code|sharing|fontOpacity|backgroundOpacity|Tahoma|fontFamily|303030|backgroundColor|FFFFFF|color|userFontScale|thumbnails|kind|0fxcyc2ajhp10000|url|get_slides|start|startparam|none|preload|html5|primary|hlshtml|androidhls|duration|uniform|stretching|0fxcyc2ajhp1_xt|image|2048|sp|6871|asn|127|srv|43200|_g3XlBcu2lmD9oDexD2NLWSmah2Nu3XcDrl93m9PwXY|m3u8||master|0fxcyc2ajhp1_x|00076|01|hls2|to|s01|delivery|storage|moon|sources|setup'''.split('|')))  # noqa: SIM905
 
     def test_join(self):
         test_input = list('test')
@@ -403,6 +404,8 @@ def test_split(self):
         test_result = list('test')
         tests = [
             'function f(a, b){return a.split(b)}',
+            'function f(a, b){return a["split"](b)}',
+            'function f(a, b){let x = ["split"]; return a[x[0]](b)}',
             'function f(a, b){return String.prototype.split.call(a, b)}',
             'function f(a, b){return String.prototype.split.apply(a, [b])}',
         ]
@@ -441,6 +444,9 @@ def test_slice(self):
         self._test('function f(){return "012345678".slice(-1, 1)}', '')
         self._test('function f(){return "012345678".slice(-3, -1)}', '67')
 
+    def test_splice(self):
+        self._test('function f(){var T = ["0", "1", "2"]; T["splice"](2, 1, "0")[0]; return T }', ['0', '1', '0'])
+
     def test_js_number_to_string(self):
         for test, radix, expected in [
             (0, None, '0'),
@@ -462,6 +468,16 @@ def test_js_number_to_string(self):
         ]:
             assert js_number_to_string(test, radix) == expected
 
+    def test_extract_function(self):
+        jsi = JSInterpreter('function a(b) { return b + 1; }')
+        func = jsi.extract_function('a')
+        self.assertEqual(func([2]), 3)
+
+    def test_extract_function_with_global_stack(self):
+        jsi = JSInterpreter('function c(d) { return d + e + f + g; }')
+        func = jsi.extract_function('c', {'e': 10}, {'f': 100, 'g': 1000})
+        self.assertEqual(func([1]), 1111)
+
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     unittest.main()
diff --git a/test/test_networking.py b/test/test_networking.py
index 63914bc4b..2f441fced 100644
--- a/test/test_networking.py
+++ b/test/test_networking.py
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 from yt_dlp.dependencies import brotli, curl_cffi, requests, urllib3
 from yt_dlp.networking import (
     HEADRequest,
+    PATCHRequest,
     PUTRequest,
     Request,
     RequestDirector,
@@ -614,7 +615,6 @@ def test_source_address(self, handler):
                 rh, Request(f'http://127.0.0.1:{self.http_port}/source_address')).read().decode()
             assert source_address == data
 
-    # Not supported by CurlCFFI
     @pytest.mark.skip_handler('CurlCFFI', 'not supported by curl-cffi')
     def test_gzip_trailing_garbage(self, handler):
         with handler() as rh:
@@ -1857,6 +1857,7 @@ def test_method(self):
 
     def test_request_helpers(self):
         assert HEADRequest('http://example.com').method == 'HEAD'
+        assert PATCHRequest('http://example.com').method == 'PATCH'
         assert PUTRequest('http://example.com').method == 'PUT'
 
     def test_headers(self):
diff --git a/test/test_subtitles.py b/test/test_subtitles.py
index f3b005617..efd69b33d 100644
--- a/test/test_subtitles.py
+++ b/test/test_subtitles.py
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
     TedTalkIE,
     ThePlatformFeedIE,
     ThePlatformIE,
-    VikiIE,
     VimeoIE,
     WallaIE,
     YoutubeIE,
@@ -331,20 +330,6 @@ def test_subtitles_array_key(self):
         self.assertEqual(md5(subtitles['it']), '4b3264186fbb103508abe5311cfcb9cd')
 
 
-@is_download_test
-@unittest.skip('IE broken - DRM only')
-class TestVikiSubtitles(BaseTestSubtitles):
-    url = 'http://www.viki.com/videos/1060846v-punch-episode-18'
-    IE = VikiIE
-
-    def test_allsubtitles(self):
-        self.DL.params['writesubtitles'] = True
-        self.DL.params['allsubtitles'] = True
-        subtitles = self.getSubtitles()
-        self.assertEqual(set(subtitles.keys()), {'en'})
-        self.assertEqual(md5(subtitles['en']), '53cb083a5914b2d84ef1ab67b880d18a')
-
-
 @is_download_test
 class TestThePlatformSubtitles(BaseTestSubtitles):
     # from http://www.3playmedia.com/services-features/tools/integrations/theplatform/
diff --git a/test/test_utils.py b/test/test_utils.py
index 65f28db36..aedb565ec 100644
--- a/test/test_utils.py
+++ b/test/test_utils.py
@@ -219,11 +219,8 @@ def test_sanitize_ids(self):
         self.assertEqual(sanitize_filename('_BD_eEpuzXw', is_id=True), '_BD_eEpuzXw')
         self.assertEqual(sanitize_filename('N0Y__7-UOdI', is_id=True), 'N0Y__7-UOdI')
 
+    @unittest.mock.patch('sys.platform', 'win32')
     def test_sanitize_path(self):
-        with unittest.mock.patch('sys.platform', 'win32'):
-            self._test_sanitize_path()
-
-    def _test_sanitize_path(self):
         self.assertEqual(sanitize_path('abc'), 'abc')
         self.assertEqual(sanitize_path('abc/def'), 'abc\\def')
         self.assertEqual(sanitize_path('abc\\def'), 'abc\\def')
@@ -254,10 +251,8 @@ def _test_sanitize_path(self):
 
         # Check with nt._path_normpath if available
         try:
-            import nt
-
-            nt_path_normpath = getattr(nt, '_path_normpath', None)
-        except Exception:
+            from nt import _path_normpath as nt_path_normpath
+        except ImportError:
             nt_path_normpath = None
 
         for test, expected in [
@@ -664,6 +659,8 @@ def test_url_or_none(self):
         self.assertEqual(url_or_none('mms://foo.de'), 'mms://foo.de')
         self.assertEqual(url_or_none('rtspu://foo.de'), 'rtspu://foo.de')
         self.assertEqual(url_or_none('ftps://foo.de'), 'ftps://foo.de')
+        self.assertEqual(url_or_none('ws://foo.de'), 'ws://foo.de')
+        self.assertEqual(url_or_none('wss://foo.de'), 'wss://foo.de')
 
     def test_parse_age_limit(self):
         self.assertEqual(parse_age_limit(None), None)
@@ -1265,6 +1262,7 @@ def test_js_to_json_edgecases(self):
     def test_js_to_json_malformed(self):
         self.assertEqual(js_to_json('42a1'), '42"a1"')
         self.assertEqual(js_to_json('42a-1'), '42"a"-1')
+        self.assertEqual(js_to_json('{a: `${e("")}`}'), '{"a": "\\"e\\"(\\"\\")"}')
 
     def test_js_to_json_template_literal(self):
         self.assertEqual(js_to_json('`Hello ${name}`', {'name': '"world"'}), '"Hello world"')
diff --git a/test/test_youtube_signature.py b/test/test_youtube_signature.py
index 7ae627f2c..0f0885366 100644
--- a/test/test_youtube_signature.py
+++ b/test/test_youtube_signature.py
@@ -78,6 +78,61 @@
         '2aq0aqSyOoJXtK73m-uME_jv7-pT15gOFC02RFkGMqWpzEICs69VdbwQ0LDp1v7j8xx92efCJlYFYb1sUkkBSPOlPmXgIARw8JQ0qOAOAA',
         '0QJ8wRAIgXmPlOPSBkkUs1bYFYlJCfe29xxAj7v1pDL0QwbdV96sCIEzpWqMGkFR20CFOg51Tp-7vj_EMu-m37KtXJ2OySqa0q',
     ),
+    (
+        'https://www.youtube.com/s/player/643afba4/tv-player-ias.vflset/tv-player-ias.js',
+        '2aq0aqSyOoJXtK73m-uME_jv7-pT15gOFC02RFkGMqWpzEICs69VdbwQ0LDp1v7j8xx92efCJlYFYb1sUkkBSPOlPmXgIARw8JQ0qOAOAA',
+        'AAOAOq0QJ8wRAIgXmPlOPSBkkUs1bYFYlJCfe29xx8j7vgpDL0QwbdV06sCIEzpWqMGkFR20CFOS21Tp-7vj_EMu-m37KtXJoOy1',
+    ),
+    (
+        'https://www.youtube.com/s/player/363db69b/player_ias.vflset/en_US/base.js',
+        '2aq0aqSyOoJXtK73m-uME_jv7-pT15gOFC02RFkGMqWpzEICs69VdbwQ0LDp1v7j8xx92efCJlYFYb1sUkkBSPOlPmXgIARw8JQ0qOAOAA',
+        '0aqSyOoJXtK73m-uME_jv7-pT15gOFC02RFkGMqWpz2ICs6EVdbwQ0LDp1v7j8xx92efCJlYFYb1sUkkBSPOlPmXgIARw8JQ0qOAOAA',
+    ),
+    (
+        'https://www.youtube.com/s/player/363db69b/player_ias_tce.vflset/en_US/base.js',
+        '2aq0aqSyOoJXtK73m-uME_jv7-pT15gOFC02RFkGMqWpzEICs69VdbwQ0LDp1v7j8xx92efCJlYFYb1sUkkBSPOlPmXgIARw8JQ0qOAOAA',
+        '0aqSyOoJXtK73m-uME_jv7-pT15gOFC02RFkGMqWpz2ICs6EVdbwQ0LDp1v7j8xx92efCJlYFYb1sUkkBSPOlPmXgIARw8JQ0qOAOAA',
+    ),
+    (
+        'https://www.youtube.com/s/player/4fcd6e4a/player_ias.vflset/en_US/base.js',
+        '2aq0aqSyOoJXtK73m-uME_jv7-pT15gOFC02RFkGMqWpzEICs69VdbwQ0LDp1v7j8xx92efCJlYFYb1sUkkBSPOlPmXgIARw8JQ0qOAOAA',
+        'wAOAOq0QJ8ARAIgXmPlOPSBkkUs1bYFYlJCfe29xx8q7v1pDL0QwbdV96sCIEzpWqMGkFR20CFOg51Tp-7vj_EMu-m37KtXJoOySqa0',
+    ),
+    (
+        'https://www.youtube.com/s/player/4fcd6e4a/player_ias_tce.vflset/en_US/base.js',
+        '2aq0aqSyOoJXtK73m-uME_jv7-pT15gOFC02RFkGMqWpzEICs69VdbwQ0LDp1v7j8xx92efCJlYFYb1sUkkBSPOlPmXgIARw8JQ0qOAOAA',
+        'wAOAOq0QJ8ARAIgXmPlOPSBkkUs1bYFYlJCfe29xx8q7v1pDL0QwbdV96sCIEzpWqMGkFR20CFOg51Tp-7vj_EMu-m37KtXJoOySqa0',
+    ),
+    (
+        'https://www.youtube.com/s/player/20830619/player_ias.vflset/en_US/base.js',
+        '2aq0aqSyOoJXtK73m-uME_jv7-pT15gOFC02RFkGMqWpzEICs69VdbwQ0LDp1v7j8xx92efCJlYFYb1sUkkBSPOlPmXgIARw8JQ0qOAOAA',
+        '7AOq0QJ8wRAIgXmPlOPSBkkAs1bYFYlJCfe29xx8jOv1pDL0Q2bdV96sCIEzpWqMGkFR20CFOg51Tp-7vj_EMu-m37KtXJoOySqa0qaw',
+    ),
+    (
+        'https://www.youtube.com/s/player/20830619/player_ias_tce.vflset/en_US/base.js',
+        '2aq0aqSyOoJXtK73m-uME_jv7-pT15gOFC02RFkGMqWpzEICs69VdbwQ0LDp1v7j8xx92efCJlYFYb1sUkkBSPOlPmXgIARw8JQ0qOAOAA',
+        '7AOq0QJ8wRAIgXmPlOPSBkkAs1bYFYlJCfe29xx8jOv1pDL0Q2bdV96sCIEzpWqMGkFR20CFOg51Tp-7vj_EMu-m37KtXJoOySqa0qaw',
+    ),
+    (
+        'https://www.youtube.com/s/player/20830619/player-plasma-ias-phone-en_US.vflset/base.js',
+        '2aq0aqSyOoJXtK73m-uME_jv7-pT15gOFC02RFkGMqWpzEICs69VdbwQ0LDp1v7j8xx92efCJlYFYb1sUkkBSPOlPmXgIARw8JQ0qOAOAA',
+        '7AOq0QJ8wRAIgXmPlOPSBkkAs1bYFYlJCfe29xx8jOv1pDL0Q2bdV96sCIEzpWqMGkFR20CFOg51Tp-7vj_EMu-m37KtXJoOySqa0qaw',
+    ),
+    (
+        'https://www.youtube.com/s/player/20830619/player-plasma-ias-tablet-en_US.vflset/base.js',
+        '2aq0aqSyOoJXtK73m-uME_jv7-pT15gOFC02RFkGMqWpzEICs69VdbwQ0LDp1v7j8xx92efCJlYFYb1sUkkBSPOlPmXgIARw8JQ0qOAOAA',
+        '7AOq0QJ8wRAIgXmPlOPSBkkAs1bYFYlJCfe29xx8jOv1pDL0Q2bdV96sCIEzpWqMGkFR20CFOg51Tp-7vj_EMu-m37KtXJoOySqa0qaw',
+    ),
+    (
+        'https://www.youtube.com/s/player/8a8ac953/player_ias_tce.vflset/en_US/base.js',
+        '2aq0aqSyOoJXtK73m-uME_jv7-pT15gOFC02RFkGMqWpzEICs69VdbwQ0LDp1v7j8xx92efCJlYFYb1sUkkBSPOlPmXgIARw8JQ0qOAOAA',
+        'IAOAOq0QJ8wRAAgXmPlOPSBkkUs1bYFYlJCfe29xx8j7v1pDL0QwbdV96sCIEzpWqMGkFR20CFOg51Tp-7vj_E2u-m37KtXJoOySqa0',
+    ),
+    (
+        'https://www.youtube.com/s/player/8a8ac953/tv-player-es6.vflset/tv-player-es6.js',
+        '2aq0aqSyOoJXtK73m-uME_jv7-pT15gOFC02RFkGMqWpzEICs69VdbwQ0LDp1v7j8xx92efCJlYFYb1sUkkBSPOlPmXgIARw8JQ0qOAOAA',
+        'IAOAOq0QJ8wRAAgXmPlOPSBkkUs1bYFYlJCfe29xx8j7v1pDL0QwbdV96sCIEzpWqMGkFR20CFOg51Tp-7vj_E2u-m37KtXJoOySqa0',
+    ),
 ]
 
 _NSIG_TESTS = [
@@ -205,6 +260,62 @@
         'https://www.youtube.com/s/player/9c6dfc4a/player_ias.vflset/en_US/base.js',
         'jbu7ylIosQHyJyJV', 'uwI0ESiynAmhNg',
     ),
+    (
+        'https://www.youtube.com/s/player/e7567ecf/player_ias_tce.vflset/en_US/base.js',
+        'Sy4aDGc0VpYRR9ew_', '5UPOT1VhoZxNLQ',
+    ),
+    (
+        'https://www.youtube.com/s/player/d50f54ef/player_ias_tce.vflset/en_US/base.js',
+        'Ha7507LzRmH3Utygtj', 'XFTb2HoeOE5MHg',
+    ),
+    (
+        'https://www.youtube.com/s/player/074a8365/player_ias_tce.vflset/en_US/base.js',
+        'Ha7507LzRmH3Utygtj', 'ufTsrE0IVYrkl8v',
+    ),
+    (
+        'https://www.youtube.com/s/player/643afba4/player_ias.vflset/en_US/base.js',
+        'N5uAlLqm0eg1GyHO', 'dCBQOejdq5s-ww',
+    ),
+    (
+        'https://www.youtube.com/s/player/69f581a5/tv-player-ias.vflset/tv-player-ias.js',
+        '-qIP447rVlTTwaZjY', 'KNcGOksBAvwqQg',
+    ),
+    (
+        'https://www.youtube.com/s/player/643afba4/tv-player-ias.vflset/tv-player-ias.js',
+        'ir9-V6cdbCiyKxhr', '2PL7ZDYAALMfmA',
+    ),
+    (
+        'https://www.youtube.com/s/player/363db69b/player_ias.vflset/en_US/base.js',
+        'eWYu5d5YeY_4LyEDc', 'XJQqf-N7Xra3gg',
+    ),
+    (
+        'https://www.youtube.com/s/player/4fcd6e4a/player_ias.vflset/en_US/base.js',
+        'o_L251jm8yhZkWtBW', 'lXoxI3XvToqn6A',
+    ),
+    (
+        'https://www.youtube.com/s/player/4fcd6e4a/player_ias_tce.vflset/en_US/base.js',
+        'o_L251jm8yhZkWtBW', 'lXoxI3XvToqn6A',
+    ),
+    (
+        'https://www.youtube.com/s/player/20830619/tv-player-ias.vflset/tv-player-ias.js',
+        'ir9-V6cdbCiyKxhr', '9YE85kNjZiS4',
+    ),
+    (
+        'https://www.youtube.com/s/player/20830619/player-plasma-ias-phone-en_US.vflset/base.js',
+        'ir9-V6cdbCiyKxhr', '9YE85kNjZiS4',
+    ),
+    (
+        'https://www.youtube.com/s/player/20830619/player-plasma-ias-tablet-en_US.vflset/base.js',
+        'ir9-V6cdbCiyKxhr', '9YE85kNjZiS4',
+    ),
+    (
+        'https://www.youtube.com/s/player/8a8ac953/player_ias_tce.vflset/en_US/base.js',
+        'MiBYeXx_vRREbiCCmh', 'RtZYMVvmkE0JE',
+    ),
+    (
+        'https://www.youtube.com/s/player/8a8ac953/tv-player-es6.vflset/tv-player-es6.js',
+        'MiBYeXx_vRREbiCCmh', 'RtZYMVvmkE0JE',
+    ),
 ]
 
 
@@ -218,6 +329,8 @@ def test_youtube_extract_player_info(self):
             ('https://www.youtube.com/s/player/64dddad9/player-plasma-ias-phone-en_US.vflset/base.js', '64dddad9'),
             ('https://www.youtube.com/s/player/64dddad9/player-plasma-ias-phone-de_DE.vflset/base.js', '64dddad9'),
             ('https://www.youtube.com/s/player/64dddad9/player-plasma-ias-tablet-en_US.vflset/base.js', '64dddad9'),
+            ('https://www.youtube.com/s/player/e7567ecf/player_ias_tce.vflset/en_US/base.js', 'e7567ecf'),
+            ('https://www.youtube.com/s/player/643afba4/tv-player-ias.vflset/tv-player-ias.js', '643afba4'),
             # obsolete
             ('https://www.youtube.com/yts/jsbin/player_ias-vfle4-e03/en_US/base.js', 'vfle4-e03'),
             ('https://www.youtube.com/yts/jsbin/player_ias-vfl49f_g4/en_US/base.js', 'vfl49f_g4'),
@@ -250,46 +363,51 @@ def t_factory(name, sig_func, url_pattern):
     def make_tfunc(url, sig_input, expected_sig):
         m = url_pattern.match(url)
         assert m, f'{url!r} should follow URL format'
-        test_id = m.group('id')
+        test_id = re.sub(r'[/.-]', '_', m.group('id') or m.group('compat_id'))
 
         def test_func(self):
-            basename = f'player-{name}-{test_id}.js'
+            basename = f'player-{test_id}.js'
             fn = os.path.join(self.TESTDATA_DIR, basename)
 
             if not os.path.exists(fn):
                 urllib.request.urlretrieve(url, fn)
             with open(fn, encoding='utf-8') as testf:
                 jscode = testf.read()
-            self.assertEqual(sig_func(jscode, sig_input), expected_sig)
+            self.assertEqual(sig_func(jscode, sig_input, url), expected_sig)
 
         test_func.__name__ = f'test_{name}_js_{test_id}'
         setattr(TestSignature, test_func.__name__, test_func)
     return make_tfunc
 
 
-def signature(jscode, sig_input):
-    func = YoutubeIE(FakeYDL())._parse_sig_js(jscode)
+def signature(jscode, sig_input, player_url):
+    func = YoutubeIE(FakeYDL())._parse_sig_js(jscode, player_url)
     src_sig = (
         str(string.printable[:sig_input])
         if isinstance(sig_input, int) else sig_input)
     return func(src_sig)
 
 
-def n_sig(jscode, sig_input):
+def n_sig(jscode, sig_input, player_url):
     ie = YoutubeIE(FakeYDL())
-    funcname = ie._extract_n_function_name(jscode)
+    funcname = ie._extract_n_function_name(jscode, player_url=player_url)
     jsi = JSInterpreter(jscode)
-    func = jsi.extract_function_from_code(*ie._fixup_n_function_code(*jsi.extract_function_code(funcname)))
+    func = jsi.extract_function_from_code(*ie._fixup_n_function_code(*jsi.extract_function_code(funcname), jscode, player_url))
     return func([sig_input])
 
 
 make_sig_test = t_factory(
-    'signature', signature, re.compile(r'.*(?:-|/player/)(?P<id>[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+)(?:/.+\.js|(?:/watch_as3|/html5player)?\.[a-z]+)$'))
+    'signature', signature,
+    re.compile(r'''(?x)
+        .+(?:
+            /player/(?P<id>[a-zA-Z0-9_/.-]+)|
+            /html5player-(?:en_US-)?(?P<compat_id>[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+)(?:/watch_as3|/html5player)?
+        )\.js$'''))
 for test_spec in _SIG_TESTS:
     make_sig_test(*test_spec)
 
 make_nsig_test = t_factory(
-    'nsig', n_sig, re.compile(r'.+/player/(?P<id>[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+)/.+.js$'))
+    'nsig', n_sig, re.compile(r'.+/player/(?P<id>[a-zA-Z0-9_/.-]+)\.js$'))
 for test_spec in _NSIG_TESTS:
     make_nsig_test(*test_spec)
 
diff --git a/yt_dlp/YoutubeDL.py b/yt_dlp/YoutubeDL.py
index b207b98c9..7021c2d89 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/YoutubeDL.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/YoutubeDL.py
@@ -655,19 +655,21 @@ def __init__(self, params=None, auto_init=True):
         if not all_plugins_loaded.value:
             load_all_plugins()
 
-        try:
-            windows_enable_vt_mode()
-        except Exception as e:
-            self.write_debug(f'Failed to enable VT mode: {e}')
-
         stdout = sys.stderr if self.params.get('logtostderr') else sys.stdout
         self._out_files = Namespace(
             out=stdout,
             error=sys.stderr,
             screen=sys.stderr if self.params.get('quiet') else stdout,
-            console=next(filter(supports_terminal_sequences, (sys.stderr, sys.stdout)), None),
         )
 
+        try:
+            windows_enable_vt_mode()
+        except Exception as e:
+            self.write_debug(f'Failed to enable VT mode: {e}')
+
+        # hehe "immutable" namespace
+        self._out_files.console = next(filter(supports_terminal_sequences, (sys.stderr, sys.stdout)), None)
+
         if self.params.get('no_color'):
             if self.params.get('color') is not None:
                 self.params.setdefault('_warnings', []).append(
@@ -4169,7 +4171,7 @@ def _get_available_impersonate_targets(self):
             (target, rh.RH_NAME)
             for rh in self._request_director.handlers.values()
             if isinstance(rh, ImpersonateRequestHandler)
-            for target in rh.supported_targets
+            for target in reversed(rh.supported_targets)
         ]
 
     def _impersonate_target_available(self, target):
diff --git a/yt_dlp/__init__.py b/yt_dlp/__init__.py
index 6998949fa..092518fb8 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/__init__.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/__init__.py
@@ -1034,8 +1034,9 @@ def _real_main(argv=None):
                 # List of simplified targets we know are supported,
                 # to help users know what dependencies may be required.
                 (ImpersonateTarget('chrome'), 'curl_cffi'),
-                (ImpersonateTarget('edge'), 'curl_cffi'),
                 (ImpersonateTarget('safari'), 'curl_cffi'),
+                (ImpersonateTarget('firefox'), 'curl_cffi>=0.10'),
+                (ImpersonateTarget('edge'), 'curl_cffi'),
             ]
 
             available_targets = ydl._get_available_impersonate_targets()
@@ -1051,12 +1052,12 @@ def make_row(target, handler):
 
             for known_target, known_handler in known_targets:
                 if not any(
-                    known_target in target and handler == known_handler
+                    known_target in target and known_handler.startswith(handler)
                     for target, handler in available_targets
                 ):
-                    rows.append([
+                    rows.insert(0, [
                         ydl._format_out(text, ydl.Styles.SUPPRESS)
-                        for text in make_row(known_target, f'{known_handler} (not available)')
+                        for text in make_row(known_target, f'{known_handler} (unavailable)')
                     ])
 
             ydl.to_screen('[info] Available impersonate targets')
diff --git a/yt_dlp/aes.py b/yt_dlp/aes.py
index 9908434a5..065901d68 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/aes.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/aes.py
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ def aes_ecb_encrypt(data, key, iv=None):
     @returns {int[]}           encrypted data
     """
     expanded_key = key_expansion(key)
-    block_count = int(ceil(float(len(data)) / BLOCK_SIZE_BYTES))
+    block_count = ceil(len(data) / BLOCK_SIZE_BYTES)
 
     encrypted_data = []
     for i in range(block_count):
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ def aes_ecb_decrypt(data, key, iv=None):
     @returns {int[]}           decrypted data
     """
     expanded_key = key_expansion(key)
-    block_count = int(ceil(float(len(data)) / BLOCK_SIZE_BYTES))
+    block_count = ceil(len(data) / BLOCK_SIZE_BYTES)
 
     encrypted_data = []
     for i in range(block_count):
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ def aes_ctr_encrypt(data, key, iv):
     @returns {int[]}           encrypted data
     """
     expanded_key = key_expansion(key)
-    block_count = int(ceil(float(len(data)) / BLOCK_SIZE_BYTES))
+    block_count = ceil(len(data) / BLOCK_SIZE_BYTES)
     counter = iter_vector(iv)
 
     encrypted_data = []
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ def aes_cbc_decrypt(data, key, iv):
     @returns {int[]}           decrypted data
     """
     expanded_key = key_expansion(key)
-    block_count = int(ceil(float(len(data)) / BLOCK_SIZE_BYTES))
+    block_count = ceil(len(data) / BLOCK_SIZE_BYTES)
 
     decrypted_data = []
     previous_cipher_block = iv
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ def aes_cbc_encrypt(data, key, iv, *, padding_mode='pkcs7'):
     @returns {int[]}           encrypted data
     """
     expanded_key = key_expansion(key)
-    block_count = int(ceil(float(len(data)) / BLOCK_SIZE_BYTES))
+    block_count = ceil(len(data) / BLOCK_SIZE_BYTES)
 
     encrypted_data = []
     previous_cipher_block = iv
diff --git a/yt_dlp/downloader/__init__.py b/yt_dlp/downloader/__init__.py
index 1b12bd4be..9c34bd289 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/downloader/__init__.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/downloader/__init__.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ def get_suitable_downloader(info_dict, params={}, default=NO_DEFAULT, protocol=N
 from .http import HttpFD
 from .ism import IsmFD
 from .mhtml import MhtmlFD
-from .niconico import NiconicoDmcFD, NiconicoLiveFD
+from .niconico import NiconicoLiveFD
 from .rtmp import RtmpFD
 from .rtsp import RtspFD
 from .websocket import WebSocketFragmentFD
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ def get_suitable_downloader(info_dict, params={}, default=NO_DEFAULT, protocol=N
     'http_dash_segments_generator': DashSegmentsFD,
     'ism': IsmFD,
     'mhtml': MhtmlFD,
-    'niconico_dmc': NiconicoDmcFD,
     'niconico_live': NiconicoLiveFD,
     'fc2_live': FC2LiveFD,
     'websocket_frag': WebSocketFragmentFD,
@@ -67,7 +66,6 @@ def shorten_protocol_name(proto, simplify=False):
         'rtmp_ffmpeg': 'rtmpF',
         'http_dash_segments': 'dash',
         'http_dash_segments_generator': 'dashG',
-        'niconico_dmc': 'dmc',
         'websocket_frag': 'WSfrag',
     }
     if simplify:
diff --git a/yt_dlp/downloader/niconico.py b/yt_dlp/downloader/niconico.py
index 462c6e2d6..33cf15df8 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/downloader/niconico.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/downloader/niconico.py
@@ -2,60 +2,12 @@
 import threading
 import time
 
-from . import get_suitable_downloader
 from .common import FileDownloader
 from .external import FFmpegFD
 from ..networking import Request
 from ..utils import DownloadError, str_or_none, try_get
 
 
-class NiconicoDmcFD(FileDownloader):
-    """ Downloading niconico douga from DMC with heartbeat """
-
-    def real_download(self, filename, info_dict):
-        from ..extractor.niconico import NiconicoIE
-
-        self.to_screen(f'[{self.FD_NAME}] Downloading from DMC')
-        ie = NiconicoIE(self.ydl)
-        info_dict, heartbeat_info_dict = ie._get_heartbeat_info(info_dict)
-
-        fd = get_suitable_downloader(info_dict, params=self.params)(self.ydl, self.params)
-
-        success = download_complete = False
-        timer = [None]
-        heartbeat_lock = threading.Lock()
-        heartbeat_url = heartbeat_info_dict['url']
-        heartbeat_data = heartbeat_info_dict['data'].encode()
-        heartbeat_interval = heartbeat_info_dict.get('interval', 30)
-
-        request = Request(heartbeat_url, heartbeat_data)
-
-        def heartbeat():
-            try:
-                self.ydl.urlopen(request).read()
-            except Exception:
-                self.to_screen(f'[{self.FD_NAME}] Heartbeat failed')
-
-            with heartbeat_lock:
-                if not download_complete:
-                    timer[0] = threading.Timer(heartbeat_interval, heartbeat)
-                    timer[0].start()
-
-        heartbeat_info_dict['ping']()
-        self.to_screen('[%s] Heartbeat with %d second interval ...' % (self.FD_NAME, heartbeat_interval))
-        try:
-            heartbeat()
-            if type(fd).__name__ == 'HlsFD':
-                info_dict.update(ie._extract_m3u8_formats(info_dict['url'], info_dict['id'])[0])
-            success = fd.real_download(filename, info_dict)
-        finally:
-            if heartbeat_lock:
-                with heartbeat_lock:
-                    timer[0].cancel()
-                    download_complete = True
-        return success
-
-
 class NiconicoLiveFD(FileDownloader):
     """ Downloads niconico live without being stopped """
 
@@ -85,6 +37,7 @@ def communicate_ws(reconnect):
                             'quality': live_quality,
                             'protocol': 'hls+fmp4',
                             'latency': live_latency,
+                            'accessRightMethod': 'single_cookie',
                             'chasePlay': False,
                         },
                         'room': {
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/_extractors.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/_extractors.py
index 3ab0f5efa..bb1c3db16 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/_extractors.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/_extractors.py
@@ -336,6 +336,7 @@
 from .canalalpha import CanalAlphaIE
 from .canalc2 import Canalc2IE
 from .canalplus import CanalplusIE
+from .canalsurmas import CanalsurmasIE
 from .caracoltv import CaracolTvPlayIE
 from .cartoonnetwork import CartoonNetworkIE
 from .cbc import (
@@ -495,10 +496,6 @@
 from .daystar import DaystarClipIE
 from .dbtv import DBTVIE
 from .dctp import DctpTvIE
-from .deezer import (
-    DeezerAlbumIE,
-    DeezerPlaylistIE,
-)
 from .democracynow import DemocracynowIE
 from .detik import DetikEmbedIE
 from .deuxm import (
@@ -686,6 +683,7 @@
 )
 from .foxsports import FoxSportsIE
 from .fptplay import FptplayIE
+from .francaisfacile import FrancaisFacileIE
 from .franceinter import FranceInterIE
 from .francetv import (
     FranceTVIE,
@@ -842,6 +840,7 @@
 from .ichinanalive import (
     IchinanaLiveClipIE,
     IchinanaLiveIE,
+    IchinanaLiveVODIE,
 )
 from .idolplus import IdolPlusIE
 from .ign import (
@@ -904,6 +903,7 @@
     IviIE,
 )
 from .ivideon import IvideonIE
+from .ivoox import IvooxIE
 from .iwara import (
     IwaraIE,
     IwaraPlaylistIE,
@@ -961,7 +961,10 @@
 )
 from .kicker import KickerIE
 from .kickstarter import KickStarterIE
-from .kika import KikaIE
+from .kika import (
+    KikaIE,
+    KikaPlaylistIE,
+)
 from .kinja import KinjaEmbedIE
 from .kinopoisk import KinoPoiskIE
 from .kommunetv import KommunetvIE
@@ -1039,6 +1042,7 @@
     LimelightMediaIE,
 )
 from .linkedin import (
+    LinkedInEventsIE,
     LinkedInIE,
     LinkedInLearningCourseIE,
     LinkedInLearningIE,
@@ -1054,6 +1058,7 @@
 )
 from .livestreamfails import LivestreamfailsIE
 from .lnk import LnkIE
+from .loco import LocoIE
 from .loom import (
     LoomFolderIE,
     LoomIE,
@@ -1061,6 +1066,7 @@
 from .lovehomeporn import LoveHomePornIE
 from .lrt import (
     LRTVODIE,
+    LRTRadioIE,
     LRTStreamIE,
 )
 from .lsm import (
@@ -1493,6 +1499,10 @@
 )
 from .parler import ParlerIE
 from .parlview import ParlviewIE
+from .parti import (
+    PartiLivestreamIE,
+    PartiVideoIE,
+)
 from .patreon import (
     PatreonCampaignIE,
     PatreonIE,
@@ -1739,6 +1749,7 @@
     RoosterTeethSeriesIE,
 )
 from .rottentomatoes import RottenTomatoesIE
+from .roya import RoyaLiveIE
 from .rozhlas import (
     MujRozhlasIE,
     RozhlasIE,
@@ -1773,7 +1784,6 @@
 from .rtve import (
     RTVEALaCartaIE,
     RTVEAudioIE,
-    RTVEInfantilIE,
     RTVELiveIE,
     RTVETelevisionIE,
 )
@@ -1882,6 +1892,8 @@
     SkyItVideoIE,
     SkyItVideoLiveIE,
     TV8ItIE,
+    TV8ItLiveIE,
+    TV8ItPlaylistIE,
 )
 from .skylinewebcams import SkylineWebcamsIE
 from .skynewsarabia import (
@@ -1985,6 +1997,7 @@
     StoryFireSeriesIE,
     StoryFireUserIE,
 )
+from .streaks import StreaksIE
 from .streamable import StreamableIE
 from .streamcz import StreamCZIE
 from .streetvoice import StreetVoiceIE
@@ -2224,7 +2237,10 @@
     TVPlayIE,
 )
 from .tvplayer import TVPlayerIE
-from .tvw import TvwIE
+from .tvw import (
+    TvwIE,
+    TvwTvChannelsIE,
+)
 from .tweakers import TweakersIE
 from .twentymin import TwentyMinutenIE
 from .twentythreevideo import TwentyThreeVideoIE
@@ -2348,10 +2364,6 @@
     ViewLiftIE,
 )
 from .viidea import ViideaIE
-from .viki import (
-    VikiChannelIE,
-    VikiIE,
-)
 from .vimeo import (
     VHXEmbedIE,
     VimeoAlbumIE,
@@ -2396,10 +2408,15 @@
     VoxMediaIE,
     VoxMediaVolumeIE,
 )
+from .vrsquare import (
+    VrSquareChannelIE,
+    VrSquareIE,
+    VrSquareSearchIE,
+    VrSquareSectionIE,
+)
 from .vrt import (
     VRTIE,
     DagelijkseKostIE,
-    KetnetIE,
     Radio1BeIE,
     VrtNUIE,
 )
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/abematv.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/abematv.py
index 8c7131b10..8f2fc4c80 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/abematv.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/abematv.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
     int_or_none,
     time_seconds,
     traverse_obj,
+    update_url,
     update_url_query,
 )
 
@@ -417,6 +418,10 @@ def _real_extract(self, url):
             'is_live': is_live,
             'availability': availability,
         })
+
+        if thumbnail := update_url(self._og_search_thumbnail(webpage, default=''), query=None):
+            info['thumbnails'] = [{'url': thumbnail}]
+
         return info
 
 
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/afreecatv.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/afreecatv.py
index 572d1a389..aadb4d660 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/afreecatv.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/afreecatv.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import datetime as dt
 import functools
 
 from .common import InfoExtractor
@@ -10,7 +11,7 @@
     filter_dict,
     int_or_none,
     orderedSet,
-    unified_timestamp,
+    parse_iso8601,
     url_or_none,
     urlencode_postdata,
     urljoin,
@@ -87,9 +88,9 @@ class AfreecaTVIE(AfreecaTVBaseIE):
             'uploader_id': 'rlantnghks',
             'uploader': '페이즈으',
             'duration': 10840,
-            'thumbnail': r're:https?://videoimg\.sooplive\.co/.kr/.+',
+            'thumbnail': r're:https?://videoimg\.(?:sooplive\.co\.kr|afreecatv\.com)/.+',
             'upload_date': '20230108',
-            'timestamp': 1673218805,
+            'timestamp': 1673186405,
             'title': '젠지 페이즈',
         },
         'params': {
@@ -102,7 +103,7 @@ class AfreecaTVIE(AfreecaTVBaseIE):
             'id': '20170411_BE689A0E_190960999_1_2_h',
             'ext': 'mp4',
             'title': '혼자사는여자집',
-            'thumbnail': r're:https?://(?:video|st)img\.sooplive\.co\.kr/.+',
+            'thumbnail': r're:https?://(?:video|st)img\.(?:sooplive\.co\.kr|afreecatv\.com)/.+',
             'uploader': '♥이슬이',
             'uploader_id': 'dasl8121',
             'upload_date': '20170411',
@@ -119,7 +120,7 @@ class AfreecaTVIE(AfreecaTVBaseIE):
             'id': '20180327_27901457_202289533_1',
             'ext': 'mp4',
             'title': '[생]빨개요♥ (part 1)',
-            'thumbnail': r're:https?://(?:video|st)img\.sooplive\.co\.kr/.+',
+            'thumbnail': r're:https?://(?:video|st)img\.(?:sooplive\.co\.kr|afreecatv\.com)/.+',
             'uploader': '[SA]서아',
             'uploader_id': 'bjdyrksu',
             'upload_date': '20180327',
@@ -187,7 +188,7 @@ def _real_extract(self, url):
                 'formats': formats,
                 **traverse_obj(file_element, {
                     'duration': ('duration', {int_or_none(scale=1000)}),
-                    'timestamp': ('file_start', {unified_timestamp}),
+                    'timestamp': ('file_start', {parse_iso8601(delimiter=' ', timezone=dt.timedelta(hours=9))}),
                 }),
             })
 
@@ -370,7 +371,7 @@ def _real_extract(self, url):
             'title': channel_info.get('TITLE') or station_info.get('station_title'),
             'uploader': channel_info.get('BJNICK') or station_info.get('station_name'),
             'uploader_id': broadcaster_id,
-            'timestamp': unified_timestamp(station_info.get('broad_start')),
+            'timestamp': parse_iso8601(station_info.get('broad_start'), delimiter=' ', timezone=dt.timedelta(hours=9)),
             'formats': formats,
             'is_live': True,
             'http_headers': {'Referer': url},
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/agora.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/agora.py
index 983558425..e040db601 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/agora.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/agora.py
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ class TokFMPodcastIE(InfoExtractor):
         'url': 'https://audycje.tokfm.pl/podcast/91275,-Systemowy-rasizm-Czy-zamieszki-w-USA-po-morderstwie-w-Minneapolis-doprowadza-do-zmian-w-sluzbach-panstwowych',
         'info_dict': {
             'id': '91275',
-            'ext': 'aac',
+            'ext': 'mp3',
             'title': 'md5:a9b15488009065556900169fb8061cce',
             'episode': 'md5:a9b15488009065556900169fb8061cce',
             'series': 'Analizy',
@@ -164,23 +164,20 @@ def _real_extract(self, url):
             raise ExtractorError('No such podcast', expected=True)
         metadata = metadata[0]
 
-        formats = []
-        for ext in ('aac', 'mp3'):
-            url_data = self._download_json(
-                f'https://api.podcast.radioagora.pl/api4/getSongUrl?podcast_id={media_id}&device_id={uuid.uuid4()}&ppre=false&audio={ext}',
-                media_id, f'Downloading podcast {ext} URL')
-            # prevents inserting the mp3 (default) multiple times
-            if 'link_ssl' in url_data and f'.{ext}' in url_data['link_ssl']:
-                formats.append({
-                    'url': url_data['link_ssl'],
-                    'ext': ext,
-                    'vcodec': 'none',
-                    'acodec': ext,
-                })
+        mp3_url = self._download_json(
+            'https://api.podcast.radioagora.pl/api4/getSongUrl',
+            media_id, 'Downloading podcast mp3 URL', query={
+                'podcast_id': media_id,
+                'device_id': str(uuid.uuid4()),
+                'ppre': 'false',
+                'audio': 'mp3',
+            })['link_ssl']
 
         return {
             'id': media_id,
-            'formats': formats,
+            'url': mp3_url,
+            'vcodec': 'none',
+            'ext': 'mp3',
             'title': metadata.get('podcast_name'),
             'series': metadata.get('series_name'),
             'episode': metadata.get('podcast_name'),
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/atresplayer.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/atresplayer.py
index 0fe95bec5..1258a5704 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/atresplayer.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/atresplayer.py
@@ -1,64 +1,105 @@
+import urllib.parse
+
 from .common import InfoExtractor
 from ..networking.exceptions import HTTPError
 from ..utils import (
     ExtractorError,
     int_or_none,
+    parse_age_limit,
+    url_or_none,
     urlencode_postdata,
 )
+from ..utils.traversal import traverse_obj
 
 
 class AtresPlayerIE(InfoExtractor):
-    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?atresplayer\.com/[^/]+/[^/]+/[^/]+/[^/]+/(?P<display_id>.+?)_(?P<id>[0-9a-f]{24})'
+    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?atresplayer\.com/(?:[^/?#]+/){4}(?P<display_id>.+?)_(?P<id>[0-9a-f]{24})'
     _NETRC_MACHINE = 'atresplayer'
-    _TESTS = [
-        {
-            'url': 'https://www.atresplayer.com/antena3/series/pequenas-coincidencias/temporada-1/capitulo-7-asuntos-pendientes_5d4aa2c57ed1a88fc715a615/',
-            'info_dict': {
-                'id': '5d4aa2c57ed1a88fc715a615',
-                'ext': 'mp4',
-                'title': 'Capítulo 7: Asuntos pendientes',
-                'description': 'md5:7634cdcb4d50d5381bedf93efb537fbc',
-                'duration': 3413,
-            },
-            'skip': 'This video is only available for registered users',
+    _TESTS = [{
+        'url': 'https://www.atresplayer.com/lasexta/programas/el-objetivo/clips/mbappe-describe-como-entrenador-a-carlo-ancelotti-sabe-cuando-tiene-que-ser-padre-jefe-amigo-entrenador_67f2dfb2fb6ab0e4c7203849/',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'ext': 'mp4',
+            'id': '67f2dfb2fb6ab0e4c7203849',
+            'display_id': 'md5:c203f8d4e425ed115ba56a1c6e4b3e6c',
+            'title': 'Mbappé describe como entrenador a Carlo Ancelotti: "Sabe cuándo tiene que ser padre, jefe, amigo, entrenador..."',
+            'channel': 'laSexta',
+            'duration': 31,
+            'thumbnail': 'https://imagenes.atresplayer.com/atp/clipping/cmsimages02/2025/04/06/B02DBE1E-D59B-4683-8404-1A9595D15269/1920x1080.jpg',
+            'tags': ['Entrevista informativa', 'Actualidad', 'Debate informativo', 'Política', 'Economía', 'Sociedad', 'Cara a cara', 'Análisis', 'Más periodismo'],
+            'series': 'El Objetivo',
+            'season': 'Temporada 12',
+            'timestamp': 1743970079,
+            'upload_date': '20250406',
         },
-        {
-            'url': 'https://www.atresplayer.com/lasexta/programas/el-club-de-la-comedia/temporada-4/capitulo-10-especial-solidario-nochebuena_5ad08edf986b2855ed47adc4/',
-            'only_matching': True,
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://www.atresplayer.com/antena3/programas/el-hormiguero/clips/revive-la-entrevista-completa-a-miguel-bose-en-el-hormiguero_67f836baa4a5b0e4147ca59a/',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'ext': 'mp4',
+            'id': '67f836baa4a5b0e4147ca59a',
+            'display_id': 'revive-la-entrevista-completa-a-miguel-bose-en-el-hormiguero',
+            'title': 'Revive la entrevista completa a Miguel Bosé en El Hormiguero',
+            'description': 'md5:c6d2b591408d45a7bc2986dfb938eb72',
+            'channel': 'Antena 3',
+            'duration': 2556,
+            'thumbnail': 'https://imagenes.atresplayer.com/atp/clipping/cmsimages02/2025/04/10/9076395F-F1FD-48BE-9F18-540DBA10EBAD/1920x1080.jpg',
+            'tags': ['Entrevista', 'Variedades', 'Humor', 'Entretenimiento', 'Te sigo', 'Buen rollo', 'Cara a cara'],
+            'series': 'El Hormiguero ',
+            'season': 'Temporada 14',
+            'timestamp': 1744320111,
+            'upload_date': '20250410',
         },
-        {
-            'url': 'https://www.atresplayer.com/antena3/series/el-secreto-de-puente-viejo/el-chico-de-los-tres-lunares/capitulo-977-29-12-14_5ad51046986b2886722ccdea/',
-            'only_matching': True,
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://www.atresplayer.com/flooxer/series/biara-proyecto-lazarus/temporada-1/capitulo-3-supervivientes_67a6038b64ceca00070f4f69/',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'ext': 'mp4',
+            'id': '67a6038b64ceca00070f4f69',
+            'display_id': 'capitulo-3-supervivientes',
+            'title': 'Capítulo 3: Supervivientes',
+            'description': 'md5:65b231f20302f776c2b0dd24594599a1',
+            'channel': 'Flooxer',
+            'duration': 1196,
+            'thumbnail': 'https://imagenes.atresplayer.com/atp/clipping/cmsimages01/2025/02/14/17CF90D3-FE67-40C5-A941-7825B3E13992/1920x1080.jpg',
+            'tags': ['Juvenil', 'Terror', 'Piel de gallina', 'Te sigo', 'Un break', 'Del tirón'],
+            'series': 'BIARA: Proyecto Lázarus',
+            'season': 'Temporada 1',
+            'season_number': 1,
+            'episode': 'Episode 3',
+            'episode_number': 3,
+            'timestamp': 1743095191,
+            'upload_date': '20250327',
         },
-    ]
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://www.atresplayer.com/lasexta/programas/el-club-de-la-comedia/temporada-4/capitulo-10-especial-solidario-nochebuena_5ad08edf986b2855ed47adc4/',
+        'only_matching': True,
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://www.atresplayer.com/antena3/series/el-secreto-de-puente-viejo/el-chico-de-los-tres-lunares/capitulo-977-29-12-14_5ad51046986b2886722ccdea/',
+        'only_matching': True,
+    }]
     _API_BASE = 'https://api.atresplayer.com/'
 
     def _perform_login(self, username, password):
-        self._request_webpage(
-            self._API_BASE + 'login', None, 'Downloading login page')
-
         try:
-            target_url = self._download_json(
-                'https://account.atresmedia.com/api/login', None,
-                'Logging in', headers={
-                    'Content-Type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded',
-                }, data=urlencode_postdata({
+            self._download_webpage(
+                'https://account.atresplayer.com/auth/v1/login', None,
+                'Logging in', 'Failed to log in', data=urlencode_postdata({
                     'username': username,
                     'password': password,
-                }))['targetUrl']
+                }))
         except ExtractorError as e:
             if isinstance(e.cause, HTTPError) and e.cause.status == 400:
                 raise ExtractorError('Invalid username and/or password', expected=True)
             raise
 
-        self._request_webpage(target_url, None, 'Following Target URL')
-
     def _real_extract(self, url):
         display_id, video_id = self._match_valid_url(url).groups()
 
+        metadata_url = self._download_json(
+            self._API_BASE + 'client/v1/url', video_id, 'Downloading API endpoint data',
+            query={'href': urllib.parse.urlparse(url).path})['href']
+        metadata = self._download_json(metadata_url, video_id)
+
         try:
-            episode = self._download_json(
-                self._API_BASE + 'client/v1/player/episode/' + video_id, video_id)
+            video_data = self._download_json(metadata['urlVideo'], video_id, 'Downloading video data')
         except ExtractorError as e:
             if isinstance(e.cause, HTTPError) and e.cause.status == 403:
                 error = self._parse_json(e.cause.response.read(), None)
@@ -67,37 +108,45 @@ def _real_extract(self, url):
                 raise ExtractorError(error['error_description'], expected=True)
             raise
 
-        title = episode['titulo']
-
         formats = []
         subtitles = {}
-        for source in episode.get('sources', []):
-            src = source.get('src')
-            if not src:
-                continue
+        for source in traverse_obj(video_data, ('sources', lambda _, v: url_or_none(v['src']))):
+            src_url = source['src']
             src_type = source.get('type')
-            if src_type == 'application/vnd.apple.mpegurl':
-                formats, subtitles = self._extract_m3u8_formats(
-                    src, video_id, 'mp4', 'm3u8_native',
-                    m3u8_id='hls', fatal=False)
-            elif src_type == 'application/dash+xml':
-                formats, subtitles = self._extract_mpd_formats(
-                    src, video_id, mpd_id='dash', fatal=False)
-
-        heartbeat = episode.get('heartbeat') or {}
-        omniture = episode.get('omniture') or {}
-        get_meta = lambda x: heartbeat.get(x) or omniture.get(x)
+            if src_type in ('application/vnd.apple.mpegurl', 'application/hls+legacy', 'application/hls+hevc'):
+                fmts, subs = self._extract_m3u8_formats_and_subtitles(
+                    src_url, video_id, 'mp4', m3u8_id='hls', fatal=False)
+            elif src_type in ('application/dash+xml', 'application/dash+hevc'):
+                fmts, subs = self._extract_mpd_formats_and_subtitles(
+                    src_url, video_id, mpd_id='dash', fatal=False)
+            else:
+                continue
+            formats.extend(fmts)
+            self._merge_subtitles(subs, target=subtitles)
 
         return {
             'display_id': display_id,
             'id': video_id,
-            'title': title,
-            'description': episode.get('descripcion'),
-            'thumbnail': episode.get('imgPoster'),
-            'duration': int_or_none(episode.get('duration')),
             'formats': formats,
-            'channel': get_meta('channel'),
-            'season': get_meta('season'),
-            'episode_number': int_or_none(get_meta('episodeNumber')),
             'subtitles': subtitles,
+            **traverse_obj(video_data, {
+                'title': ('titulo', {str}),
+                'description': ('descripcion', {str}),
+                'duration': ('duration', {int_or_none}),
+                'thumbnail': ('imgPoster', {url_or_none}, {lambda v: f'{v}1920x1080.jpg'}),
+                'age_limit': ('ageRating', {parse_age_limit}),
+            }),
+            **traverse_obj(metadata, {
+                'title': ('title', {str}),
+                'description': ('description', {str}),
+                'duration': ('duration', {int_or_none}),
+                'tags': ('tags', ..., 'title', {str}),
+                'age_limit': ('ageRating', {parse_age_limit}),
+                'series': ('format', 'title', {str}),
+                'season': ('currentSeason', 'title', {str}),
+                'season_number': ('currentSeason', 'seasonNumber', {int_or_none}),
+                'episode_number': ('numberOfEpisode', {int_or_none}),
+                'timestamp': ('publicationDate', {int_or_none(scale=1000)}),
+                'channel': ('channel', 'title', {str}),
+            }),
         }
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/bandlab.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/bandlab.py
index 64aa2ba70..f110b793b 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/bandlab.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/bandlab.py
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ def _parse_video(self, video_data, url=None):
                 'webpage_url': (
                     'id', ({value(url)}, {format_field(template='https://www.bandlab.com/post/%s')}), filter, any),
                 'url': ('video', 'url', {url_or_none}),
-                'title': ('caption', {lambda x: x.replace('\n', ' ')}, {truncate_string(left=50)}),
+                'title': ('caption', {lambda x: x.replace('\n', ' ')}, {truncate_string(left=72)}),
                 'description': ('caption', {str}),
                 'thumbnail': ('video', 'picture', 'url', {url_or_none}),
                 'view_count': ('video', 'counters', 'plays', {int_or_none}),
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ class BandlabIE(BandlabBaseIE):
             'duration': 54.629999999999995,
             'title': 'sweet black',
             'upload_date': '20231210',
-            'thumbnail': 'https://bandlabimages.azureedge.net/v1.0/songs/fa082beb-b856-4730-9170-a57e4e32cc2c/',
+            'thumbnail': 'https://bl-prod-images.azureedge.net/v1.0/songs/fa082beb-b856-4730-9170-a57e4e32cc2c/',
             'genres': ['Lofi'],
             'uploader': 'ender milze',
             'comment_count': int,
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ class BandlabIE(BandlabBaseIE):
             'duration': 54.629999999999995,
             'title': 'sweet black',
             'upload_date': '20231210',
-            'thumbnail': 'https://bandlabimages.azureedge.net/v1.0/songs/fa082beb-b856-4730-9170-a57e4e32cc2c/',
+            'thumbnail': 'https://bl-prod-images.azureedge.net/v1.0/songs/fa082beb-b856-4730-9170-a57e4e32cc2c/',
             'genres': ['Lofi'],
             'uploader': 'ender milze',
             'comment_count': int,
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ class BandlabIE(BandlabBaseIE):
             'comment_count': int,
             'genres': ['Other'],
             'uploader_id': 'user8353034818103753',
-            'thumbnail': 'https://bandlabimages.azureedge.net/v1.0/songs/51b18363-da23-4b9b-a29c-2933a3e561ca/',
+            'thumbnail': 'https://bl-prod-images.azureedge.net/v1.0/songs/51b18363-da23-4b9b-a29c-2933a3e561ca/',
             'timestamp': 1709625771,
             'track': 'PodcastMaerchen4b',
             'duration': 468.14,
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ class BandlabIE(BandlabBaseIE):
             'id': '110343fc-148b-ea11-96d2-0003ffd1fc09',
             'ext': 'm4a',
             'timestamp': 1588273294,
-            'thumbnail': 'https://bandlabimages.azureedge.net/v1.0/users/b612e533-e4f7-4542-9f50-3fcfd8dd822c/',
+            'thumbnail': 'https://bl-prod-images.azureedge.net/v1.0/users/b612e533-e4f7-4542-9f50-3fcfd8dd822c/',
             'description': 'Final Revision.',
             'title': 'Replay ( Instrumental)',
             'uploader': 'David R Sparks',
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ class BandlabIE(BandlabBaseIE):
             'id': '5cdf9036-3857-ef11-991a-6045bd36e0d9',
             'ext': 'mp4',
             'duration': 44.705,
-            'thumbnail': 'https://bandlabimages.azureedge.net/v1.0/videos/67c6cef1-cef6-40d3-831e-a55bc1dcb972/',
+            'thumbnail': 'https://bl-prod-images.azureedge.net/v1.0/videos/67c6cef1-cef6-40d3-831e-a55bc1dcb972/',
             'comment_count': int,
             'title': 'backing vocals',
             'uploader_id': 'marliashya',
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ class BandlabIE(BandlabBaseIE):
             'view_count': int,
             'track': 'Positronic Meltdown',
             'duration': 318.55,
-            'thumbnail': 'https://bandlabimages.azureedge.net/v1.0/songs/87165bc3-5439-496e-b1f7-a9f13b541ff2/',
+            'thumbnail': 'https://bl-prod-images.azureedge.net/v1.0/songs/87165bc3-5439-496e-b1f7-a9f13b541ff2/',
             'description': 'Checkout my tracks at AOMX http://aomxsounds.com/',
             'uploader_id': 'microfreaks',
             'title': 'Positronic Meltdown',
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ class BandlabIE(BandlabBaseIE):
             'comment_count': int,
             'uploader': 'Sorakime',
             'uploader_id': 'sorakime',
-            'thumbnail': 'https://bandlabimages.azureedge.net/v1.0/users/572a351a-0f3a-4c6a-ac39-1a5defdeeb1c/',
+            'thumbnail': 'https://bl-prod-images.azureedge.net/v1.0/users/572a351a-0f3a-4c6a-ac39-1a5defdeeb1c/',
             'timestamp': 1691162128,
             'upload_date': '20230804',
             'media_type': 'track',
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/bilibili.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/bilibili.py
index 42b4e2d3c..6508942a4 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/bilibili.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/bilibili.py
@@ -1596,16 +1596,16 @@ def _real_extract(self, url):
 
         webpage = self._download_webpage(url, list_id)
         initial_state = self._search_json(r'window\.__INITIAL_STATE__\s*=', webpage, 'initial state', list_id)
-        if traverse_obj(initial_state, ('error', 'code', {int_or_none})) != 200:
-            error_code = traverse_obj(initial_state, ('error', 'trueCode', {int_or_none}))
-            error_message = traverse_obj(initial_state, ('error', 'message', {str_or_none}))
+        error = traverse_obj(initial_state, (('error', 'listError'), all, lambda _, v: v['code'], any))
+        if error and error['code'] != 200:
+            error_code = error.get('trueCode')
             if error_code == -400 and list_id == 'watchlater':
                 self.raise_login_required('You need to login to access your watchlater playlist')
             elif error_code == -403:
                 self.raise_login_required('This is a private playlist. You need to login as its owner')
             elif error_code == 11010:
                 raise ExtractorError('Playlist is no longer available', expected=True)
-            raise ExtractorError(f'Could not access playlist: {error_code} {error_message}')
+            raise ExtractorError(f'Could not access playlist: {error_code} {error.get("message")}')
 
         query = {
             'ps': 20,
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/bitchute.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/bitchute.py
index c83222ea5..981eebfbb 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/bitchute.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/bitchute.py
@@ -1,30 +1,32 @@
 import functools
+import json
 import re
 
 from .common import InfoExtractor
 from ..networking import HEADRequest
+from ..networking.exceptions import HTTPError
 from ..utils import (
     ExtractorError,
     OnDemandPagedList,
     clean_html,
-    extract_attributes,
+    determine_ext,
+    format_field,
     get_element_by_class,
-    get_element_by_id,
-    get_element_html_by_class,
     get_elements_html_by_class,
     int_or_none,
     orderedSet,
     parse_count,
     parse_duration,
-    traverse_obj,
-    unified_strdate,
+    parse_iso8601,
+    url_or_none,
     urlencode_postdata,
     urljoin,
 )
+from ..utils.traversal import traverse_obj
 
 
 class BitChuteIE(InfoExtractor):
-    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:(?:www|old)\.)?bitchute\.com/(?:video|embed|torrent/[^/]+)/(?P<id>[^/?#&]+)'
+    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:(?:www|old)\.)?bitchute\.com/(?:video|embed|torrent/[^/?#]+)/(?P<id>[^/?#&]+)'
     _EMBED_REGEX = [rf'<(?:script|iframe)[^>]+\bsrc=(["\'])(?P<url>{_VALID_URL})']
     _TESTS = [{
         'url': 'https://www.bitchute.com/video/UGlrF9o9b-Q/',
@@ -34,12 +36,17 @@ class BitChuteIE(InfoExtractor):
             'ext': 'mp4',
             'title': 'This is the first video on #BitChute !',
             'description': 'md5:a0337e7b1fe39e32336974af8173a034',
-            'thumbnail': r're:^https?://.*\.jpg$',
+            'thumbnail': r're:https?://.+/.+\.jpg$',
             'uploader': 'BitChute',
             'upload_date': '20170103',
             'uploader_url': 'https://www.bitchute.com/profile/I5NgtHZn9vPj/',
             'channel': 'BitChute',
             'channel_url': 'https://www.bitchute.com/channel/bitchute/',
+            'uploader_id': 'I5NgtHZn9vPj',
+            'channel_id': '1VBwRfyNcKdX',
+            'view_count': int,
+            'duration': 16.0,
+            'timestamp': 1483425443,
         },
     }, {
         # test case: video with different channel and uploader
@@ -49,13 +56,18 @@ class BitChuteIE(InfoExtractor):
             'id': 'Yti_j9A-UZ4',
             'ext': 'mp4',
             'title': 'Israel at War | Full Measure',
-            'description': 'md5:38cf7bc6f42da1a877835539111c69ef',
-            'thumbnail': r're:^https?://.*\.jpg$',
+            'description': 'md5:e60198b89971966d6030d22b3268f08f',
+            'thumbnail': r're:https?://.+/.+\.jpg$',
             'uploader': 'sharylattkisson',
             'upload_date': '20231106',
             'uploader_url': 'https://www.bitchute.com/profile/9K0kUWA9zmd9/',
             'channel': 'Full Measure with Sharyl Attkisson',
             'channel_url': 'https://www.bitchute.com/channel/sharylattkisson/',
+            'uploader_id': '9K0kUWA9zmd9',
+            'channel_id': 'NpdxoCRv3ZLb',
+            'view_count': int,
+            'duration': 554.0,
+            'timestamp': 1699296106,
         },
     }, {
         # video not downloadable in browser, but we can recover it
@@ -66,25 +78,21 @@ class BitChuteIE(InfoExtractor):
             'ext': 'mp4',
             'filesize': 71537926,
             'title': 'STYXHEXENHAMMER666 - Election Fraud, Clinton 2020, EU Armies, and Gun Control',
-            'description': 'md5:228ee93bd840a24938f536aeac9cf749',
-            'thumbnail': r're:^https?://.*\.jpg$',
+            'description': 'md5:2029c7c212ccd4b040f52bb2d036ef4e',
+            'thumbnail': r're:https?://.+/.+\.jpg$',
             'uploader': 'BitChute',
             'upload_date': '20181113',
             'uploader_url': 'https://www.bitchute.com/profile/I5NgtHZn9vPj/',
             'channel': 'BitChute',
             'channel_url': 'https://www.bitchute.com/channel/bitchute/',
+            'uploader_id': 'I5NgtHZn9vPj',
+            'channel_id': '1VBwRfyNcKdX',
+            'view_count': int,
+            'duration': 1701.0,
+            'tags': ['bitchute'],
+            'timestamp': 1542130287,
         },
         'params': {'check_formats': None},
-    }, {
-        # restricted video
-        'url': 'https://www.bitchute.com/video/WEnQU7XGcTdl/',
-        'info_dict': {
-            'id': 'WEnQU7XGcTdl',
-            'ext': 'mp4',
-            'title': 'Impartial Truth - Ein Letzter Appell an die Vernunft',
-        },
-        'params': {'skip_download': True},
-        'skip': 'Georestricted in DE',
     }, {
         'url': 'https://www.bitchute.com/embed/lbb5G1hjPhw/',
         'only_matching': True,
@@ -96,11 +104,8 @@ class BitChuteIE(InfoExtractor):
         'only_matching': True,
     }]
     _GEO_BYPASS = False
-
-    _HEADERS = {
-        'User-Agent': 'Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_14_0) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/69.0.3497.57 Safari/537.36',
-        'Referer': 'https://www.bitchute.com/',
-    }
+    _UPLOADER_URL_TMPL = 'https://www.bitchute.com/profile/%s/'
+    _CHANNEL_URL_TMPL = 'https://www.bitchute.com/channel/%s/'
 
     def _check_format(self, video_url, video_id):
         urls = orderedSet(
@@ -112,7 +117,7 @@ def _check_format(self, video_url, video_id):
         for url in urls:
             try:
                 response = self._request_webpage(
-                    HEADRequest(url), video_id=video_id, note=f'Checking {url}', headers=self._HEADERS)
+                    HEADRequest(url), video_id=video_id, note=f'Checking {url}')
             except ExtractorError as e:
                 self.to_screen(f'{video_id}: URL is invalid, skipping: {e.cause}')
                 continue
@@ -121,54 +126,79 @@ def _check_format(self, video_url, video_id):
                 'filesize': int_or_none(response.headers.get('Content-Length')),
             }
 
-    def _raise_if_restricted(self, webpage):
-        page_title = clean_html(get_element_by_class('page-title', webpage)) or ''
-        if re.fullmatch(r'(?:Channel|Video) Restricted', page_title):
-            reason = clean_html(get_element_by_id('page-detail', webpage)) or page_title
-            self.raise_geo_restricted(reason)
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def _make_url(html):
-        path = extract_attributes(get_element_html_by_class('spa', html) or '').get('href')
-        return urljoin('https://www.bitchute.com', path)
+    def _call_api(self, endpoint, data, display_id, fatal=True):
+        note = endpoint.rpartition('/')[2]
+        try:
+            return self._download_json(
+                f'https://api.bitchute.com/api/beta/{endpoint}', display_id,
+                f'Downloading {note} API JSON', f'Unable to download {note} API JSON',
+                data=json.dumps(data).encode(),
+                headers={
+                    'Accept': 'application/json',
+                    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+                })
+        except ExtractorError as e:
+            if isinstance(e.cause, HTTPError) and e.cause.status == 403:
+                errors = '. '.join(traverse_obj(e.cause.response.read().decode(), (
+                    {json.loads}, 'errors', lambda _, v: v['context'] == 'reason', 'message', {str})))
+                if errors and 'location' in errors:
+                    # Can always be fatal since the video/media call will reach this code first
+                    self.raise_geo_restricted(errors)
+            if fatal:
+                raise
+            self.report_warning(e.msg)
 
     def _real_extract(self, url):
         video_id = self._match_id(url)
-        webpage = self._download_webpage(
-            f'https://old.bitchute.com/video/{video_id}', video_id, headers=self._HEADERS)
-
-        self._raise_if_restricted(webpage)
-        publish_date = clean_html(get_element_by_class('video-publish-date', webpage))
-        entries = self._parse_html5_media_entries(url, webpage, video_id)
+        data = {'video_id': video_id}
+        media_url = self._call_api('video/media', data, video_id)['media_url']
 
         formats = []
-        for format_ in traverse_obj(entries, (0, 'formats', ...)):
+        if determine_ext(media_url) == 'm3u8':
+            formats.extend(
+                self._extract_m3u8_formats(media_url, video_id, 'mp4', m3u8_id='hls', live=True))
+        else:
             if self.get_param('check_formats') is not False:
-                format_.update(self._check_format(format_.pop('url'), video_id) or {})
-                if 'url' not in format_:
-                    continue
-            formats.append(format_)
+                if fmt := self._check_format(media_url, video_id):
+                    formats.append(fmt)
+            else:
+                formats.append({'url': media_url})
 
         if not formats:
             self.raise_no_formats(
                 'Video is unavailable. Please make sure this video is playable in the browser '
                 'before reporting this issue.', expected=True, video_id=video_id)
 
-        details = get_element_by_class('details', webpage) or ''
-        uploader_html = get_element_html_by_class('creator', details) or ''
-        channel_html = get_element_html_by_class('name', details) or ''
+        video = self._call_api('video', data, video_id, fatal=False)
+        channel = None
+        if channel_id := traverse_obj(video, ('channel', 'channel_id', {str})):
+            channel = self._call_api('channel', {'channel_id': channel_id}, video_id, fatal=False)
 
         return {
+            **traverse_obj(video, {
+                'title': ('video_name', {str}),
+                'description': ('description', {str}),
+                'thumbnail': ('thumbnail_url', {url_or_none}),
+                'channel': ('channel', 'channel_name', {str}),
+                'channel_id': ('channel', 'channel_id', {str}),
+                'channel_url': ('channel', 'channel_url', {urljoin('https://www.bitchute.com/')}),
+                'uploader_id': ('profile_id', {str}),
+                'uploader_url': ('profile_id', {format_field(template=self._UPLOADER_URL_TMPL)}, filter),
+                'timestamp': ('date_published', {parse_iso8601}),
+                'duration': ('duration', {parse_duration}),
+                'tags': ('hashtags', ..., {str}, filter, all, filter),
+                'view_count': ('view_count', {int_or_none}),
+                'is_live': ('state_id', {lambda x: x == 'live'}),
+            }),
+            **traverse_obj(channel, {
+                'channel': ('channel_name', {str}),
+                'channel_id': ('channel_id', {str}),
+                'channel_url': ('url_slug', {format_field(template=self._CHANNEL_URL_TMPL)}, filter),
+                'uploader': ('profile_name', {str}),
+                'uploader_id': ('profile_id', {str}),
+                'uploader_url': ('profile_id', {format_field(template=self._UPLOADER_URL_TMPL)}, filter),
+            }),
             'id': video_id,
-            'title': self._html_extract_title(webpage) or self._og_search_title(webpage),
-            'description': self._og_search_description(webpage, default=None),
-            'thumbnail': self._og_search_thumbnail(webpage),
-            'uploader': clean_html(uploader_html),
-            'uploader_url': self._make_url(uploader_html),
-            'channel': clean_html(channel_html),
-            'channel_url': self._make_url(channel_html),
-            'upload_date': unified_strdate(self._search_regex(
-                r'at \d+:\d+ UTC on (.+?)\.', publish_date, 'upload date', fatal=False)),
             'formats': formats,
         }
 
@@ -190,7 +220,7 @@ class BitChuteChannelIE(InfoExtractor):
                     'ext': 'mp4',
                     'title': 'This is the first video on #BitChute !',
                     'description': 'md5:a0337e7b1fe39e32336974af8173a034',
-                    'thumbnail': r're:^https?://.*\.jpg$',
+                    'thumbnail': r're:https?://.+/.+\.jpg$',
                     'uploader': 'BitChute',
                     'upload_date': '20170103',
                     'uploader_url': 'https://www.bitchute.com/profile/I5NgtHZn9vPj/',
@@ -198,6 +228,9 @@ class BitChuteChannelIE(InfoExtractor):
                     'channel_url': 'https://www.bitchute.com/channel/bitchute/',
                     'duration': 16,
                     'view_count': int,
+                    'uploader_id': 'I5NgtHZn9vPj',
+                    'channel_id': '1VBwRfyNcKdX',
+                    'timestamp': 1483425443,
                 },
             },
         ],
@@ -213,6 +246,7 @@ class BitChuteChannelIE(InfoExtractor):
             'title': 'Bruce MacDonald and "The Light of Darkness"',
             'description': 'md5:747724ef404eebdfc04277714f81863e',
         },
+        'skip': '404 Not Found',
     }, {
         'url': 'https://old.bitchute.com/playlist/wV9Imujxasw9/',
         'only_matching': True,
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/bluesky.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/bluesky.py
index 23344ac6c..8cb5c0d25 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/bluesky.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/bluesky.py
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class BlueskyIE(InfoExtractor):
             'channel_id': 'did:plc:z72i7hdynmk6r22z27h6tvur',
             'channel_url': 'https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:z72i7hdynmk6r22z27h6tvur',
             'thumbnail': r're:https://video.bsky.app/watch/.*\.jpg$',
-            'title': 'Bluesky now has video! Update your app to versi...',
+            'title': 'Bluesky now has video! Update your app to version 1.91 or refresh on ...',
             'alt_title': 'Bluesky video feature announcement',
             'description': r're:(?s)Bluesky now has video! .{239}',
             'upload_date': '20240911',
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ class BlueskyIE(InfoExtractor):
             'channel_id': 'did:plc:z72i7hdynmk6r22z27h6tvur',
             'channel_url': 'https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:z72i7hdynmk6r22z27h6tvur',
             'thumbnail': r're:https://video.bsky.app/watch/.*\.jpg$',
-            'title': 'Bluesky now has video! Update your app to versi...',
+            'title': 'Bluesky now has video! Update your app to version 1.91 or refresh on ...',
             'alt_title': 'Bluesky video feature announcement',
             'description': r're:(?s)Bluesky now has video! .{239}',
             'upload_date': '20240911',
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ class BlueskyIE(InfoExtractor):
         'info_dict': {
             'id': '3l7rdfxhyds2f',
             'ext': 'mp4',
-            'uploader': 'cinnamon',
+            'uploader': 'cinnamon 🐇 🏳️‍⚧️',
             'uploader_id': 'cinny.bun.how',
             'uploader_url': 'https://bsky.app/profile/cinny.bun.how',
             'channel_id': 'did:plc:7x6rtuenkuvxq3zsvffp2ide',
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ class BlueskyIE(InfoExtractor):
             'info_dict': {
                 'id': '3l77u64l7le2e',
                 'ext': 'mp4',
-                'title': 'hearing people on twitter say that bluesky isn\'...',
+                'title': "hearing people on twitter say that bluesky isn't funny yet  so post t...",
                 'like_count': int,
                 'uploader_id': 'thafnine.net',
                 'uploader_url': 'https://bsky.app/profile/thafnine.net',
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ def _extract_videos(self, root, video_id, embed_path='embed', record_path='recor
                 'age_limit': (
                     'labels', ..., 'val', {lambda x: 18 if x in ('sexual', 'porn', 'graphic-media') else None}, any),
                 'description': (*record_path, 'text', {str}, filter),
-                'title': (*record_path, 'text', {lambda x: x.replace('\n', ' ')}, {truncate_string(left=50)}),
+                'title': (*record_path, 'text', {lambda x: x.replace('\n', ' ')}, {truncate_string(left=72)}),
             }),
         })
         return entries
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/bokecc.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/bokecc.py
index 5fe937a6a..42047aced 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/bokecc.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/bokecc.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ def _extract_bokecc_formats(self, webpage, video_id, format_id=None):
 
 
 class BokeCCIE(BokeCCBaseIE):
-    _IE_DESC = 'CC视频'
+    IE_DESC = 'CC视频'
     _VALID_URL = r'https?://union\.bokecc\.com/playvideo\.bo\?(?P<query>.*)'
 
     _TESTS = [{
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/bpb.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/bpb.py
index d7bf58b36..a2a908252 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/bpb.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/bpb.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
     join_nonempty,
     js_to_json,
     mimetype2ext,
+    parse_resolution,
     unified_strdate,
     url_or_none,
     urljoin,
@@ -110,24 +111,23 @@ def _parse_vue_attributes(self, name, string, video_id):
 
         return attributes
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def _process_source(source):
+    def _process_source(self, source):
         url = url_or_none(source['src'])
         if not url:
             return None
 
         source_type = source.get('type', '')
         extension = mimetype2ext(source_type)
-        is_video = source_type.startswith('video')
-        note = url.rpartition('.')[0].rpartition('_')[2] if is_video else None
+        note = self._search_regex(r'[_-]([a-z]+)\.[\da-z]+(?:$|\?)', url, 'note', default=None)
 
         return {
             'url': url,
             'ext': extension,
-            'vcodec': None if is_video else 'none',
+            'vcodec': None if source_type.startswith('video') else 'none',
             'quality': 10 if note == 'high' else 0,
             'format_note': note,
             'format_id': join_nonempty(extension, note),
+            **parse_resolution(source.get('label')),
         }
 
     def _real_extract(self, url):
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/canalsurmas.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/canalsurmas.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..210973a0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/canalsurmas.py
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+import json
+import time
+
+from .common import InfoExtractor
+from ..utils import (
+    determine_ext,
+    float_or_none,
+    jwt_decode_hs256,
+    parse_iso8601,
+    url_or_none,
+    variadic,
+)
+from ..utils.traversal import traverse_obj
+
+
+class CanalsurmasIE(InfoExtractor):
+    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?canalsurmas\.es/videos/(?P<id>\d+)'
+    _TESTS = [{
+        'url': 'https://www.canalsurmas.es/videos/44006-el-gran-queo-1-lora-del-rio-sevilla-20072014',
+        'md5': '861f86fdc1221175e15523047d0087ef',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': '44006',
+            'ext': 'mp4',
+            'title': 'Lora del Río (Sevilla)',
+            'description': 'md5:3d9ee40a9b1b26ed8259e6b71ed27b8b',
+            'thumbnail': 'https://cdn2.rtva.interactvty.com/content_cards/00f3e8f67b0a4f3b90a4a14618a48b0d.jpg',
+            'timestamp': 1648123182,
+            'upload_date': '20220324',
+        },
+    }]
+    _API_BASE = 'https://api-rtva.interactvty.com'
+    _access_token = None
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _is_jwt_expired(token):
+        return jwt_decode_hs256(token)['exp'] - time.time() < 300
+
+    def _call_api(self, endpoint, video_id, fields=None):
+        if not self._access_token or self._is_jwt_expired(self._access_token):
+            self._access_token = self._download_json(
+                f'{self._API_BASE}/jwt/token/', None,
+                'Downloading access token', 'Failed to download access token',
+                headers={'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
+                data=json.dumps({
+                    'username': 'canalsur_demo',
+                    'password': 'dsUBXUcI',
+                }).encode())['access']
+
+        return self._download_json(
+            f'{self._API_BASE}/api/2.0/contents/{endpoint}/{video_id}/', video_id,
+            f'Downloading {endpoint} API JSON', f'Failed to download {endpoint} API JSON',
+            headers={'Authorization': f'jwtok {self._access_token}'},
+            query={'optional_fields': ','.join(variadic(fields))} if fields else None)
+
+    def _real_extract(self, url):
+        video_id = self._match_id(url)
+        video_info = self._call_api('content', video_id, fields=[
+            'description', 'image', 'duration', 'created_at', 'tags',
+        ])
+        stream_info = self._call_api('content_resources', video_id, 'media_url')
+
+        formats, subtitles = [], {}
+        for stream_url in traverse_obj(stream_info, ('results', ..., 'media_url', {url_or_none})):
+            if determine_ext(stream_url) == 'm3u8':
+                fmts, subs = self._extract_m3u8_formats_and_subtitles(
+                    stream_url, video_id, m3u8_id='hls', fatal=False)
+                formats.extend(fmts)
+                self._merge_subtitles(subs, target=subtitles)
+            else:
+                formats.append({'url': stream_url})
+
+        return {
+            'id': video_id,
+            'formats': formats,
+            'subtitles': subtitles,
+            **traverse_obj(video_info, {
+                'title': ('name', {str.strip}),
+                'description': ('description', {str}),
+                'thumbnail': ('image', {url_or_none}),
+                'duration': ('duration', {float_or_none}),
+                'timestamp': ('created_at', {parse_iso8601}),
+                'tags': ('tags', ..., {str}),
+            }),
+        }
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/cda.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/cda.py
index b2738e492..027b37d44 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/cda.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/cda.py
@@ -13,16 +13,17 @@
 from ..utils import (
     ExtractorError,
     OnDemandPagedList,
+    determine_ext,
     float_or_none,
     int_or_none,
     merge_dicts,
     multipart_encode,
     parse_duration,
-    traverse_obj,
     try_call,
-    try_get,
+    url_or_none,
     urljoin,
 )
+from ..utils.traversal import traverse_obj
 
 
 class CDAIE(InfoExtractor):
@@ -121,10 +122,7 @@ def _download_age_confirm_page(self, url, video_id, *args, **kwargs):
             }, **kwargs)
 
     def _perform_login(self, username, password):
-        app_version = random.choice((
-            '1.2.88 build 15306',
-            '1.2.174 build 18469',
-        ))
+        app_version = '1.2.255 build 21541'
         android_version = random.randrange(8, 14)
         phone_model = random.choice((
             # x-kom.pl top selling Android smartphones, as of 2022-12-26
@@ -190,7 +188,7 @@ def _api_extract(self, video_id):
         meta = self._download_json(
             f'{self._BASE_API_URL}/video/{video_id}', video_id, headers=self._API_HEADERS)['video']
 
-        uploader = traverse_obj(meta, 'author', 'login')
+        uploader = traverse_obj(meta, ('author', 'login', {str}))
 
         formats = [{
             'url': quality['file'],
@@ -293,34 +291,47 @@ def extract_format(page, version):
             if not video or 'file' not in video:
                 self.report_warning(f'Unable to extract {version} version information')
                 return
-            if video['file'].startswith('uggc'):
-                video['file'] = codecs.decode(video['file'], 'rot_13')
-                if video['file'].endswith('adc.mp4'):
-                    video['file'] = video['file'].replace('adc.mp4', '.mp4')
-            elif not video['file'].startswith('http'):
-                video['file'] = decrypt_file(video['file'])
             video_quality = video.get('quality')
             qualities = video.get('qualities', {})
             video_quality = next((k for k, v in qualities.items() if v == video_quality), video_quality)
-            info_dict['formats'].append({
-                'url': video['file'],
-                'format_id': video_quality,
-                'height': int_or_none(video_quality[:-1]),
-            })
+            if video.get('file'):
+                if video['file'].startswith('uggc'):
+                    video['file'] = codecs.decode(video['file'], 'rot_13')
+                    if video['file'].endswith('adc.mp4'):
+                        video['file'] = video['file'].replace('adc.mp4', '.mp4')
+                elif not video['file'].startswith('http'):
+                    video['file'] = decrypt_file(video['file'])
+                info_dict['formats'].append({
+                    'url': video['file'],
+                    'format_id': video_quality,
+                    'height': int_or_none(video_quality[:-1]),
+                })
             for quality, cda_quality in qualities.items():
                 if quality == video_quality:
                     continue
                 data = {'jsonrpc': '2.0', 'method': 'videoGetLink', 'id': 2,
                         'params': [video_id, cda_quality, video.get('ts'), video.get('hash2'), {}]}
                 data = json.dumps(data).encode()
-                video_url = self._download_json(
+                response = self._download_json(
                     f'https://www.cda.pl/video/{video_id}', video_id, headers={
                         'Content-Type': 'application/json',
                         'X-Requested-With': 'XMLHttpRequest',
                     }, data=data, note=f'Fetching {quality} url',
                     errnote=f'Failed to fetch {quality} url', fatal=False)
-                if try_get(video_url, lambda x: x['result']['status']) == 'ok':
-                    video_url = try_get(video_url, lambda x: x['result']['resp'])
+                if (
+                    traverse_obj(response, ('result', 'status')) != 'ok'
+                    or not traverse_obj(response, ('result', 'resp', {url_or_none}))
+                ):
+                    continue
+                video_url = response['result']['resp']
+                ext = determine_ext(video_url)
+                if ext == 'mpd':
+                    info_dict['formats'].extend(self._extract_mpd_formats(
+                        video_url, video_id, mpd_id='dash', fatal=False))
+                elif ext == 'm3u8':
+                    info_dict['formats'].extend(self._extract_m3u8_formats(
+                        video_url, video_id, 'mp4', m3u8_id='hls', fatal=False))
+                else:
                     info_dict['formats'].append({
                         'url': video_url,
                         'format_id': quality,
@@ -356,7 +367,7 @@ def extract_format(page, version):
 
 class CDAFolderIE(InfoExtractor):
     _MAX_PAGE_SIZE = 36
-    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?cda\.pl/(?P<channel>\w+)/folder/(?P<id>\d+)'
+    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?cda\.pl/(?P<channel>[\w-]+)/folder/(?P<id>\d+)'
     _TESTS = [
         {
             'url': 'https://www.cda.pl/domino264/folder/31188385',
@@ -381,6 +392,9 @@ class CDAFolderIE(InfoExtractor):
                 'title': 'TESTY KOSMETYKÓW',
             },
             'playlist_mincount': 139,
+        }, {
+            'url': 'https://www.cda.pl/FILMY-SERIALE-ANIME-KRESKOWKI-BAJKI/folder/18493422',
+            'only_matching': True,
         }]
 
     def _real_extract(self, url):
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/chzzk.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/chzzk.py
index aec77ac45..a5daf5ca7 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/chzzk.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/chzzk.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class CHZZKLiveIE(InfoExtractor):
             'channel': '진짜도현',
             'channel_id': 'c68b8ef525fb3d2fa146344d84991753',
             'channel_is_verified': False,
-            'thumbnail': r're:^https?://.*\.jpg$',
+            'thumbnail': r're:https?://.+/.+\.jpg',
             'timestamp': 1705510344,
             'upload_date': '20240117',
             'live_status': 'is_live',
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ class CHZZKVideoIE(InfoExtractor):
             'channel': '침착맨',
             'channel_id': 'bb382c2c0cc9fa7c86ab3b037fb5799c',
             'channel_is_verified': False,
-            'thumbnail': r're:^https?://.*\.jpg$',
+            'thumbnail': r're:https?://.+/.+\.jpg',
             'duration': 15577,
             'timestamp': 1702970505.417,
             'upload_date': '20231219',
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ class CHZZKVideoIE(InfoExtractor):
             'channel': '라디유radiyu',
             'channel_id': '68f895c59a1043bc5019b5e08c83a5c5',
             'channel_is_verified': False,
-            'thumbnail': r're:^https?://.*\.jpg$',
+            'thumbnail': r're:https?://.+/.+\.jpg',
             'duration': 95,
             'timestamp': 1703102631.722,
             'upload_date': '20231220',
@@ -131,12 +131,30 @@ class CHZZKVideoIE(InfoExtractor):
             'channel': '강지',
             'channel_id': 'b5ed5db484d04faf4d150aedd362f34b',
             'channel_is_verified': True,
-            'thumbnail': r're:^https?://.*\.jpg$',
+            'thumbnail': r're:https?://.+/.+\.jpg',
             'duration': 4433,
             'timestamp': 1703307460.214,
             'upload_date': '20231223',
             'view_count': int,
         },
+    }, {
+        # video_status == 'NONE' but is downloadable
+        'url': 'https://chzzk.naver.com/video/6325166',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': '6325166',
+            'ext': 'mp4',
+            'title': '와이프 숙제빼주기',
+            'channel': '이 다',
+            'channel_id': '0076a519f147ee9fd0959bf02f9571ca',
+            'channel_is_verified': False,
+            'view_count': int,
+            'duration': 28167,
+            'thumbnail': r're:https?://.+/.+\.jpg',
+            'timestamp': 1742139216.86,
+            'upload_date': '20250316',
+            'live_status': 'was_live',
+        },
+        'params': {'skip_download': 'm3u8'},
     }]
 
     def _real_extract(self, url):
@@ -147,11 +165,7 @@ def _real_extract(self, url):
 
         live_status = 'was_live' if video_meta.get('liveOpenDate') else 'not_live'
         video_status = video_meta.get('vodStatus')
-        if video_status == 'UPLOAD':
-            playback = self._parse_json(video_meta['liveRewindPlaybackJson'], video_id)
-            formats, subtitles = self._extract_m3u8_formats_and_subtitles(
-                playback['media'][0]['path'], video_id, 'mp4', m3u8_id='hls')
-        elif video_status == 'ABR_HLS':
+        if video_status == 'ABR_HLS':
             formats, subtitles = self._extract_mpd_formats_and_subtitles(
                 f'https://apis.naver.com/neonplayer/vodplay/v1/playback/{video_meta["videoId"]}',
                 video_id, query={
@@ -161,10 +175,17 @@ def _real_extract(self, url):
                     'cpl': 'en_US',
                 })
         else:
-            self.raise_no_formats(
-                f'Unknown video status detected: "{video_status}"', expected=True, video_id=video_id)
-            formats, subtitles = [], {}
-            live_status = 'post_live' if live_status == 'was_live' else None
+            fatal = video_status == 'UPLOAD'
+            playback = self._parse_json(video_meta['liveRewindPlaybackJson'], video_id, fatal=fatal)
+            formats, subtitles = self._extract_m3u8_formats_and_subtitles(
+                traverse_obj(playback, ('media', 0, 'path')), video_id, 'mp4', m3u8_id='hls', fatal=fatal)
+            if formats and video_status != 'UPLOAD':
+                self.write_debug(f'Video found with status: "{video_status}"')
+            elif not formats:
+                self.raise_no_formats(
+                    f'Unknown video status detected: "{video_status}"', expected=True, video_id=video_id)
+                formats, subtitles = [], {}
+                live_status = 'post_live' if live_status == 'was_live' else None
 
         return {
             'id': video_id,
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/common.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/common.py
index b816d788f..d5607296d 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/common.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/common.py
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@
     parse_iso8601,
     parse_m3u8_attributes,
     parse_resolution,
+    qualities,
     sanitize_url,
     smuggle_url,
     str_or_none,
@@ -1569,6 +1570,8 @@ def _yield_json_ld(self, html, video_id, *, fatal=True, default=NO_DEFAULT):
         """Yield all json ld objects in the html"""
         if default is not NO_DEFAULT:
             fatal = False
+        if not fatal and not isinstance(html, str):
+            return
         for mobj in re.finditer(JSON_LD_RE, html):
             json_ld_item = self._parse_json(
                 mobj.group('json_ld'), video_id, fatal=fatal,
@@ -2177,6 +2180,8 @@ def extract_media(x_media_line):
             media_url = media.get('URI')
             if media_url:
                 manifest_url = format_url(media_url)
+                is_audio = media_type == 'AUDIO'
+                is_alternate = media.get('DEFAULT') == 'NO' or media.get('AUTOSELECT') == 'NO'
                 formats.extend({
                     'format_id': join_nonempty(m3u8_id, group_id, name, idx),
                     'format_note': name,
@@ -2189,7 +2194,11 @@ def extract_media(x_media_line):
                     'preference': preference,
                     'quality': quality,
                     'has_drm': has_drm,
-                    'vcodec': 'none' if media_type == 'AUDIO' else None,
+                    'vcodec': 'none' if is_audio else None,
+                    # Alternate audio formats (e.g. audio description) should be deprioritized
+                    'source_preference': -2 if is_audio and is_alternate else None,
+                    # Save this to assign source_preference based on associated video stream
+                    '_audio_group_id': group_id if is_audio and not is_alternate else None,
                 } for idx in _extract_m3u8_playlist_indices(manifest_url))
 
         def build_stream_name():
@@ -2284,6 +2293,8 @@ def build_stream_name():
                     # ignore references to rendition groups and treat them
                     # as complete formats.
                     if audio_group_id and codecs and f.get('vcodec') != 'none':
+                        # Save this to determine quality of audio formats that only have a GROUP-ID
+                        f['_audio_group_id'] = audio_group_id
                         audio_group = groups.get(audio_group_id)
                         if audio_group and audio_group[0].get('URI'):
                             # TODO: update acodec for audio only formats with
@@ -2306,6 +2317,28 @@ def build_stream_name():
                         formats.append(http_f)
 
                 last_stream_inf = {}
+
+        # Some audio-only formats only have a GROUP-ID without any other quality/bitrate/codec info
+        # Each audio GROUP-ID corresponds with one or more video formats' AUDIO attribute
+        # For sorting purposes, set source_preference based on the quality of the video formats they are grouped with
+        # See https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/11178
+        audio_groups_by_quality = orderedSet(f['_audio_group_id'] for f in sorted(
+            traverse_obj(formats, lambda _, v: v.get('vcodec') != 'none' and v['_audio_group_id']),
+            key=lambda x: (x.get('tbr') or 0, x.get('width') or 0)))
+        audio_quality_map = {
+            audio_groups_by_quality[0]: 'low',
+            audio_groups_by_quality[-1]: 'high',
+        } if len(audio_groups_by_quality) > 1 else None
+        audio_preference = qualities(audio_groups_by_quality)
+        for fmt in formats:
+            audio_group_id = fmt.pop('_audio_group_id', None)
+            if not audio_quality_map or not audio_group_id or fmt.get('vcodec') != 'none':
+                continue
+            # Use source_preference since quality and preference are set by params
+            fmt['source_preference'] = audio_preference(audio_group_id)
+            fmt['format_note'] = join_nonempty(
+                fmt.get('format_note'), audio_quality_map.get(audio_group_id), delim=', ')
+
         return formats, subtitles
 
     def _extract_m3u8_vod_duration(
@@ -2935,8 +2968,7 @@ def location_key(location):
                             segment_duration = None
                             if 'total_number' not in representation_ms_info and 'segment_duration' in representation_ms_info:
                                 segment_duration = float_or_none(representation_ms_info['segment_duration'], representation_ms_info['timescale'])
-                                representation_ms_info['total_number'] = int(math.ceil(
-                                    float_or_none(period_duration, segment_duration, default=0)))
+                                representation_ms_info['total_number'] = math.ceil(float_or_none(period_duration, segment_duration, default=0))
                             representation_ms_info['fragments'] = [{
                                 media_location_key: media_template % {
                                     'Number': segment_number,
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/crowdbunker.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/crowdbunker.py
index bf814570f..ca0323431 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/crowdbunker.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/crowdbunker.py
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@
     int_or_none,
     try_get,
     unified_strdate,
+    url_or_none,
 )
+from ..utils.traversal import traverse_obj
 
 
 class CrowdBunkerIE(InfoExtractor):
@@ -44,16 +46,15 @@ def _real_extract(self, url):
                 'url': sub_url,
             })
 
-        mpd_url = try_get(video_json, lambda x: x['dashManifest']['url'])
-        if mpd_url:
-            fmts, subs = self._extract_mpd_formats_and_subtitles(mpd_url, video_id)
+        if mpd_url := traverse_obj(video_json, ('dashManifest', 'url', {url_or_none})):
+            fmts, subs = self._extract_mpd_formats_and_subtitles(mpd_url, video_id, mpd_id='dash', fatal=False)
             formats.extend(fmts)
-            subtitles = self._merge_subtitles(subtitles, subs)
-        m3u8_url = try_get(video_json, lambda x: x['hlsManifest']['url'])
-        if m3u8_url:
-            fmts, subs = self._extract_m3u8_formats_and_subtitles(mpd_url, video_id)
+            self._merge_subtitles(subs, target=subtitles)
+
+        if m3u8_url := traverse_obj(video_json, ('hlsManifest', 'url', {url_or_none})):
+            fmts, subs = self._extract_m3u8_formats_and_subtitles(m3u8_url, video_id, m3u8_id='hls', fatal=False)
             formats.extend(fmts)
-            subtitles = self._merge_subtitles(subtitles, subs)
+            self._merge_subtitles(subs, target=subtitles)
 
         thumbnails = [{
             'url': image['url'],
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/dacast.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/dacast.py
index 537352e5f..ffc7ca824 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/dacast.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/dacast.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
     ExtractorError,
     classproperty,
     float_or_none,
+    parse_qs,
     traverse_obj,
     url_or_none,
 )
@@ -91,11 +92,15 @@ def _usp_signing_secret(self):
         # Rotates every so often, but hardcode a fallback in case of JS change/breakage before rotation
         return self._search_regex(
             r'\bUSP_SIGNING_SECRET\s*=\s*(["\'])(?P<secret>(?:(?!\1).)+)', player_js,
-            'usp signing secret', group='secret', fatal=False) or 'odnInCGqhvtyRTtIiddxtuRtawYYICZP'
+            'usp signing secret', group='secret', fatal=False) or 'hGDtqMKYVeFdofrAfFmBcrsakaZELajI'
 
     def _real_extract(self, url):
         user_id, video_id = self._match_valid_url(url).group('user_id', 'id')
-        query = {'contentId': f'{user_id}-vod-{video_id}', 'provider': 'universe'}
+        query = {
+            'contentId': f'{user_id}-vod-{video_id}',
+            'provider': 'universe',
+            **traverse_obj(url, ({parse_qs}, 'uss_token', {'signedKey': -1})),
+        }
         info = self._download_json(self._API_INFO_URL, video_id, query=query, fatal=False)
         access = self._download_json(
             'https://playback.dacast.com/content/access', video_id,
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/deezer.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/deezer.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 2ca8be5ca..000000000
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/deezer.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,142 +0,0 @@
-import json
-
-from .common import InfoExtractor
-from ..utils import (
-    ExtractorError,
-    int_or_none,
-    orderedSet,
-)
-
-
-class DeezerBaseInfoExtractor(InfoExtractor):
-    def get_data(self, url):
-        if not self.get_param('test'):
-            self.report_warning('For now, this extractor only supports the 30 second previews. Patches welcome!')
-
-        mobj = self._match_valid_url(url)
-        data_id = mobj.group('id')
-
-        webpage = self._download_webpage(url, data_id)
-        geoblocking_msg = self._html_search_regex(
-            r'<p class="soon-txt">(.*?)</p>', webpage, 'geoblocking message',
-            default=None)
-        if geoblocking_msg is not None:
-            raise ExtractorError(
-                f'Deezer said: {geoblocking_msg}', expected=True)
-
-        data_json = self._search_regex(
-            (r'__DZR_APP_STATE__\s*=\s*({.+?})\s*</script>',
-             r'naboo\.display\(\'[^\']+\',\s*(.*?)\);\n'),
-            webpage, 'data JSON')
-        data = json.loads(data_json)
-        return data_id, webpage, data
-
-
-class DeezerPlaylistIE(DeezerBaseInfoExtractor):
-    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?deezer\.com/(../)?playlist/(?P<id>[0-9]+)'
-    _TEST = {
-        'url': 'http://www.deezer.com/playlist/176747451',
-        'info_dict': {
-            'id': '176747451',
-            'title': 'Best!',
-            'uploader': 'anonymous',
-            'thumbnail': r're:^https?://(e-)?cdns-images\.dzcdn\.net/images/cover/.*\.jpg$',
-        },
-        'playlist_count': 29,
-    }
-
-    def _real_extract(self, url):
-        playlist_id, webpage, data = self.get_data(url)
-
-        playlist_title = data.get('DATA', {}).get('TITLE')
-        playlist_uploader = data.get('DATA', {}).get('PARENT_USERNAME')
-        playlist_thumbnail = self._search_regex(
-            r'<img id="naboo_playlist_image".*?src="([^"]+)"', webpage,
-            'playlist thumbnail')
-
-        entries = []
-        for s in data.get('SONGS', {}).get('data'):
-            formats = [{
-                'format_id': 'preview',
-                'url': s.get('MEDIA', [{}])[0].get('HREF'),
-                'preference': -100,  # Only the first 30 seconds
-                'ext': 'mp3',
-            }]
-            artists = ', '.join(
-                orderedSet(a.get('ART_NAME') for a in s.get('ARTISTS')))
-            entries.append({
-                'id': s.get('SNG_ID'),
-                'duration': int_or_none(s.get('DURATION')),
-                'title': '{} - {}'.format(artists, s.get('SNG_TITLE')),
-                'uploader': s.get('ART_NAME'),
-                'uploader_id': s.get('ART_ID'),
-                'age_limit': 16 if s.get('EXPLICIT_LYRICS') == '1' else 0,
-                'formats': formats,
-            })
-
-        return {
-            '_type': 'playlist',
-            'id': playlist_id,
-            'title': playlist_title,
-            'uploader': playlist_uploader,
-            'thumbnail': playlist_thumbnail,
-            'entries': entries,
-        }
-
-
-class DeezerAlbumIE(DeezerBaseInfoExtractor):
-    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?deezer\.com/(../)?album/(?P<id>[0-9]+)'
-    _TEST = {
-        'url': 'https://www.deezer.com/fr/album/67505622',
-        'info_dict': {
-            'id': '67505622',
-            'title': 'Last Week',
-            'uploader': 'Home Brew',
-            'thumbnail': r're:^https?://(e-)?cdns-images\.dzcdn\.net/images/cover/.*\.jpg$',
-        },
-        'playlist_count': 7,
-    }
-
-    def _real_extract(self, url):
-        album_id, webpage, data = self.get_data(url)
-
-        album_title = data.get('DATA', {}).get('ALB_TITLE')
-        album_uploader = data.get('DATA', {}).get('ART_NAME')
-        album_thumbnail = self._search_regex(
-            r'<img id="naboo_album_image".*?src="([^"]+)"', webpage,
-            'album thumbnail')
-
-        entries = []
-        for s in data.get('SONGS', {}).get('data'):
-            formats = [{
-                'format_id': 'preview',
-                'url': s.get('MEDIA', [{}])[0].get('HREF'),
-                'preference': -100,  # Only the first 30 seconds
-                'ext': 'mp3',
-            }]
-            artists = ', '.join(
-                orderedSet(a.get('ART_NAME') for a in s.get('ARTISTS')))
-            entries.append({
-                'id': s.get('SNG_ID'),
-                'duration': int_or_none(s.get('DURATION')),
-                'title': '{} - {}'.format(artists, s.get('SNG_TITLE')),
-                'uploader': s.get('ART_NAME'),
-                'uploader_id': s.get('ART_ID'),
-                'age_limit': 16 if s.get('EXPLICIT_LYRICS') == '1' else 0,
-                'formats': formats,
-                'track': s.get('SNG_TITLE'),
-                'track_number': int_or_none(s.get('TRACK_NUMBER')),
-                'track_id': s.get('SNG_ID'),
-                'artist': album_uploader,
-                'album': album_title,
-                'album_artist': album_uploader,
-            })
-
-        return {
-            '_type': 'playlist',
-            'id': album_id,
-            'title': album_title,
-            'uploader': album_uploader,
-            'thumbnail': album_thumbnail,
-            'entries': entries,
-        }
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/dreisat.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/dreisat.py
index 376ff672d..edd66e46c 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/dreisat.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/dreisat.py
@@ -1,9 +1,15 @@
 from .zdf import ZDFBaseIE
+from ..utils import (
+    int_or_none,
+    merge_dicts,
+    parse_iso8601,
+)
+from ..utils.traversal import require, traverse_obj
 
 
 class DreiSatIE(ZDFBaseIE):
     IE_NAME = '3sat'
-    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?3sat\.de/(?:[^/]+/)*(?P<id>[^/?#&]+)\.html'
+    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?3sat\.de/(?:[^/?#]+/)*(?P<id>[^/?#&]+)\.html'
     _TESTS = [{
         'url': 'https://www.3sat.de/dokumentation/reise/traumziele-suedostasiens-die-philippinen-und-vietnam-102.html',
         'info_dict': {
@@ -12,40 +18,59 @@ class DreiSatIE(ZDFBaseIE):
             'title': 'Traumziele Südostasiens (1/2): Die Philippinen und Vietnam',
             'description': 'md5:26329ce5197775b596773b939354079d',
             'duration': 2625.0,
-            'thumbnail': 'https://www.3sat.de/assets/traumziele-suedostasiens-die-philippinen-und-vietnam-100~2400x1350?cb=1699870351148',
+            'thumbnail': 'https://www.3sat.de/assets/traumziele-suedostasiens-die-philippinen-und-vietnam-100~original?cb=1699870351148',
             'episode': 'Traumziele Südostasiens (1/2): Die Philippinen und Vietnam',
             'episode_id': 'POS_cc7ff51c-98cf-4d12-b99d-f7a551de1c95',
-            'timestamp': 1738593000,
-            'upload_date': '20250203',
+            'timestamp': 1747920900,
+            'upload_date': '20250522',
         },
     }, {
-        # Same as https://www.zdf.de/dokumentation/ab-18/10-wochen-sommer-102.html
-        'url': 'https://www.3sat.de/film/ab-18/10-wochen-sommer-108.html',
-        'md5': '0aff3e7bc72c8813f5e0fae333316a1d',
+        'url': 'https://www.3sat.de/film/ab-18/ab-18---mein-fremdes-ich-100.html',
+        'md5': 'f92638413a11d759bdae95c9d8ec165c',
         'info_dict': {
-            'id': '141007_ab18_10wochensommer_film',
+            'id': '221128_mein_fremdes_ich2_ab18',
             'ext': 'mp4',
-            'title': 'Ab 18! - 10 Wochen Sommer',
-            'description': 'md5:8253f41dc99ce2c3ff892dac2d65fe26',
-            'duration': 2660,
-            'timestamp': 1608604200,
-            'upload_date': '20201222',
+            'title': 'Ab 18! - Mein fremdes Ich',
+            'description': 'md5:cae0c0b27b7426d62ca0dda181738bf0',
+            'duration': 2625.0,
+            'thumbnail': 'https://www.3sat.de/assets/ab-18---mein-fremdes-ich-106~original?cb=1666081865812',
+            'episode': 'Ab 18! - Mein fremdes Ich',
+            'episode_id': 'POS_6225d1ca-a0d5-45e3-870b-e783ee6c8a3f',
+            'timestamp': 1695081600,
+            'upload_date': '20230919',
         },
-        'skip': '410 Gone',
     }, {
-        'url': 'https://www.3sat.de/gesellschaft/schweizweit/waidmannsheil-100.html',
+        'url': 'https://www.3sat.de/gesellschaft/37-grad-leben/aus-dem-leben-gerissen-102.html',
+        'md5': 'a903eaf8d1fd635bd3317cd2ad87ec84',
         'info_dict': {
-            'id': '140913_sendung_schweizweit',
+            'id': '250323_0903_sendung_sgl',
             'ext': 'mp4',
-            'title': 'Waidmannsheil',
-            'description': 'md5:cce00ca1d70e21425e72c86a98a56817',
-            'timestamp': 1410623100,
-            'upload_date': '20140913',
+            'title': 'Plötzlich ohne dich',
+            'description': 'md5:380cc10659289dd91510ad8fa717c66b',
+            'duration': 1620.0,
+            'thumbnail': 'https://www.3sat.de/assets/37-grad-leben-106~original?cb=1645537156810',
+            'episode': 'Plötzlich ohne dich',
+            'episode_id': 'POS_faa7a93c-c0f2-4d51-823f-ce2ac3ee191b',
+            'timestamp': 1743162540,
+            'upload_date': '20250328',
         },
-        'params': {
-            'skip_download': True,
+    }, {
+        # Video with chapters
+        'url': 'https://www.3sat.de/kultur/buchmesse/dein-buch-das-beste-von-der-leipziger-buchmesse-2025-teil-1-100.html',
+        'md5': '6b95790ce52e75f0d050adcdd2711ee6',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': '250330_dein_buch1_bum',
+            'ext': 'mp4',
+            'title': 'dein buch  - Das Beste von der Leipziger Buchmesse 2025 - Teil 1',
+            'description': 'md5:bae51bfc22f15563ce3acbf97d2e8844',
+            'duration': 5399.0,
+            'thumbnail': 'https://www.3sat.de/assets/buchmesse-kerkeling-100~original?cb=1743329640903',
+            'chapters': 'count:24',
+            'episode': 'dein buch  - Das Beste von der Leipziger Buchmesse 2025 - Teil 1',
+            'episode_id': 'POS_1ef236cc-b390-401e-acd0-4fb4b04315fb',
+            'timestamp': 1743327000,
+            'upload_date': '20250330',
         },
-        'skip': '404 Not Found',
     }, {
         # Same as https://www.zdf.de/filme/filme-sonstige/der-hauptmann-112.html
         'url': 'https://www.3sat.de/film/spielfilm/der-hauptmann-100.html',
@@ -58,11 +83,42 @@ class DreiSatIE(ZDFBaseIE):
 
     def _real_extract(self, url):
         video_id = self._match_id(url)
+        webpage = self._download_webpage(url, video_id)
+        player = self._search_json(
+            r'data-zdfplayer-jsb=(["\'])', webpage, 'player JSON', video_id)
+        player_url = player['content']
+        api_token = f'Bearer {player["apiToken"]}'
 
-        webpage = self._download_webpage(url, video_id, fatal=False)
-        if webpage:
-            player = self._extract_player(webpage, url, fatal=False)
-            if player:
-                return self._extract_regular(url, player, video_id)
+        content = self._call_api(player_url, video_id, 'video metadata', api_token)
 
-        return self._extract_mobile(video_id)
+        video_target = content['mainVideoContent']['http://zdf.de/rels/target']
+        ptmd_path = traverse_obj(video_target, (
+            (('streams', 'default'), None),
+            ('http://zdf.de/rels/streams/ptmd', 'http://zdf.de/rels/streams/ptmd-template'),
+            {str}, any, {require('ptmd path')}))
+        ptmd_url = self._expand_ptmd_template(player_url, ptmd_path)
+        aspect_ratio = self._parse_aspect_ratio(video_target.get('aspectRatio'))
+        info = self._extract_ptmd(ptmd_url, video_id, api_token, aspect_ratio)
+
+        return merge_dicts(info, {
+            **traverse_obj(content, {
+                'title': (('title', 'teaserHeadline'), {str}, any),
+                'episode': (('title', 'teaserHeadline'), {str}, any),
+                'description': (('leadParagraph', 'teasertext'), {str}, any),
+                'timestamp': ('editorialDate', {parse_iso8601}),
+            }),
+            **traverse_obj(video_target, {
+                'duration': ('duration', {int_or_none}),
+                'chapters': ('streamAnchorTag', {self._extract_chapters}),
+            }),
+            'thumbnails': self._extract_thumbnails(traverse_obj(content, ('teaserImageRef', 'layouts', {dict}))),
+            **traverse_obj(content, ('programmeItem', 0, 'http://zdf.de/rels/target', {
+                'series_id': ('http://zdf.de/rels/cmdm/series', 'seriesUuid', {str}),
+                'series': ('http://zdf.de/rels/cmdm/series', 'seriesTitle', {str}),
+                'season': ('http://zdf.de/rels/cmdm/season', 'seasonTitle', {str}),
+                'season_number': ('http://zdf.de/rels/cmdm/season', 'seasonNumber', {int_or_none}),
+                'season_id': ('http://zdf.de/rels/cmdm/season', 'seasonUuid', {str}),
+                'episode_number': ('episodeNumber', {int_or_none}),
+                'episode_id': ('contentId', {str}),
+            })),
+        })
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/francaisfacile.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/francaisfacile.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d3208c282
--- /dev/null
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/francaisfacile.py
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+import urllib.parse
+
+from .common import InfoExtractor
+from ..networking.exceptions import HTTPError
+from ..utils import (
+    ExtractorError,
+    float_or_none,
+    url_or_none,
+)
+from ..utils.traversal import traverse_obj
+
+
+class FrancaisFacileIE(InfoExtractor):
+    _VALID_URL = r'https?://francaisfacile\.rfi\.fr/[a-z]{2}/(?:actualit%C3%A9|podcasts/[^/#?]+)/(?P<id>[^/#?]+)'
+    _TESTS = [{
+        'url': 'https://francaisfacile.rfi.fr/fr/actualit%C3%A9/20250305-r%C3%A9concilier-les-jeunes-avec-la-lecture-gr%C3%A2ce-aux-r%C3%A9seaux-sociaux',
+        'md5': '4f33674cb205744345cc835991100afa',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': 'WBMZ58952-FLE-FR-20250305',
+            'display_id': '20250305-réconcilier-les-jeunes-avec-la-lecture-grâce-aux-réseaux-sociaux',
+            'title': 'Réconcilier les jeunes avec la lecture grâce aux réseaux sociaux',
+            'url': 'https://aod-fle.akamaized.net/fle/sounds/fr/2025/03/05/6b6af52a-f9ba-11ef-a1f8-005056a97652.mp3',
+            'ext': 'mp3',
+            'description': 'md5:b903c63d8585bd59e8cc4d5f80c4272d',
+            'duration': 103.15,
+            'timestamp': 1741177984,
+            'upload_date': '20250305',
+        },
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://francaisfacile.rfi.fr/fr/actualit%C3%A9/20250307-argentine-le-sac-d-un-alpiniste-retrouv%C3%A9-40-ans-apr%C3%A8s-sa-mort',
+        'md5': 'b8c3a63652d4ae8e8092dda5700c1cd9',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': 'WBMZ59102-FLE-FR-20250307',
+            'display_id': '20250307-argentine-le-sac-d-un-alpiniste-retrouvé-40-ans-après-sa-mort',
+            'title': 'Argentine: le sac d\'un alpiniste retrouvé 40 ans après sa mort',
+            'url': 'https://aod-fle.akamaized.net/fle/sounds/fr/2025/03/07/8edf4082-fb46-11ef-8a37-005056bf762b.mp3',
+            'ext': 'mp3',
+            'description': 'md5:7fd088fbdf4a943bb68cf82462160dca',
+            'duration': 117.74,
+            'timestamp': 1741352789,
+            'upload_date': '20250307',
+        },
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://francaisfacile.rfi.fr/fr/podcasts/un-mot-une-histoire/20250317-le-mot-de-david-foenkinos-peut-%C3%AAtre',
+        'md5': 'db83c2cc2589b4c24571c6b6cf14f5f1',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': 'WBMZ59441-FLE-FR-20250317',
+            'display_id': '20250317-le-mot-de-david-foenkinos-peut-être',
+            'title': 'Le mot de David Foenkinos: «peut-être» - Un mot, une histoire',
+            'url': 'https://aod-fle.akamaized.net/fle/sounds/fr/2025/03/17/4ca6cbbe-0315-11f0-a85b-005056a97652.mp3',
+            'ext': 'mp3',
+            'description': 'md5:3fe35fae035803df696bfa7af2496e49',
+            'duration': 198.96,
+            'timestamp': 1742210897,
+            'upload_date': '20250317',
+        },
+    }]
+
+    def _real_extract(self, url):
+        display_id = urllib.parse.unquote(self._match_id(url))
+
+        try:  # yt-dlp's default user-agents are too old and blocked by the site
+            webpage = self._download_webpage(url, display_id, headers={
+                'User-Agent': 'Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; rv:136.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/136.0',
+            })
+        except ExtractorError as e:
+            if not isinstance(e.cause, HTTPError) or e.cause.status != 403:
+                raise
+            # Retry with impersonation if hardcoded UA is insufficient
+            webpage = self._download_webpage(url, display_id, impersonate=True)
+
+        data = self._search_json(
+            r'<script[^>]+\bdata-media-id=[^>]+\btype="application/json"[^>]*>',
+            webpage, 'audio data', display_id)
+
+        return {
+            'id': data['mediaId'],
+            'display_id': display_id,
+            'vcodec': 'none',
+            'title': self._html_extract_title(webpage),
+            **self._search_json_ld(webpage, display_id, fatal=False),
+            **traverse_obj(data, {
+                'title': ('title', {str}),
+                'url': ('sources', ..., 'url', {url_or_none}, any),
+                'duration': ('sources', ..., 'duration', {float_or_none}, any),
+            }),
+        }
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/generic.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/generic.py
index 67c224e50..721d04e31 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/generic.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/generic.py
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
     unescapeHTML,
     unified_timestamp,
     unsmuggle_url,
+    update_url,
     update_url_query,
     url_or_none,
     urlhandle_detect_ext,
@@ -2213,10 +2214,21 @@ def hex_or_none(value):
             if is_live is not None:
                 info['live_status'] = 'not_live' if is_live == 'false' else 'is_live'
                 return
-            headers = m3u8_format.get('http_headers') or info.get('http_headers')
-            duration = self._extract_m3u8_vod_duration(
-                m3u8_format['url'], info.get('id'), note='Checking m3u8 live status',
-                errnote='Failed to download m3u8 media playlist', headers=headers)
+            headers = m3u8_format.get('http_headers') or info.get('http_headers') or {}
+            display_id = info.get('id')
+            urlh = self._request_webpage(
+                m3u8_format['url'], display_id, 'Checking m3u8 live status', errnote=False,
+                headers={**headers, 'Accept-Encoding': 'identity'}, fatal=False)
+            if urlh is False:
+                return
+            first_bytes = urlh.read(512)
+            if not first_bytes.startswith(b'#EXTM3U'):
+                return
+            m3u8_doc = self._webpage_read_content(
+                urlh, urlh.url, display_id, prefix=first_bytes, fatal=False, errnote=False)
+            if not m3u8_doc:
+                return
+            duration = self._parse_m3u8_vod_duration(m3u8_doc, display_id)
             if not duration:
                 info['live_status'] = 'is_live'
             info['duration'] = info.get('duration') or duration
@@ -2526,12 +2538,13 @@ def _real_extract(self, url):
                 return self.playlist_result(
                     self._parse_xspf(
                         doc, video_id, xspf_url=url,
-                        xspf_base_url=full_response.url),
+                        xspf_base_url=new_url),
                     video_id)
             elif re.match(r'(?i)^(?:{[^}]+})?MPD$', doc.tag):
                 info_dict['formats'], info_dict['subtitles'] = self._parse_mpd_formats_and_subtitles(
                     doc,
-                    mpd_base_url=full_response.url.rpartition('/')[0],
+                    # Do not use yt_dlp.utils.base_url here since it will raise on file:// URLs
+                    mpd_base_url=update_url(new_url, query=None, fragment=None).rpartition('/')[0],
                     mpd_url=url)
                 info_dict['live_status'] = 'is_live' if doc.get('type') == 'dynamic' else None
                 self._extra_manifest_info(info_dict, url)
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/getcourseru.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/getcourseru.py
index b7581d77e..2d923cf54 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/getcourseru.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/getcourseru.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 
 class GetCourseRuPlayerIE(InfoExtractor):
-    _VALID_URL = r'https?://player02\.getcourse\.ru/sign-player/?\?(?:[^#]+&)?json=[^#&]+'
+    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:player02\.getcourse\.ru|cf-api-2\.vhcdn\.com)/sign-player/?\?(?:[^#]+&)?json=[^#&]+'
     _EMBED_REGEX = [rf'<iframe[^>]+\bsrc=[\'"](?P<url>{_VALID_URL}[^\'"]*)']
     _TESTS = [{
         'url': 'http://player02.getcourse.ru/sign-player/?json=eyJ2aWRlb19oYXNoIjoiMTkwYmRmOTNmMWIyOTczNTMwOTg1M2E3YTE5ZTI0YjMiLCJ1c2VyX2lkIjozNTk1MjUxODMsInN1Yl9sb2dpbl91c2VyX2lkIjpudWxsLCJsZXNzb25faWQiOm51bGwsImlwIjoiNDYuMTQyLjE4Mi4yNDciLCJnY19ob3N0IjoiYWNhZGVteW1lbC5vbmxpbmUiLCJ0aW1lIjoxNzA1NDQ5NjQyLCJwYXlsb2FkIjoidV8zNTk1MjUxODMiLCJ1aV9sYW5ndWFnZSI6InJ1IiwiaXNfaGF2ZV9jdXN0b21fc3R5bGUiOnRydWV9&s=354ad2c993d95d5ac629e3133d6cefea&vh-static-feature=zigzag',
@@ -20,6 +20,16 @@ class GetCourseRuPlayerIE(InfoExtractor):
             'duration': 1693,
         },
         'skip': 'JWT expired',
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://cf-api-2.vhcdn.com/sign-player/?json=example',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': '435735291',
+            'title': '8afd7c489952108e00f019590f3711f3',
+            'ext': 'mp4',
+            'thumbnail': 'https://preview-htz.vhcdn.com/preview/8afd7c489952108e00f019590f3711f3/preview.jpg?version=1682170973&host=vh-72',
+            'duration': 777,
+        },
+        'skip': 'JWT expired',
     }]
 
     def _real_extract(self, url):
@@ -168,7 +178,7 @@ def _real_extract(self, url):
 
         playlist_id = self._search_regex(
             r'window\.(?:lessonId|gcsObjectId)\s*=\s*(\d+)', webpage, 'playlist id', default=display_id)
-        title = self._og_search_title(webpage) or self._html_extract_title(webpage)
+        title = self._og_search_title(webpage, default=None) or self._html_extract_title(webpage)
 
         return self.playlist_from_matches(
             re.findall(GetCourseRuPlayerIE._EMBED_REGEX[0], webpage),
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/gigya.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/gigya.py
deleted file mode 100644
index cc18ee67c..000000000
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/gigya.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-from .common import InfoExtractor
-from ..utils import (
-    ExtractorError,
-    urlencode_postdata,
-)
-
-
-class GigyaBaseIE(InfoExtractor):
-    def _gigya_login(self, auth_data):
-        auth_info = self._download_json(
-            'https://accounts.eu1.gigya.com/accounts.login', None,
-            note='Logging in', errnote='Unable to log in',
-            data=urlencode_postdata(auth_data))
-
-        error_message = auth_info.get('errorDetails') or auth_info.get('errorMessage')
-        if error_message:
-            raise ExtractorError(
-                f'Unable to login: {error_message}', expected=True)
-        return auth_info
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/hse.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/hse.py
index d9004293f..c3c7bb32e 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/hse.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/hse.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 )
 
 
-class HSEShowBaseInfoExtractor(InfoExtractor):
+class HSEShowBaseIE(InfoExtractor):
     _GEO_COUNTRIES = ['DE']
 
     def _extract_redux_data(self, url, video_id):
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ def _extract_formats_and_subtitles(self, sources, video_id):
         return formats, subtitles
 
 
-class HSEShowIE(HSEShowBaseInfoExtractor):
+class HSEShowIE(HSEShowBaseIE):
     _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?hse\.de/dpl/c/tv-shows/(?P<id>[0-9]+)'
     _TESTS = [{
         'url': 'https://www.hse.de/dpl/c/tv-shows/505350',
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ def _real_extract(self, url):
         }
 
 
-class HSEProductIE(HSEShowBaseInfoExtractor):
+class HSEProductIE(HSEShowBaseIE):
     _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?hse\.de/dpl/p/product/(?P<id>[0-9]+)'
     _TESTS = [{
         'url': 'https://www.hse.de/dpl/p/product/408630',
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/ichinanalive.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/ichinanalive.py
index a37cfe77b..475d33593 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/ichinanalive.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/ichinanalive.py
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
+
 from .common import InfoExtractor
-from ..utils import ExtractorError, str_or_none, traverse_obj, unified_strdate
+from ..utils import (
+    ExtractorError,
+    int_or_none,
+    str_or_none,
+    traverse_obj,
+    unified_strdate,
+    url_or_none,
+)
 
 
 class IchinanaLiveIE(InfoExtractor):
@@ -157,3 +165,51 @@ def _real_extract(self, url):
             'description': view_data.get('caption'),
             'upload_date': unified_strdate(str_or_none(view_data.get('createdAt'))),
         }
+
+
+class IchinanaLiveVODIE(InfoExtractor):
+    IE_NAME = '17live:vod'
+    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?17\.live/ja/vod/[^/?#]+/(?P<id>[^/?#]+)'
+    _TESTS = [{
+        'url': 'https://17.live/ja/vod/27323042/2cf84520-e65e-4b22-891e-1d3a00b0f068',
+        'md5': '3299b930d7457b069639486998a89580',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': '2cf84520-e65e-4b22-891e-1d3a00b0f068',
+            'ext': 'mp4',
+            'title': 'md5:b5f8cbf497d54cc6a60eb3b480182f01',
+            'uploader': 'md5:29fb12122ab94b5a8495586e7c3085a5',
+            'uploader_id': '27323042',
+            'channel': '🌟オールナイトニッポン アーカイブ🌟',
+            'channel_id': '2b4f85f1-d61e-429d-a901-68d32bdd8645',
+            'like_count': int,
+            'view_count': int,
+            'thumbnail': r're:https?://.+/.+\.(?:jpe?g|png)',
+            'duration': 549,
+            'description': 'md5:116f326579700f00eaaf5581aae1192e',
+            'timestamp': 1741058645,
+            'upload_date': '20250304',
+        },
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://17.live/ja/vod/27323042/0de11bac-9bea-40b8-9eab-0239a7d88079',
+        'only_matching': True,
+    }]
+
+    def _real_extract(self, url):
+        video_id = self._match_id(url)
+        json_data = self._download_json(f'https://wap-api.17app.co/api/v1/vods/{video_id}', video_id)
+
+        return traverse_obj(json_data, {
+            'id': ('vodID', {str}),
+            'title': ('title', {str}),
+            'formats': ('vodURL', {lambda x: self._extract_m3u8_formats(x, video_id)}),
+            'uploader': ('userInfo', 'displayName', {str}),
+            'uploader_id': ('userInfo', 'roomID', {int}, {str_or_none}),
+            'channel': ('userInfo', 'name', {str}),
+            'channel_id': ('userInfo', 'userID', {str}),
+            'like_count': ('likeCount', {int_or_none}),
+            'view_count': ('viewCount', {int_or_none}),
+            'thumbnail': ('imageURL', {url_or_none}),
+            'duration': ('duration', {int_or_none}),
+            'description': ('description', {str}),
+            'timestamp': ('createdAt', {int_or_none}),
+        })
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/ivoox.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/ivoox.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..36e02493a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/ivoox.py
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+from .common import InfoExtractor
+from ..utils import int_or_none, parse_iso8601, url_or_none, urljoin
+from ..utils.traversal import traverse_obj
+
+
+class IvooxIE(InfoExtractor):
+    _VALID_URL = (
+        r'https?://(?:www\.)?ivoox\.com/(?:\w{2}/)?[^/?#]+_rf_(?P<id>[0-9]+)_1\.html',
+        r'https?://go\.ivoox\.com/rf/(?P<id>[0-9]+)',
+    )
+    _TESTS = [{
+        'url': 'https://www.ivoox.com/dex-08x30-rostros-del-mal-los-asesinos-en-audios-mp3_rf_143594959_1.html',
+        'md5': '993f712de5b7d552459fc66aa3726885',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': '143594959',
+            'ext': 'mp3',
+            'timestamp': 1742731200,
+            'channel': 'DIAS EXTRAÑOS con Santiago Camacho',
+            'title': 'DEx 08x30 Rostros del mal: Los asesinos en serie que aterrorizaron España',
+            'description': 'md5:eae8b4b9740d0216d3871390b056bb08',
+            'uploader': 'Santiago Camacho',
+            'thumbnail': 'https://static-1.ivoox.com/audios/c/d/5/2/cd52f46783fe735000c33a803dce2554_XXL.jpg',
+            'upload_date': '20250323',
+            'episode': 'DEx 08x30 Rostros del mal: Los asesinos en serie que aterrorizaron España',
+            'duration': 11837,
+            'tags': ['españa', 'asesinos en serie', 'arropiero', 'historia criminal', 'mataviejas'],
+        },
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://go.ivoox.com/rf/143594959',
+        'only_matching': True,
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://www.ivoox.com/en/campodelgas-28-03-2025-audios-mp3_rf_144036942_1.html',
+        'only_matching': True,
+    }]
+
+    def _real_extract(self, url):
+        media_id = self._match_id(url)
+        webpage = self._download_webpage(url, media_id, fatal=False)
+
+        data = self._search_nuxt_data(
+            webpage, media_id, fatal=False, traverse=('data', 0, 'data', 'audio'))
+
+        direct_download = self._download_json(
+            f'https://vcore-web.ivoox.com/v1/public/audios/{media_id}/download-url', media_id, fatal=False,
+            note='Fetching direct download link', headers={'Referer': url})
+
+        download_paths = {
+            *traverse_obj(direct_download, ('data', 'downloadUrl', {str}, filter, all)),
+            *traverse_obj(data, (('downloadUrl', 'mediaUrl'), {str}, filter)),
+        }
+
+        formats = []
+        for path in download_paths:
+            formats.append({
+                'url': urljoin('https://ivoox.com', path),
+                'http_headers': {'Referer': url},
+            })
+
+        return {
+            'id': media_id,
+            'formats': formats,
+            'uploader': self._html_search_regex(r'data-prm-author="([^"]+)"', webpage, 'author', default=None),
+            'timestamp': parse_iso8601(
+                self._html_search_regex(r'data-prm-pubdate="([^"]+)"', webpage, 'timestamp', default=None)),
+            'channel': self._html_search_regex(r'data-prm-podname="([^"]+)"', webpage, 'channel', default=None),
+            'title': self._html_search_regex(r'data-prm-title="([^"]+)"', webpage, 'title', default=None),
+            'thumbnail': self._og_search_thumbnail(webpage, default=None),
+            'description': self._og_search_description(webpage, default=None),
+            **self._search_json_ld(webpage, media_id, default={}),
+            **traverse_obj(data, {
+                'title': ('title', {str}),
+                'description': ('description', {str}),
+                'thumbnail': ('image', {url_or_none}),
+                'timestamp': ('uploadDate', {parse_iso8601(delimiter=' ')}),
+                'duration': ('duration', {int_or_none}),
+                'tags': ('tags', ..., 'name', {str}),
+            }),
+        }
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/jamendo.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/jamendo.py
index 16540c414..bac0e869c 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/jamendo.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/jamendo.py
@@ -2,10 +2,12 @@
 import random
 
 from .common import InfoExtractor
+from ..networking import HEADRequest
 from ..utils import (
     clean_html,
     int_or_none,
     try_get,
+    urlhandle_detect_ext,
 )
 
 
@@ -27,7 +29,7 @@ class JamendoIE(InfoExtractor):
             'ext': 'flac',
             # 'title': 'Maya Filipič - Stories from Emona I',
             'title': 'Stories from Emona I',
-            'artist': 'Maya Filipič',
+            'artists': ['Maya Filipič'],
             'album': 'Between two worlds',
             'track': 'Stories from Emona I',
             'duration': 210,
@@ -93,9 +95,15 @@ def _real_extract(self, url):
                 if not cover_url or cover_url in urls:
                     continue
                 urls.append(cover_url)
+                urlh = self._request_webpage(
+                    HEADRequest(cover_url), track_id, 'Checking thumbnail extension',
+                    errnote=False, fatal=False)
+                if not urlh:
+                    continue
                 size = int_or_none(cover_id.lstrip('size'))
                 thumbnails.append({
                     'id': cover_id,
+                    'ext': urlhandle_detect_ext(urlh, default='jpg'),
                     'url': cover_url,
                     'width': size,
                     'height': size,
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/kika.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/kika.py
index 69f4a3ce0..e27756452 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/kika.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/kika.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import itertools
+
 from .common import InfoExtractor
 from ..utils import (
     determine_ext,
@@ -124,3 +126,43 @@ def _extract_formats(self, media_info, video_id):
                         'vbr': ('bitrateVideo', {int_or_none}, {lambda x: None if x == -1 else x}),
                     }),
                 }
+
+
+class KikaPlaylistIE(InfoExtractor):
+    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?kika\.de/[\w-]+/(?P<id>[a-z-]+\d+)'
+
+    _TESTS = [{
+        'url': 'https://www.kika.de/logo/logo-die-welt-und-ich-562',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': 'logo-die-welt-und-ich-562',
+            'title': 'logo!',
+            'description': 'md5:7b9d7f65561b82fa512f2cfb553c397d',
+        },
+        'playlist_count': 100,
+    }]
+
+    def _entries(self, playlist_url, playlist_id):
+        for page in itertools.count(1):
+            data = self._download_json(playlist_url, playlist_id, note=f'Downloading page {page}')
+            for item in traverse_obj(data, ('content', lambda _, v: url_or_none(v['api']['url']))):
+                yield self.url_result(
+                    item['api']['url'], ie=KikaIE,
+                    **traverse_obj(item, {
+                        'id': ('id', {str}),
+                        'title': ('title', {str}),
+                        'duration': ('duration', {int_or_none}),
+                        'timestamp': ('date', {parse_iso8601}),
+                    }))
+
+            playlist_url = traverse_obj(data, ('links', 'next', {url_or_none}))
+            if not playlist_url:
+                break
+
+    def _real_extract(self, url):
+        playlist_id = self._match_id(url)
+        brand_data = self._download_json(
+            f'https://www.kika.de/_next-api/proxy/v1/brands/{playlist_id}', playlist_id)
+
+        return self.playlist_result(
+            self._entries(brand_data['videoSubchannel']['videosPageUrl'], playlist_id),
+            playlist_id, title=brand_data.get('title'), description=brand_data.get('description'))
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/linkedin.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/linkedin.py
index c8c8ae52a..2974f4026 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/linkedin.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/linkedin.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import itertools
+import json
 import re
 
 from .common import InfoExtractor
@@ -9,12 +10,12 @@
     int_or_none,
     mimetype2ext,
     srt_subtitles_timecode,
-    traverse_obj,
     try_get,
     url_or_none,
     urlencode_postdata,
     urljoin,
 )
+from ..utils.traversal import find_elements, require, traverse_obj
 
 
 class LinkedInBaseIE(InfoExtractor):
@@ -82,7 +83,10 @@ def _get_video_id(self, video_data, course_slug, video_slug):
 
 
 class LinkedInIE(LinkedInBaseIE):
-    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?linkedin\.com/posts/[^/?#]+-(?P<id>\d+)-\w{4}/?(?:[?#]|$)'
+    _VALID_URL = [
+        r'https?://(?:www\.)?linkedin\.com/posts/[^/?#]+-(?P<id>\d+)-\w{4}/?(?:[?#]|$)',
+        r'https?://(?:www\.)?linkedin\.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:(?P<id>\d+)',
+    ]
     _TESTS = [{
         'url': 'https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mishalkhawaja_sendinblueviews-toronto-digitalmarketing-ugcPost-6850898786781339649-mM20',
         'info_dict': {
@@ -106,6 +110,9 @@ class LinkedInIE(LinkedInBaseIE):
             'like_count': int,
             'subtitles': 'mincount:1',
         },
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7016901149999955968/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop',
+        'only_matching': True,
     }]
 
     def _real_extract(self, url):
@@ -271,3 +278,110 @@ def _real_extract(self, url):
             entries, course_slug,
             course_data.get('title'),
             course_data.get('description'))
+
+
+class LinkedInEventsIE(LinkedInBaseIE):
+    IE_NAME = 'linkedin:events'
+    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?linkedin\.com/events/(?P<id>[\w-]+)'
+    _TESTS = [{
+        'url': 'https://www.linkedin.com/events/7084656651378536448/comments/',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': '7084656651378536448',
+            'ext': 'mp4',
+            'title': '#37 Aprende a hacer una entrevista en inglés para tu próximo trabajo remoto',
+            'description': '¡Agarra para anotar que se viene tremendo evento!',
+            'duration': 1765,
+            'timestamp': 1689113772,
+            'upload_date': '20230711',
+            'release_timestamp': 1689174012,
+            'release_date': '20230712',
+            'live_status': 'was_live',
+        },
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://www.linkedin.com/events/27-02energyfreedombyenergyclub7295762520814874625/comments/',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': '27-02energyfreedombyenergyclub7295762520814874625',
+            'ext': 'mp4',
+            'title': '27.02 Energy Freedom by Energy Club',
+            'description': 'md5:1292e6f31df998914c293787a02c3b91',
+            'duration': 6420,
+            'timestamp': 1739445333,
+            'upload_date': '20250213',
+            'release_timestamp': 1740657620,
+            'release_date': '20250227',
+            'live_status': 'was_live',
+        },
+    }]
+
+    def _real_initialize(self):
+        if not self._get_cookies('https://www.linkedin.com/').get('li_at'):
+            self.raise_login_required()
+
+    def _real_extract(self, url):
+        event_id = self._match_id(url)
+        webpage = self._download_webpage(url, event_id)
+
+        base_data = traverse_obj(webpage, (
+            {find_elements(tag='code', attr='style', value='display: none')}, ..., {json.loads}, 'included', ...))
+        meta_data = traverse_obj(base_data, (
+            lambda _, v: v['$type'] == 'com.linkedin.voyager.dash.events.ProfessionalEvent', any)) or {}
+
+        live_status = {
+            'PAST': 'was_live',
+            'ONGOING': 'is_live',
+            'FUTURE': 'is_upcoming',
+        }.get(meta_data.get('lifecycleState'))
+
+        if live_status == 'is_upcoming':
+            player_data = {}
+            if event_time := traverse_obj(meta_data, ('displayEventTime', {str})):
+                message = f'This live event is scheduled for {event_time}'
+            else:
+                message = 'This live event has not yet started'
+            self.raise_no_formats(message, expected=True, video_id=event_id)
+        else:
+            # TODO: Add support for audio-only live events
+            player_data = traverse_obj(base_data, (
+                lambda _, v: v['$type'] == 'com.linkedin.videocontent.VideoPlayMetadata',
+                any, {require('video player data')}))
+
+        formats, subtitles = [], {}
+        for prog_fmts in traverse_obj(player_data, ('progressiveStreams', ..., {dict})):
+            for fmt_url in traverse_obj(prog_fmts, ('streamingLocations', ..., 'url', {url_or_none})):
+                formats.append({
+                    'url': fmt_url,
+                    **traverse_obj(prog_fmts, {
+                        'width': ('width', {int_or_none}),
+                        'height': ('height', {int_or_none}),
+                        'tbr': ('bitRate', {int_or_none(scale=1000)}),
+                        'filesize': ('size', {int_or_none}),
+                        'ext': ('mediaType', {mimetype2ext}),
+                    }),
+                })
+
+        for m3u8_url in traverse_obj(player_data, (
+            'adaptiveStreams', lambda _, v: v['protocol'] == 'HLS', 'masterPlaylists', ..., 'url', {url_or_none},
+        )):
+            fmts, subs = self._extract_m3u8_formats_and_subtitles(
+                m3u8_url, event_id, 'mp4', m3u8_id='hls', fatal=False)
+            formats.extend(fmts)
+            self._merge_subtitles(subs, target=subtitles)
+
+        return {
+            'id': event_id,
+            'formats': formats,
+            'subtitles': subtitles,
+            'live_status': live_status,
+            **traverse_obj(meta_data, {
+                'title': ('name', {str}),
+                'description': ('description', 'text', {str}),
+                'timestamp': ('createdAt', {int_or_none(scale=1000)}),
+                # timeRange.start is available when the stream is_upcoming
+                'release_timestamp': ('timeRange', 'start', {int_or_none(scale=1000)}),
+            }),
+            **traverse_obj(player_data, {
+                'duration': ('duration', {int_or_none(scale=1000)}),
+                # liveStreamCreatedAt is only available when the stream is_live or was_live
+                'release_timestamp': ('liveStreamCreatedAt', {int_or_none(scale=1000)}),
+            }),
+        }
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/loco.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/loco.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6c9a25567
--- /dev/null
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/loco.py
@@ -0,0 +1,159 @@
+import json
+import random
+import time
+
+from .common import InfoExtractor
+from ..utils import int_or_none, jwt_decode_hs256, try_call, url_or_none
+from ..utils.traversal import require, traverse_obj
+
+
+class LocoIE(InfoExtractor):
+    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?loco\.com/(?P<type>streamers|stream)/(?P<id>[^/?#]+)'
+    _TESTS = [{
+        'url': 'https://loco.com/streamers/teuzinfps',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': 'teuzinfps',
+            'ext': 'mp4',
+            'title': r're:MS BOLADAO, RESENHA & GAMEPLAY ALTO NIVEL',
+            'description': 'bom e novo',
+            'uploader_id': 'RLUVE3S9JU',
+            'channel': 'teuzinfps',
+            'channel_follower_count': int,
+            'comment_count': int,
+            'view_count': int,
+            'concurrent_view_count': int,
+            'like_count': int,
+            'thumbnail': 'https://static.ivory.getloconow.com/default_thumb/743701a9-98ca-41ae-9a8b-70bd5da070ad.jpg',
+            'tags': ['MMORPG', 'Gameplay'],
+            'series': 'Tibia',
+            'timestamp': int,
+            'modified_timestamp': int,
+            'live_status': 'is_live',
+            'upload_date': str,
+            'modified_date': str,
+        },
+        'params': {
+            'skip_download': 'Livestream',
+        },
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://loco.com/stream/c64916eb-10fb-46a9-9a19-8c4b7ed064e7',
+        'md5': '45ebc8a47ee1c2240178757caf8881b5',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': 'c64916eb-10fb-46a9-9a19-8c4b7ed064e7',
+            'ext': 'mp4',
+            'title': 'PAULINHO LOKO NA LOCO!',
+            'description': 'live on na loco',
+            'uploader_id': '2MDO7Z1DPM',
+            'channel': 'paulinholokobr',
+            'channel_follower_count': int,
+            'comment_count': int,
+            'view_count': int,
+            'concurrent_view_count': int,
+            'like_count': int,
+            'duration': 14491,
+            'thumbnail': 'https://static.ivory.getloconow.com/default_thumb/59b5970b-23c1-4518-9e96-17ce341299fe.jpg',
+            'tags': ['Gameplay'],
+            'series': 'GTA 5',
+            'timestamp': 1740612872,
+            'modified_timestamp': 1740613037,
+            'upload_date': '20250226',
+            'modified_date': '20250226',
+        },
+    }, {
+        # Requires video authorization
+        'url': 'https://loco.com/stream/ac854641-ae0f-497c-a8ea-4195f6d8cc53',
+        'md5': '0513edf85c1e65c9521f555f665387d5',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': 'ac854641-ae0f-497c-a8ea-4195f6d8cc53',
+            'ext': 'mp4',
+            'title': 'DUAS CONTAS DESAFIANTE, RUSH TOP 1 NO BRASIL!',
+            'description': 'md5:aa77818edd6fe00dd4b6be75cba5f826',
+            'uploader_id': '7Y9JNAZC3Q',
+            'channel': 'ayellol',
+            'channel_follower_count': int,
+            'comment_count': int,
+            'view_count': int,
+            'concurrent_view_count': int,
+            'like_count': int,
+            'duration': 1229,
+            'thumbnail': 'https://static.ivory.getloconow.com/default_thumb/f5aa678b-6d04-45d9-a89a-859af0a8028f.jpg',
+            'tags': ['Gameplay', 'Carry'],
+            'series': 'League of Legends',
+            'timestamp': 1741182253,
+            'upload_date': '20250305',
+            'modified_timestamp': 1741182419,
+            'modified_date': '20250305',
+        },
+    }]
+
+    # From _app.js
+    _CLIENT_ID = 'TlwKp1zmF6eKFpcisn3FyR18WkhcPkZtzwPVEEC3'
+    _CLIENT_SECRET = 'Kp7tYlUN7LXvtcSpwYvIitgYcLparbtsQSe5AdyyCdiEJBP53Vt9J8eB4AsLdChIpcO2BM19RA3HsGtqDJFjWmwoonvMSG3ZQmnS8x1YIM8yl82xMXZGbE3NKiqmgBVU'
+
+    def _is_jwt_expired(self, token):
+        return jwt_decode_hs256(token)['exp'] - time.time() < 300
+
+    def _get_access_token(self, video_id):
+        access_token = try_call(lambda: self._get_cookies('https://loco.com')['access_token'].value)
+        if access_token and not self._is_jwt_expired(access_token):
+            return access_token
+        access_token = traverse_obj(self._download_json(
+            'https://api.getloconow.com/v3/user/device_profile/', video_id,
+            'Downloading access token', fatal=False, data=json.dumps({
+                'platform': 7,
+                'client_id': self._CLIENT_ID,
+                'client_secret': self._CLIENT_SECRET,
+                'model': 'Mozilla',
+                'os_name': 'Win32',
+                'os_ver': '5.0 (Windows)',
+                'app_ver': '5.0 (Windows)',
+            }).encode(), headers={
+                'Content-Type': 'application/json;charset=utf-8',
+                'DEVICE-ID': ''.join(random.choices('0123456789abcdef', k=32)) + 'live',
+                'X-APP-LANG': 'en',
+                'X-APP-LOCALE': 'en-US',
+                'X-CLIENT-ID': self._CLIENT_ID,
+                'X-CLIENT-SECRET': self._CLIENT_SECRET,
+                'X-PLATFORM': '7',
+            }), 'access_token')
+        if access_token and not self._is_jwt_expired(access_token):
+            self._set_cookie('.loco.com', 'access_token', access_token)
+            return access_token
+
+    def _real_extract(self, url):
+        video_type, video_id = self._match_valid_url(url).group('type', 'id')
+        webpage = self._download_webpage(url, video_id)
+        stream = traverse_obj(self._search_nextjs_data(webpage, video_id), (
+            'props', 'pageProps', ('liveStreamData', 'stream', 'liveStream'), {dict}, any, {require('stream info')}))
+
+        if access_token := self._get_access_token(video_id):
+            self._request_webpage(
+                'https://drm.loco.com/v1/streams/playback/', video_id,
+                'Downloading video authorization', fatal=False, headers={
+                    'authorization': access_token,
+                }, query={
+                    'stream_uid': stream['uid'],
+                })
+
+        return {
+            'formats': self._extract_m3u8_formats(stream['conf']['hls'], video_id),
+            'id': video_id,
+            'is_live': video_type == 'streamers',
+            **traverse_obj(stream, {
+                'title': ('title', {str}),
+                'series': ('game_name', {str}),
+                'uploader_id': ('user_uid', {str}),
+                'channel': ('alias', {str}),
+                'description': ('description', {str}),
+                'concurrent_view_count': ('viewersCurrent', {int_or_none}),
+                'view_count': ('total_views', {int_or_none}),
+                'thumbnail': ('thumbnail_url_small', {url_or_none}),
+                'like_count': ('likes', {int_or_none}),
+                'tags': ('tags', ..., {str}),
+                'timestamp': ('started_at', {int_or_none(scale=1000)}),
+                'modified_timestamp': ('updated_at', {int_or_none(scale=1000)}),
+                'comment_count': ('comments_count', {int_or_none}),
+                'channel_follower_count': ('followers_count', {int_or_none}),
+                'duration': ('duration', {int_or_none}),
+            }),
+        }
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/lrt.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/lrt.py
index 1a0b6da23..e50194f88 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/lrt.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/lrt.py
@@ -2,8 +2,11 @@
 from ..utils import (
     clean_html,
     merge_dicts,
+    str_or_none,
     traverse_obj,
+    unified_timestamp,
     url_or_none,
+    urljoin,
 )
 
 
@@ -80,7 +83,7 @@ class LRTVODIE(LRTBaseIE):
     }]
 
     def _real_extract(self, url):
-        path, video_id = self._match_valid_url(url).groups()
+        path, video_id = self._match_valid_url(url).group('path', 'id')
         webpage = self._download_webpage(url, video_id)
 
         media_url = self._extract_js_var(webpage, 'main_url', path)
@@ -106,3 +109,42 @@ def _real_extract(self, url):
         }
 
         return merge_dicts(clean_info, jw_data, json_ld_data)
+
+
+class LRTRadioIE(LRTBaseIE):
+    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?lrt\.lt/radioteka/irasas/(?P<id>\d+)/(?P<path>[^?#/]+)'
+    _TESTS = [{
+        # m3u8 download
+        'url': 'https://www.lrt.lt/radioteka/irasas/2000359728/nemarios-eiles-apie-pragarus-ir-skaistyklas-su-aiste-kiltinaviciute',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': '2000359728',
+            'ext': 'm4a',
+            'title': 'Nemarios eilės: apie pragarus ir skaistyklas su Aiste Kiltinavičiūte',
+            'description': 'md5:5eee9a0e86a55bf547bd67596204625d',
+            'timestamp': 1726143120,
+            'upload_date': '20240912',
+            'tags': 'count:5',
+            'thumbnail': r're:https?://.+/.+\.jpe?g',
+            'categories': ['Daiktiniai įrodymai'],
+        },
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://www.lrt.lt/radioteka/irasas/2000304654/vakaras-su-knyga-svetlana-aleksijevic-cernobylio-malda-v-dalis?season=%2Fmediateka%2Faudio%2Fvakaras-su-knyga%2F2023',
+        'only_matching': True,
+    }]
+
+    def _real_extract(self, url):
+        video_id, path = self._match_valid_url(url).group('id', 'path')
+        media = self._download_json(
+            'https://www.lrt.lt/radioteka/api/media', video_id,
+            query={'url': f'/mediateka/irasas/{video_id}/{path}'})
+
+        return traverse_obj(media, {
+            'id': ('id', {int}, {str_or_none}),
+            'title': ('title', {str}),
+            'tags': ('tags', ..., 'name', {str}),
+            'categories': ('playlist_item', 'category', {str}, filter, all, filter),
+            'description': ('content', {clean_html}, {str}),
+            'timestamp': ('date', {lambda x: x.replace('.', '/')}, {unified_timestamp}),
+            'thumbnail': ('playlist_item', 'image', {urljoin('https://www.lrt.lt')}),
+            'formats': ('playlist_item', 'file', {lambda x: self._extract_m3u8_formats(x, video_id)}),
+        })
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/manyvids.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/manyvids.py
index 8caa8f87f..1356169bf 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/manyvids.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/manyvids.py
@@ -1,31 +1,38 @@
-import re
-
 from .common import InfoExtractor
 from ..utils import (
+    clean_html,
     determine_ext,
-    extract_attributes,
     int_or_none,
-    str_to_int,
+    join_nonempty,
+    parse_count,
+    parse_duration,
+    parse_iso8601,
     url_or_none,
-    urlencode_postdata,
 )
+from ..utils.traversal import traverse_obj
 
 
 class ManyVidsIE(InfoExtractor):
-    _WORKING = False
     _VALID_URL = r'(?i)https?://(?:www\.)?manyvids\.com/video/(?P<id>\d+)'
     _TESTS = [{
         # preview video
-        'url': 'https://www.manyvids.com/Video/133957/everthing-about-me/',
-        'md5': '03f11bb21c52dd12a05be21a5c7dcc97',
+        'url': 'https://www.manyvids.com/Video/530341/mv-tips-tricks',
+        'md5': '738dc723f7735ee9602f7ea352a6d058',
         'info_dict': {
-            'id': '133957',
+            'id': '530341-preview',
             'ext': 'mp4',
-            'title': 'everthing about me (Preview)',
-            'uploader': 'ellyxxix',
+            'title': 'MV Tips & Tricks (Preview)',
+            'description': r're:I will take you on a tour around .{1313}$',
+            'thumbnail': r're:https://cdn5\.manyvids\.com/php_uploads/video_images/DestinyDiaz/.+\.jpg',
+            'uploader': 'DestinyDiaz',
             'view_count': int,
             'like_count': int,
+            'release_timestamp': 1508419904,
+            'tags': ['AdultSchool', 'BBW', 'SFW', 'TeacherFetish'],
+            'release_date': '20171019',
+            'duration': 3167.0,
         },
+        'expected_warnings': ['Only extracting preview'],
     }, {
         # full video
         'url': 'https://www.manyvids.com/Video/935718/MY-FACE-REVEAL/',
@@ -34,129 +41,68 @@ class ManyVidsIE(InfoExtractor):
             'id': '935718',
             'ext': 'mp4',
             'title': 'MY FACE REVEAL',
-            'description': 'md5:ec5901d41808b3746fed90face161612',
+            'description': r're:Today is the day!! I am finally taking off my mask .{445}$',
+            'thumbnail': r're:https://ods\.manyvids\.com/1001061960/3aa5397f2a723ec4597e344df66ab845/screenshots/.+\.jpg',
             'uploader': 'Sarah Calanthe',
             'view_count': int,
             'like_count': int,
+            'release_date': '20181110',
+            'tags': ['EyeContact', 'Interviews', 'MaskFetish', 'MouthFetish', 'Redhead'],
+            'release_timestamp': 1541851200,
+            'duration': 224.0,
         },
     }]
+    _API_BASE = 'https://www.manyvids.com/bff/store/video'
 
     def _real_extract(self, url):
         video_id = self._match_id(url)
+        video_data = self._download_json(f'{self._API_BASE}/{video_id}/private', video_id)['data']
+        formats, preview_only = [], True
 
-        real_url = f'https://www.manyvids.com/video/{video_id}/gtm.js'
-        try:
-            webpage = self._download_webpage(real_url, video_id)
-        except Exception:
-            # probably useless fallback
-            webpage = self._download_webpage(url, video_id)
-
-        info = self._search_regex(
-            r'''(<div\b[^>]*\bid\s*=\s*(['"])pageMetaDetails\2[^>]*>)''',
-            webpage, 'meta details', default='')
-        info = extract_attributes(info)
-
-        player = self._search_regex(
-            r'''(<div\b[^>]*\bid\s*=\s*(['"])rmpPlayerStream\2[^>]*>)''',
-            webpage, 'player details', default='')
-        player = extract_attributes(player)
-
-        video_urls_and_ids = (
-            (info.get('data-meta-video'), 'video'),
-            (player.get('data-video-transcoded'), 'transcoded'),
-            (player.get('data-video-filepath'), 'filepath'),
-            (self._og_search_video_url(webpage, secure=False, default=None), 'og_video'),
-        )
-
-        def txt_or_none(s, default=None):
-            return (s.strip() or default) if isinstance(s, str) else default
-
-        uploader = txt_or_none(info.get('data-meta-author'))
-
-        def mung_title(s):
-            if uploader:
-                s = re.sub(rf'^\s*{re.escape(uploader)}\s+[|-]', '', s)
-            return txt_or_none(s)
-
-        title = (
-            mung_title(info.get('data-meta-title'))
-            or self._html_search_regex(
-                (r'<span[^>]+class=["\']item-title[^>]+>([^<]+)',
-                 r'<h2[^>]+class=["\']h2 m-0["\'][^>]*>([^<]+)'),
-                webpage, 'title', default=None)
-            or self._html_search_meta(
-                'twitter:title', webpage, 'title', fatal=True))
-
-        title = re.sub(r'\s*[|-]\s+ManyVids\s*$', '', title) or title
-
-        if any(p in webpage for p in ('preview_videos', '_preview.mp4')):
-            title += ' (Preview)'
-
-        mv_token = self._search_regex(
-            r'data-mvtoken=(["\'])(?P<value>(?:(?!\1).)+)\1', webpage,
-            'mv token', default=None, group='value')
-
-        if mv_token:
-            # Sets some cookies
-            self._download_webpage(
-                'https://www.manyvids.com/includes/ajax_repository/you_had_me_at_hello.php',
-                video_id, note='Setting format cookies', fatal=False,
-                data=urlencode_postdata({
-                    'mvtoken': mv_token,
-                    'vid': video_id,
-                }), headers={
-                    'Referer': url,
-                    'X-Requested-With': 'XMLHttpRequest',
-                })
-
-        formats = []
-        for v_url, fmt in video_urls_and_ids:
-            v_url = url_or_none(v_url)
-            if not v_url:
+        for format_id, path in [
+            ('preview', ['teaser', 'filepath']),
+            ('transcoded', ['transcodedFilepath']),
+            ('filepath', ['filepath']),
+        ]:
+            format_url = traverse_obj(video_data, (*path, {url_or_none}))
+            if not format_url:
                 continue
-            if determine_ext(v_url) == 'm3u8':
-                formats.extend(self._extract_m3u8_formats(
-                    v_url, video_id, 'mp4', entry_protocol='m3u8_native',
-                    m3u8_id='hls'))
+            if determine_ext(format_url) == 'm3u8':
+                formats.extend(self._extract_m3u8_formats(format_url, video_id, 'mp4', m3u8_id=format_id))
             else:
                 formats.append({
-                    'url': v_url,
-                    'format_id': fmt,
+                    'url': format_url,
+                    'format_id': format_id,
+                    'preference': -10 if format_id == 'preview' else None,
+                    'quality': 10 if format_id == 'filepath' else None,
+                    'height': int_or_none(
+                        self._search_regex(r'_(\d{2,3}[02468])_', format_url, 'height', default=None)),
                 })
+            if format_id != 'preview':
+                preview_only = False
 
-        self._remove_duplicate_formats(formats)
+        metadata = traverse_obj(
+            self._download_json(f'{self._API_BASE}/{video_id}', video_id, fatal=False), 'data')
+        title = traverse_obj(metadata, ('title', {clean_html}))
 
-        for f in formats:
-            if f.get('height') is None:
-                f['height'] = int_or_none(
-                    self._search_regex(r'_(\d{2,3}[02468])_', f['url'], 'video height', default=None))
-            if '/preview/' in f['url']:
-                f['format_id'] = '_'.join(filter(None, (f.get('format_id'), 'preview')))
-                f['preference'] = -10
-            if 'transcoded' in f['format_id']:
-                f['preference'] = f.get('preference', -1) - 1
-
-        def get_likes():
-            likes = self._search_regex(
-                rf'''(<a\b[^>]*\bdata-id\s*=\s*(['"]){video_id}\2[^>]*>)''',
-                webpage, 'likes', default='')
-            likes = extract_attributes(likes)
-            return int_or_none(likes.get('data-likes'))
-
-        def get_views():
-            return str_to_int(self._html_search_regex(
-                r'''(?s)<span\b[^>]*\bclass\s*=["']views-wrapper\b[^>]+>.+?<span\b[^>]+>\s*(\d[\d,.]*)\s*</span>''',
-                webpage, 'view count', default=None))
+        if preview_only:
+            title = join_nonempty(title, '(Preview)', delim=' ')
+            video_id += '-preview'
+            self.report_warning(
+                f'Only extracting preview. Video may be paid or subscription only. {self._login_hint()}')
 
         return {
             'id': video_id,
             'title': title,
             'formats': formats,
-            'description': txt_or_none(info.get('data-meta-description')),
-            'uploader': txt_or_none(info.get('data-meta-author')),
-            'thumbnail': (
-                url_or_none(info.get('data-meta-image'))
-                or url_or_none(player.get('data-video-screenshot'))),
-            'view_count': get_views(),
-            'like_count': get_likes(),
+            **traverse_obj(metadata, {
+                'description': ('description', {clean_html}),
+                'uploader': ('model', 'displayName', {clean_html}),
+                'thumbnail': (('screenshot', 'thumbnail'), {url_or_none}, any),
+                'view_count': ('views', {parse_count}),
+                'like_count': ('likes', {parse_count}),
+                'release_timestamp': ('launchDate', {parse_iso8601}),
+                'duration': ('videoDuration', {parse_duration}),
+                'tags': ('tagList', ..., 'label', {str}, filter, all, filter),
+            }),
         }
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/medaltv.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/medaltv.py
index d64dbfe63..94c51ed0e 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/medaltv.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/medaltv.py
@@ -102,11 +102,10 @@ def add_item(container, item_url, height, id_key='format_id', item_id=None):
             item_id = item_id or '%dp' % height
             if item_id not in item_url:
                 return
-            width = int(round(aspect_ratio * height))
             container.append({
                 'url': item_url,
                 id_key: item_id,
-                'width': width,
+                'width': round(aspect_ratio * height),
                 'height': height,
             })
 
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/microsoftembed.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/microsoftembed.py
index 2575d6c5e..9d58fa0a6 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/microsoftembed.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/microsoftembed.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 from ..utils import (
     int_or_none,
     parse_iso8601,
+    parse_resolution,
     traverse_obj,
     unified_timestamp,
     url_basename,
@@ -83,8 +84,8 @@ def _sub_to_dict(subtitle_list):
             subtitles.setdefault(sub.pop('tag', 'und'), []).append(sub)
         return subtitles
 
-    def _extract_ism(self, ism_url, video_id):
-        formats = self._extract_ism_formats(ism_url, video_id)
+    def _extract_ism(self, ism_url, video_id, fatal=True):
+        formats = self._extract_ism_formats(ism_url, video_id, fatal=fatal)
         for fmt in formats:
             if fmt['language'] != 'eng' and 'English' not in fmt['format_id']:
                 fmt['language_preference'] = -10
@@ -218,9 +219,21 @@ class MicrosoftLearnEpisodeIE(MicrosoftMediusBaseIE):
             'description': 'md5:7bbbfb593d21c2cf2babc3715ade6b88',
             'timestamp': 1676339547,
             'upload_date': '20230214',
-            'thumbnail': r're:https://learn\.microsoft\.com/video/media/.*\.png',
+            'thumbnail': r're:https://learn\.microsoft\.com/video/media/.+\.png',
             'subtitles': 'count:14',
         },
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://learn.microsoft.com/en-gb/shows/on-demand-instructor-led-training-series/az-900-module-1',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': '4fe10f7c-d83c-463b-ac0e-c30a8195e01b',
+            'ext': 'mp4',
+            'title': 'AZ-900 Cloud fundamentals (1 of 6)',
+            'description': 'md5:3c2212ce865e9142f402c766441bd5c9',
+            'thumbnail': r're:https://.+/.+\.jpg',
+            'timestamp': 1706605184,
+            'upload_date': '20240130',
+        },
+        'params': {'format': 'bv[protocol=https]'},
     }]
 
     def _real_extract(self, url):
@@ -230,9 +243,32 @@ def _real_extract(self, url):
         entry_id = self._html_search_meta('entryId', webpage, 'entryId', fatal=True)
         video_info = self._download_json(
             f'https://learn.microsoft.com/api/video/public/v1/entries/{entry_id}', video_id)
+
+        formats = []
+        if ism_url := traverse_obj(video_info, ('publicVideo', 'adaptiveVideoUrl', {url_or_none})):
+            formats.extend(self._extract_ism(ism_url, video_id, fatal=False))
+        if hls_url := traverse_obj(video_info, ('publicVideo', 'adaptiveVideoHLSUrl', {url_or_none})):
+            formats.extend(self._extract_m3u8_formats(hls_url, video_id, 'mp4', m3u8_id='hls', fatal=False))
+        if mpd_url := traverse_obj(video_info, ('publicVideo', 'adaptiveVideoDashUrl', {url_or_none})):
+            formats.extend(self._extract_mpd_formats(mpd_url, video_id, mpd_id='dash', fatal=False))
+        for key in ('low', 'medium', 'high'):
+            if video_url := traverse_obj(video_info, ('publicVideo', f'{key}QualityVideoUrl', {url_or_none})):
+                formats.append({
+                    'url': video_url,
+                    'format_id': f'video-http-{key}',
+                    'acodec': 'none',
+                    **parse_resolution(video_url),
+                })
+        if audio_url := traverse_obj(video_info, ('publicVideo', 'audioUrl', {url_or_none})):
+            formats.append({
+                'url': audio_url,
+                'format_id': 'audio-http',
+                'vcodec': 'none',
+            })
+
         return {
             'id': entry_id,
-            'formats': self._extract_ism(video_info['publicVideo']['adaptiveVideoUrl'], video_id),
+            'formats': formats,
             'subtitles': self._sub_to_dict(traverse_obj(video_info, (
                 'publicVideo', 'captions', lambda _, v: url_or_none(v['url']), {
                     'tag': ('language', {str}),
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/mitele.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/mitele.py
index 76fef337a..55fa83b51 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/mitele.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/mitele.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 from .telecinco import TelecincoBaseIE
+from ..networking.exceptions import HTTPError
 from ..utils import (
+    ExtractorError,
     int_or_none,
     parse_iso8601,
 )
@@ -79,7 +81,17 @@ class MiTeleIE(TelecincoBaseIE):
 
     def _real_extract(self, url):
         display_id = self._match_id(url)
-        webpage = self._download_webpage(url, display_id)
+
+        try:  # yt-dlp's default user-agents are too old and blocked by akamai
+            webpage = self._download_webpage(url, display_id, headers={
+                'User-Agent': 'Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; rv:136.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/136.0',
+            })
+        except ExtractorError as e:
+            if not isinstance(e.cause, HTTPError) or e.cause.status != 403:
+                raise
+            # Retry with impersonation if hardcoded UA is insufficient to bypass akamai
+            webpage = self._download_webpage(url, display_id, impersonate=True)
+
         pre_player = self._search_json(
             r'window\.\$REACTBASE_STATE\.prePlayer_mtweb\s*=',
             webpage, 'Pre Player', display_id)['prePlayer']
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/mixcloud.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/mixcloud.py
index 19b7fd4e7..852670fcb 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/mixcloud.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/mixcloud.py
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@
     parse_iso8601,
     strip_or_none,
     try_get,
+    url_or_none,
 )
+from ..utils.traversal import traverse_obj
 
 
 class MixcloudBaseIE(InfoExtractor):
@@ -37,7 +39,7 @@ class MixcloudIE(MixcloudBaseIE):
             'ext': 'm4a',
             'title': 'Cryptkeeper',
             'description': 'After quite a long silence from myself, finally another Drum\'n\'Bass mix with my favourite current dance floor bangers.',
-            'uploader': 'Daniel Holbach',
+            'uploader': 'dholbach',
             'uploader_id': 'dholbach',
             'thumbnail': r're:https?://.*\.jpg',
             'view_count': int,
@@ -46,10 +48,11 @@ class MixcloudIE(MixcloudBaseIE):
             'uploader_url': 'https://www.mixcloud.com/dholbach/',
             'artist': 'Submorphics & Chino , Telekinesis, Porter Robinson, Enei, Breakage ft Jess Mills',
             'duration': 3723,
-            'tags': [],
+            'tags': ['liquid drum and bass', 'drum and bass'],
             'comment_count': int,
             'repost_count': int,
             'like_count': int,
+            'artists': list,
         },
         'params': {'skip_download': 'm3u8'},
     }, {
@@ -67,7 +70,7 @@ class MixcloudIE(MixcloudBaseIE):
             'upload_date': '20150203',
             'uploader_url': 'https://www.mixcloud.com/gillespeterson/',
             'duration': 2992,
-            'tags': [],
+            'tags': ['jazz', 'soul', 'world music', 'funk'],
             'comment_count': int,
             'repost_count': int,
             'like_count': int,
@@ -149,8 +152,6 @@ def _real_extract(self, url):
         elif reason:
             raise ExtractorError('Track is restricted', expected=True)
 
-        title = cloudcast['name']
-
         stream_info = cloudcast['streamInfo']
         formats = []
 
@@ -182,47 +183,39 @@ def _real_extract(self, url):
             self.raise_login_required(metadata_available=True)
 
         comments = []
-        for edge in (try_get(cloudcast, lambda x: x['comments']['edges']) or []):
-            node = edge.get('node') or {}
+        for node in traverse_obj(cloudcast, ('comments', 'edges', ..., 'node', {dict})):
             text = strip_or_none(node.get('comment'))
             if not text:
                 continue
-            user = node.get('user') or {}
             comments.append({
-                'author': user.get('displayName'),
-                'author_id': user.get('username'),
                 'text': text,
-                'timestamp': parse_iso8601(node.get('created')),
+                **traverse_obj(node, {
+                    'author': ('user', 'displayName', {str}),
+                    'author_id': ('user', 'username', {str}),
+                    'timestamp': ('created', {parse_iso8601}),
+                }),
             })
 
-        tags = []
-        for t in cloudcast.get('tags'):
-            tag = try_get(t, lambda x: x['tag']['name'], str)
-            if not tag:
-                tags.append(tag)
-
-        get_count = lambda x: int_or_none(try_get(cloudcast, lambda y: y[x]['totalCount']))
-
-        owner = cloudcast.get('owner') or {}
-
         return {
             'id': track_id,
-            'title': title,
             'formats': formats,
-            'description': cloudcast.get('description'),
-            'thumbnail': try_get(cloudcast, lambda x: x['picture']['url'], str),
-            'uploader': owner.get('displayName'),
-            'timestamp': parse_iso8601(cloudcast.get('publishDate')),
-            'uploader_id': owner.get('username'),
-            'uploader_url': owner.get('url'),
-            'duration': int_or_none(cloudcast.get('audioLength')),
-            'view_count': int_or_none(cloudcast.get('plays')),
-            'like_count': get_count('favorites'),
-            'repost_count': get_count('reposts'),
-            'comment_count': get_count('comments'),
             'comments': comments,
-            'tags': tags,
-            'artist': ', '.join(cloudcast.get('featuringArtistList') or []) or None,
+            **traverse_obj(cloudcast, {
+                'title': ('name', {str}),
+                'description': ('description', {str}),
+                'thumbnail': ('picture', 'url', {url_or_none}),
+                'timestamp': ('publishDate', {parse_iso8601}),
+                'duration': ('audioLength', {int_or_none}),
+                'uploader': ('owner', 'displayName', {str}),
+                'uploader_id': ('owner', 'username', {str}),
+                'uploader_url': ('owner', 'url', {url_or_none}),
+                'view_count': ('plays', {int_or_none}),
+                'like_count': ('favorites', 'totalCount', {int_or_none}),
+                'repost_count': ('reposts', 'totalCount', {int_or_none}),
+                'comment_count': ('comments', 'totalCount', {int_or_none}),
+                'tags': ('tags', ..., 'tag', 'name', {str}, filter, all, filter),
+                'artists': ('featuringArtistList', ..., {str}, filter, all, filter),
+            }),
         }
 
 
@@ -295,7 +288,7 @@ class MixcloudUserIE(MixcloudPlaylistBaseIE):
         'url': 'http://www.mixcloud.com/dholbach/',
         'info_dict': {
             'id': 'dholbach_uploads',
-            'title': 'Daniel Holbach (uploads)',
+            'title': 'dholbach (uploads)',
             'description': 'md5:a3f468a60ac8c3e1f8616380fc469b2b',
         },
         'playlist_mincount': 36,
@@ -303,7 +296,7 @@ class MixcloudUserIE(MixcloudPlaylistBaseIE):
         'url': 'http://www.mixcloud.com/dholbach/uploads/',
         'info_dict': {
             'id': 'dholbach_uploads',
-            'title': 'Daniel Holbach (uploads)',
+            'title': 'dholbach (uploads)',
             'description': 'md5:a3f468a60ac8c3e1f8616380fc469b2b',
         },
         'playlist_mincount': 36,
@@ -311,7 +304,7 @@ class MixcloudUserIE(MixcloudPlaylistBaseIE):
         'url': 'http://www.mixcloud.com/dholbach/favorites/',
         'info_dict': {
             'id': 'dholbach_favorites',
-            'title': 'Daniel Holbach (favorites)',
+            'title': 'dholbach (favorites)',
             'description': 'md5:a3f468a60ac8c3e1f8616380fc469b2b',
         },
         # 'params': {
@@ -337,7 +330,7 @@ class MixcloudUserIE(MixcloudPlaylistBaseIE):
             'title': 'First Ear (stream)',
             'description': 'we maraud for ears',
         },
-        'playlist_mincount': 269,
+        'playlist_mincount': 267,
     }]
 
     _TITLE_KEY = 'displayName'
@@ -361,7 +354,7 @@ class MixcloudPlaylistIE(MixcloudPlaylistBaseIE):
             'id': 'maxvibes_jazzcat-on-ness-radio',
             'title': 'Ness Radio sessions',
         },
-        'playlist_mincount': 59,
+        'playlist_mincount': 58,
     }]
     _TITLE_KEY = 'name'
     _DESCRIPTION_KEY = 'description'
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/mlb.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/mlb.py
index 935bf8561..562b93fc7 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/mlb.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/mlb.py
@@ -365,13 +365,15 @@ def _real_initialize(self):
                 'All videos are only available to registered users', method='password')
 
     def _set_device_id(self, username):
-        if not self._device_id:
-            self._device_id = self.cache.load(
-                self._NETRC_MACHINE, 'device_ids', default={}).get(username)
+        if self._device_id:
+            return
+        device_id_cache = self.cache.load(self._NETRC_MACHINE, 'device_ids', default={})
+        self._device_id = device_id_cache.get(username)
         if self._device_id:
             return
         self._device_id = str(uuid.uuid4())
-        self.cache.store(self._NETRC_MACHINE, 'device_ids', {username: self._device_id})
+        device_id_cache[username] = self._device_id
+        self.cache.store(self._NETRC_MACHINE, 'device_ids', device_id_cache)
 
     def _perform_login(self, username, password):
         try:
@@ -449,9 +451,7 @@ def _extract_formats_and_subtitles(self, broadcast, video_id):
 
         if not (m3u8_url and token):
             errors = '; '.join(traverse_obj(response, ('errors', ..., 'message', {str})))
-            if 'not entitled' in errors:
-                raise ExtractorError(errors, expected=True)
-            elif errors:  # Only warn when 'blacked out' since radio formats are available
+            if errors:  # Only warn when 'blacked out' or 'not entitled'; radio formats may be available
                 self.report_warning(f'API returned errors for {format_id}: {errors}')
             else:
                 self.report_warning(f'No formats available for {format_id} broadcast; skipping')
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/moviepilot.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/moviepilot.py
index ed5be4fa6..3b2023226 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/moviepilot.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/moviepilot.py
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 
 
 class MoviepilotIE(InfoExtractor):
-    _IE_NAME = 'moviepilot'
-    _IE_DESC = 'Moviepilot trailer'
+    IE_NAME = 'moviepilot'
+    IE_DESC = 'Moviepilot trailer'
     _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?moviepilot\.de/movies/(?P<id>[^/]+)'
 
     _TESTS = [{
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/msn.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/msn.py
index dd864952c..6ede7c5cf 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/msn.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/msn.py
@@ -1,167 +1,215 @@
-import re
-
 from .common import InfoExtractor
 from ..utils import (
     ExtractorError,
+    clean_html,
     determine_ext,
     int_or_none,
-    unescapeHTML,
+    parse_iso8601,
+    url_or_none,
 )
+from ..utils.traversal import traverse_obj
 
 
 class MSNIE(InfoExtractor):
-    _WORKING = False
-    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:(?:www|preview)\.)?msn\.com/(?:[^/]+/)+(?P<display_id>[^/]+)/[a-z]{2}-(?P<id>[\da-zA-Z]+)'
+    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:(?:www|preview)\.)?msn\.com/(?P<locale>[a-z]{2}-[a-z]{2})/(?:[^/?#]+/)+(?P<display_id>[^/?#]+)/[a-z]{2}-(?P<id>[\da-zA-Z]+)'
     _TESTS = [{
-        'url': 'https://www.msn.com/en-in/money/video/7-ways-to-get-rid-of-chest-congestion/vi-BBPxU6d',
-        'md5': '087548191d273c5c55d05028f8d2cbcd',
+        'url': 'https://www.msn.com/en-gb/video/news/president-macron-interrupts-trump-over-ukraine-funding/vi-AA1zMcD7',
         'info_dict': {
-            'id': 'BBPxU6d',
-            'display_id': '7-ways-to-get-rid-of-chest-congestion',
+            'id': 'AA1zMcD7',
             'ext': 'mp4',
-            'title': 'Seven ways to get rid of chest congestion',
-            'description': '7 Ways to Get Rid of Chest Congestion',
-            'duration': 88,
-            'uploader': 'Health',
-            'uploader_id': 'BBPrMqa',
+            'display_id': 'president-macron-interrupts-trump-over-ukraine-funding',
+            'title': 'President Macron interrupts Trump over Ukraine funding',
+            'description': 'md5:5fd3857ac25849e7a56cb25fbe1a2a8b',
+            'uploader': 'k! News UK',
+            'uploader_id': 'BB1hz5Rj',
+            'duration': 59,
+            'thumbnail': 'https://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AA1zMagX.img',
+            'tags': 'count:14',
+            'timestamp': 1740510914,
+            'upload_date': '20250225',
+            'release_timestamp': 1740513600,
+            'release_date': '20250225',
+            'modified_timestamp': 1741413241,
+            'modified_date': '20250308',
         },
     }, {
-        # Article, multiple Dailymotion Embeds
-        'url': 'https://www.msn.com/en-in/money/sports/hottest-football-wags-greatest-footballers-turned-managers-and-more/ar-BBpc7Nl',
+        'url': 'https://www.msn.com/en-gb/video/watch/films-success-saved-adam-pearsons-acting-career/vi-AA1znZGE?ocid=hpmsn',
         'info_dict': {
-            'id': 'BBpc7Nl',
+            'id': 'AA1znZGE',
+            'ext': 'mp4',
+            'display_id': 'films-success-saved-adam-pearsons-acting-career',
+            'title': "Films' success saved Adam Pearson's acting career",
+            'description': 'md5:98c05f7bd9ab4f9c423400f62f2d3da5',
+            'uploader': 'Sky News',
+            'uploader_id': 'AA2eki',
+            'duration': 52,
+            'thumbnail': 'https://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AA1zo7nU.img',
+            'timestamp': 1739993965,
+            'upload_date': '20250219',
+            'release_timestamp': 1739977753,
+            'release_date': '20250219',
+            'modified_timestamp': 1742076259,
+            'modified_date': '20250315',
         },
-        'playlist_mincount': 4,
     }, {
-        'url': 'http://www.msn.com/en-ae/news/offbeat/meet-the-nine-year-old-self-made-millionaire/ar-BBt6ZKf',
-        'only_matching': True,
-    }, {
-        'url': 'http://www.msn.com/en-ae/video/watch/obama-a-lot-of-people-will-be-disappointed/vi-AAhxUMH',
-        'only_matching': True,
-    }, {
-        # geo restricted
-        'url': 'http://www.msn.com/en-ae/foodanddrink/joinourtable/the-first-fart-makes-you-laugh-the-last-fart-makes-you-cry/vp-AAhzIBU',
-        'only_matching': True,
-    }, {
-        'url': 'http://www.msn.com/en-ae/entertainment/bollywood/watch-how-salman-khan-reacted-when-asked-if-he-would-apologize-for-his-‘raped-woman’-comment/vi-AAhvzW6',
-        'only_matching': True,
-    }, {
-        # Vidible(AOL) Embed
-        'url': 'https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/jupiter-is-about-to-come-so-close-you-can-see-its-moons-with-binoculars/vi-AACqsHR',
-        'only_matching': True,
+        'url': 'https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/news/rock-frontman-replacements-you-might-not-know-happened/vi-AA1yLVcD',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': 'AA1yLVcD',
+            'ext': 'mp4',
+            'display_id': 'rock-frontman-replacements-you-might-not-know-happened',
+            'title': 'Rock Frontman Replacements You Might Not Know Happened',
+            'description': 'md5:451a125496ff0c9f6816055bb1808da9',
+            'uploader': 'Grunge (Video)',
+            'uploader_id': 'BB1oveoV',
+            'duration': 596,
+            'thumbnail': 'https://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AA1yM4OJ.img',
+            'timestamp': 1739223456,
+            'upload_date': '20250210',
+            'release_timestamp': 1739219731,
+            'release_date': '20250210',
+            'modified_timestamp': 1741427272,
+            'modified_date': '20250308',
+        },
     }, {
         # Dailymotion Embed
-        'url': 'https://www.msn.com/es-ve/entretenimiento/watch/winston-salem-paire-refait-des-siennes-en-perdant-sa-raquette-au-service/vp-AAG704L',
-        'only_matching': True,
+        'url': 'https://www.msn.com/de-de/nachrichten/other/the-first-descendant-gameplay-trailer-zu-serena-der-neuen-gefl%C3%BCgelten-nachfahrin/vi-AA1B1d06',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': 'x9g6oli',
+            'ext': 'mp4',
+            'title': 'The First Descendant: Gameplay-Trailer zu Serena, der neuen geflügelten Nachfahrin',
+            'description': '',
+            'uploader': 'MeinMMO',
+            'uploader_id': 'x2mvqi4',
+            'view_count': int,
+            'like_count': int,
+            'age_limit': 0,
+            'duration': 60,
+            'thumbnail': 'https://s1.dmcdn.net/v/Y3fO61drj56vPB9SS/x1080',
+            'tags': ['MeinMMO', 'The First Descendant'],
+            'timestamp': 1742124877,
+            'upload_date': '20250316',
+        },
     }, {
-        # YouTube Embed
-        'url': 'https://www.msn.com/en-in/money/news/meet-vikram-%E2%80%94-chandrayaan-2s-lander/vi-AAGUr0v',
-        'only_matching': True,
+        # Youtube Embed
+        'url': 'https://www.msn.com/en-gb/video/webcontent/web-content/vi-AA1ybFaJ',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': 'kQSChWu95nE',
+            'ext': 'mp4',
+            'title': '7 Daily Habits to Nurture Your Personal Growth',
+            'description': 'md5:6f233c68341b74dee30c8c121924e827',
+            'uploader': 'TopThink',
+            'uploader_id': '@TopThink',
+            'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/@TopThink',
+            'channel': 'TopThink',
+            'channel_id': 'UCMlGmHokrQRp-RaNO7aq4Uw',
+            'channel_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMlGmHokrQRp-RaNO7aq4Uw',
+            'channel_is_verified': True,
+            'channel_follower_count': int,
+            'comment_count': int,
+            'view_count': int,
+            'like_count': int,
+            'age_limit': 0,
+            'duration': 705,
+            'thumbnail': 'https://i.ytimg.com/vi/kQSChWu95nE/maxresdefault.jpg',
+            'categories': ['Howto & Style'],
+            'tags': ['topthink', 'top think', 'personal growth'],
+            'timestamp': 1722711620,
+            'upload_date': '20240803',
+            'playable_in_embed': True,
+            'availability': 'public',
+            'live_status': 'not_live',
+        },
     }, {
-        # NBCSports Embed
-        'url': 'https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/football_nfl/week-13-preview-redskins-vs-panthers/vi-BBXsCDb',
-        'only_matching': True,
+        # Article with social embed
+        'url': 'https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/techandscience/watch-earth-sets-and-rises-behind-moon-in-breathtaking-blue-ghost-video/ar-AA1zKoAc',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': 'AA1zKoAc',
+            'title': 'Watch: Earth sets and rises behind Moon in breathtaking Blue Ghost video',
+            'description': 'md5:0ad51cfa77e42e7f0c46cf98a619dbbf',
+            'uploader': 'India Today',
+            'uploader_id': 'AAyFWG',
+            'tags': 'count:11',
+            'timestamp': 1740485034,
+            'upload_date': '20250225',
+            'release_timestamp': 1740484875,
+            'release_date': '20250225',
+            'modified_timestamp': 1740488561,
+            'modified_date': '20250225',
+        },
+        'playlist_count': 1,
     }]
 
     def _real_extract(self, url):
-        display_id, page_id = self._match_valid_url(url).groups()
+        locale, display_id, page_id = self._match_valid_url(url).group('locale', 'display_id', 'id')
 
-        webpage = self._download_webpage(url, display_id)
+        json_data = self._download_json(
+            f'https://assets.msn.com/content/view/v2/Detail/{locale}/{page_id}', page_id)
 
-        entries = []
-        for _, metadata in re.findall(r'data-metadata\s*=\s*(["\'])(?P<data>.+?)\1', webpage):
-            video = self._parse_json(unescapeHTML(metadata), display_id)
-
-            provider_id = video.get('providerId')
-            player_name = video.get('playerName')
-            if player_name and provider_id:
-                entry = None
-                if player_name == 'AOL':
-                    if provider_id.startswith('http'):
-                        provider_id = self._search_regex(
-                            r'https?://delivery\.vidible\.tv/video/redirect/([0-9a-f]{24})',
-                            provider_id, 'vidible id')
-                    entry = self.url_result(
-                        'aol-video:' + provider_id, 'Aol', provider_id)
-                elif player_name == 'Dailymotion':
-                    entry = self.url_result(
-                        'https://www.dailymotion.com/video/' + provider_id,
-                        'Dailymotion', provider_id)
-                elif player_name == 'YouTube':
-                    entry = self.url_result(
-                        provider_id, 'Youtube', provider_id)
-                elif player_name == 'NBCSports':
-                    entry = self.url_result(
-                        'http://vplayer.nbcsports.com/p/BxmELC/nbcsports_embed/select/media/' + provider_id,
-                        'NBCSportsVPlayer', provider_id)
-                if entry:
-                    entries.append(entry)
-                    continue
-
-            video_id = video['uuid']
-            title = video['title']
+        common_metadata = traverse_obj(json_data, {
+            'title': ('title', {str}),
+            'description': (('abstract', ('body', {clean_html})), {str}, filter, any),
+            'timestamp': ('createdDateTime', {parse_iso8601}),
+            'release_timestamp': ('publishedDateTime', {parse_iso8601}),
+            'modified_timestamp': ('updatedDateTime', {parse_iso8601}),
+            'thumbnail': ('thumbnail', 'image', 'url', {url_or_none}),
+            'duration': ('videoMetadata', 'playTime', {int_or_none}),
+            'tags': ('keywords', ..., {str}),
+            'uploader': ('provider', 'name', {str}),
+            'uploader_id': ('provider', 'id', {str}),
+        })
 
+        page_type = json_data['type']
+        source_url = traverse_obj(json_data, ('sourceHref', {url_or_none}))
+        if page_type == 'video':
+            if traverse_obj(json_data, ('thirdPartyVideoPlayer', 'enabled')) and source_url:
+                return self.url_result(source_url)
             formats = []
-            for file_ in video.get('videoFiles', []):
-                format_url = file_.get('url')
-                if not format_url:
-                    continue
-                if 'format=m3u8-aapl' in format_url:
-                    # m3u8_native should not be used here until
-                    # https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl/issues/9913 is fixed
-                    formats.extend(self._extract_m3u8_formats(
-                        format_url, display_id, 'mp4',
-                        m3u8_id='hls', fatal=False))
-                elif 'format=mpd-time-csf' in format_url:
-                    formats.extend(self._extract_mpd_formats(
-                        format_url, display_id, 'dash', fatal=False))
-                elif '.ism' in format_url:
-                    if format_url.endswith('.ism'):
-                        format_url += '/manifest'
-                    formats.extend(self._extract_ism_formats(
-                        format_url, display_id, 'mss', fatal=False))
-                else:
-                    format_id = file_.get('formatCode')
-                    formats.append({
-                        'url': format_url,
-                        'ext': 'mp4',
-                        'format_id': format_id,
-                        'width': int_or_none(file_.get('width')),
-                        'height': int_or_none(file_.get('height')),
-                        'vbr': int_or_none(self._search_regex(r'_(\d+)\.mp4', format_url, 'vbr', default=None)),
-                        'quality': 1 if format_id == '1001' else None,
-                    })
-
             subtitles = {}
-            for file_ in video.get('files', []):
-                format_url = file_.get('url')
-                format_code = file_.get('formatCode')
-                if not format_url or not format_code:
-                    continue
-                if str(format_code) == '3100':
-                    subtitles.setdefault(file_.get('culture', 'en'), []).append({
-                        'ext': determine_ext(format_url, 'ttml'),
-                        'url': format_url,
-                    })
+            for file in traverse_obj(json_data, ('videoMetadata', 'externalVideoFiles', lambda _, v: url_or_none(v['url']))):
+                file_url = file['url']
+                ext = determine_ext(file_url)
+                if ext == 'm3u8':
+                    fmts, subs = self._extract_m3u8_formats_and_subtitles(
+                        file_url, page_id, 'mp4', m3u8_id='hls', fatal=False)
+                    formats.extend(fmts)
+                    self._merge_subtitles(subs, target=subtitles)
+                elif ext == 'mpd':
+                    fmts, subs = self._extract_mpd_formats_and_subtitles(
+                        file_url, page_id, mpd_id='dash', fatal=False)
+                    formats.extend(fmts)
+                    self._merge_subtitles(subs, target=subtitles)
+                else:
+                    formats.append(
+                        traverse_obj(file, {
+                            'url': 'url',
+                            'format_id': ('format', {str}),
+                            'filesize': ('fileSize', {int_or_none}),
+                            'height': ('height', {int_or_none}),
+                            'width': ('width', {int_or_none}),
+                        }))
+            for caption in traverse_obj(json_data, ('videoMetadata', 'closedCaptions', lambda _, v: url_or_none(v['href']))):
+                lang = caption.get('locale') or 'en-us'
+                subtitles.setdefault(lang, []).append({
+                    'url': caption['href'],
+                    'ext': 'ttml',
+                })
 
-            entries.append({
-                'id': video_id,
+            return {
+                'id': page_id,
                 'display_id': display_id,
-                'title': title,
-                'description': video.get('description'),
-                'thumbnail': video.get('headlineImage', {}).get('url'),
-                'duration': int_or_none(video.get('durationSecs')),
-                'uploader': video.get('sourceFriendly'),
-                'uploader_id': video.get('providerId'),
-                'creator': video.get('creator'),
-                'subtitles': subtitles,
                 'formats': formats,
-            })
+                'subtitles': subtitles,
+                **common_metadata,
+            }
+        elif page_type == 'webcontent':
+            if not source_url:
+                raise ExtractorError('Could not find source URL')
+            return self.url_result(source_url)
+        elif page_type == 'article':
+            entries = []
+            for embed_url in traverse_obj(json_data, ('socialEmbeds', ..., 'postUrl', {url_or_none})):
+                entries.append(self.url_result(embed_url))
 
-        if not entries:
-            error = unescapeHTML(self._search_regex(
-                r'data-error=(["\'])(?P<error>.+?)\1',
-                webpage, 'error', group='error'))
-            raise ExtractorError(f'{self.IE_NAME} said: {error}', expected=True)
+            return self.playlist_result(entries, page_id, **common_metadata)
 
-        return self.playlist_result(entries, page_id)
+        raise ExtractorError(f'Unsupported page type: {page_type}')
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/nbc.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/nbc.py
index 8f6fb22b1..d9aded09e 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/nbc.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/nbc.py
@@ -736,7 +736,7 @@ def _real_extract(self, url):
         webpage = self._download_webpage(url, video_id)
 
         nbc_data = self._search_json(
-            r'<script>\s*var\s+nbc\s*=', webpage, 'NBC JSON data', video_id)
+            r'(?:<script>\s*var\s+nbc\s*=|Object\.assign\(nbc,)', webpage, 'NBC JSON data', video_id)
         pdk_acct = nbc_data.get('pdkAcct') or 'Yh1nAC'
         fw_ssid = traverse_obj(nbc_data, ('video', 'fwSSID'))
 
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/niconico.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/niconico.py
index 62dd0ab9c..52ba6c417 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/niconico.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/niconico.py
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
     determine_ext,
     float_or_none,
     int_or_none,
-    join_nonempty,
     parse_duration,
     parse_iso8601,
     parse_qs,
@@ -24,22 +23,79 @@
     qualities,
     remove_start,
     str_or_none,
-    traverse_obj,
     try_get,
     unescapeHTML,
+    unified_timestamp,
     update_url_query,
     url_basename,
     url_or_none,
     urlencode_postdata,
     urljoin,
 )
+from ..utils.traversal import find_element, traverse_obj
 
 
-class NiconicoIE(InfoExtractor):
+class NiconicoBaseIE(InfoExtractor):
+    _GEO_BYPASS = False
+    _GEO_COUNTRIES = ['JP']
+    _LOGIN_BASE = 'https://account.nicovideo.jp'
+    _NETRC_MACHINE = 'niconico'
+
+    @property
+    def is_logged_in(self):
+        return bool(self._get_cookies('https://www.nicovideo.jp').get('user_session'))
+
+    def _raise_login_error(self, message, expected=True):
+        raise ExtractorError(f'Unable to login: {message}', expected=expected)
+
+    def _perform_login(self, username, password):
+        if self.is_logged_in:
+            return
+
+        self._request_webpage(
+            f'{self._LOGIN_BASE}/login', None, 'Requesting session cookies')
+        webpage = self._download_webpage(
+            f'{self._LOGIN_BASE}/login/redirector', None,
+            'Logging in', 'Unable to log in', headers={
+                'Content-Type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded',
+                'Referer': f'{self._LOGIN_BASE}/login',
+            }, data=urlencode_postdata({
+                'mail_tel': username,
+                'password': password,
+            }))
+
+        if self.is_logged_in:
+            return
+        elif err_msg := traverse_obj(webpage, (
+            {find_element(cls='notice error')}, {find_element(cls='notice__text')}, {clean_html},
+        )):
+            self._raise_login_error(err_msg or 'Invalid username or password')
+        elif 'oneTimePw' in webpage:
+            post_url = self._search_regex(
+                r'<form[^>]+action=(["\'])(?P<url>.+?)\1', webpage, 'post url', group='url')
+            mfa, urlh = self._download_webpage_handle(
+                urljoin(self._LOGIN_BASE, post_url), None,
+                'Performing MFA', 'Unable to complete MFA', headers={
+                    'Content-Type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded',
+                }, data=urlencode_postdata({
+                    'otp': self._get_tfa_info('6 digit number shown on app'),
+                }))
+            if self.is_logged_in:
+                return
+            elif 'error-code' in parse_qs(urlh.url):
+                err_msg = traverse_obj(mfa, ({find_element(cls='pageMainMsg')}, {clean_html}))
+                self._raise_login_error(err_msg or 'MFA session expired')
+            elif 'formError' in mfa:
+                err_msg = traverse_obj(mfa, (
+                    {find_element(cls='formError')}, {find_element(tag='div')}, {clean_html}))
+                self._raise_login_error(err_msg or 'MFA challenge failed')
+
+        self._raise_login_error('Unexpected login error', expected=False)
+
+
+class NiconicoIE(NiconicoBaseIE):
     IE_NAME = 'niconico'
     IE_DESC = 'ニコニコ動画'
-    _GEO_COUNTRIES = ['JP']
-    _GEO_BYPASS = False
 
     _TESTS = [{
         'url': 'http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm22312215',
@@ -179,229 +235,6 @@ class NiconicoIE(InfoExtractor):
     }]
 
     _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:(?:www\.|secure\.|sp\.)?nicovideo\.jp/watch|nico\.ms)/(?P<id>(?:[a-z]{2})?[0-9]+)'
-    _NETRC_MACHINE = 'niconico'
-    _API_HEADERS = {
-        'X-Frontend-ID': '6',
-        'X-Frontend-Version': '0',
-        'X-Niconico-Language': 'en-us',
-        'Referer': 'https://www.nicovideo.jp/',
-        'Origin': 'https://www.nicovideo.jp',
-    }
-
-    def _perform_login(self, username, password):
-        login_ok = True
-        login_form_strs = {
-            'mail_tel': username,
-            'password': password,
-        }
-        self._request_webpage(
-            'https://account.nicovideo.jp/login', None,
-            note='Acquiring Login session')
-        page = self._download_webpage(
-            'https://account.nicovideo.jp/login/redirector?show_button_twitter=1&site=niconico&show_button_facebook=1', None,
-            note='Logging in', errnote='Unable to log in',
-            data=urlencode_postdata(login_form_strs),
-            headers={
-                'Referer': 'https://account.nicovideo.jp/login',
-                'Content-Type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded',
-            })
-        if 'oneTimePw' in page:
-            post_url = self._search_regex(
-                r'<form[^>]+action=(["\'])(?P<url>.+?)\1', page, 'post url', group='url')
-            page = self._download_webpage(
-                urljoin('https://account.nicovideo.jp', post_url), None,
-                note='Performing MFA', errnote='Unable to complete MFA',
-                data=urlencode_postdata({
-                    'otp': self._get_tfa_info('6 digits code'),
-                }), headers={
-                    'Content-Type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded',
-                })
-            if 'oneTimePw' in page or 'formError' in page:
-                err_msg = self._html_search_regex(
-                    r'formError["\']+>(.*?)</div>', page, 'form_error',
-                    default='There\'s an error but the message can\'t be parsed.',
-                    flags=re.DOTALL)
-                self.report_warning(f'Unable to log in: MFA challenge failed, "{err_msg}"')
-                return False
-        login_ok = 'class="notice error"' not in page
-        if not login_ok:
-            self.report_warning('Unable to log in: bad username or password')
-        return login_ok
-
-    def _get_heartbeat_info(self, info_dict):
-        video_id, video_src_id, audio_src_id = info_dict['url'].split(':')[1].split('/')
-        dmc_protocol = info_dict['expected_protocol']
-
-        api_data = (
-            info_dict.get('_api_data')
-            or self._parse_json(
-                self._html_search_regex(
-                    'data-api-data="([^"]+)"',
-                    self._download_webpage('https://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/' + video_id, video_id),
-                    'API data', default='{}'),
-                video_id))
-
-        session_api_data = try_get(api_data, lambda x: x['media']['delivery']['movie']['session'])
-        session_api_endpoint = try_get(session_api_data, lambda x: x['urls'][0])
-
-        def ping():
-            tracking_id = traverse_obj(api_data, ('media', 'delivery', 'trackingId'))
-            if tracking_id:
-                tracking_url = update_url_query('https://nvapi.nicovideo.jp/v1/2ab0cbaa/watch', {'t': tracking_id})
-                watch_request_response = self._download_json(
-                    tracking_url, video_id,
-                    note='Acquiring permission for downloading video', fatal=False,
-                    headers=self._API_HEADERS)
-                if traverse_obj(watch_request_response, ('meta', 'status')) != 200:
-                    self.report_warning('Failed to acquire permission for playing video. Video download may fail.')
-
-        yesno = lambda x: 'yes' if x else 'no'
-
-        if dmc_protocol == 'http':
-            protocol = 'http'
-            protocol_parameters = {
-                'http_output_download_parameters': {
-                    'use_ssl': yesno(session_api_data['urls'][0]['isSsl']),
-                    'use_well_known_port': yesno(session_api_data['urls'][0]['isWellKnownPort']),
-                },
-            }
-        elif dmc_protocol == 'hls':
-            protocol = 'm3u8'
-            segment_duration = try_get(self._configuration_arg('segment_duration'), lambda x: int(x[0])) or 6000
-            parsed_token = self._parse_json(session_api_data['token'], video_id)
-            encryption = traverse_obj(api_data, ('media', 'delivery', 'encryption'))
-            protocol_parameters = {
-                'hls_parameters': {
-                    'segment_duration': segment_duration,
-                    'transfer_preset': '',
-                    'use_ssl': yesno(session_api_data['urls'][0]['isSsl']),
-                    'use_well_known_port': yesno(session_api_data['urls'][0]['isWellKnownPort']),
-                },
-            }
-            if 'hls_encryption' in parsed_token and encryption:
-                protocol_parameters['hls_parameters']['encryption'] = {
-                    parsed_token['hls_encryption']: {
-                        'encrypted_key': encryption['encryptedKey'],
-                        'key_uri': encryption['keyUri'],
-                    },
-                }
-            else:
-                protocol = 'm3u8_native'
-        else:
-            raise ExtractorError(f'Unsupported DMC protocol: {dmc_protocol}')
-
-        session_response = self._download_json(
-            session_api_endpoint['url'], video_id,
-            query={'_format': 'json'},
-            headers={'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
-            note='Downloading JSON metadata for {}'.format(info_dict['format_id']),
-            data=json.dumps({
-                'session': {
-                    'client_info': {
-                        'player_id': session_api_data.get('playerId'),
-                    },
-                    'content_auth': {
-                        'auth_type': try_get(session_api_data, lambda x: x['authTypes'][session_api_data['protocols'][0]]),
-                        'content_key_timeout': session_api_data.get('contentKeyTimeout'),
-                        'service_id': 'nicovideo',
-                        'service_user_id': session_api_data.get('serviceUserId'),
-                    },
-                    'content_id': session_api_data.get('contentId'),
-                    'content_src_id_sets': [{
-                        'content_src_ids': [{
-                            'src_id_to_mux': {
-                                'audio_src_ids': [audio_src_id],
-                                'video_src_ids': [video_src_id],
-                            },
-                        }],
-                    }],
-                    'content_type': 'movie',
-                    'content_uri': '',
-                    'keep_method': {
-                        'heartbeat': {
-                            'lifetime': session_api_data.get('heartbeatLifetime'),
-                        },
-                    },
-                    'priority': session_api_data['priority'],
-                    'protocol': {
-                        'name': 'http',
-                        'parameters': {
-                            'http_parameters': {
-                                'parameters': protocol_parameters,
-                            },
-                        },
-                    },
-                    'recipe_id': session_api_data.get('recipeId'),
-                    'session_operation_auth': {
-                        'session_operation_auth_by_signature': {
-                            'signature': session_api_data.get('signature'),
-                            'token': session_api_data.get('token'),
-                        },
-                    },
-                    'timing_constraint': 'unlimited',
-                },
-            }).encode())
-
-        info_dict['url'] = session_response['data']['session']['content_uri']
-        info_dict['protocol'] = protocol
-
-        # get heartbeat info
-        heartbeat_info_dict = {
-            'url': session_api_endpoint['url'] + '/' + session_response['data']['session']['id'] + '?_format=json&_method=PUT',
-            'data': json.dumps(session_response['data']),
-            # interval, convert milliseconds to seconds, then halve to make a buffer.
-            'interval': float_or_none(session_api_data.get('heartbeatLifetime'), scale=3000),
-            'ping': ping,
-        }
-
-        return info_dict, heartbeat_info_dict
-
-    def _extract_format_for_quality(self, video_id, audio_quality, video_quality, dmc_protocol):
-
-        if not audio_quality.get('isAvailable') or not video_quality.get('isAvailable'):
-            return None
-
-        format_id = '-'.join(
-            [remove_start(s['id'], 'archive_') for s in (video_quality, audio_quality)] + [dmc_protocol])
-
-        vid_qual_label = traverse_obj(video_quality, ('metadata', 'label'))
-
-        return {
-            'url': 'niconico_dmc:{}/{}/{}'.format(video_id, video_quality['id'], audio_quality['id']),
-            'format_id': format_id,
-            'format_note': join_nonempty('DMC', vid_qual_label, dmc_protocol.upper(), delim=' '),
-            'ext': 'mp4',  # Session API are used in HTML5, which always serves mp4
-            'acodec': 'aac',
-            'vcodec': 'h264',
-            **traverse_obj(audio_quality, ('metadata', {
-                'abr': ('bitrate', {float_or_none(scale=1000)}),
-                'asr': ('samplingRate', {int_or_none}),
-            })),
-            **traverse_obj(video_quality, ('metadata', {
-                'vbr': ('bitrate', {float_or_none(scale=1000)}),
-                'height': ('resolution', 'height', {int_or_none}),
-                'width': ('resolution', 'width', {int_or_none}),
-            })),
-            'quality': -2 if 'low' in video_quality['id'] else None,
-            'protocol': 'niconico_dmc',
-            'expected_protocol': dmc_protocol,  # XXX: This is not a documented field
-            'http_headers': {
-                'Origin': 'https://www.nicovideo.jp',
-                'Referer': 'https://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/' + video_id,
-            },
-        }
-
-    def _yield_dmc_formats(self, api_data, video_id):
-        dmc_data = traverse_obj(api_data, ('media', 'delivery', 'movie'))
-        audios = traverse_obj(dmc_data, ('audios', ..., {dict}))
-        videos = traverse_obj(dmc_data, ('videos', ..., {dict}))
-        protocols = traverse_obj(dmc_data, ('session', 'protocols', ..., {str}))
-        if not all((audios, videos, protocols)):
-            return
-
-        for audio_quality, video_quality, protocol in itertools.product(audios, videos, protocols):
-            if fmt := self._extract_format_for_quality(video_id, audio_quality, video_quality, protocol):
-                yield fmt
 
     def _yield_dms_formats(self, api_data, video_id):
         fmt_filter = lambda _, v: v['isAvailable'] and v['id']
@@ -484,8 +317,8 @@ def _real_extract(self, url):
             'needs_premium': ('isPremium', {bool}),
             'needs_subscription': ('isAdmission', {bool}),
         })) or {'needs_auth': True}))
-        formats = [*self._yield_dmc_formats(api_data, video_id),
-                   *self._yield_dms_formats(api_data, video_id)]
+
+        formats = list(self._yield_dms_formats(api_data, video_id))
         if not formats:
             fail_msg = clean_html(self._html_search_regex(
                 r'<p[^>]+\bclass="fail-message"[^>]*>(?P<msg>.+?)</p>',
@@ -920,7 +753,7 @@ def _real_extract(self, url):
         return self.playlist_result(self._entries(list_id), list_id)
 
 
-class NiconicoLiveIE(InfoExtractor):
+class NiconicoLiveIE(NiconicoBaseIE):
     IE_NAME = 'niconico:live'
     IE_DESC = 'ニコニコ生放送'
     _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:sp\.)?live2?\.nicovideo\.jp/(?:watch|gate)/(?P<id>lv\d+)'
@@ -985,6 +818,7 @@ def _real_extract(self, url):
                     'quality': 'abr',
                     'protocol': 'hls+fmp4',
                     'latency': latency,
+                    'accessRightMethod': 'single_cookie',
                     'chasePlay': False,
                 },
                 'room': {
@@ -1005,6 +839,7 @@ def _real_extract(self, url):
             if data.get('type') == 'stream':
                 m3u8_url = data['data']['uri']
                 qualities = data['data']['availableQualities']
+                cookies = data['data']['cookies']
                 break
             elif data.get('type') == 'disconnect':
                 self.write_debug(recv)
@@ -1043,6 +878,11 @@ def _real_extract(self, url):
                     **res,
                 })
 
+        for cookie in cookies:
+            self._set_cookie(
+                cookie['domain'], cookie['name'], cookie['value'],
+                expire_time=unified_timestamp(cookie['expires']), path=cookie['path'], secure=cookie['secure'])
+
         formats = self._extract_m3u8_formats(m3u8_url, video_id, ext='mp4', live=True)
         for fmt, q in zip(formats, reversed(qualities[1:])):
             fmt.update({
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/ninenow.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/ninenow.py
index f17531e62..7b0cb77a7 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/ninenow.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/ninenow.py
@@ -1,34 +1,46 @@
+import json
+import re
+
+from .brightcove import BrightcoveNewIE
 from .common import InfoExtractor
 from ..utils import (
-    ExtractorError,
     float_or_none,
     int_or_none,
-    smuggle_url,
+    parse_iso8601,
+    parse_resolution,
     str_or_none,
-    try_get,
-    unified_strdate,
-    unified_timestamp,
+    url_or_none,
 )
+from ..utils.traversal import require, traverse_obj, value
 
 
 class NineNowIE(InfoExtractor):
     IE_NAME = '9now.com.au'
-    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?9now\.com\.au/(?:[^/]+/){2}(?P<id>[^/?#]+)'
-    _GEO_COUNTRIES = ['AU']
+    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?9now\.com\.au/(?:[^/?#]+/){2}(?P<id>(?P<type>clip|episode)-[^/?#]+)'
+    _GEO_BYPASS = False
     _TESTS = [{
         # clip
-        'url': 'https://www.9now.com.au/afl-footy-show/2016/clip-ciql02091000g0hp5oktrnytc',
-        'md5': '17cf47d63ec9323e562c9957a968b565',
+        'url': 'https://www.9now.com.au/today/season-2025/clip-cm8hw9h5z00080hquqa5hszq7',
         'info_dict': {
-            'id': '16801',
+            'id': '6370295582112',
             'ext': 'mp4',
-            'title': 'St. Kilda\'s Joey Montagna on the potential for a player\'s strike',
-            'description': 'Is a boycott of the NAB Cup "on the table"?',
+            'title': 'Would Karl Stefanovic be able to land a plane?',
+            'description': 'The Today host\'s skills are put to the test with the latest simulation tech.',
             'uploader_id': '4460760524001',
-            'upload_date': '20160713',
-            'timestamp': 1468421266,
+            'duration': 197.376,
+            'tags': ['flights', 'technology', 'Karl Stefanovic'],
+            'season': 'Season 2025',
+            'season_number': 2025,
+            'series': 'TODAY',
+            'timestamp': 1742507988,
+            'upload_date': '20250320',
+            'release_timestamp': 1742507983,
+            'release_date': '20250320',
+            'thumbnail': r're:https?://.+/1920x0/.+\.jpg',
+        },
+        'params': {
+            'skip_download': 'HLS/DASH fragments and mp4 URLs are geo-restricted; only available in AU',
         },
-        'skip': 'Only available in Australia',
     }, {
         # episode
         'url': 'https://www.9now.com.au/afl-footy-show/2016/episode-19',
@@ -41,7 +53,7 @@ class NineNowIE(InfoExtractor):
         # episode of series
         'url': 'https://www.9now.com.au/lego-masters/season-3/episode-3',
         'info_dict': {
-            'id': '6249614030001',
+            'id': '6308830406112',
             'title': 'Episode 3',
             'ext': 'mp4',
             'season_number': 3,
@@ -50,72 +62,87 @@ class NineNowIE(InfoExtractor):
             'uploader_id': '4460760524001',
             'timestamp': 1619002200,
             'upload_date': '20210421',
+            'duration': 3574.085,
+            'thumbnail': r're:https?://.+/1920x0/.+\.jpg',
+            'tags': ['episode'],
+            'series': 'Lego Masters',
+            'season': 'Season 3',
+            'episode': 'Episode 3',
+            'release_timestamp': 1619002200,
+            'release_date': '20210421',
         },
-        'expected_warnings': ['Ignoring subtitle tracks'],
         'params': {
-            'skip_download': True,
+            'skip_download': 'HLS/DASH fragments and mp4 URLs are geo-restricted; only available in AU',
+        },
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://www.9now.com.au/married-at-first-sight/season-12/episode-1',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': '6367798770112',
+            'ext': 'mp4',
+            'title': 'Episode 1',
+            'description': r're:The cultural sensation of Married At First Sight returns with our first weddings! .{90}$',
+            'uploader_id': '4460760524001',
+            'duration': 5415.079,
+            'thumbnail': r're:https?://.+/1920x0/.+\.png',
+            'tags': ['episode'],
+            'season': 'Season 12',
+            'season_number': 12,
+            'episode': 'Episode 1',
+            'episode_number': 1,
+            'series': 'Married at First Sight',
+            'timestamp': 1737973800,
+            'upload_date': '20250127',
+            'release_timestamp': 1737973800,
+            'release_date': '20250127',
+        },
+        'params': {
+            'skip_download': 'HLS/DASH fragments and mp4 URLs are geo-restricted; only available in AU',
         },
     }]
-    BRIGHTCOVE_URL_TEMPLATE = 'http://players.brightcove.net/4460760524001/default_default/index.html?videoId=%s'
+    BRIGHTCOVE_URL_TEMPLATE = 'http://players.brightcove.net/4460760524001/default_default/index.html?videoId={}'
+
+    # XXX: For parsing next.js v15+ data; see also yt_dlp.extractor.francetv and yt_dlp.extractor.goplay
+    def _find_json(self, s):
+        return self._search_json(
+            r'\w+\s*:\s*', s, 'next js data', None, contains_pattern=r'\[(?s:.+)\]', default=None)
 
     def _real_extract(self, url):
-        display_id = self._match_id(url)
+        display_id, video_type = self._match_valid_url(url).group('id', 'type')
         webpage = self._download_webpage(url, display_id)
-        page_data = self._parse_json(self._search_regex(
-            r'window\.__data\s*=\s*({.*?});', webpage,
-            'page data', default='{}'), display_id, fatal=False)
-        if not page_data:
-            page_data = self._parse_json(self._parse_json(self._search_regex(
-                r'window\.__data\s*=\s*JSON\.parse\s*\(\s*(".+?")\s*\)\s*;',
-                webpage, 'page data'), display_id), display_id)
 
-        for kind in ('episode', 'clip'):
-            current_key = page_data.get(kind, {}).get(
-                f'current{kind.capitalize()}Key')
-            if not current_key:
-                continue
-            cache = page_data.get(kind, {}).get(f'{kind}Cache', {})
-            if not cache:
-                continue
-            common_data = {
-                'episode': (cache.get(current_key) or next(iter(cache.values())))[kind],
-                'season': (cache.get(current_key) or next(iter(cache.values()))).get('season', None),
-            }
-            break
-        else:
-            raise ExtractorError('Unable to find video data')
+        common_data = traverse_obj(
+            re.findall(r'<script[^>]*>\s*self\.__next_f\.push\(\s*(\[.+?\])\s*\);?\s*</script>', webpage),
+            (..., {json.loads}, ..., {self._find_json},
+             lambda _, v: v['payload'][video_type]['slug'] == display_id,
+             'payload', any, {require('video data')}))
 
-        if not self.get_param('allow_unplayable_formats') and try_get(common_data, lambda x: x['episode']['video']['drm'], bool):
+        if traverse_obj(common_data, (video_type, 'video', 'drm', {bool})):
             self.report_drm(display_id)
-        brightcove_id = try_get(
-            common_data, lambda x: x['episode']['video']['brightcoveId'], str) or 'ref:{}'.format(common_data['episode']['video']['referenceId'])
-        video_id = str_or_none(try_get(common_data, lambda x: x['episode']['video']['id'])) or brightcove_id
-
-        title = try_get(common_data, lambda x: x['episode']['name'], str)
-        season_number = try_get(common_data, lambda x: x['season']['seasonNumber'], int)
-        episode_number = try_get(common_data, lambda x: x['episode']['episodeNumber'], int)
-        timestamp = unified_timestamp(try_get(common_data, lambda x: x['episode']['airDate'], str))
-        release_date = unified_strdate(try_get(common_data, lambda x: x['episode']['availability'], str))
-        thumbnails_data = try_get(common_data, lambda x: x['episode']['image']['sizes'], dict) or {}
-        thumbnails = [{
-            'id': thumbnail_id,
-            'url': thumbnail_url,
-            'width': int_or_none(thumbnail_id[1:]),
-        } for thumbnail_id, thumbnail_url in thumbnails_data.items()]
+        brightcove_id = traverse_obj(common_data, (
+            video_type, 'video', (
+                ('brightcoveId', {str}),
+                ('referenceId', {str}, {lambda x: f'ref:{x}' if x else None}),
+            ), any, {require('brightcove ID')}))
 
         return {
             '_type': 'url_transparent',
-            'url': smuggle_url(
-                self.BRIGHTCOVE_URL_TEMPLATE % brightcove_id,
-                {'geo_countries': self._GEO_COUNTRIES}),
-            'id': video_id,
-            'title': title,
-            'description': try_get(common_data, lambda x: x['episode']['description'], str),
-            'duration': float_or_none(try_get(common_data, lambda x: x['episode']['video']['duration'], float), 1000),
-            'thumbnails': thumbnails,
-            'ie_key': 'BrightcoveNew',
-            'season_number': season_number,
-            'episode_number': episode_number,
-            'timestamp': timestamp,
-            'release_date': release_date,
+            'ie_key': BrightcoveNewIE.ie_key(),
+            'url': self.BRIGHTCOVE_URL_TEMPLATE.format(brightcove_id),
+            **traverse_obj(common_data, {
+                'id': (video_type, 'video', 'id', {int}, ({str_or_none}, {value(brightcove_id)}), any),
+                'title': (video_type, 'name', {str}),
+                'description': (video_type, 'description', {str}),
+                'duration': (video_type, 'video', 'duration', {float_or_none(scale=1000)}),
+                'tags': (video_type, 'tags', ..., 'name', {str}, all, filter),
+                'series': ('tvSeries', 'name', {str}),
+                'season_number': ('season', 'seasonNumber', {int_or_none}),
+                'episode_number': ('episode', 'episodeNumber', {int_or_none}),
+                'timestamp': ('episode', 'airDate', {parse_iso8601}),
+                'release_timestamp': (video_type, 'availability', {parse_iso8601}),
+                'thumbnails': (video_type, 'image', 'sizes', {dict.items}, lambda _, v: url_or_none(v[1]), {
+                    'id': 0,
+                    'url': 1,
+                    'width': (1, {parse_resolution}, 'width'),
+                }),
+            }),
         }
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/on24.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/on24.py
index 05218e9de..1dfc25a7d 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/on24.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/on24.py
@@ -11,12 +11,15 @@ class On24IE(InfoExtractor):
     IE_NAME = 'on24'
     IE_DESC = 'ON24'
 
-    _VALID_URL = r'''(?x)
-                    https?://event\.on24\.com/(?:
-                        wcc/r/(?P<id_1>\d{7})/(?P<key_1>[0-9A-F]{32})|
-                        eventRegistration/(?:console/EventConsoleApollo|EventLobbyServlet\?target=lobby30)
-                            \.jsp\?(?:[^/#?]*&)?eventid=(?P<id_2>\d{7})[^/#?]*&key=(?P<key_2>[0-9A-F]{32})
-                    )'''
+    _ID_RE = r'(?P<id>\d{7})'
+    _KEY_RE = r'(?P<key>[0-9A-F]{32})'
+    _URL_BASE_RE = r'https?://event\.on24\.com'
+    _URL_QUERY_RE = rf'(?:[^#]*&)?eventid={_ID_RE}&(?:[^#]+&)?key={_KEY_RE}'
+    _VALID_URL = [
+        rf'{_URL_BASE_RE}/wcc/r/{_ID_RE}/{_KEY_RE}',
+        rf'{_URL_BASE_RE}/eventRegistration/console/(?:EventConsoleApollo\.jsp|apollox/mainEvent/?)\?{_URL_QUERY_RE}',
+        rf'{_URL_BASE_RE}/eventRegistration/EventLobbyServlet/?\?{_URL_QUERY_RE}',
+    ]
 
     _TESTS = [{
         'url': 'https://event.on24.com/eventRegistration/console/EventConsoleApollo.jsp?uimode=nextgeneration&eventid=2197467&sessionid=1&key=5DF57BE53237F36A43B478DD36277A84&contenttype=A&eventuserid=305999&playerwidth=1000&playerheight=650&caller=previewLobby&text_language_id=en&format=fhaudio&newConsole=false',
@@ -34,12 +37,16 @@ class On24IE(InfoExtractor):
     }, {
         'url': 'https://event.on24.com/eventRegistration/console/EventConsoleApollo.jsp?&eventid=2639291&sessionid=1&username=&partnerref=&format=fhvideo1&mobile=&flashsupportedmobiledevice=&helpcenter=&key=82829018E813065A122363877975752E&newConsole=true&nxChe=true&newTabCon=true&text_language_id=en&playerwidth=748&playerheight=526&eventuserid=338788762&contenttype=A&mediametricsessionid=384764716&mediametricid=3558192&usercd=369267058&mode=launch',
         'only_matching': True,
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://event.on24.com/eventRegistration/EventLobbyServlet?target=reg20.jsp&eventid=3543176&key=BC0F6B968B67C34B50D461D40FDB3E18&groupId=3143628',
+        'only_matching': True,
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://event.on24.com/eventRegistration/console/apollox/mainEvent?&eventid=4843671&sessionid=1&username=&partnerref=&format=fhvideo1&mobile=&flashsupportedmobiledevice=&helpcenter=&key=4EAC9B5C564CC98FF29E619B06A2F743&newConsole=true&nxChe=true&newTabCon=true&consoleEarEventConsole=false&consoleEarCloudApi=false&text_language_id=en&playerwidth=748&playerheight=526&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fevent.on24.com%2Finterface%2Fregistration%2Fautoreg%2Findex.html%3Fsessionid%3D1%26eventid%3D4843671%26key%3D4EAC9B5C564CC98FF29E619B06A2F743%26email%3D000a3e42-7952-4dd6-8f8a-34c38ea3cf02%2540platform%26firstname%3Ds%26lastname%3Ds%26deletecookie%3Dtrue%26event_email%3DN%26marketing_email%3DN%26std1%3D0642572014177%26std2%3D0642572014179%26std3%3D550165f7-a44e-4725-9fe6-716f89908c2b%26std4%3D0&eventuserid=745776448&contenttype=A&mediametricsessionid=640613707&mediametricid=6810717&usercd=745776448&mode=launch',
+        'only_matching': True,
     }]
 
     def _real_extract(self, url):
-        mobj = self._match_valid_url(url)
-        event_id = mobj.group('id_1') or mobj.group('id_2')
-        event_key = mobj.group('key_1') or mobj.group('key_2')
+        event_id, event_key = self._match_valid_url(url).group('id', 'key')
 
         event_data = self._download_json(
             'https://event.on24.com/apic/utilApp/EventConsoleCachedServlet',
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/openrec.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/openrec.py
index b4f1c7d85..4c19ab684 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/openrec.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/openrec.py
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ def _extract_movie(self, webpage, video_id, name, is_live):
 
 class OpenRecIE(OpenRecBaseIE):
     IE_NAME = 'openrec'
-    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?openrec\.tv/live/(?P<id>[^/]+)'
+    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?openrec\.tv/live/(?P<id>[^/?#]+)'
     _TESTS = [{
         'url': 'https://www.openrec.tv/live/2p8v31qe4zy',
         'only_matching': True,
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ def _real_extract(self, url):
 
 class OpenRecCaptureIE(OpenRecBaseIE):
     IE_NAME = 'openrec:capture'
-    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?openrec\.tv/capture/(?P<id>[^/]+)'
+    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?openrec\.tv/capture/(?P<id>[^/?#]+)'
     _TESTS = [{
         'url': 'https://www.openrec.tv/capture/l9nk2x4gn14',
         'only_matching': True,
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ def _real_extract(self, url):
 
 class OpenRecMovieIE(OpenRecBaseIE):
     IE_NAME = 'openrec:movie'
-    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?openrec\.tv/movie/(?P<id>[^/]+)'
+    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?openrec\.tv/movie/(?P<id>[^/?#]+)'
     _TESTS = [{
         'url': 'https://www.openrec.tv/movie/nqz5xl5km8v',
         'info_dict': {
@@ -141,6 +141,9 @@ class OpenRecMovieIE(OpenRecBaseIE):
             'uploader_id': 'taiki_to_kazuhiro',
             'timestamp': 1638856800,
         },
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://www.openrec.tv/movie/2p8vvex548y?playlist_id=98brq96vvsgn2nd',
+        'only_matching': True,
     }]
 
     def _real_extract(self, url):
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/panopto.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/panopto.py
index 91f105519..9f307a53e 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/panopto.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/panopto.py
@@ -14,8 +14,9 @@
     int_or_none,
     parse_qs,
     srt_subtitles_timecode,
-    traverse_obj,
+    url_or_none,
 )
+from ..utils.traversal import traverse_obj
 
 
 class PanoptoBaseIE(InfoExtractor):
@@ -345,21 +346,16 @@ def _extract_streams_formats_and_subtitles(self, video_id, streams, **fmt_kwargs
         subtitles = {}
         for stream in streams or []:
             stream_formats = []
-            http_stream_url = stream.get('StreamHttpUrl')
-            stream_url = stream.get('StreamUrl')
-
-            if http_stream_url:
-                stream_formats.append({'url': http_stream_url})
-
-            if stream_url:
+            for stream_url in set(traverse_obj(stream, (('StreamHttpUrl', 'StreamUrl'), {url_or_none}))):
                 media_type = stream.get('ViewerMediaFileTypeName')
                 if media_type in ('hls', ):
-                    m3u8_formats, stream_subtitles = self._extract_m3u8_formats_and_subtitles(stream_url, video_id)
-                    stream_formats.extend(m3u8_formats)
-                    subtitles = self._merge_subtitles(subtitles, stream_subtitles)
+                    fmts, subs = self._extract_m3u8_formats_and_subtitles(stream_url, video_id, m3u8_id='hls', fatal=False)
+                    stream_formats.extend(fmts)
+                    self._merge_subtitles(subs, target=subtitles)
                 else:
                     stream_formats.append({
                         'url': stream_url,
+                        'ext': media_type,
                     })
             for fmt in stream_formats:
                 fmt.update({
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/parti.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/parti.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..acadefc4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/parti.py
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+from .common import InfoExtractor
+from ..utils import UserNotLive, int_or_none, parse_iso8601, url_or_none, urljoin
+from ..utils.traversal import traverse_obj
+
+
+class PartiBaseIE(InfoExtractor):
+    def _call_api(self, path, video_id, note=None):
+        return self._download_json(
+            f'https://api-backend.parti.com/parti_v2/profile/{path}', video_id, note)
+
+
+class PartiVideoIE(PartiBaseIE):
+    IE_NAME = 'parti:video'
+    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?parti\.com/video/(?P<id>\d+)'
+    _TESTS = [{
+        'url': 'https://parti.com/video/66284',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': '66284',
+            'ext': 'mp4',
+            'title': 'NOW LIVE ',
+            'upload_date': '20250327',
+            'categories': ['Gaming'],
+            'thumbnail': 'https://assets.parti.com/351424_eb9e5250-2821-484a-9c5f-ca99aa666c87.png',
+            'channel': 'ItZTMGG',
+            'timestamp': 1743044379,
+        },
+        'params': {'skip_download': 'm3u8'},
+    }]
+
+    def _real_extract(self, url):
+        video_id = self._match_id(url)
+        data = self._call_api(f'get_livestream_channel_info/recent/{video_id}', video_id)
+
+        return {
+            'id': video_id,
+            'formats': self._extract_m3u8_formats(
+                urljoin('https://watch.parti.com', data['livestream_recording']), video_id, 'mp4'),
+            **traverse_obj(data, {
+                'title': ('event_title', {str}),
+                'channel': ('user_name', {str}),
+                'thumbnail': ('event_file', {url_or_none}),
+                'categories': ('category_name', {str}, filter, all),
+                'timestamp': ('event_start_ts', {int_or_none}),
+            }),
+        }
+
+
+class PartiLivestreamIE(PartiBaseIE):
+    IE_NAME = 'parti:livestream'
+    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?parti\.com/creator/(?P<service>[\w]+)/(?P<id>[\w/-]+)'
+    _TESTS = [{
+        'url': 'https://parti.com/creator/parti/Capt_Robs_Adventures',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': 'Capt_Robs_Adventures',
+            'ext': 'mp4',
+            'title': r"re:I'm Live on Parti \d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2} \d{2}:\d{2}",
+            'view_count': int,
+            'thumbnail': r're:https://assets\.parti\.com/.+\.png',
+            'timestamp': 1743879776,
+            'upload_date': '20250405',
+            'live_status': 'is_live',
+        },
+        'params': {'skip_download': 'm3u8'},
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://parti.com/creator/discord/sazboxgaming/0',
+        'only_matching': True,
+    }]
+
+    def _real_extract(self, url):
+        service, creator_slug = self._match_valid_url(url).group('service', 'id')
+
+        encoded_creator_slug = creator_slug.replace('/', '%23')
+        creator_id = self._call_api(
+            f'get_user_by_social_media/{service}/{encoded_creator_slug}',
+            creator_slug, note='Fetching user ID')
+
+        data = self._call_api(
+            f'get_livestream_channel_info/{creator_id}', creator_id,
+            note='Fetching user profile feed')['channel_info']
+
+        if not traverse_obj(data, ('channel', 'is_live', {bool})):
+            raise UserNotLive(video_id=creator_id)
+
+        channel_info = data['channel']
+
+        return {
+            'id': creator_slug,
+            'formats': self._extract_m3u8_formats(
+                channel_info['playback_url'], creator_slug, live=True, query={
+                    'token': channel_info['playback_auth_token'],
+                    'player_version': '1.17.0',
+                }),
+            'is_live': True,
+            **traverse_obj(data, {
+                'title': ('livestream_event_info', 'event_name', {str}),
+                'description': ('livestream_event_info', 'event_description', {str}),
+                'thumbnail': ('livestream_event_info', 'livestream_preview_file', {url_or_none}),
+                'timestamp': ('stream', 'start_time', {parse_iso8601}),
+                'view_count': ('stream', 'viewer_count', {int_or_none}),
+            }),
+        }
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/phoenix.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/phoenix.py
index 63c256019..9df34f8c9 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/phoenix.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/phoenix.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-import re
-
 from .youtube import YoutubeIE
 from .zdf import ZDFBaseIE
 from ..utils import (
@@ -7,44 +5,27 @@
     merge_dicts,
     try_get,
     unified_timestamp,
-    urljoin,
 )
 
 
 class PhoenixIE(ZDFBaseIE):
     IE_NAME = 'phoenix.de'
-    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?phoenix\.de/(?:[^/]+/)*[^/?#&]*-a-(?P<id>\d+)\.html'
+    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?phoenix\.de/(?:[^/?#]+/)*[^/?#&]*-a-(?P<id>\d+)\.html'
     _TESTS = [{
-        # Same as https://www.zdf.de/politik/phoenix-sendungen/wohin-fuehrt-der-protest-in-der-pandemie-100.html
-        'url': 'https://www.phoenix.de/sendungen/ereignisse/corona-nachgehakt/wohin-fuehrt-der-protest-in-der-pandemie-a-2050630.html',
-        'md5': '34ec321e7eb34231fd88616c65c92db0',
+        'url': 'https://www.phoenix.de/sendungen/dokumentationen/spitzbergen-a-893349.html',
+        'md5': 'a79e86d9774d0b3f2102aff988a0bd32',
         'info_dict': {
-            'id': '210222_phx_nachgehakt_corona_protest',
+            'id': '221215_phx_spitzbergen',
             'ext': 'mp4',
-            'title': 'Wohin führt der Protest in der Pandemie?',
-            'description': 'md5:7d643fe7f565e53a24aac036b2122fbd',
-            'duration': 1691,
-            'timestamp': 1613902500,
-            'upload_date': '20210221',
+            'title': 'Spitzbergen',
+            'description': 'Film von Tilmann Bünz',
+            'duration': 728.0,
+            'timestamp': 1555600500,
+            'upload_date': '20190418',
             'uploader': 'Phoenix',
-            'series': 'corona nachgehakt',
-            'episode': 'Wohin führt der Protest in der Pandemie?',
-        },
-    }, {
-        # Youtube embed
-        'url': 'https://www.phoenix.de/sendungen/gespraeche/phoenix-streitgut-brennglas-corona-a-1965505.html',
-        'info_dict': {
-            'id': 'hMQtqFYjomk',
-            'ext': 'mp4',
-            'title': 'phoenix streitgut: Brennglas Corona - Wie gerecht ist unsere Gesellschaft?',
-            'description': 'md5:ac7a02e2eb3cb17600bc372e4ab28fdd',
-            'duration': 3509,
-            'upload_date': '20201219',
-            'uploader': 'phoenix',
-            'uploader_id': 'phoenix',
-        },
-        'params': {
-            'skip_download': True,
+            'thumbnail': 'https://www.phoenix.de/sixcms/media.php/21/Bergspitzen1.png',
+            'series': 'Dokumentationen',
+            'episode': 'Spitzbergen',
         },
     }, {
         'url': 'https://www.phoenix.de/entwicklungen-in-russland-a-2044720.html',
@@ -90,8 +71,8 @@ def _real_extract(self, url):
         content_id = details['tracking']['nielsen']['content']['assetid']
 
         info = self._extract_ptmd(
-            f'https://tmd.phoenix.de/tmd/2/ngplayer_2_3/vod/ptmd/phoenix/{content_id}',
-            content_id, None, url)
+            f'https://tmd.phoenix.de/tmd/2/android_native_6/vod/ptmd/phoenix/{content_id}',
+            content_id)
 
         duration = int_or_none(try_get(
             details, lambda x: x['tracking']['nielsen']['content']['length']))
@@ -101,20 +82,8 @@ def _real_extract(self, url):
             str)
         episode = title if details.get('contentType') == 'episode' else None
 
-        thumbnails = []
         teaser_images = try_get(details, lambda x: x['teaserImageRef']['layouts'], dict) or {}
-        for thumbnail_key, thumbnail_url in teaser_images.items():
-            thumbnail_url = urljoin(url, thumbnail_url)
-            if not thumbnail_url:
-                continue
-            thumbnail = {
-                'url': thumbnail_url,
-            }
-            m = re.match('^([0-9]+)x([0-9]+)$', thumbnail_key)
-            if m:
-                thumbnail['width'] = int(m.group(1))
-                thumbnail['height'] = int(m.group(2))
-            thumbnails.append(thumbnail)
+        thumbnails = self._extract_thumbnails(teaser_images)
 
         return merge_dicts(info, {
             'id': content_id,
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/polskieradio.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/polskieradio.py
index 6fb21e156..9d0496bdf 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/polskieradio.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/polskieradio.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 )
 
 
-class PolskieRadioBaseExtractor(InfoExtractor):
+class PolskieRadioBaseIE(InfoExtractor):
     def _extract_webpage_player_entries(self, webpage, playlist_id, base_data):
         media_urls = set()
 
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ def _extract_webpage_player_entries(self, webpage, playlist_id, base_data):
             yield entry
 
 
-class PolskieRadioLegacyIE(PolskieRadioBaseExtractor):
+class PolskieRadioLegacyIE(PolskieRadioBaseIE):
     # legacy sites
     IE_NAME = 'polskieradio:legacy'
     _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?polskieradio(?:24)?\.pl/\d+/\d+/[Aa]rtykul/(?P<id>\d+)'
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ def _real_extract(self, url):
         return self.playlist_result(entries, playlist_id, title, description)
 
 
-class PolskieRadioIE(PolskieRadioBaseExtractor):
+class PolskieRadioIE(PolskieRadioBaseIE):
     # new next.js sites
     _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:[^/]+\.)?(?:polskieradio(?:24)?|radiokierowcow)\.pl/artykul/(?P<id>\d+)'
     _TESTS = [{
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ def _real_extract(self, url):
         }
 
 
-class PolskieRadioPodcastBaseExtractor(InfoExtractor):
+class PolskieRadioPodcastBaseIE(InfoExtractor):
     _API_BASE = 'https://apipodcasts.polskieradio.pl/api'
 
     def _parse_episode(self, data):
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@ def _parse_episode(self, data):
         }
 
 
-class PolskieRadioPodcastListIE(PolskieRadioPodcastBaseExtractor):
+class PolskieRadioPodcastListIE(PolskieRadioPodcastBaseIE):
     IE_NAME = 'polskieradio:podcast:list'
     _VALID_URL = r'https?://podcasty\.polskieradio\.pl/podcast/(?P<id>\d+)'
     _TESTS = [{
@@ -578,7 +578,7 @@ def get_page(page_num):
         }
 
 
-class PolskieRadioPodcastIE(PolskieRadioPodcastBaseExtractor):
+class PolskieRadioPodcastIE(PolskieRadioPodcastBaseIE):
     IE_NAME = 'polskieradio:podcast'
     _VALID_URL = r'https?://podcasty\.polskieradio\.pl/track/(?P<id>[a-f\d]{8}(?:-[a-f\d]{4}){4}[a-f\d]{8})'
     _TESTS = [{
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/rai.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/rai.py
index efb47affc..c489dc731 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/rai.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/rai.py
@@ -321,6 +321,27 @@ class RaiPlayIE(RaiBaseIE):
             'timestamp': 1348495020,
             'upload_date': '20120924',
         },
+    }, {
+        # checking program_info gives false positive for DRM
+        'url': 'https://www.raiplay.it/video/2022/10/Ad-ogni-costo---Un-giorno-in-Pretura---Puntata-del-15102022-1dfd1295-ea38-4bac-b51e-f87e2881693b.html',
+        'md5': '572c6f711b7c5f2d670ba419b4ae3b08',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': '1dfd1295-ea38-4bac-b51e-f87e2881693b',
+            'ext': 'mp4',
+            'title': 'Ad ogni costo - Un giorno in Pretura - Puntata del 15/10/2022',
+            'alt_title': 'St 2022/23 - Un giorno in pretura - Ad ogni costo',
+            'description': 'md5:4046d97b2687f74f06a8b8270ba5599f',
+            'uploader': 'Rai 3',
+            'duration': 3773.0,
+            'thumbnail': 'https://www.raiplay.it/dl/img/2022/10/12/1665586539957_2048x2048.png',
+            'creators': ['Rai 3'],
+            'series': 'Un giorno in pretura',
+            'season': '2022/23',
+            'episode': 'Ad ogni costo',
+            'timestamp': 1665507240,
+            'upload_date': '20221011',
+            'release_year': 2025,
+        },
     }, {
         'url': 'http://www.raiplay.it/video/2016/11/gazebotraindesi-efebe701-969c-4593-92f3-285f0d1ce750.html?',
         'only_matching': True,
@@ -340,9 +361,8 @@ def _real_extract(self, url):
         media = self._download_json(
             f'{base}.json', video_id, 'Downloading video JSON')
 
-        if not self.get_param('allow_unplayable_formats'):
-            if traverse_obj(media, (('program_info', None), 'rights_management', 'rights', 'drm')):
-                self.report_drm(video_id)
+        if traverse_obj(media, ('rights_management', 'rights', 'drm')):
+            self.report_drm(video_id)
 
         video = media['video']
         relinker_info = self._extract_relinker_info(video['content_url'], video_id)
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/reddit.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/reddit.py
index d5150fd8f..be4c32e13 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/reddit.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/reddit.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     int_or_none,
     parse_qs,
     traverse_obj,
+    truncate_string,
     try_get,
     unescapeHTML,
     update_url_query,
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ class RedditIE(InfoExtractor):
             'ext': 'mp4',
             'display_id': '6rrwyj',
             'title': 'That small heart attack.',
+            'alt_title': 'That small heart attack.',
             'thumbnail': r're:^https?://.*\.(?:jpg|png)',
             'thumbnails': 'count:4',
             'timestamp': 1501941939,
@@ -49,7 +51,8 @@ class RedditIE(InfoExtractor):
             'id': 'gyh95hiqc0b11',
             'ext': 'mp4',
             'display_id': '90bu6w',
-            'title': 'Heat index was 110 degrees so we offered him a cold drink. He went for a full body soak instead',
+            'title': 'Heat index was 110 degrees so we offered him a cold drink. He went fo...',
+            'alt_title': 'Heat index was 110 degrees so we offered him a cold drink. He went for a full body soak instead',
             'thumbnail': r're:^https?://.*\.(?:jpg|png)',
             'thumbnails': 'count:7',
             'timestamp': 1532051078,
@@ -69,7 +72,8 @@ class RedditIE(InfoExtractor):
             'id': 'zasobba6wp071',
             'ext': 'mp4',
             'display_id': 'nip71r',
-            'title': 'I plan to make more stickers and prints! Check them out on my Etsy! Or get them through my Patreon. Links below.',
+            'title': 'I plan to make more stickers and prints! Check them out on my Etsy! O...',
+            'alt_title': 'I plan to make more stickers and prints! Check them out on my Etsy! Or get them through my Patreon. Links below.',
             'thumbnail': r're:^https?://.*\.(?:jpg|png)',
             'thumbnails': 'count:5',
             'timestamp': 1621709093,
@@ -91,7 +95,17 @@ class RedditIE(InfoExtractor):
         'playlist_count': 2,
         'info_dict': {
             'id': 'wzqkxp',
-            'title': 'md5:72d3d19402aa11eff5bd32fc96369b37',
+            'title': '[Finale] Kamen Rider Revice Episode 50 "Family to the End, Until the ...',
+            'alt_title': '[Finale] Kamen Rider Revice Episode 50 "Family to the End, Until the Day We Meet Again" Discussion',
+            'description': 'md5:5b7deb328062b164b15704c5fd67c335',
+            'uploader': 'TheTwelveYearOld',
+            'channel_id': 'KamenRider',
+            'comment_count': int,
+            'like_count': int,
+            'dislike_count': int,
+            'age_limit': 0,
+            'timestamp': 1661676059.0,
+            'upload_date': '20220828',
         },
     }, {
         # crossposted reddit-hosted media
@@ -102,6 +116,7 @@ class RedditIE(InfoExtractor):
             'ext': 'mp4',
             'display_id': 'zjjw82',
             'title': 'Cringe',
+            'alt_title': 'Cringe',
             'uploader': 'Otaku-senpai69420',
             'thumbnail': r're:^https?://.*\.(?:jpg|png)',
             'upload_date': '20221212',
@@ -122,6 +137,7 @@ class RedditIE(InfoExtractor):
             'ext': 'mp4',
             'display_id': '124pp33',
             'title': 'Harmless prank of some old friends',
+            'alt_title': 'Harmless prank of some old friends',
             'uploader': 'Dudezila',
             'channel_id': 'ContagiousLaughter',
             'duration': 17,
@@ -142,6 +158,7 @@ class RedditIE(InfoExtractor):
             'ext': 'mp4',
             'display_id': '12fujy3',
             'title': 'Based Hasan?',
+            'alt_title': 'Based Hasan?',
             'uploader': 'KingNigelXLII',
             'channel_id': 'GenZedong',
             'duration': 16,
@@ -161,6 +178,7 @@ class RedditIE(InfoExtractor):
             'ext': 'mp4',
             'display_id': '1cl9h0u',
             'title': 'The insurance claim will be interesting',
+            'alt_title': 'The insurance claim will be interesting',
             'uploader': 'darrenpauli',
             'channel_id': 'Unexpected',
             'duration': 53,
@@ -183,6 +201,7 @@ class RedditIE(InfoExtractor):
             'ext': 'mp4',
             'display_id': '1cxwzso',
             'title': 'Tottenham [1] - 0 Newcastle United - James Maddison 31\'',
+            'alt_title': 'Tottenham [1] - 0 Newcastle United - James Maddison 31\'',
             'uploader': 'Woodstovia',
             'channel_id': 'soccer',
             'duration': 30,
@@ -206,6 +225,7 @@ class RedditIE(InfoExtractor):
             'ext': 'mp4',
             'display_id': 'degtjo',
             'title': 'When the K hits',
+            'alt_title': 'When the K hits',
             'uploader': '[deleted]',
             'channel_id': 'ketamine',
             'comment_count': int,
@@ -304,14 +324,6 @@ def _real_extract(self, url):
         data = data[0]['data']['children'][0]['data']
         video_url = data['url']
 
-        over_18 = data.get('over_18')
-        if over_18 is True:
-            age_limit = 18
-        elif over_18 is False:
-            age_limit = 0
-        else:
-            age_limit = None
-
         thumbnails = []
 
         def add_thumbnail(src):
@@ -337,15 +349,19 @@ def add_thumbnail(src):
                     add_thumbnail(resolution)
 
         info = {
-            'title': data.get('title'),
             'thumbnails': thumbnails,
-            'timestamp': float_or_none(data.get('created_utc')),
-            'uploader': data.get('author'),
-            'channel_id': data.get('subreddit'),
-            'like_count': int_or_none(data.get('ups')),
-            'dislike_count': int_or_none(data.get('downs')),
-            'comment_count': int_or_none(data.get('num_comments')),
-            'age_limit': age_limit,
+            'age_limit': {True: 18, False: 0}.get(data.get('over_18')),
+            **traverse_obj(data, {
+                'title': ('title', {truncate_string(left=72)}),
+                'alt_title': ('title', {str}),
+                'description': ('selftext', {str}, filter),
+                'timestamp': ('created_utc', {float_or_none}),
+                'uploader': ('author', {str}),
+                'channel_id': ('subreddit', {str}),
+                'like_count': ('ups', {int_or_none}),
+                'dislike_count': ('downs', {int_or_none}),
+                'comment_count': ('num_comments', {int_or_none}),
+            }),
         }
 
         parsed_url = urllib.parse.urlparse(video_url)
@@ -371,8 +387,9 @@ def add_thumbnail(src):
                         **info,
                     })
             if entries:
-                return self.playlist_result(entries, video_id, info.get('title'))
-            raise ExtractorError('No media found', expected=True)
+                return self.playlist_result(entries, video_id, **info)
+            self.raise_no_formats('No media found', expected=True, video_id=video_id)
+            return {**info, 'id': video_id}
 
         # Check if media is hosted on reddit:
         reddit_video = traverse_obj(data, (
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/redgifs.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/redgifs.py
index 870e33253..cd3cd323e 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/redgifs.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/redgifs.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 )
 
 
-class RedGifsBaseInfoExtractor(InfoExtractor):
+class RedGifsBaseIE(InfoExtractor):
     _FORMATS = {
         'gif': 250,
         'sd': 480,
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ def _paged_entries(self, ep, item_id, query, fields):
         return page_fetcher(page) if page else OnDemandPagedList(page_fetcher, self._PAGE_SIZE)
 
 
-class RedGifsIE(RedGifsBaseInfoExtractor):
+class RedGifsIE(RedGifsBaseIE):
     _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:(?:www\.)?redgifs\.com/(?:watch|ifr)/|thumbs2\.redgifs\.com/)(?P<id>[^-/?#\.]+)'
     _TESTS = [{
         'url': 'https://www.redgifs.com/watch/squeakyhelplesswisent',
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ def _real_extract(self, url):
         return self._parse_gif_data(video_info['gif'])
 
 
-class RedGifsSearchIE(RedGifsBaseInfoExtractor):
+class RedGifsSearchIE(RedGifsBaseIE):
     IE_DESC = 'Redgifs search'
     _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?redgifs\.com/browse\?(?P<query>[^#]+)'
     _PAGE_SIZE = 80
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ def _real_extract(self, url):
             entries, query_str, tags, f'RedGifs search for {tags}, ordered by {order}')
 
 
-class RedGifsUserIE(RedGifsBaseInfoExtractor):
+class RedGifsUserIE(RedGifsBaseIE):
     IE_DESC = 'Redgifs user'
     _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?redgifs\.com/users/(?P<username>[^/?#]+)(?:\?(?P<query>[^#]+))?'
     _PAGE_SIZE = 80
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/roya.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/roya.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e9fe304ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/roya.py
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+from .common import InfoExtractor
+from ..utils.traversal import traverse_obj
+
+
+class RoyaLiveIE(InfoExtractor):
+    _VALID_URL = r'https?://roya\.tv/live-stream/(?P<id>\d+)'
+    _TESTS = [{
+        'url': 'https://roya.tv/live-stream/1',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': '1',
+            'title': r're:Roya TV \d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2} \d{2}:\d{2}',
+            'ext': 'mp4',
+            'live_status': 'is_live',
+        },
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://roya.tv/live-stream/21',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': '21',
+            'title': r're:Roya News \d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2} \d{2}:\d{2}',
+            'ext': 'mp4',
+            'live_status': 'is_live',
+        },
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://roya.tv/live-stream/10000',
+        'only_matching': True,
+    }]
+
+    def _real_extract(self, url):
+        media_id = self._match_id(url)
+
+        stream_url = self._download_json(
+            f'https://ticket.roya-tv.com/api/v5/fastchannel/{media_id}', media_id)['data']['secured_url']
+
+        title = traverse_obj(
+            self._download_json('https://backend.roya.tv/api/v01/channels/schedule-pagination', media_id, fatal=False),
+            ('data', 0, 'channel', lambda _, v: str(v['id']) == media_id, 'title', {str}, any))
+
+        return {
+            'id': media_id,
+            'formats': self._extract_m3u8_formats(stream_url, media_id, 'mp4', m3u8_id='hls', live=True),
+            'title': title,
+            'is_live': True,
+        }
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/rtve.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/rtve.py
index 7e0b666ab..2812d9305 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/rtve.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/rtve.py
@@ -1,35 +1,142 @@
 import base64
 import io
 import struct
+import urllib.parse
 
 from .common import InfoExtractor
 from ..utils import (
     ExtractorError,
+    clean_html,
     determine_ext,
     float_or_none,
+    make_archive_id,
+    parse_iso8601,
     qualities,
-    remove_end,
-    remove_start,
-    try_get,
+    url_or_none,
 )
+from ..utils.traversal import subs_list_to_dict, traverse_obj
 
 
-class RTVEALaCartaIE(InfoExtractor):
+class RTVEBaseIE(InfoExtractor):
+    # Reimplementation of https://js2.rtve.es/pages/app-player/3.5.1/js/pf_video.js
+    @staticmethod
+    def _decrypt_url(png):
+        encrypted_data = io.BytesIO(base64.b64decode(png)[8:])
+        while True:
+            length_data = encrypted_data.read(4)
+            length = struct.unpack('!I', length_data)[0]
+            chunk_type = encrypted_data.read(4)
+            if chunk_type == b'IEND':
+                break
+            data = encrypted_data.read(length)
+            if chunk_type == b'tEXt':
+                data = bytes(filter(None, data))
+                alphabet_data, _, url_data = data.partition(b'#')
+                quality_str, _, url_data = url_data.rpartition(b'%%')
+                quality_str = quality_str.decode() or ''
+                alphabet = RTVEBaseIE._get_alphabet(alphabet_data)
+                url = RTVEBaseIE._get_url(alphabet, url_data)
+                yield quality_str, url
+            encrypted_data.read(4)  # CRC
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _get_url(alphabet, url_data):
+        url = ''
+        f = 0
+        e = 3
+        b = 1
+        for char in url_data.decode('iso-8859-1'):
+            if f == 0:
+                l = int(char) * 10
+                f = 1
+            else:
+                if e == 0:
+                    l += int(char)
+                    url += alphabet[l]
+                    e = (b + 3) % 4
+                    f = 0
+                    b += 1
+                else:
+                    e -= 1
+        return url
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _get_alphabet(alphabet_data):
+        alphabet = []
+        e = 0
+        d = 0
+        for char in alphabet_data.decode('iso-8859-1'):
+            if d == 0:
+                alphabet.append(char)
+                d = e = (e + 1) % 4
+            else:
+                d -= 1
+        return alphabet
+
+    def _extract_png_formats_and_subtitles(self, video_id, media_type='videos'):
+        formats, subtitles = [], {}
+        q = qualities(['Media', 'Alta', 'HQ', 'HD_READY', 'HD_FULL'])
+        for manager in ('rtveplayw', 'default'):
+            png = self._download_webpage(
+                f'http://www.rtve.es/ztnr/movil/thumbnail/{manager}/{media_type}/{video_id}.png',
+                video_id, 'Downloading url information', query={'q': 'v2'}, fatal=False)
+            if not png:
+                continue
+
+            for quality, video_url in self._decrypt_url(png):
+                ext = determine_ext(video_url)
+                if ext == 'm3u8':
+                    fmts, subs = self._extract_m3u8_formats_and_subtitles(
+                        video_url, video_id, 'mp4', m3u8_id='hls', fatal=False)
+                    formats.extend(fmts)
+                    self._merge_subtitles(subs, target=subtitles)
+                elif ext == 'mpd':
+                    fmts, subs = self._extract_mpd_formats_and_subtitles(
+                        video_url, video_id, 'dash', fatal=False)
+                    formats.extend(fmts)
+                    self._merge_subtitles(subs, target=subtitles)
+                else:
+                    formats.append({
+                        'format_id': quality,
+                        'quality': q(quality),
+                        'url': video_url,
+                    })
+        return formats, subtitles
+
+    def _parse_metadata(self, metadata):
+        return traverse_obj(metadata, {
+            'title': ('title', {str.strip}),
+            'alt_title': ('alt', {str.strip}),
+            'description': ('description', {clean_html}),
+            'timestamp': ('dateOfEmission', {parse_iso8601(delimiter=' ')}),
+            'release_timestamp': ('publicationDate', {parse_iso8601(delimiter=' ')}),
+            'modified_timestamp': ('modificationDate', {parse_iso8601(delimiter=' ')}),
+            'thumbnail': (('thumbnail', 'image', 'imageSEO'), {url_or_none}, any),
+            'duration': ('duration', {float_or_none(scale=1000)}),
+            'is_live': ('live', {bool}),
+            'series': (('programTitle', ('programInfo', 'title')), {clean_html}, any),
+        })
+
+
+class RTVEALaCartaIE(RTVEBaseIE):
     IE_NAME = 'rtve.es:alacarta'
-    IE_DESC = 'RTVE a la carta'
-    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?rtve\.es/(m/)?(alacarta/videos|filmoteca)/[^/]+/[^/]+/(?P<id>\d+)'
+    IE_DESC = 'RTVE a la carta and Play'
+    _VALID_URL = [
+        r'https?://(?:www\.)?rtve\.es/(?:m/)?(?:(?:alacarta|play)/videos|filmoteca)/(?!directo)(?:[^/?#]+/){2}(?P<id>\d+)',
+        r'https?://(?:www\.)?rtve\.es/infantil/serie/[^/?#]+/video/[^/?#]+/(?P<id>\d+)',
+    ]
 
     _TESTS = [{
-        'url': 'http://www.rtve.es/alacarta/videos/balonmano/o-swiss-cup-masculina-final-espana-suecia/2491869/',
-        'md5': '1d49b7e1ca7a7502c56a4bf1b60f1b43',
+        'url': 'http://www.rtve.es/alacarta/videos/la-aventura-del-saber/aventuraentornosilla/3088905/',
+        'md5': 'a964547824359a5753aef09d79fe984b',
         'info_dict': {
-            'id': '2491869',
+            'id': '3088905',
             'ext': 'mp4',
-            'title': 'Balonmano - Swiss Cup masculina. Final: España-Suecia',
-            'duration': 5024.566,
-            'series': 'Balonmano',
+            'title': 'En torno a la silla',
+            'duration': 1216.981,
+            'series': 'La aventura del Saber',
+            'thumbnail': 'https://img2.rtve.es/v/aventuraentornosilla_3088905.png',
         },
-        'expected_warnings': ['Failed to download MPD manifest', 'Failed to download m3u8 information'],
     }, {
         'note': 'Live stream',
         'url': 'http://www.rtve.es/alacarta/videos/television/24h-live/1694255/',
@@ -38,140 +145,88 @@ class RTVEALaCartaIE(InfoExtractor):
             'ext': 'mp4',
             'title': 're:^24H LIVE [0-9]{4}-[0-9]{2}-[0-9]{2} [0-9]{2}:[0-9]{2}$',
             'is_live': True,
+            'live_status': 'is_live',
+            'thumbnail': r're:https://img2\.rtve\.es/v/.*\.png',
         },
         'params': {
             'skip_download': 'live stream',
         },
     }, {
         'url': 'http://www.rtve.es/alacarta/videos/servir-y-proteger/servir-proteger-capitulo-104/4236788/',
-        'md5': 'd850f3c8731ea53952ebab489cf81cbf',
+        'md5': 'f3cf0d1902d008c48c793e736706c174',
         'info_dict': {
             'id': '4236788',
             'ext': 'mp4',
-            'title': 'Servir y proteger - Capítulo 104',
-            'duration': 3222.0,
+            'title': 'Episodio 104',
+            'duration': 3222.8,
+            'thumbnail': r're:https://img2\.rtve\.es/v/.*\.png',
+            'series': 'Servir y proteger',
         },
-        'expected_warnings': ['Failed to download MPD manifest', 'Failed to download m3u8 information'],
     }, {
         'url': 'http://www.rtve.es/m/alacarta/videos/cuentame-como-paso/cuentame-como-paso-t16-ultimo-minuto-nuestra-vida-capitulo-276/2969138/?media=tve',
         'only_matching': True,
     }, {
         'url': 'http://www.rtve.es/filmoteca/no-do/not-1-introduccion-primer-noticiario-espanol/1465256/',
         'only_matching': True,
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://www.rtve.es/play/videos/saber-vivir/07-07-24/16177116/',
+        'md5': 'a5b24fcdfa3ff5cb7908aba53d22d4b6',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': '16177116',
+            'ext': 'mp4',
+            'title': 'Saber vivir - 07/07/24',
+            'thumbnail': r're:https://img2\.rtve\.es/v/.*\.png',
+            'duration': 2162.68,
+            'series': 'Saber vivir',
+        },
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://www.rtve.es/infantil/serie/agus-lui-churros-crafts/video/gusano/7048976/',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': '7048976',
+            'ext': 'mp4',
+            'title': 'Gusano',
+            'thumbnail': r're:https://img2\.rtve\.es/v/.*\.png',
+            'duration': 292.86,
+            'series': 'Agus & Lui: Churros y Crafts',
+            '_old_archive_ids': ['rtveinfantil 7048976'],
+        },
     }]
 
-    def _real_initialize(self):
-        user_agent_b64 = base64.b64encode(self.get_param('http_headers')['User-Agent'].encode()).decode('utf-8')
-        self._manager = self._download_json(
-            'http://www.rtve.es/odin/loki/' + user_agent_b64,
-            None, 'Fetching manager info')['manager']
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def _decrypt_url(png):
-        encrypted_data = io.BytesIO(base64.b64decode(png)[8:])
-        while True:
-            length = struct.unpack('!I', encrypted_data.read(4))[0]
-            chunk_type = encrypted_data.read(4)
-            if chunk_type == b'IEND':
-                break
-            data = encrypted_data.read(length)
-            if chunk_type == b'tEXt':
-                alphabet_data, text = data.split(b'\0')
-                quality, url_data = text.split(b'%%')
-                alphabet = []
-                e = 0
-                d = 0
-                for l in alphabet_data.decode('iso-8859-1'):
-                    if d == 0:
-                        alphabet.append(l)
-                        d = e = (e + 1) % 4
-                    else:
-                        d -= 1
-                url = ''
-                f = 0
-                e = 3
-                b = 1
-                for letter in url_data.decode('iso-8859-1'):
-                    if f == 0:
-                        l = int(letter) * 10
-                        f = 1
-                    else:
-                        if e == 0:
-                            l += int(letter)
-                            url += alphabet[l]
-                            e = (b + 3) % 4
-                            f = 0
-                            b += 1
-                        else:
-                            e -= 1
-
-                yield quality.decode(), url
-            encrypted_data.read(4)  # CRC
-
-    def _extract_png_formats(self, video_id):
-        png = self._download_webpage(
-            f'http://www.rtve.es/ztnr/movil/thumbnail/{self._manager}/videos/{video_id}.png',
-            video_id, 'Downloading url information', query={'q': 'v2'})
-        q = qualities(['Media', 'Alta', 'HQ', 'HD_READY', 'HD_FULL'])
-        formats = []
-        for quality, video_url in self._decrypt_url(png):
-            ext = determine_ext(video_url)
-            if ext == 'm3u8':
-                formats.extend(self._extract_m3u8_formats(
-                    video_url, video_id, 'mp4', 'm3u8_native',
-                    m3u8_id='hls', fatal=False))
-            elif ext == 'mpd':
-                formats.extend(self._extract_mpd_formats(
-                    video_url, video_id, 'dash', fatal=False))
-            else:
-                formats.append({
-                    'format_id': quality,
-                    'quality': q(quality),
-                    'url': video_url,
-                })
-        return formats
+    def _get_subtitles(self, video_id):
+        subtitle_data = self._download_json(
+            f'https://api2.rtve.es/api/videos/{video_id}/subtitulos.json', video_id,
+            'Downloading subtitles info')
+        return traverse_obj(subtitle_data, ('page', 'items', ..., {
+            'id': ('lang', {str}),
+            'url': ('src', {url_or_none}),
+        }, all, {subs_list_to_dict(lang='es')}))
 
     def _real_extract(self, url):
         video_id = self._match_id(url)
-        info = self._download_json(
+        metadata = self._download_json(
             f'http://www.rtve.es/api/videos/{video_id}/config/alacarta_videos.json',
             video_id)['page']['items'][0]
-        if info['state'] == 'DESPU':
+        if metadata['state'] == 'DESPU':
             raise ExtractorError('The video is no longer available', expected=True)
-        title = info['title'].strip()
-        formats = self._extract_png_formats(video_id)
+        formats, subtitles = self._extract_png_formats_and_subtitles(video_id)
 
-        subtitles = None
-        sbt_file = info.get('sbtFile')
-        if sbt_file:
-            subtitles = self.extract_subtitles(video_id, sbt_file)
+        self._merge_subtitles(self.extract_subtitles(video_id), target=subtitles)
 
-        is_live = info.get('live') is True
+        is_infantil = urllib.parse.urlparse(url).path.startswith('/infantil/')
 
         return {
             'id': video_id,
-            'title': title,
             'formats': formats,
-            'thumbnail': info.get('image'),
             'subtitles': subtitles,
-            'duration': float_or_none(info.get('duration'), 1000),
-            'is_live': is_live,
-            'series': info.get('programTitle'),
+            **self._parse_metadata(metadata),
+            '_old_archive_ids': [make_archive_id('rtveinfantil', video_id)] if is_infantil else None,
         }
 
-    def _get_subtitles(self, video_id, sub_file):
-        subs = self._download_json(
-            sub_file + '.json', video_id,
-            'Downloading subtitles info')['page']['items']
-        return dict(
-            (s['lang'], [{'ext': 'vtt', 'url': s['src']}])
-            for s in subs)
 
-
-class RTVEAudioIE(RTVEALaCartaIE):  # XXX: Do not subclass from concrete IE
+class RTVEAudioIE(RTVEBaseIE):
     IE_NAME = 'rtve.es:audio'
     IE_DESC = 'RTVE audio'
-    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?rtve\.es/(alacarta|play)/audios/[^/]+/[^/]+/(?P<id>[0-9]+)'
+    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?rtve\.es/(alacarta|play)/audios/(?:[^/?#]+/){2}(?P<id>\d+)'
 
     _TESTS = [{
         'url': 'https://www.rtve.es/alacarta/audios/a-hombros-de-gigantes/palabra-ingeniero-codigos-informaticos-27-04-21/5889192/',
@@ -180,9 +235,11 @@ class RTVEAudioIE(RTVEALaCartaIE):  # XXX: Do not subclass from concrete IE
             'id': '5889192',
             'ext': 'mp3',
             'title': 'Códigos informáticos',
-            'thumbnail': r're:https?://.+/1598856591583.jpg',
+            'alt_title': 'Códigos informáticos - Escuchar ahora',
             'duration': 349.440,
             'series': 'A hombros de gigantes',
+            'description': 'md5:72b0d7c1ca20fd327bdfff7ac0171afb',
+            'thumbnail': 'https://img2.rtve.es/a/palabra-ingeniero-codigos-informaticos-270421_5889192.png',
         },
     }, {
         'url': 'https://www.rtve.es/play/audios/en-radio-3/ignatius-farray/5791165/',
@@ -191,9 +248,11 @@ class RTVEAudioIE(RTVEALaCartaIE):  # XXX: Do not subclass from concrete IE
             'id': '5791165',
             'ext': 'mp3',
             'title': 'Ignatius Farray',
+            'alt_title': 'En Radio 3 - Ignatius Farray - 13/02/21 - escuchar ahora',
             'thumbnail': r're:https?://.+/1613243011863.jpg',
             'duration': 3559.559,
             'series': 'En Radio 3',
+            'description': 'md5:124aa60b461e0b1724a380bad3bc4040',
         },
     }, {
         'url': 'https://www.rtve.es/play/audios/frankenstein-o-el-moderno-prometeo/capitulo-26-ultimo-muerte-victor-juan-jose-plans-mary-shelley/6082623/',
@@ -202,126 +261,101 @@ class RTVEAudioIE(RTVEALaCartaIE):  # XXX: Do not subclass from concrete IE
             'id': '6082623',
             'ext': 'mp3',
             'title': 'Capítulo 26 y último: La muerte de Victor',
+            'alt_title': 'Frankenstein o el moderno Prometeo - Capítulo 26 y último: La muerte de Victor',
             'thumbnail': r're:https?://.+/1632147445707.jpg',
             'duration': 3174.086,
             'series': 'Frankenstein o el moderno Prometeo',
+            'description': 'md5:4ee6fcb82ebe2e46d267e1d1c1a8f7b5',
         },
     }]
 
-    def _extract_png_formats(self, audio_id):
-        """
-        This function retrieves media related png thumbnail which obfuscate
-        valuable information about the media. This information is decrypted
-        via base class _decrypt_url function providing media quality and
-        media url
-        """
-        png = self._download_webpage(
-            f'http://www.rtve.es/ztnr/movil/thumbnail/{self._manager}/audios/{audio_id}.png',
-            audio_id, 'Downloading url information', query={'q': 'v2'})
-        q = qualities(['Media', 'Alta', 'HQ', 'HD_READY', 'HD_FULL'])
-        formats = []
-        for quality, audio_url in self._decrypt_url(png):
-            ext = determine_ext(audio_url)
-            if ext == 'm3u8':
-                formats.extend(self._extract_m3u8_formats(
-                    audio_url, audio_id, 'mp4', 'm3u8_native',
-                    m3u8_id='hls', fatal=False))
-            elif ext == 'mpd':
-                formats.extend(self._extract_mpd_formats(
-                    audio_url, audio_id, 'dash', fatal=False))
-            else:
-                formats.append({
-                    'format_id': quality,
-                    'quality': q(quality),
-                    'url': audio_url,
-                })
-        return formats
-
     def _real_extract(self, url):
         audio_id = self._match_id(url)
-        info = self._download_json(
-            f'https://www.rtve.es/api/audios/{audio_id}.json',
-            audio_id)['page']['items'][0]
+        metadata = self._download_json(
+            f'https://www.rtve.es/api/audios/{audio_id}.json', audio_id)['page']['items'][0]
+
+        formats, subtitles = self._extract_png_formats_and_subtitles(audio_id, media_type='audios')
 
         return {
             'id': audio_id,
-            'title': info['title'].strip(),
-            'thumbnail': info.get('thumbnail'),
-            'duration': float_or_none(info.get('duration'), 1000),
-            'series': try_get(info, lambda x: x['programInfo']['title']),
-            'formats': self._extract_png_formats(audio_id),
+            'formats': formats,
+            'subtitles': subtitles,
+            **self._parse_metadata(metadata),
         }
 
 
-class RTVEInfantilIE(RTVEALaCartaIE):  # XXX: Do not subclass from concrete IE
-    IE_NAME = 'rtve.es:infantil'
-    IE_DESC = 'RTVE infantil'
-    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?rtve\.es/infantil/serie/[^/]+/video/[^/]+/(?P<id>[0-9]+)/'
-
-    _TESTS = [{
-        'url': 'http://www.rtve.es/infantil/serie/cleo/video/maneras-vivir/3040283/',
-        'md5': '5747454717aedf9f9fdf212d1bcfc48d',
-        'info_dict': {
-            'id': '3040283',
-            'ext': 'mp4',
-            'title': 'Maneras de vivir',
-            'thumbnail': r're:https?://.+/1426182947956\.JPG',
-            'duration': 357.958,
-        },
-        'expected_warnings': ['Failed to download MPD manifest', 'Failed to download m3u8 information'],
-    }]
-
-
-class RTVELiveIE(RTVEALaCartaIE):  # XXX: Do not subclass from concrete IE
+class RTVELiveIE(RTVEBaseIE):
     IE_NAME = 'rtve.es:live'
     IE_DESC = 'RTVE.es live streams'
-    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?rtve\.es/directo/(?P<id>[a-zA-Z0-9-]+)'
+    _VALID_URL = [
+        r'https?://(?:www\.)?rtve\.es/directo/(?P<id>[a-zA-Z0-9-]+)',
+        r'https?://(?:www\.)?rtve\.es/play/videos/directo/[^/?#]+/(?P<id>[a-zA-Z0-9-]+)',
+    ]
 
     _TESTS = [{
         'url': 'http://www.rtve.es/directo/la-1/',
         'info_dict': {
             'id': 'la-1',
             'ext': 'mp4',
-            'title': 're:^La 1 [0-9]{4}-[0-9]{2}-[0-9]{2} [0-9]{2}:[0-9]{2}$',
+            'live_status': 'is_live',
+            'title': str,
+            'description': str,
+            'thumbnail': r're:https://img\d\.rtve\.es/resources/thumbslive/\d+\.jpg',
+            'timestamp': int,
+            'upload_date': str,
         },
-        'params': {
-            'skip_download': 'live stream',
+        'params': {'skip_download': 'live stream'},
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://www.rtve.es/play/videos/directo/deportes/tdp/',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': 'tdp',
+            'ext': 'mp4',
+            'live_status': 'is_live',
+            'title': str,
+            'description': str,
+            'thumbnail': r're:https://img2\d\.rtve\.es/resources/thumbslive/\d+\.jpg',
+            'timestamp': int,
+            'upload_date': str,
         },
+        'params': {'skip_download': 'live stream'},
+    }, {
+        'url': 'http://www.rtve.es/play/videos/directo/canales-lineales/la-1/',
+        'only_matching': True,
     }]
 
     def _real_extract(self, url):
-        mobj = self._match_valid_url(url)
-        video_id = mobj.group('id')
-
+        video_id = self._match_id(url)
         webpage = self._download_webpage(url, video_id)
-        title = remove_end(self._og_search_title(webpage), ' en directo en RTVE.es')
-        title = remove_start(title, 'Estoy viendo ')
 
-        vidplayer_id = self._search_regex(
-            (r'playerId=player([0-9]+)',
-             r'class=["\'].*?\blive_mod\b.*?["\'][^>]+data-assetid=["\'](\d+)',
-             r'data-id=["\'](\d+)'),
-            webpage, 'internal video ID')
+        data_setup = self._search_json(
+            r'<div[^>]+class="[^"]*videoPlayer[^"]*"[^>]*data-setup=\'',
+            webpage, 'data_setup', video_id)
+
+        formats, subtitles = self._extract_png_formats_and_subtitles(data_setup['idAsset'])
 
         return {
             'id': video_id,
-            'title': title,
-            'formats': self._extract_png_formats(vidplayer_id),
+            **self._search_json_ld(webpage, video_id, fatal=False),
+            'title': self._html_extract_title(webpage),
+            'formats': formats,
+            'subtitles': subtitles,
             'is_live': True,
         }
 
 
 class RTVETelevisionIE(InfoExtractor):
     IE_NAME = 'rtve.es:television'
-    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?rtve\.es/television/[^/]+/[^/]+/(?P<id>\d+).shtml'
+    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?rtve\.es/television/[^/?#]+/[^/?#]+/(?P<id>\d+).shtml'
 
     _TEST = {
-        'url': 'http://www.rtve.es/television/20160628/revolucion-del-movil/1364141.shtml',
+        'url': 'https://www.rtve.es/television/20091103/video-inedito-del-8o-programa/299020.shtml',
         'info_dict': {
-            'id': '3069778',
+            'id': '572515',
             'ext': 'mp4',
-            'title': 'Documentos TV - La revolución del móvil',
-            'duration': 3496.948,
+            'title': 'Clase inédita',
+            'duration': 335.817,
+            'thumbnail': r're:https://img2\.rtve\.es/v/.*\.png',
+            'series': 'El coro de la cárcel',
         },
         'params': {
             'skip_download': True,
@@ -332,11 +366,8 @@ def _real_extract(self, url):
         page_id = self._match_id(url)
         webpage = self._download_webpage(url, page_id)
 
-        alacarta_url = self._search_regex(
-            r'data-location="alacarta_videos"[^<]+url&quot;:&quot;(http://www\.rtve\.es/alacarta.+?)&',
-            webpage, 'alacarta url', default=None)
-        if alacarta_url is None:
-            raise ExtractorError(
-                'The webpage doesn\'t contain any video', expected=True)
+        play_url = self._html_search_meta('contentUrl', webpage)
+        if play_url is None:
+            raise ExtractorError('The webpage doesn\'t contain any video', expected=True)
 
-        return self.url_result(alacarta_url, ie=RTVEALaCartaIE.ie_key())
+        return self.url_result(play_url, ie=RTVEALaCartaIE.ie_key())
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/rtvs.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/rtvs.py
index 927da5778..fcbc88a9f 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/rtvs.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/rtvs.py
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@
 
 
 class RTVSIE(InfoExtractor):
-    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?rtvs\.sk/(?:radio|televizia)/archiv(?:/\d+)?/(?P<id>\d+)/?(?:[#?]|$)'
+    IE_NAME = 'stvr'
+    IE_DESC = 'Slovak Television and Radio (formerly RTVS)'
+    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?(?:rtvs|stvr)\.sk/(?:radio|televizia)/archiv(?:/\d+)?/(?P<id>\d+)/?(?:[#?]|$)'
     _TESTS = [{
         # radio archive
         'url': 'http://www.rtvs.sk/radio/archiv/11224/414872',
@@ -19,7 +21,7 @@ class RTVSIE(InfoExtractor):
             'ext': 'mp3',
             'title': 'Ostrov pokladov 1 časť.mp3',
             'duration': 2854,
-            'thumbnail': 'https://www.rtvs.sk/media/a501/image/file/2/0000/b1R8.rtvs.jpg',
+            'thumbnail': 'https://www.stvr.sk/media/a501/image/file/2/0000/rtvs-00009383.png',
             'display_id': '135331',
         },
     }, {
@@ -30,7 +32,7 @@ class RTVSIE(InfoExtractor):
             'ext': 'mp4',
             'title': 'Amaro Džives - Náš deň',
             'description': 'Galavečer pri príležitosti Medzinárodného dňa Rómov.',
-            'thumbnail': 'https://www.rtvs.sk/media/a501/image/file/2/0031/L7Qm.amaro_dzives_png.jpg',
+            'thumbnail': 'https://www.stvr.sk/media/a501/image/file/2/0031/L7Qm.amaro_dzives_png.jpg',
             'timestamp': 1428555900,
             'upload_date': '20150409',
             'duration': 4986,
@@ -47,8 +49,11 @@ class RTVSIE(InfoExtractor):
             'display_id': '307655',
             'duration': 831,
             'upload_date': '20211111',
-            'thumbnail': 'https://www.rtvs.sk/media/a501/image/file/2/0916/robin.jpg',
+            'thumbnail': 'https://www.stvr.sk/media/a501/image/file/2/0916/robin.jpg',
         },
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://www.stvr.sk/radio/archiv/11224/414872',
+        'only_matching': True,
     }]
 
     def _real_extract(self, url):
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/rumble.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/rumble.py
index 74c7e4f17..757d6994c 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/rumble.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/rumble.py
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
     ExtractorError,
     UnsupportedError,
     clean_html,
-    determine_ext,
     extract_attributes,
     format_field,
     get_element_by_class,
@@ -36,7 +35,7 @@ class RumbleEmbedIE(InfoExtractor):
             'upload_date': '20191020',
             'channel_url': 'https://rumble.com/c/WMAR',
             'channel': 'WMAR',
-            'thumbnail': 'https://sp.rmbl.ws/s8/1/5/M/z/1/5Mz1a.qR4e-small-WMAR-2-News-Latest-Headline.jpg',
+            'thumbnail': r're:https://.+\.jpg',
             'duration': 234,
             'uploader': 'WMAR',
             'live_status': 'not_live',
@@ -52,7 +51,7 @@ class RumbleEmbedIE(InfoExtractor):
             'upload_date': '20220217',
             'channel_url': 'https://rumble.com/c/CyberTechNews',
             'channel': 'CTNews',
-            'thumbnail': 'https://sp.rmbl.ws/s8/6/7/i/9/h/7i9hd.OvCc.jpg',
+            'thumbnail': r're:https://.+\.jpg',
             'duration': 901,
             'uploader': 'CTNews',
             'live_status': 'not_live',
@@ -114,6 +113,22 @@ class RumbleEmbedIE(InfoExtractor):
             'live_status': 'was_live',
         },
         'params': {'skip_download': True},
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://rumble.com/embed/v6pezdb',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': 'v6pezdb',
+            'ext': 'mp4',
+            'title': '"Es war einmal ein Mädchen" – Ein filmisches Zeitzeugnis aus Leningrad 1944',
+            'uploader': 'RT DE',
+            'channel': 'RT DE',
+            'channel_url': 'https://rumble.com/c/RTDE',
+            'duration': 309,
+            'thumbnail': 'https://1a-1791.com/video/fww1/dc/s8/1/n/z/2/y/nz2yy.qR4e-small-Es-war-einmal-ein-Mdchen-Ei.jpg',
+            'timestamp': 1743703500,
+            'upload_date': '20250403',
+            'live_status': 'not_live',
+        },
+        'params': {'skip_download': True},
     }, {
         'url': 'https://rumble.com/embed/ufe9n.v5pv5f',
         'only_matching': True,
@@ -168,40 +183,42 @@ def _real_extract(self, url):
             live_status = None
 
         formats = []
-        for ext, ext_info in (video.get('ua') or {}).items():
-            if isinstance(ext_info, dict):
-                for height, video_info in ext_info.items():
+        for format_type, format_info in (video.get('ua') or {}).items():
+            if isinstance(format_info, dict):
+                for height, video_info in format_info.items():
                     if not traverse_obj(video_info, ('meta', 'h', {int_or_none})):
                         video_info.setdefault('meta', {})['h'] = height
-                ext_info = ext_info.values()
+                format_info = format_info.values()
 
-            for video_info in ext_info:
+            for video_info in format_info:
                 meta = video_info.get('meta') or {}
                 if not video_info.get('url'):
                     continue
-                if ext == 'hls':
+                # With default query params returns m3u8 variants which are duplicates, without returns tar files
+                if format_type == 'tar':
+                    continue
+                if format_type == 'hls':
                     if meta.get('live') is True and video.get('live') == 1:
                         live_status = 'post_live'
                     formats.extend(self._extract_m3u8_formats(
                         video_info['url'], video_id,
                         ext='mp4', m3u8_id='hls', fatal=False, live=live_status == 'is_live'))
                     continue
-                timeline = ext == 'timeline'
-                if timeline:
-                    ext = determine_ext(video_info['url'])
+                is_timeline = format_type == 'timeline'
+                is_audio = format_type == 'audio'
                 formats.append({
-                    'ext': ext,
-                    'acodec': 'none' if timeline else None,
+                    'acodec': 'none' if is_timeline else None,
+                    'vcodec': 'none' if is_audio else None,
                     'url': video_info['url'],
-                    'format_id': join_nonempty(ext, format_field(meta, 'h', '%sp')),
-                    'format_note': 'Timeline' if timeline else None,
-                    'fps': None if timeline else video.get('fps'),
+                    'format_id': join_nonempty(format_type, format_field(meta, 'h', '%sp')),
+                    'format_note': 'Timeline' if is_timeline else None,
+                    'fps': None if is_timeline or is_audio else video.get('fps'),
                     **traverse_obj(meta, {
-                        'tbr': 'bitrate',
-                        'filesize': 'size',
-                        'width': 'w',
-                        'height': 'h',
-                    }, expected_type=lambda x: int(x) or None),
+                        'tbr': ('bitrate', {int_or_none}),
+                        'filesize': ('size', {int_or_none}),
+                        'width': ('w', {int_or_none}),
+                        'height': ('h', {int_or_none}),
+                    }),
                 })
 
         subtitles = {
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/sbs.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/sbs.py
index 8d61e22fc..7edb5214e 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/sbs.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/sbs.py
@@ -122,6 +122,15 @@ def _real_extract(self, url):
         if traverse_obj(media, ('partOfSeries', {dict})):
             media['epName'] = traverse_obj(media, ('title', {str}))
 
+        # Need to set different language for forced subs or else they have priority over full subs
+        fixed_subtitles = {}
+        for lang, subs in subtitles.items():
+            for sub in subs:
+                fixed_lang = lang
+                if sub['url'].lower().endswith('_fe.vtt'):
+                    fixed_lang += '-forced'
+                fixed_subtitles.setdefault(fixed_lang, []).append(sub)
+
         return {
             'id': video_id,
             **traverse_obj(media, {
@@ -151,6 +160,6 @@ def _real_extract(self, url):
                 }),
             }),
             'formats': formats,
-            'subtitles': subtitles,
+            'subtitles': fixed_subtitles,
             'uploader': 'SBSC',
         }
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/senategov.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/senategov.py
index efcdb79d0..dc275e58d 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/senategov.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/senategov.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 
 class SenateISVPIE(InfoExtractor):
-    _IE_NAME = 'senate.gov:isvp'
+    IE_NAME = 'senate.gov:isvp'
     _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?senate\.gov/isvp/?\?(?P<qs>.+)'
     _EMBED_REGEX = [r"<iframe[^>]+src=['\"](?P<url>https?://www\.senate\.gov/isvp/?\?[^'\"]+)['\"]"]
 
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ def _real_extract(self, url):
 
 
 class SenateGovIE(InfoExtractor):
-    _IE_NAME = 'senate.gov'
+    IE_NAME = 'senate.gov'
     _SUBDOMAIN_RE = '|'.join(map(re.escape, (
         'agriculture', 'aging', 'appropriations', 'armed-services', 'banking',
         'budget', 'commerce', 'energy', 'epw', 'finance', 'foreign', 'help',
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/skyit.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/skyit.py
index 6e2973232..0013d2621 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/skyit.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/skyit.py
@@ -2,16 +2,18 @@
 
 from .common import InfoExtractor
 from ..utils import (
+    clean_html,
     dict_get,
     int_or_none,
     parse_duration,
     unified_timestamp,
+    url_or_none,
+    urljoin,
 )
+from ..utils.traversal import traverse_obj
 
 
-class SkyItPlayerIE(InfoExtractor):
-    IE_NAME = 'player.sky.it'
-    _VALID_URL = r'https?://player\.sky\.it/player/(?:external|social)\.html\?.*?\bid=(?P<id>\d+)'
+class SkyItBaseIE(InfoExtractor):
     _GEO_BYPASS = False
     _DOMAIN = 'sky'
     _PLAYER_TMPL = 'https://player.sky.it/player/external.html?id=%s&domain=%s'
@@ -33,7 +35,6 @@ def _player_url_result(self, video_id):
             SkyItPlayerIE.ie_key(), video_id)
 
     def _parse_video(self, video, video_id):
-        title = video['title']
         is_live = video.get('type') == 'live'
         hls_url = video.get(('streaming' if is_live else 'hls') + '_url')
         if not hls_url and video.get('geoblock' if is_live else 'geob'):
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ def _parse_video(self, video, video_id):
 
         return {
             'id': video_id,
-            'title': title,
+            'title': video.get('title'),
             'formats': formats,
             'thumbnail': dict_get(video, ('video_still', 'video_still_medium', 'thumb')),
             'description': video.get('short_desc') or None,
@@ -52,6 +53,11 @@ def _parse_video(self, video, video_id):
             'is_live': is_live,
         }
 
+
+class SkyItPlayerIE(SkyItBaseIE):
+    IE_NAME = 'player.sky.it'
+    _VALID_URL = r'https?://player\.sky\.it/player/(?:external|social)\.html\?.*?\bid=(?P<id>\d+)'
+
     def _real_extract(self, url):
         video_id = self._match_id(url)
         domain = urllib.parse.parse_qs(urllib.parse.urlparse(
@@ -67,7 +73,7 @@ def _real_extract(self, url):
         return self._parse_video(video, video_id)
 
 
-class SkyItVideoIE(SkyItPlayerIE):  # XXX: Do not subclass from concrete IE
+class SkyItVideoIE(SkyItBaseIE):
     IE_NAME = 'video.sky.it'
     _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:masterchef|video|xfactor)\.sky\.it(?:/[^/]+)*/video/[0-9a-z-]+-(?P<id>\d+)'
     _TESTS = [{
@@ -96,7 +102,7 @@ def _real_extract(self, url):
         return self._player_url_result(video_id)
 
 
-class SkyItVideoLiveIE(SkyItPlayerIE):  # XXX: Do not subclass from concrete IE
+class SkyItVideoLiveIE(SkyItBaseIE):
     IE_NAME = 'video.sky.it:live'
     _VALID_URL = r'https?://video\.sky\.it/diretta/(?P<id>[^/?&#]+)'
     _TEST = {
@@ -124,7 +130,7 @@ def _real_extract(self, url):
         return self._parse_video(livestream, asset_id)
 
 
-class SkyItIE(SkyItPlayerIE):  # XXX: Do not subclass from concrete IE
+class SkyItIE(SkyItBaseIE):
     IE_NAME = 'sky.it'
     _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:sport|tg24)\.sky\.it(?:/[^/]+)*/\d{4}/\d{2}/\d{2}/(?P<id>[^/?&#]+)'
     _TESTS = [{
@@ -223,3 +229,80 @@ class TV8ItIE(SkyItVideoIE):  # XXX: Do not subclass from concrete IE
         'params': {'skip_download': 'm3u8'},
     }]
     _DOMAIN = 'mtv8'
+
+
+class TV8ItLiveIE(SkyItBaseIE):
+    IE_NAME = 'tv8.it:live'
+    IE_DESC = 'TV8 Live'
+    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?tv8\.it/streaming'
+    _TESTS = [{
+        'url': 'https://tv8.it/streaming',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': 'tv8',
+            'ext': 'mp4',
+            'title': str,
+            'description': str,
+            'is_live': True,
+            'live_status': 'is_live',
+        },
+    }]
+
+    def _real_extract(self, url):
+        video_id = 'tv8'
+        livestream = self._download_json(
+            'https://apid.sky.it/vdp/v1/getLivestream', video_id,
+            'Downloading manifest JSON', query={'id': '7'})
+        metadata = self._download_json('https://tv8.it/api/getStreaming', video_id, fatal=False)
+
+        return {
+            **self._parse_video(livestream, video_id),
+            **traverse_obj(metadata, ('info', {
+                'title': ('title', 'text', {str}),
+                'description': ('description', 'html', {clean_html}),
+            })),
+        }
+
+
+class TV8ItPlaylistIE(InfoExtractor):
+    IE_NAME = 'tv8.it:playlist'
+    IE_DESC = 'TV8 Playlist'
+    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?tv8\.it/(?!video)[^/#?]+/(?P<id>[^/#?]+)'
+    _TESTS = [{
+        'url': 'https://tv8.it/intrattenimento/tv8-gialappas-night',
+        'playlist_mincount': 32,
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': 'tv8-gialappas-night',
+            'title': 'Tv8 Gialappa\'s Night',
+            'description': 'md5:c876039d487d9cf40229b768872718ed',
+            'thumbnail': r're:https://static\.sky\.it/.+\.(png|jpe?g|webp)',
+        },
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://tv8.it/sport/uefa-europa-league',
+        'playlist_mincount': 11,
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': 'uefa-europa-league',
+            'title': 'UEFA Europa League',
+            'description': 'md5:9ab1832b7a8b1705b1f590e13a36bc6a',
+            'thumbnail': r're:https://static\.sky\.it/.+\.(png|jpe?g|webp)',
+        },
+    }]
+
+    def _real_extract(self, url):
+        playlist_id = self._match_id(url)
+        webpage = self._download_webpage(url, playlist_id)
+        data = self._search_nextjs_data(webpage, playlist_id)['props']['pageProps']['data']
+        entries = [self.url_result(
+            urljoin('https://tv8.it', card['href']), ie=TV8ItIE,
+            **traverse_obj(card, {
+                'description': ('extraData', 'videoDesc', {str}),
+                'id': ('extraData', 'asset_id', {str}),
+                'thumbnail': ('image', 'src', {url_or_none}),
+                'title': ('title', 'typography', 'text', {str}),
+            }))
+            for card in traverse_obj(data, ('lastContent', 'cards', lambda _, v: v['href']))]
+
+        return self.playlist_result(entries, playlist_id, **traverse_obj(data, ('card', 'desktop', {
+            'description': ('description', 'html', {clean_html}),
+            'thumbnail': ('image', 'src', {url_or_none}),
+            'title': ('title', 'text', {str}),
+        })))
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/streaks.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/streaks.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1b3718473
--- /dev/null
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/streaks.py
@@ -0,0 +1,236 @@
+import json
+import urllib.parse
+
+from .common import InfoExtractor
+from ..networking.exceptions import HTTPError
+from ..utils import (
+    ExtractorError,
+    filter_dict,
+    float_or_none,
+    join_nonempty,
+    mimetype2ext,
+    parse_iso8601,
+    unsmuggle_url,
+    update_url_query,
+    url_or_none,
+)
+from ..utils.traversal import traverse_obj
+
+
+class StreaksBaseIE(InfoExtractor):
+    _API_URL_TEMPLATE = 'https://{}.api.streaks.jp/v1/projects/{}/medias/{}{}'
+    _GEO_BYPASS = False
+    _GEO_COUNTRIES = ['JP']
+
+    def _extract_from_streaks_api(self, project_id, media_id, headers=None, query=None, ssai=False):
+        try:
+            response = self._download_json(
+                self._API_URL_TEMPLATE.format('playback', project_id, media_id, ''),
+                media_id, 'Downloading STREAKS playback API JSON', headers={
+                    'Accept': 'application/json',
+                    'Origin': 'https://players.streaks.jp',
+                    **self.geo_verification_headers(),
+                    **(headers or {}),
+                })
+        except ExtractorError as e:
+            if isinstance(e.cause, HTTPError) and e.cause.status in {403, 404}:
+                error = self._parse_json(e.cause.response.read().decode(), media_id, fatal=False)
+                message = traverse_obj(error, ('message', {str}))
+                code = traverse_obj(error, ('code', {str}))
+                if code == 'REQUEST_FAILED':
+                    self.raise_geo_restricted(message, countries=self._GEO_COUNTRIES)
+                elif code == 'MEDIA_NOT_FOUND':
+                    raise ExtractorError(message, expected=True)
+                elif code or message:
+                    raise ExtractorError(join_nonempty(code, message, delim=': '))
+            raise
+
+        streaks_id = response['id']
+        live_status = {
+            'clip': 'was_live',
+            'file': 'not_live',
+            'linear': 'is_live',
+            'live': 'is_live',
+        }.get(response.get('type'))
+
+        formats, subtitles = [], {}
+        drm_formats = False
+
+        for source in traverse_obj(response, ('sources', lambda _, v: v['src'])):
+            if source.get('key_systems'):
+                drm_formats = True
+                continue
+
+            src_url = source['src']
+            is_live = live_status == 'is_live'
+            ext = mimetype2ext(source.get('type'))
+            if ext != 'm3u8':
+                self.report_warning(f'Unsupported stream type: {ext}')
+                continue
+
+            if is_live and ssai:
+                session_params = traverse_obj(self._download_json(
+                    self._API_URL_TEMPLATE.format('ssai', project_id, streaks_id, '/ssai/session'),
+                    media_id, 'Downloading session parameters',
+                    headers={'Content-Type': 'application/json', 'Accept': 'application/json'},
+                    data=json.dumps({'id': source['id']}).encode(),
+                ), (0, 'query', {urllib.parse.parse_qs}))
+                src_url = update_url_query(src_url, session_params)
+
+            fmts, subs = self._extract_m3u8_formats_and_subtitles(
+                src_url, media_id, 'mp4', m3u8_id='hls', fatal=False, live=is_live, query=query)
+            formats.extend(fmts)
+            self._merge_subtitles(subs, target=subtitles)
+
+        if not formats and drm_formats:
+            self.report_drm(media_id)
+        self._remove_duplicate_formats(formats)
+
+        for subs in traverse_obj(response, (
+            'tracks', lambda _, v: v['kind'] in ('captions', 'subtitles') and url_or_none(v['src']),
+        )):
+            lang = traverse_obj(subs, ('srclang', {str.lower})) or 'ja'
+            subtitles.setdefault(lang, []).append({'url': subs['src']})
+
+        return {
+            'id': streaks_id,
+            'display_id': media_id,
+            'formats': formats,
+            'live_status': live_status,
+            'subtitles': subtitles,
+            'uploader_id': project_id,
+            **traverse_obj(response, {
+                'title': ('name', {str}),
+                'description': ('description', {str}, filter),
+                'duration': ('duration', {float_or_none}),
+                'modified_timestamp': ('updated_at', {parse_iso8601}),
+                'tags': ('tags', ..., {str}),
+                'thumbnails': (('poster', 'thumbnail'), 'src', {'url': {url_or_none}}),
+                'timestamp': ('created_at', {parse_iso8601}),
+            }),
+        }
+
+
+class StreaksIE(StreaksBaseIE):
+    _VALID_URL = [
+        r'https?://players\.streaks\.jp/(?P<project_id>[\w-]+)/[\da-f]+/index\.html\?(?:[^#]+&)?m=(?P<id>(?:ref:)?[\w-]+)',
+        r'https?://playback\.api\.streaks\.jp/v1/projects/(?P<project_id>[\w-]+)/medias/(?P<id>(?:ref:)?[\w-]+)',
+    ]
+    _EMBED_REGEX = [rf'<iframe\s+[^>]*\bsrc\s*=\s*["\'](?P<url>{_VALID_URL[0]})']
+    _TESTS = [{
+        'url': 'https://players.streaks.jp/tipness/08155cd19dc14c12bebefb69b92eafcc/index.html?m=dbdf2df35b4d483ebaeeaeb38c594647',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': 'dbdf2df35b4d483ebaeeaeb38c594647',
+            'ext': 'mp4',
+            'title': '3shunenCM_edit.mp4',
+            'display_id': 'dbdf2df35b4d483ebaeeaeb38c594647',
+            'duration': 47.533,
+            'live_status': 'not_live',
+            'modified_date': '20230726',
+            'modified_timestamp': 1690356180,
+            'timestamp': 1690355996,
+            'upload_date': '20230726',
+            'uploader_id': 'tipness',
+        },
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://players.streaks.jp/ktv-web/0298e8964c164ab384c07ef6e08c444b/index.html?m=ref:mycoffeetime_250317',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': 'dccdc079e3fd41f88b0c8435e2d453ab',
+            'ext': 'mp4',
+            'title': 'わたしの珈琲時間_250317',
+            'display_id': 'ref:mycoffeetime_250317',
+            'duration': 122.99,
+            'live_status': 'not_live',
+            'modified_date': '20250310',
+            'modified_timestamp': 1741586302,
+            'thumbnail': r're:https?://.+\.jpg',
+            'timestamp': 1741585839,
+            'upload_date': '20250310',
+            'uploader_id': 'ktv-web',
+        },
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://playback.api.streaks.jp/v1/projects/ktv-web/medias/b5411938e1e5435dac71edf829dd4813',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': 'b5411938e1e5435dac71edf829dd4813',
+            'ext': 'mp4',
+            'title': 'KANTELE_SYUSEi_0630',
+            'display_id': 'b5411938e1e5435dac71edf829dd4813',
+            'live_status': 'not_live',
+            'modified_date': '20250122',
+            'modified_timestamp': 1737522999,
+            'thumbnail': r're:https?://.+\.jpg',
+            'timestamp': 1735205137,
+            'upload_date': '20241226',
+            'uploader_id': 'ktv-web',
+        },
+    }, {
+        # TVer Olympics: website already down, but api remains accessible
+        'url': 'https://playback.api.streaks.jp/v1/projects/tver-olympic/medias/ref:sp_240806_1748_dvr',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': 'c10f7345adb648cf804d7578ab93b2e3',
+            'ext': 'mp4',
+            'title': 'サッカー 男子 準決勝_dvr',
+            'display_id': 'ref:sp_240806_1748_dvr',
+            'duration': 12960.0,
+            'live_status': 'was_live',
+            'modified_date': '20240805',
+            'modified_timestamp': 1722896263,
+            'timestamp': 1722777618,
+            'upload_date': '20240804',
+            'uploader_id': 'tver-olympic',
+        },
+    }, {
+        # TBS FREE: 24-hour stream
+        'url': 'https://playback.api.streaks.jp/v1/projects/tbs/medias/ref:simul-02',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': 'c4e83a7b48f4409a96adacec674b4e22',
+            'ext': 'mp4',
+            'title': str,
+            'display_id': 'ref:simul-02',
+            'live_status': 'is_live',
+            'modified_date': '20241031',
+            'modified_timestamp': 1730339858,
+            'timestamp': 1705466840,
+            'upload_date': '20240117',
+            'uploader_id': 'tbs',
+        },
+    }, {
+        # DRM protected
+        'url': 'https://players.streaks.jp/sp-jbc/a12d7ee0f40c49d6a0a2bff520639677/index.html?m=5f89c62f37ee4a68be8e6e3b1396c7d8',
+        'only_matching': True,
+    }]
+    _WEBPAGE_TESTS = [{
+        'url': 'https://event.play.jp/playnext2023/',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': '2d975178293140dc8074a7fc536a7604',
+            'ext': 'mp4',
+            'title': 'PLAY NEXTキームービー（本番）',
+            'uploader_id': 'play',
+            'duration': 17.05,
+            'thumbnail': r're:https?://.+\.jpg',
+            'timestamp': 1668387517,
+            'upload_date': '20221114',
+            'modified_timestamp': 1739411523,
+            'modified_date': '20250213',
+            'live_status': 'not_live',
+        },
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://wowshop.jp/Page/special/cooking_goods/?bid=wowshop&srsltid=AfmBOor_phUNoPEE_UCPiGGSCMrJE5T2US397smvsbrSdLqUxwON0el4',
+        'playlist_mincount': 2,
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': '?bid=wowshop&srsltid=AfmBOor_phUNoPEE_UCPiGGSCMrJE5T2US397smvsbrSdLqUxwON0el4',
+            'title': 'ワンランク上の料理道具でとびきりの“おいしい”を食卓へ｜wowshop',
+            'description': 'md5:914b5cb8624fc69274c7fb7b2342958f',
+            'age_limit': 0,
+            'thumbnail': 'https://wowshop.jp/Page/special/cooking_goods/images/ogp.jpg',
+        },
+    }]
+
+    def _real_extract(self, url):
+        url, smuggled_data = unsmuggle_url(url, {})
+        project_id, media_id = self._match_valid_url(url).group('project_id', 'id')
+
+        return self._extract_from_streaks_api(
+            project_id, media_id, headers=filter_dict({
+                'X-Streaks-Api-Key': smuggled_data.get('api_key'),
+            }))
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/taptap.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/taptap.py
index e4c31da4e..f5900194f 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/taptap.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/taptap.py
@@ -191,12 +191,12 @@ class TapTapAppIE(TapTapBaseIE):
     }]
 
 
-class TapTapIntlBase(TapTapBaseIE):
+class TapTapIntlBaseIE(TapTapBaseIE):
     _X_UA = 'V=1&PN=WebAppIntl2&LANG=zh_TW&VN_CODE=115&VN=0.1.0&LOC=CN&PLT=PC&DS=Android&UID={uuid}&CURR=&DT=PC&OS=Windows&OSV=NT%208.0.0'
     _VIDEO_API = 'https://www.taptap.io/webapiv2/video-resource/v1/multi-get'
 
 
-class TapTapAppIntlIE(TapTapIntlBase):
+class TapTapAppIntlIE(TapTapIntlBaseIE):
     _VALID_URL = r'https?://www\.taptap\.io/app/(?P<id>\d+)'
     _INFO_API = 'https://www.taptap.io/webapiv2/i/app/v5/detail'
     _DATA_PATH = 'app'
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ class TapTapAppIntlIE(TapTapIntlBase):
     }]
 
 
-class TapTapPostIntlIE(TapTapIntlBase):
+class TapTapPostIntlIE(TapTapIntlBaseIE):
     _VALID_URL = r'https?://www\.taptap\.io/post/(?P<id>\d+)'
     _INFO_API = 'https://www.taptap.io/webapiv2/creation/post/v1/detail'
     _INFO_QUERY_KEY = 'id_str'
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/telecinco.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/telecinco.py
index 9ef621446..a34f2afd4 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/telecinco.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/telecinco.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ def _parse_content(self, content, url):
                 error_code = traverse_obj(
                     self._webpage_read_content(error.cause.response, caronte['cerbero'], video_id, fatal=False),
                     ({json.loads}, 'code', {int}))
-                if error_code == 4038:
+                if error_code in (4038, 40313):
                     self.raise_geo_restricted(countries=['ES'])
             raise
 
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/tiktok.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/tiktok.py
index 19336252b..d9280cec1 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/tiktok.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/tiktok.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
     srt_subtitles_timecode,
     str_or_none,
     traverse_obj,
+    truncate_string,
     try_call,
     try_get,
     url_or_none,
@@ -444,7 +445,7 @@ def extract_addr(addr, add_meta={}):
         return {
             'id': aweme_id,
             **traverse_obj(aweme_detail, {
-                'title': ('desc', {str}),
+                'title': ('desc', {truncate_string(left=72)}),
                 'description': ('desc', {str}),
                 'timestamp': ('create_time', {int_or_none}),
             }),
@@ -595,7 +596,7 @@ def _parse_aweme_video_web(self, aweme_detail, webpage_url, video_id, extract_fl
                 'duration': ('duration', {int_or_none}),
             })),
             **traverse_obj(aweme_detail, {
-                'title': ('desc', {str}),
+                'title': ('desc', {truncate_string(left=72)}),
                 'description': ('desc', {str}),
                 # audio-only slideshows have a video duration of 0 and an actual audio duration
                 'duration': ('video', 'duration', {int_or_none}, filter),
@@ -656,7 +657,7 @@ class TikTokIE(TikTokBaseIE):
         'info_dict': {
             'id': '6742501081818877190',
             'ext': 'mp4',
-            'title': 'md5:5e2a23877420bb85ce6521dbee39ba94',
+            'title': 'Tag 1 Friend reverse this Video and look what happens 🤩😱 @skyandtami ...',
             'description': 'md5:5e2a23877420bb85ce6521dbee39ba94',
             'duration': 27,
             'height': 1024,
@@ -860,7 +861,7 @@ class TikTokIE(TikTokBaseIE):
         'info_dict': {
             'id': '7253412088251534594',
             'ext': 'm4a',
-            'title': 'я ред флаг простите #переписка #щитпост #тревожныйтиппривязанности #рекомендации ',
+            'title': 'я ред флаг простите #переписка #щитпост #тревожныйтиппривязанности #р...',
             'description': 'я ред флаг простите #переписка #щитпост #тревожныйтиппривязанности #рекомендации ',
             'uploader': 'hara_yoimiya',
             'uploader_id': '6582536342634676230',
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/tv2dk.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/tv2dk.py
index 9cd7606b0..bad120f7b 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/tv2dk.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/tv2dk.py
@@ -2,12 +2,13 @@
 import re
 
 from .common import InfoExtractor
+from .jwplatform import JWPlatformIE
 from ..utils import (
     determine_ext,
-    extract_attributes,
     js_to_json,
     url_or_none,
 )
+from ..utils.traversal import find_element, traverse_obj
 
 
 class TV2DKIE(InfoExtractor):
@@ -21,35 +22,46 @@ class TV2DKIE(InfoExtractor):
                             tv2fyn|
                             tv2east|
                             tv2lorry|
-                            tv2nord
+                            tv2nord|
+                            tv2kosmopol
                         )\.dk/
-                        (:[^/]+/)*
+                        (?:[^/?#]+/)*
                         (?P<id>[^/?\#&]+)
                     '''
     _TESTS = [{
         'url': 'https://www.tvsyd.dk/nyheder/28-10-2019/1930/1930-28-okt-2019?autoplay=1#player',
         'info_dict': {
-            'id': '0_52jmwa0p',
+            'id': 'sPp5z21q',
             'ext': 'mp4',
             'title': '19:30 - 28. okt. 2019',
-            'timestamp': 1572290248,
+            'description': '',
+            'thumbnail': 'https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/sPp5z21q/poster.jpg?width=720',
+            'timestamp': 1572287400,
             'upload_date': '20191028',
-            'uploader_id': 'tvsyd',
-            'duration': 1347,
-            'view_count': int,
         },
-        'add_ie': ['Kaltura'],
     }, {
         'url': 'https://www.tv2lorry.dk/gadekamp/gadekamp-6-hoejhuse-i-koebenhavn',
         'info_dict': {
-            'id': '1_7iwll9n0',
+            'id': 'oD9cyq0m',
             'ext': 'mp4',
-            'upload_date': '20211027',
             'title': 'Gadekamp #6 - Højhuse i København',
-            'uploader_id': 'tv2lorry',
-            'timestamp': 1635345229,
+            'description': '',
+            'thumbnail': 'https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/oD9cyq0m/poster.jpg?width=720',
+            'timestamp': 1635348600,
+            'upload_date': '20211027',
         },
-        'add_ie': ['Kaltura'],
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://www.tvsyd.dk/haderslev/x-factor-brodre-fulde-af-selvtillid-er-igen-hjemme-hos-mor-vores-diagnoser-har-vaeret-en-fordel',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': 'x-factor-brodre-fulde-af-selvtillid-er-igen-hjemme-hos-mor-vores-diagnoser-har-vaeret-en-fordel',
+        },
+        'playlist_count': 2,
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://www.tv2ostjylland.dk/aarhus/dom-kan-fa-alvorlige-konsekvenser',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': 'dom-kan-fa-alvorlige-konsekvenser',
+        },
+        'playlist_count': 3,
     }, {
         'url': 'https://www.tv2ostjylland.dk/artikel/minister-gaar-ind-i-sag-om-diabetes-teknologi',
         'only_matching': True,
@@ -71,40 +83,22 @@ class TV2DKIE(InfoExtractor):
     }, {
         'url': 'https://www.tv2nord.dk/artikel/dybt-uacceptabelt',
         'only_matching': True,
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://www.tv2kosmopol.dk/metropolen/chaufforer-beordres-til-at-kore-videre-i-ulovlige-busser-med-rode-advarselslamper',
+        'only_matching': True,
     }]
 
     def _real_extract(self, url):
         video_id = self._match_id(url)
-
         webpage = self._download_webpage(url, video_id)
+        search_space = traverse_obj(webpage, {find_element(tag='article')}) or webpage
 
-        entries = []
+        player_ids = traverse_obj(
+            re.findall(r'x-data="(?:video_player|simple_player)\(({[^"]+})', search_space),
+            (..., {js_to_json}, {json.loads}, ('jwpMediaId', 'videoId'), {str}))
 
-        def add_entry(partner_id, kaltura_id):
-            entries.append(self.url_result(
-                f'kaltura:{partner_id}:{kaltura_id}', 'Kaltura',
-                video_id=kaltura_id))
-
-        for video_el in re.findall(r'(?s)<[^>]+\bdata-entryid\s*=[^>]*>', webpage):
-            video = extract_attributes(video_el)
-            kaltura_id = video.get('data-entryid')
-            if not kaltura_id:
-                continue
-            partner_id = video.get('data-partnerid')
-            if not partner_id:
-                continue
-            add_entry(partner_id, kaltura_id)
-        if not entries:
-            kaltura_id = self._search_regex(
-                (r'entry_id\s*:\s*["\']([0-9a-z_]+)',
-                 r'\\u002FentryId\\u002F(\w+)\\u002F'), webpage, 'kaltura id')
-            partner_id = self._search_regex(
-                (r'\\u002Fp\\u002F(\d+)\\u002F', r'/p/(\d+)/'), webpage,
-                'partner id')
-            add_entry(partner_id, kaltura_id)
-        if len(entries) == 1:
-            return entries[0]
-        return self.playlist_result(entries)
+        return self.playlist_from_matches(
+            player_ids, video_id, getter=lambda x: f'jwplatform:{x}', ie=JWPlatformIE)
 
 
 class TV2DKBornholmPlayIE(InfoExtractor):
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/tver.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/tver.py
index f3daf8946..805150db4 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/tver.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/tver.py
@@ -1,31 +1,70 @@
-from .common import InfoExtractor
+from .streaks import StreaksBaseIE
 from ..utils import (
     ExtractorError,
+    int_or_none,
     join_nonempty,
+    make_archive_id,
     smuggle_url,
     str_or_none,
     strip_or_none,
-    traverse_obj,
     update_url_query,
 )
+from ..utils.traversal import require, traverse_obj
 
 
-class TVerIE(InfoExtractor):
+class TVerIE(StreaksBaseIE):
     _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?tver\.jp/(?:(?P<type>lp|corner|series|episodes?|feature)/)+(?P<id>[a-zA-Z0-9]+)'
+    _GEO_COUNTRIES = ['JP']
+    _GEO_BYPASS = False
     _TESTS = [{
-        'skip': 'videos are only available for 7 days',
-        'url': 'https://tver.jp/episodes/ep83nf3w4p',
+        # via Streaks backend
+        'url': 'https://tver.jp/episodes/epc1hdugbk',
         'info_dict': {
-            'title': '家事ヤロウ!!! 売り場席巻のチーズSP＆財前直見×森泉親子の脱東京暮らし密着！',
-            'description': 'md5:dc2c06b6acc23f1e7c730c513737719b',
-            'series': '家事ヤロウ!!!',
-            'episode': '売り場席巻のチーズSP＆財前直見×森泉親子の脱東京暮らし密着！',
-            'alt_title': '売り場席巻のチーズSP＆財前直見×森泉親子の脱東京暮らし密着！',
-            'channel': 'テレビ朝日',
-            'id': 'ep83nf3w4p',
+            'id': 'epc1hdugbk',
             'ext': 'mp4',
+            'display_id': 'ref:baeebeac-a2a6-4dbf-9eb3-c40d59b40068',
+            'title': '神回だけ見せます！ #2 壮烈！車大騎馬戦（木曜スペシャル）',
+            'alt_title': '神回だけ見せます！ #2 壮烈！車大騎馬戦（木曜スペシャル） 日テレ',
+            'description': 'md5:2726f742d5e3886edeaf72fb6d740fef',
+            'uploader_id': 'tver-ntv',
+            'channel': '日テレ',
+            'duration': 1158.024,
+            'thumbnail': 'https://statics.tver.jp/images/content/thumbnail/episode/xlarge/epc1hdugbk.jpg?v=16',
+            'series': '神回だけ見せます！',
+            'episode': '#2 壮烈！車大騎馬戦（木曜スペシャル）',
+            'episode_number': 2,
+            'timestamp': 1736486036,
+            'upload_date': '20250110',
+            'modified_timestamp': 1736870264,
+            'modified_date': '20250114',
+            'live_status': 'not_live',
+            'release_timestamp': 1651453200,
+            'release_date': '20220502',
+            '_old_archive_ids': ['brightcovenew ref:baeebeac-a2a6-4dbf-9eb3-c40d59b40068'],
         },
-        'add_ie': ['BrightcoveNew'],
+    }, {
+        # via Brightcove backend (deprecated)
+        'url': 'https://tver.jp/episodes/epc1hdugbk',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': 'ref:baeebeac-a2a6-4dbf-9eb3-c40d59b40068',
+            'ext': 'mp4',
+            'title': '神回だけ見せます！ #2 壮烈！車大騎馬戦（木曜スペシャル）',
+            'alt_title': '神回だけ見せます！ #2 壮烈！車大騎馬戦（木曜スペシャル） 日テレ',
+            'description': 'md5:2726f742d5e3886edeaf72fb6d740fef',
+            'uploader_id': '4394098882001',
+            'channel': '日テレ',
+            'duration': 1158.101,
+            'thumbnail': 'https://statics.tver.jp/images/content/thumbnail/episode/xlarge/epc1hdugbk.jpg?v=16',
+            'tags': [],
+            'series': '神回だけ見せます！',
+            'episode': '#2 壮烈！車大騎馬戦（木曜スペシャル）',
+            'episode_number': 2,
+            'timestamp': 1651388531,
+            'upload_date': '20220501',
+            'release_timestamp': 1651453200,
+            'release_date': '20220502',
+        },
+        'params': {'extractor_args': {'tver': {'backend': ['brightcove']}}},
     }, {
         'url': 'https://tver.jp/corner/f0103888',
         'only_matching': True,
@@ -38,26 +77,7 @@ class TVerIE(InfoExtractor):
             'id': 'srtxft431v',
             'title': '名探偵コナン',
         },
-        'playlist': [
-            {
-                'md5': '779ffd97493ed59b0a6277ea726b389e',
-                'info_dict': {
-                    'id': 'ref:conan-1137-241005',
-                    'ext': 'mp4',
-                    'title': '名探偵コナン #1137「行列店、味変の秘密」',
-                    'uploader_id': '5330942432001',
-                    'tags': [],
-                    'channel': '読売テレビ',
-                    'series': '名探偵コナン',
-                    'description': 'md5:601fccc1d2430d942a2c8068c4b33eb5',
-                    'episode': '#1137「行列店、味変の秘密」',
-                    'duration': 1469.077,
-                    'timestamp': 1728030405,
-                    'upload_date': '20241004',
-                    'alt_title': '名探偵コナン #1137「行列店、味変の秘密」 読売テレビ 10月5日(土)放送分',
-                    'thumbnail': r're:https://.+\.jpg',
-                },
-            }],
+        'playlist_mincount': 21,
     }, {
         'url': 'https://tver.jp/series/sru35hwdd2',
         'info_dict': {
@@ -70,7 +90,11 @@ class TVerIE(InfoExtractor):
         'only_matching': True,
     }]
     BRIGHTCOVE_URL_TEMPLATE = 'http://players.brightcove.net/%s/default_default/index.html?videoId=%s'
-    _HEADERS = {'x-tver-platform-type': 'web'}
+    _HEADERS = {
+        'x-tver-platform-type': 'web',
+        'Origin': 'https://tver.jp',
+        'Referer': 'https://tver.jp/',
+    }
     _PLATFORM_QUERY = {}
 
     def _real_initialize(self):
@@ -103,6 +127,9 @@ def _yield_episode_ids_for_series(self, series_id):
 
     def _real_extract(self, url):
         video_id, video_type = self._match_valid_url(url).group('id', 'type')
+        backend = self._configuration_arg('backend', ['streaks'])[0]
+        if backend not in ('brightcove', 'streaks'):
+            raise ExtractorError(f'Invalid backend value: {backend}', expected=True)
 
         if video_type == 'series':
             series_info = self._call_platform_api(
@@ -129,12 +156,6 @@ def _real_extract(self, url):
         video_info = self._download_json(
             f'https://statics.tver.jp/content/episode/{video_id}.json', video_id, 'Downloading video info',
             query={'v': version}, headers={'Referer': 'https://tver.jp/'})
-        p_id = video_info['video']['accountID']
-        r_id = traverse_obj(video_info, ('video', ('videoRefID', 'videoID')), get_all=False)
-        if not r_id:
-            raise ExtractorError('Failed to extract reference ID for Brightcove')
-        if not r_id.isdigit():
-            r_id = f'ref:{r_id}'
 
         episode = strip_or_none(episode_content.get('title'))
         series = str_or_none(episode_content.get('seriesTitle'))
@@ -161,17 +182,53 @@ def _real_extract(self, url):
             ]
         ]
 
-        return {
-            '_type': 'url_transparent',
+        metadata = {
             'title': title,
             'series': series,
             'episode': episode,
             # an another title which is considered "full title" for some viewers
             'alt_title': join_nonempty(title, provider, onair_label, delim=' '),
             'channel': provider,
-            'description': str_or_none(video_info.get('description')),
             'thumbnails': thumbnails,
-            'url': smuggle_url(
-                self.BRIGHTCOVE_URL_TEMPLATE % (p_id, r_id), {'geo_countries': ['JP']}),
-            'ie_key': 'BrightcoveNew',
+            **traverse_obj(video_info, {
+                'description': ('description', {str}),
+                'release_timestamp': ('viewStatus', 'startAt', {int_or_none}),
+                'episode_number': ('no', {int_or_none}),
+            }),
+        }
+
+        brightcove_id = traverse_obj(video_info, ('video', ('videoRefID', 'videoID'), {str}, any))
+        if brightcove_id and not brightcove_id.isdecimal():
+            brightcove_id = f'ref:{brightcove_id}'
+
+        streaks_id = traverse_obj(video_info, ('streaks', 'videoRefID', {str}))
+        if streaks_id and not streaks_id.startswith('ref:'):
+            streaks_id = f'ref:{streaks_id}'
+
+        # Deprecated Brightcove extraction reachable w/extractor-arg or fallback; errors are expected
+        if backend == 'brightcove' or not streaks_id:
+            if backend != 'brightcove':
+                self.report_warning(
+                    'No STREAKS ID found; falling back to Brightcove extraction', video_id=video_id)
+            if not brightcove_id:
+                raise ExtractorError('Unable to extract brightcove reference ID', expected=True)
+            account_id = traverse_obj(video_info, (
+                'video', 'accountID', {str}, {require('brightcove account ID', expected=True)}))
+            return {
+                **metadata,
+                '_type': 'url_transparent',
+                'url': smuggle_url(
+                    self.BRIGHTCOVE_URL_TEMPLATE % (account_id, brightcove_id),
+                    {'geo_countries': ['JP']}),
+                'ie_key': 'BrightcoveNew',
+            }
+
+        return {
+            **self._extract_from_streaks_api(video_info['streaks']['projectID'], streaks_id, {
+                'Origin': 'https://tver.jp',
+                'Referer': 'https://tver.jp/',
+            }),
+            **metadata,
+            'id': video_id,
+            '_old_archive_ids': [make_archive_id('BrightcoveNew', brightcove_id)] if brightcove_id else None,
         }
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/tvp.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/tvp.py
index da3082907..416cbab3c 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/tvp.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/tvp.py
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ def _parse_video(self, video, with_url=True):
 
 class TVPVODVideoIE(TVPVODBaseIE):
     IE_NAME = 'tvp:vod'
-    _VALID_URL = r'https?://vod\.tvp\.pl/(?P<category>[a-z\d-]+,\d+)/[a-z\d-]+(?<!-odcinki)(?:-odcinki,\d+/odcinek-\d+,S\d+E\d+)?,(?P<id>\d+)/?(?:[?#]|$)'
+    _VALID_URL = r'https?://vod\.tvp\.pl/(?P<category>[a-z\d-]+,\d+)/[a-z\d-]+(?<!-odcinki)(?:-odcinki,\d+/odcinek--?\d+,S-?\d+E-?\d+)?,(?P<id>\d+)/?(?:[?#]|$)'
 
     _TESTS = [{
         'url': 'https://vod.tvp.pl/dla-dzieci,24/laboratorium-alchemika-odcinki,309338/odcinek-24,S01E24,311357',
@@ -568,6 +568,9 @@ class TVPVODVideoIE(TVPVODBaseIE):
             'live_status': 'is_live',
             'thumbnail': 're:https?://.+',
         },
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://vod.tvp.pl/informacje-i-publicystyka,205/konskie-2025-debata-przedwyborcza-odcinki,2028435/odcinek--1,S01E-1,2028419',
+        'only_matching': True,
     }]
 
     def _real_extract(self, url):
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/tvw.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/tvw.py
index 1c060cd7a..0ab926dbd 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/tvw.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/tvw.py
@@ -1,13 +1,21 @@
 import json
 
 from .common import InfoExtractor
-from ..utils import clean_html, remove_end, unified_timestamp, url_or_none
-from ..utils.traversal import traverse_obj
+from ..utils import (
+    clean_html,
+    extract_attributes,
+    parse_qs,
+    remove_end,
+    require,
+    unified_timestamp,
+    url_or_none,
+)
+from ..utils.traversal import find_element, traverse_obj
 
 
 class TvwIE(InfoExtractor):
+    IE_NAME = 'tvw'
     _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?tvw\.org/video/(?P<id>[^/?#]+)'
-
     _TESTS = [{
         'url': 'https://tvw.org/video/billy-frank-jr-statue-maquette-unveiling-ceremony-2024011211/',
         'md5': '9ceb94fe2bb7fd726f74f16356825703',
@@ -115,3 +123,43 @@ def _real_extract(self, url):
                 'is_live': ('eventStatus', {lambda x: x == 'live'}),
             }),
         }
+
+
+class TvwTvChannelsIE(InfoExtractor):
+    IE_NAME = 'tvw:tvchannels'
+    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?tvw\.org/tvchannels/(?P<id>[^/?#]+)'
+    _TESTS = [{
+        'url': 'https://tvw.org/tvchannels/air/',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': 'air',
+            'ext': 'mp4',
+            'title': r're:TVW Cable Channel Live Stream',
+            'thumbnail': r're:https?://.+/.+\.(?:jpe?g|png)$',
+            'live_status': 'is_live',
+        },
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://tvw.org/tvchannels/tvw2/',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': 'tvw2',
+            'ext': 'mp4',
+            'title': r're:TVW-2 Broadcast Channel',
+            'thumbnail': r're:https?://.+/.+\.(?:jpe?g|png)$',
+            'live_status': 'is_live',
+        },
+    }]
+
+    def _real_extract(self, url):
+        video_id = self._match_id(url)
+        webpage = self._download_webpage(url, video_id)
+
+        m3u8_url = traverse_obj(webpage, (
+            {find_element(id='invintus-persistent-stream-frame', html=True)}, {extract_attributes},
+            'src', {parse_qs}, 'encoder', 0, {json.loads}, 'live247URI', {url_or_none}, {require('stream url')}))
+
+        return {
+            'id': video_id,
+            'formats': self._extract_m3u8_formats(m3u8_url, video_id, 'mp4', m3u8_id='hls', live=True),
+            'title': remove_end(self._og_search_title(webpage, default=None), ' - TVW'),
+            'thumbnail': self._og_search_thumbnail(webpage, default=None),
+            'is_live': True,
+        }
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/twitcasting.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/twitcasting.py
index bf9c6348c..0a7f95c21 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/twitcasting.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/twitcasting.py
@@ -14,12 +14,13 @@
     parse_duration,
     qualities,
     str_to_int,
-    traverse_obj,
     try_get,
     unified_timestamp,
+    url_or_none,
     urlencode_postdata,
     urljoin,
 )
+from ..utils.traversal import traverse_obj
 
 
 class TwitCastingIE(InfoExtractor):
@@ -138,13 +139,7 @@ def _real_extract(self, url):
             r'data-toggle="true"[^>]+datetime="([^"]+)"',
             webpage, 'datetime', None))
 
-        stream_server_data = self._download_json(
-            f'https://twitcasting.tv/streamserver.php?target={uploader_id}&mode=client', video_id,
-            'Downloading live info', fatal=False)
-
         is_live = any(f'data-{x}' in webpage for x in ['is-onlive="true"', 'live-type="live"', 'status="online"'])
-        if not traverse_obj(stream_server_data, 'llfmp4') and is_live:
-            self.raise_login_required(method='cookies')
 
         base_dict = {
             'title': title,
@@ -165,28 +160,37 @@ def find_dmu(x):
                 return [data_movie_url]
 
         m3u8_urls = (try_get(webpage, find_dmu, list)
-                     or traverse_obj(video_js_data, (..., 'source', 'url'))
-                     or ([f'https://twitcasting.tv/{uploader_id}/metastream.m3u8'] if is_live else None))
-        if not m3u8_urls:
-            raise ExtractorError('Failed to get m3u8 playlist')
+                     or traverse_obj(video_js_data, (..., 'source', 'url')))
 
         if is_live:
-            m3u8_url = m3u8_urls[0]
-            formats = self._extract_m3u8_formats(
-                m3u8_url, video_id, ext='mp4', m3u8_id='hls',
-                live=True, headers=self._M3U8_HEADERS)
+            stream_data = self._download_json(
+                'https://twitcasting.tv/streamserver.php',
+                video_id, 'Downloading live info', query={
+                    'target': uploader_id,
+                    'mode': 'client',
+                    'player': 'pc_web',
+                })
 
-            if traverse_obj(stream_server_data, ('hls', 'source')):
-                formats.extend(self._extract_m3u8_formats(
-                    m3u8_url, video_id, ext='mp4', m3u8_id='source',
-                    live=True, query={'mode': 'source'},
-                    note='Downloading source quality m3u8',
-                    headers=self._M3U8_HEADERS, fatal=False))
+            formats = []
+            # low: 640x360, medium: 1280x720, high: 1920x1080
+            qq = qualities(['low', 'medium', 'high'])
+            for quality, m3u8_url in traverse_obj(stream_data, (
+                'tc-hls', 'streams', {dict.items}, lambda _, v: url_or_none(v[1]),
+            )):
+                formats.append({
+                    'url': m3u8_url,
+                    'format_id': f'hls-{quality}',
+                    'ext': 'mp4',
+                    'quality': qq(quality),
+                    'protocol': 'm3u8',
+                    'http_headers': self._M3U8_HEADERS,
+                })
 
             if websockets:
                 qq = qualities(['base', 'mobilesource', 'main'])
-                streams = traverse_obj(stream_server_data, ('llfmp4', 'streams')) or {}
-                for mode, ws_url in streams.items():
+                for mode, ws_url in traverse_obj(stream_data, (
+                    'llfmp4', 'streams', {dict.items}, lambda _, v: url_or_none(v[1]),
+                )):
                     formats.append({
                         'url': ws_url,
                         'format_id': f'ws-{mode}',
@@ -197,10 +201,15 @@ def find_dmu(x):
                         'protocol': 'websocket_frag',
                     })
 
+            if not formats:
+                self.raise_login_required()
+
             infodict = {
                 'formats': formats,
                 '_format_sort_fields': ('source', ),
             }
+        elif not m3u8_urls:
+            raise ExtractorError('Failed to get m3u8 playlist')
         elif len(m3u8_urls) == 1:
             formats = self._extract_m3u8_formats(
                 m3u8_urls[0], video_id, 'mp4', headers=self._M3U8_HEADERS)
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/twitch.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/twitch.py
index 44b19ad13..4f4c59627 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/twitch.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/twitch.py
@@ -14,19 +14,20 @@
     dict_get,
     float_or_none,
     int_or_none,
+    join_nonempty,
     make_archive_id,
     parse_duration,
     parse_iso8601,
     parse_qs,
     qualities,
     str_or_none,
-    traverse_obj,
     try_get,
     unified_timestamp,
     update_url_query,
     url_or_none,
     urljoin,
 )
+from ..utils.traversal import traverse_obj, value
 
 
 class TwitchBaseIE(InfoExtractor):
@@ -42,10 +43,10 @@ class TwitchBaseIE(InfoExtractor):
         'CollectionSideBar': '27111f1b382effad0b6def325caef1909c733fe6a4fbabf54f8d491ef2cf2f14',
         'FilterableVideoTower_Videos': 'a937f1d22e269e39a03b509f65a7490f9fc247d7f83d6ac1421523e3b68042cb',
         'ClipsCards__User': 'b73ad2bfaecfd30a9e6c28fada15bd97032c83ec77a0440766a56fe0bd632777',
+        'ShareClipRenderStatus': 'f130048a462a0ac86bb54d653c968c514e9ab9ca94db52368c1179e97b0f16eb',
         'ChannelCollectionsContent': '447aec6a0cc1e8d0a8d7732d47eb0762c336a2294fdb009e9c9d854e49d484b9',
         'StreamMetadata': 'a647c2a13599e5991e175155f798ca7f1ecddde73f7f341f39009c14dbf59962',
         'ComscoreStreamingQuery': 'e1edae8122517d013405f237ffcc124515dc6ded82480a88daef69c83b53ac01',
-        'VideoAccessToken_Clip': '36b89d2507fce29e5ca551df756d27c1cfe079e2609642b4390aa4c35796eb11',
         'VideoPreviewOverlay': '3006e77e51b128d838fa4e835723ca4dc9a05c5efd4466c1085215c6e437e65c',
         'VideoMetadata': '49b5b8f268cdeb259d75b58dcb0c1a748e3b575003448a2333dc5cdafd49adad',
         'VideoPlayer_ChapterSelectButtonVideo': '8d2793384aac3773beab5e59bd5d6f585aedb923d292800119e03d40cd0f9b41',
@@ -1083,16 +1084,44 @@ class TwitchClipsIE(TwitchBaseIE):
         'url': 'https://clips.twitch.tv/FaintLightGullWholeWheat',
         'md5': '761769e1eafce0ffebfb4089cb3847cd',
         'info_dict': {
-            'id': '42850523',
+            'id': '396245304',
             'display_id': 'FaintLightGullWholeWheat',
             'ext': 'mp4',
             'title': 'EA Play 2016 Live from the Novo Theatre',
+            'duration': 32,
+            'view_count': int,
             'thumbnail': r're:^https?://.*\.jpg',
             'timestamp': 1465767393,
             'upload_date': '20160612',
-            'creator': 'EA',
-            'uploader': 'stereotype_',
-            'uploader_id': '43566419',
+            'creators': ['EA'],
+            'channel': 'EA',
+            'channel_id': '25163635',
+            'channel_is_verified': False,
+            'channel_follower_count': int,
+            'uploader': 'EA',
+            'uploader_id': '25163635',
+        },
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://www.twitch.tv/xqc/clip/CulturedAmazingKuduDatSheffy-TiZ_-ixAGYR3y2Uy',
+        'md5': 'e90fe616b36e722a8cfa562547c543f0',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': '3207364882',
+            'display_id': 'CulturedAmazingKuduDatSheffy-TiZ_-ixAGYR3y2Uy',
+            'ext': 'mp4',
+            'title': 'A day in the life of xQc',
+            'duration': 60,
+            'view_count': int,
+            'thumbnail': r're:^https?://.*\.jpg',
+            'timestamp': 1742869615,
+            'upload_date': '20250325',
+            'creators': ['xQc'],
+            'channel': 'xQc',
+            'channel_id': '71092938',
+            'channel_is_verified': True,
+            'channel_follower_count': int,
+            'uploader': 'xQc',
+            'uploader_id': '71092938',
+            'categories': ['Just Chatting'],
         },
     }, {
         # multiple formats
@@ -1116,16 +1145,14 @@ class TwitchClipsIE(TwitchBaseIE):
     }]
 
     def _real_extract(self, url):
-        video_id = self._match_id(url)
+        slug = self._match_id(url)
 
         clip = self._download_gql(
-            video_id, [{
-                'operationName': 'VideoAccessToken_Clip',
-                'variables': {
-                    'slug': video_id,
-                },
+            slug, [{
+                'operationName': 'ShareClipRenderStatus',
+                'variables': {'slug': slug},
             }],
-            'Downloading clip access token GraphQL')[0]['data']['clip']
+            'Downloading clip GraphQL')[0]['data']['clip']
 
         if not clip:
             raise ExtractorError(
@@ -1135,81 +1162,71 @@ def _real_extract(self, url):
             'sig': clip['playbackAccessToken']['signature'],
             'token': clip['playbackAccessToken']['value'],
         }
-
-        data = self._download_base_gql(
-            video_id, {
-                'query': '''{
-  clip(slug: "%s") {
-    broadcaster {
-      displayName
-    }
-    createdAt
-    curator {
-      displayName
-      id
-    }
-    durationSeconds
-    id
-    tiny: thumbnailURL(width: 86, height: 45)
-    small: thumbnailURL(width: 260, height: 147)
-    medium: thumbnailURL(width: 480, height: 272)
-    title
-    videoQualities {
-      frameRate
-      quality
-      sourceURL
-    }
-    viewCount
-  }
-}''' % video_id}, 'Downloading clip GraphQL', fatal=False)  # noqa: UP031
-
-        if data:
-            clip = try_get(data, lambda x: x['data']['clip'], dict) or clip
+        asset_default = traverse_obj(clip, ('assets', 0, {dict})) or {}
+        asset_portrait = traverse_obj(clip, ('assets', 1, {dict})) or {}
 
         formats = []
-        for option in clip.get('videoQualities', []):
-            if not isinstance(option, dict):
-                continue
-            source = url_or_none(option.get('sourceURL'))
-            if not source:
-                continue
+        default_aspect_ratio = float_or_none(asset_default.get('aspectRatio'))
+        formats.extend(traverse_obj(asset_default, ('videoQualities', lambda _, v: url_or_none(v['sourceURL']), {
+            'url': ('sourceURL', {update_url_query(query=access_query)}),
+            'format_id': ('quality', {str}),
+            'height': ('quality', {int_or_none}),
+            'fps': ('frameRate', {float_or_none}),
+            'aspect_ratio': {value(default_aspect_ratio)},
+        })))
+        portrait_aspect_ratio = float_or_none(asset_portrait.get('aspectRatio'))
+        for source in traverse_obj(asset_portrait, ('videoQualities', lambda _, v: url_or_none(v['sourceURL']))):
             formats.append({
-                'url': update_url_query(source, access_query),
-                'format_id': option.get('quality'),
-                'height': int_or_none(option.get('quality')),
-                'fps': int_or_none(option.get('frameRate')),
+                'url': update_url_query(source['sourceURL'], access_query),
+                'format_id': join_nonempty('portrait', source.get('quality')),
+                'height': int_or_none(source.get('quality')),
+                'fps': float_or_none(source.get('frameRate')),
+                'aspect_ratio': portrait_aspect_ratio,
+                'quality': -2,
             })
 
         thumbnails = []
-        for thumbnail_id in ('tiny', 'small', 'medium'):
-            thumbnail_url = clip.get(thumbnail_id)
-            if not thumbnail_url:
-                continue
-            thumb = {
-                'id': thumbnail_id,
-                'url': thumbnail_url,
-            }
-            mobj = re.search(r'-(\d+)x(\d+)\.', thumbnail_url)
-            if mobj:
-                thumb.update({
-                    'height': int(mobj.group(2)),
-                    'width': int(mobj.group(1)),
-                })
-            thumbnails.append(thumb)
+        thumb_asset_default_url = url_or_none(asset_default.get('thumbnailURL'))
+        if thumb_asset_default_url:
+            thumbnails.append({
+                'id': 'default',
+                'url': thumb_asset_default_url,
+                'preference': 0,
+            })
+        if thumb_asset_portrait_url := url_or_none(asset_portrait.get('thumbnailURL')):
+            thumbnails.append({
+                'id': 'portrait',
+                'url': thumb_asset_portrait_url,
+                'preference': -1,
+            })
+        thumb_default_url = url_or_none(clip.get('thumbnailURL'))
+        if thumb_default_url and thumb_default_url != thumb_asset_default_url:
+            thumbnails.append({
+                'id': 'small',
+                'url': thumb_default_url,
+                'preference': -2,
+            })
 
         old_id = self._search_regex(r'%7C(\d+)(?:-\d+)?.mp4', formats[-1]['url'], 'old id', default=None)
 
         return {
-            'id': clip.get('id') or video_id,
+            'id': clip.get('id') or slug,
             '_old_archive_ids': [make_archive_id(self, old_id)] if old_id else None,
-            'display_id': video_id,
-            'title': clip.get('title'),
+            'display_id': slug,
             'formats': formats,
-            'duration': int_or_none(clip.get('durationSeconds')),
-            'view_count': int_or_none(clip.get('viewCount')),
-            'timestamp': unified_timestamp(clip.get('createdAt')),
             'thumbnails': thumbnails,
-            'creator': try_get(clip, lambda x: x['broadcaster']['displayName'], str),
-            'uploader': try_get(clip, lambda x: x['curator']['displayName'], str),
-            'uploader_id': try_get(clip, lambda x: x['curator']['id'], str),
+            **traverse_obj(clip, {
+                'title': ('title', {str}),
+                'duration': ('durationSeconds', {int_or_none}),
+                'view_count': ('viewCount', {int_or_none}),
+                'timestamp': ('createdAt', {parse_iso8601}),
+                'creators': ('broadcaster', 'displayName', {str}, filter, all),
+                'channel': ('broadcaster', 'displayName', {str}),
+                'channel_id': ('broadcaster', 'id', {str}),
+                'channel_follower_count': ('broadcaster', 'followers', 'totalCount', {int_or_none}),
+                'channel_is_verified': ('broadcaster', 'isPartner', {bool}),
+                'uploader': ('curator', 'displayName', {str}),
+                'uploader_id': ('curator', 'id', {str}),
+                'categories': ('game', 'displayName', {str}, filter, all, filter),
+            }),
         }
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/twitter.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/twitter.py
index f3695cc06..5eee3e726 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/twitter.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/twitter.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
     str_or_none,
     strip_or_none,
     traverse_obj,
+    truncate_string,
     try_call,
     try_get,
     unified_timestamp,
@@ -358,6 +359,7 @@ class TwitterCardIE(InfoExtractor):
                 'display_id': '560070183650213889',
                 'uploader_url': 'https://twitter.com/Twitter',
             },
+            'skip': 'This content is no longer available.',
         },
         {
             'url': 'https://twitter.com/i/cards/tfw/v1/623160978427936768',
@@ -365,7 +367,7 @@ class TwitterCardIE(InfoExtractor):
             'info_dict': {
                 'id': '623160978427936768',
                 'ext': 'mp4',
-                'title': "NASA - Fly over Pluto's icy Norgay Mountains and Sputnik Plain in this @NASANewHorizons #PlutoFlyby video.",
+                'title': "NASA - Fly over Pluto's icy Norgay Mountains and Sputnik Plain in this @NASA...",
                 'description': "Fly over Pluto's icy Norgay Mountains and Sputnik Plain in this @NASANewHorizons #PlutoFlyby video. https://t.co/BJYgOjSeGA",
                 'uploader': 'NASA',
                 'uploader_id': 'NASA',
@@ -377,12 +379,14 @@ class TwitterCardIE(InfoExtractor):
                 'like_count': int,
                 'repost_count': int,
                 'tags': ['PlutoFlyby'],
+                'channel_id': '11348282',
+                '_old_archive_ids': ['twitter 623160978427936768'],
             },
             'params': {'format': '[protocol=https]'},
         },
         {
             'url': 'https://twitter.com/i/cards/tfw/v1/654001591733886977',
-            'md5': 'b6d9683dd3f48e340ded81c0e917ad46',
+            'md5': 'fb08fbd69595cbd8818f0b2f2a94474d',
             'info_dict': {
                 'id': 'dq4Oj5quskI',
                 'ext': 'mp4',
@@ -390,12 +394,12 @@ class TwitterCardIE(InfoExtractor):
                 'description': 'md5:a831e97fa384863d6e26ce48d1c43376',
                 'upload_date': '20111013',
                 'uploader': 'OMG! UBUNTU!',
-                'uploader_id': 'omgubuntu',
+                'uploader_id': '@omgubuntu',
                 'channel_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIiSwcm9xiFb3Y4wjzR41eQ',
                 'channel_id': 'UCIiSwcm9xiFb3Y4wjzR41eQ',
                 'channel_follower_count': int,
                 'chapters': 'count:8',
-                'uploader_url': 'http://www.youtube.com/user/omgubuntu',
+                'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/@omgubuntu',
                 'duration': 138,
                 'categories': ['Film & Animation'],
                 'age_limit': 0,
@@ -407,6 +411,9 @@ class TwitterCardIE(InfoExtractor):
                 'tags': 'count:12',
                 'channel': 'OMG! UBUNTU!',
                 'playable_in_embed': True,
+                'heatmap': 'count:100',
+                'timestamp': 1318500227,
+                'live_status': 'not_live',
             },
             'add_ie': ['Youtube'],
         },
@@ -548,13 +555,14 @@ class TwitterIE(TwitterBaseIE):
             'age_limit': 0,
             '_old_archive_ids': ['twitter 700207533655363584'],
         },
+        'skip': 'Tweet has been deleted',
     }, {
         'url': 'https://twitter.com/captainamerica/status/719944021058060289',
         'info_dict': {
             'id': '717462543795523584',
             'display_id': '719944021058060289',
             'ext': 'mp4',
-            'title': 'Captain America - @King0fNerd Are you sure you made the right choice? Find out in theaters.',
+            'title': 'Captain America - @King0fNerd Are you sure you made the right choice? Find out in theat...',
             'description': '@King0fNerd Are you sure you made the right choice? Find out in theaters. https://t.co/GpgYi9xMJI',
             'channel_id': '701615052',
             'uploader_id': 'CaptainAmerica',
@@ -591,7 +599,7 @@ class TwitterIE(TwitterBaseIE):
         'info_dict': {
             'id': '852077943283097602',
             'ext': 'mp4',
-            'title': 'عالم الأخبار - كلمة تاريخية بجلسة الجناسي التاريخية.. النائب خالد مؤنس العتيبي للمعارضين : اتقوا الله .. الظلم ظلمات يوم القيامة',
+            'title': 'عالم الأخبار - كلمة تاريخية بجلسة الجناسي التاريخية.. النائب خالد مؤنس العتيبي للمعا...',
             'description': 'كلمة تاريخية بجلسة الجناسي التاريخية.. النائب خالد مؤنس العتيبي للمعارضين : اتقوا الله .. الظلم ظلمات يوم القيامة   https://t.co/xg6OhpyKfN',
             'channel_id': '2526757026',
             'uploader': 'عالم الأخبار',
@@ -615,7 +623,7 @@ class TwitterIE(TwitterBaseIE):
             'id': '910030238373089285',
             'display_id': '910031516746514432',
             'ext': 'mp4',
-            'title': 'Préfet de Guadeloupe - [Direct] #Maria Le centre se trouve actuellement au sud de Basse-Terre. Restez confinés. Réfugiez-vous dans la pièce la + sûre.',
+            'title': 'Préfet de Guadeloupe - [Direct] #Maria Le centre se trouve actuellement au sud de Basse-Terr...',
             'thumbnail': r're:^https?://.*\.jpg',
             'description': '[Direct] #Maria Le centre se trouve actuellement au sud de Basse-Terre. Restez confinés. Réfugiez-vous dans la pièce la + sûre. https://t.co/mwx01Rs4lo',
             'channel_id': '2319432498',
@@ -707,7 +715,7 @@ class TwitterIE(TwitterBaseIE):
             'id': '1349774757969989634',
             'display_id': '1349794411333394432',
             'ext': 'mp4',
-            'title': 'md5:d1c4941658e4caaa6cb579260d85dcba',
+            'title': "Brooklyn Nets - WATCH: Sean Marks' full media session after our acquisition of 8-time...",
             'thumbnail': r're:^https?://.*\.jpg',
             'description': 'md5:71ead15ec44cee55071547d6447c6a3e',
             'channel_id': '18552281',
@@ -733,7 +741,7 @@ class TwitterIE(TwitterBaseIE):
             'id': '1577855447914409984',
             'display_id': '1577855540407197696',
             'ext': 'mp4',
-            'title': 'md5:466a3a8b049b5f5a13164ce915484b51',
+            'title': 'Oshtru - gm ✨️ now I can post image and video. nice update.',
             'description': 'md5:b9c3699335447391d11753ab21c70a74',
             'upload_date': '20221006',
             'channel_id': '143077138',
@@ -755,10 +763,10 @@ class TwitterIE(TwitterBaseIE):
         'url': 'https://twitter.com/UltimaShadowX/status/1577719286659006464',
         'info_dict': {
             'id': '1577719286659006464',
-            'title': 'Ultima Reload - Test',
+            'title': 'Ultima - Test',
             'description': 'Test https://t.co/Y3KEZD7Dad',
             'channel_id': '168922496',
-            'uploader': 'Ultima Reload',
+            'uploader': 'Ultima',
             'uploader_id': 'UltimaShadowX',
             'uploader_url': 'https://twitter.com/UltimaShadowX',
             'upload_date': '20221005',
@@ -777,7 +785,7 @@ class TwitterIE(TwitterBaseIE):
             'id': '1575559336759263233',
             'display_id': '1575560063510810624',
             'ext': 'mp4',
-            'title': 'md5:eec26382babd0f7c18f041db8ae1c9c9',
+            'title': 'Max Olson - Absolutely heartbreaking footage captured by our surge probe of catas...',
             'thumbnail': r're:^https?://.*\.jpg',
             'description': 'md5:95aea692fda36a12081b9629b02daa92',
             'channel_id': '1094109584',
@@ -901,18 +909,18 @@ class TwitterIE(TwitterBaseIE):
         'playlist_mincount': 2,
         'info_dict': {
             'id': '1600649710662213632',
-            'title': 'md5:be05989b0722e114103ed3851a0ffae2',
+            'title': "Jocelyn Laidlaw - How Kirstie Alley's tragic death inspired me to share more about my c...",
             'timestamp': 1670459604.0,
             'description': 'md5:591c19ce66fadc2359725d5cd0d1052c',
             'comment_count': int,
-            'uploader_id': 'CTVJLaidlaw',
+            'uploader_id': 'JocelynVLaidlaw',
             'channel_id': '80082014',
             'repost_count': int,
             'tags': ['colorectalcancer', 'cancerjourney', 'imnotaquitter'],
             'upload_date': '20221208',
             'age_limit': 0,
             'uploader': 'Jocelyn Laidlaw',
-            'uploader_url': 'https://twitter.com/CTVJLaidlaw',
+            'uploader_url': 'https://twitter.com/JocelynVLaidlaw',
             'like_count': int,
         },
     }, {
@@ -921,17 +929,17 @@ class TwitterIE(TwitterBaseIE):
         'info_dict': {
             'id': '1600649511827013632',
             'ext': 'mp4',
-            'title': 'md5:7662a0a27ce6faa3e5b160340f3cfab1',
+            'title': "Jocelyn Laidlaw - How Kirstie Alley's tragic death inspired me to share more about my c... #1",
             'thumbnail': r're:^https?://.+\.jpg',
             'timestamp': 1670459604.0,
             'channel_id': '80082014',
-            'uploader_id': 'CTVJLaidlaw',
+            'uploader_id': 'JocelynVLaidlaw',
             'uploader': 'Jocelyn Laidlaw',
             'repost_count': int,
             'comment_count': int,
             'tags': ['colorectalcancer', 'cancerjourney', 'imnotaquitter'],
             'duration': 102.226,
-            'uploader_url': 'https://twitter.com/CTVJLaidlaw',
+            'uploader_url': 'https://twitter.com/JocelynVLaidlaw',
             'display_id': '1600649710662213632',
             'like_count': int,
             'description': 'md5:591c19ce66fadc2359725d5cd0d1052c',
@@ -990,6 +998,7 @@ class TwitterIE(TwitterBaseIE):
             '_old_archive_ids': ['twitter 1599108751385972737'],
         },
         'params': {'noplaylist': True},
+        'skip': 'Tweet is limited',
     }, {
         'url': 'https://twitter.com/MunTheShinobi/status/1600009574919962625',
         'info_dict': {
@@ -1001,10 +1010,10 @@ class TwitterIE(TwitterBaseIE):
             'description': 'This is a genius ad by Apple. \U0001f525\U0001f525\U0001f525\U0001f525\U0001f525 https://t.co/cNsA0MoOml',
             'thumbnail': 'https://pbs.twimg.com/ext_tw_video_thumb/1600009362759733248/pu/img/XVhFQivj75H_YxxV.jpg?name=orig',
             'age_limit': 0,
-            'uploader': 'Mün',
+            'uploader': 'Boy Called Mün',
             'repost_count': int,
             'upload_date': '20221206',
-            'title': 'Mün - This is a genius ad by Apple. \U0001f525\U0001f525\U0001f525\U0001f525\U0001f525',
+            'title': 'Boy Called Mün - This is a genius ad by Apple. \U0001f525\U0001f525\U0001f525\U0001f525\U0001f525',
             'comment_count': int,
             'like_count': int,
             'tags': [],
@@ -1042,7 +1051,7 @@ class TwitterIE(TwitterBaseIE):
             'id': '1694928337846538240',
             'ext': 'mp4',
             'display_id': '1695424220702888009',
-            'title': 'md5:e8daa9527bc2b947121395494f786d9d',
+            'title': 'Benny Johnson - Donald Trump driving through the urban, poor neighborhoods of Atlanta...',
             'description': 'md5:004f2d37fd58737724ec75bc7e679938',
             'channel_id': '15212187',
             'uploader': 'Benny Johnson',
@@ -1066,7 +1075,7 @@ class TwitterIE(TwitterBaseIE):
             'id': '1694928337846538240',
             'ext': 'mp4',
             'display_id': '1695424220702888009',
-            'title': 'md5:e8daa9527bc2b947121395494f786d9d',
+            'title': 'Benny Johnson - Donald Trump driving through the urban, poor neighborhoods of Atlanta...',
             'description': 'md5:004f2d37fd58737724ec75bc7e679938',
             'channel_id': '15212187',
             'uploader': 'Benny Johnson',
@@ -1101,6 +1110,7 @@ class TwitterIE(TwitterBaseIE):
             'view_count': int,
         },
         'add_ie': ['TwitterBroadcast'],
+        'skip': 'Broadcast no longer exists',
     }, {
         # Animated gif and quote tweet video
         'url': 'https://twitter.com/BAKKOOONN/status/1696256659889565950',
@@ -1129,7 +1139,7 @@ class TwitterIE(TwitterBaseIE):
         'info_dict': {
             'id': '1724883339285544960',
             'ext': 'mp4',
-            'title': 'md5:cc56716f9ed0b368de2ba54c478e493c',
+            'title': 'Robert F. Kennedy Jr - A beautifully crafted short film by Mikki Willis about my independent...',
             'description': 'md5:9dc14f5b0f1311fc7caf591ae253a164',
             'display_id': '1724884212803834154',
             'channel_id': '337808606',
@@ -1150,7 +1160,7 @@ class TwitterIE(TwitterBaseIE):
     }, {
         # x.com
         'url': 'https://x.com/historyinmemes/status/1790637656616943991',
-        'md5': 'daca3952ba0defe2cfafb1276d4c1ea5',
+        'md5': '4549eda363fecfe37439c455923cba2c',
         'info_dict': {
             'id': '1790637589910654976',
             'ext': 'mp4',
@@ -1211,20 +1221,10 @@ class TwitterIE(TwitterBaseIE):
     }]
 
     _MEDIA_ID_RE = re.compile(r'_video/(\d+)/')
-
-    @property
-    def _GRAPHQL_ENDPOINT(self):
-        if self.is_logged_in:
-            return 'zZXycP0V6H7m-2r0mOnFcA/TweetDetail'
-        return '2ICDjqPd81tulZcYrtpTuQ/TweetResultByRestId'
+    _GRAPHQL_ENDPOINT = '2ICDjqPd81tulZcYrtpTuQ/TweetResultByRestId'
 
     def _graphql_to_legacy(self, data, twid):
-        result = traverse_obj(data, (
-            'threaded_conversation_with_injections_v2', 'instructions', 0, 'entries',
-            lambda _, v: v['entryId'] == f'tweet-{twid}', 'content', 'itemContent',
-            'tweet_results', 'result', ('tweet', None), {dict},
-        ), default={}, get_all=False) if self.is_logged_in else traverse_obj(
-            data, ('tweetResult', 'result', {dict}), default={})
+        result = traverse_obj(data, ('tweetResult', 'result', {dict})) or {}
 
         typename = result.get('__typename')
         if typename not in ('Tweet', 'TweetWithVisibilityResults', 'TweetTombstone', 'TweetUnavailable', None):
@@ -1268,37 +1268,6 @@ def _graphql_to_legacy(self, data, twid):
 
     def _build_graphql_query(self, media_id):
         return {
-            'variables': {
-                'focalTweetId': media_id,
-                'includePromotedContent': True,
-                'with_rux_injections': False,
-                'withBirdwatchNotes': True,
-                'withCommunity': True,
-                'withDownvotePerspective': False,
-                'withQuickPromoteEligibilityTweetFields': True,
-                'withReactionsMetadata': False,
-                'withReactionsPerspective': False,
-                'withSuperFollowsTweetFields': True,
-                'withSuperFollowsUserFields': True,
-                'withV2Timeline': True,
-                'withVoice': True,
-            },
-            'features': {
-                'graphql_is_translatable_rweb_tweet_is_translatable_enabled': False,
-                'interactive_text_enabled': True,
-                'responsive_web_edit_tweet_api_enabled': True,
-                'responsive_web_enhance_cards_enabled': True,
-                'responsive_web_graphql_timeline_navigation_enabled': False,
-                'responsive_web_text_conversations_enabled': False,
-                'responsive_web_uc_gql_enabled': True,
-                'standardized_nudges_misinfo': True,
-                'tweet_with_visibility_results_prefer_gql_limited_actions_policy_enabled': False,
-                'tweetypie_unmention_optimization_enabled': True,
-                'unified_cards_ad_metadata_container_dynamic_card_content_query_enabled': True,
-                'verified_phone_label_enabled': False,
-                'vibe_api_enabled': True,
-            },
-        } if self.is_logged_in else {
             'variables': {
                 'tweetId': media_id,
                 'withCommunity': False,
@@ -1390,7 +1359,7 @@ def _real_extract(self, url):
         title = description = traverse_obj(
             status, (('full_text', 'text'), {lambda x: x.replace('\n', ' ')}), get_all=False) or ''
         # strip  'https -_t.co_BJYgOjSeGA' junk from filenames
-        title = re.sub(r'\s+(https?://[^ ]+)', '', title)
+        title = truncate_string(re.sub(r'\s+(https?://[^ ]+)', '', title), left=72)
         user = status.get('user') or {}
         uploader = user.get('name')
         if uploader:
@@ -1707,21 +1676,22 @@ class TwitterSpacesIE(TwitterBaseIE):
     _VALID_URL = TwitterBaseIE._BASE_REGEX + r'i/spaces/(?P<id>[0-9a-zA-Z]{13})'
 
     _TESTS = [{
-        'url': 'https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1RDxlgyvNXzJL',
+        'url': 'https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1OwxWwQOPlNxQ',
         'info_dict': {
-            'id': '1RDxlgyvNXzJL',
+            'id': '1OwxWwQOPlNxQ',
             'ext': 'm4a',
-            'title': 'King Carlo e la mossa Kansas City per fare il Grande Centro',
-            'description': 'Twitter Space participated by annarita digiorgio, Signor Ernesto, Raffaello Colosimo, Simone M. Sepe',
-            'uploader': r're:Lucio Di Gaetano.*?',
-            'uploader_id': 'luciodigaetano',
+            'title': 'Everybody in: @mtbarra & @elonmusk discuss the future of EV charging',
+            'description': 'Twitter Space participated by Elon Musk',
             'live_status': 'was_live',
-            'timestamp': 1659877956,
-            'upload_date': '20220807',
-            'release_timestamp': 1659904215,
-            'release_date': '20220807',
+            'release_date': '20230608',
+            'release_timestamp': 1686256230,
+            'thumbnail': r're:https?://pbs\.twimg\.com/profile_images/.+',
+            'timestamp': 1686254250,
+            'upload_date': '20230608',
+            'uploader': 'Mary Barra',
+            'uploader_id': 'mtbarra',
         },
-        'skip': 'No longer available',
+        'params': {'skip_download': 'm3u8'},
     }, {
         # post_live/TimedOut but downloadable
         'url': 'https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1vAxRAVQWONJl',
@@ -1733,9 +1703,10 @@ class TwitterSpacesIE(TwitterBaseIE):
             'uploader': 'Google Cloud',
             'uploader_id': 'googlecloud',
             'live_status': 'post_live',
+            'thumbnail': r're:https?://pbs\.twimg\.com/profile_images/.+',
             'timestamp': 1681409554,
             'upload_date': '20230413',
-            'release_timestamp': 1681839000,
+            'release_timestamp': 1681839082,
             'release_date': '20230418',
             'protocol': 'm3u8',  # ffmpeg is forced
             'container': 'm4a_dash',  # audio-only format fixup is applied
@@ -1752,6 +1723,9 @@ class TwitterSpacesIE(TwitterBaseIE):
             'uploader': '息根とめる',
             'uploader_id': 'tomeru_ikinone',
             'live_status': 'was_live',
+            'release_date': '20230601',
+            'release_timestamp': 1685617200,
+            'thumbnail': r're:https?://pbs\.twimg\.com/profile_images/.+',
             'timestamp': 1685617198,
             'upload_date': '20230601',
             'protocol': 'm3u8',  # ffmpeg is forced
@@ -1769,9 +1743,10 @@ class TwitterSpacesIE(TwitterBaseIE):
             'uploader': 'Candace Owens',
             'uploader_id': 'RealCandaceO',
             'live_status': 'was_live',
+            'thumbnail': r're:https?://pbs\.twimg\.com/profile_images/.+',
             'timestamp': 1723931351,
             'upload_date': '20240817',
-            'release_timestamp': 1723932000,
+            'release_timestamp': 1723932056,
             'release_date': '20240817',
             'protocol': 'm3u8_native',  # not ffmpeg, detected as video space
         },
@@ -1851,18 +1826,21 @@ def _real_extract(self, url):
 
         return {
             'id': space_id,
-            'title': metadata.get('title'),
             'description': f'Twitter Space participated by {participants}',
-            'uploader': traverse_obj(
-                metadata, ('creator_results', 'result', 'legacy', 'name')),
-            'uploader_id': traverse_obj(
-                metadata, ('creator_results', 'result', 'legacy', 'screen_name')),
-            'live_status': live_status,
-            'release_timestamp': try_call(
-                lambda: int_or_none(metadata['scheduled_start'], scale=1000)),
-            'timestamp': int_or_none(metadata.get('created_at'), scale=1000),
             'formats': formats,
             'http_headers': headers,
+            'live_status': live_status,
+            **traverse_obj(metadata, {
+                'title': ('title', {str}),
+                # started_at is None when stream is_upcoming so fallback to scheduled_start for --wait-for-video
+                'release_timestamp': (('started_at', 'scheduled_start'), {int_or_none(scale=1000)}, any),
+                'timestamp': ('created_at', {int_or_none(scale=1000)}),
+            }),
+            **traverse_obj(metadata, ('creator_results', 'result', 'legacy', {
+                'uploader': ('name', {str}),
+                'uploader_id': ('screen_name', {str_or_none}),
+                'thumbnail': ('profile_image_url_https', {lambda x: x.replace('_normal', '_400x400')}, {url_or_none}),
+            })),
         }
 
 
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/unsupported.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/unsupported.py
index e8d6ae128..31393b02a 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/unsupported.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/unsupported.py
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ class KnownDRMIE(UnsupportedInfoExtractor):
         r'(?:watch|front)\.njpwworld\.com',
         r'qub\.ca/vrai',
         r'(?:beta\.)?crunchyroll\.com',
+        r'viki\.com',
+        r'deezer\.com',
     )
 
     _TESTS = [{
@@ -160,6 +162,12 @@ class KnownDRMIE(UnsupportedInfoExtractor):
     }, {
         'url': 'https://beta.crunchyroll.com/pt-br/watch/G8WUN8VKP/the-ruler-of-conspiracy',
         'only_matching': True,
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://www.viki.com/videos/1175236v-choosing-spouse-by-lottery-episode-1',
+        'only_matching': True,
+    }, {
+        'url': 'http://www.deezer.com/playlist/176747451',
+        'only_matching': True,
     }]
 
     def _real_extract(self, url):
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/viki.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/viki.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 75f9cdf2f..000000000
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/viki.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,346 +0,0 @@
-import hashlib
-import hmac
-import json
-import time
-
-from .common import InfoExtractor
-from ..utils import (
-    ExtractorError,
-    int_or_none,
-    parse_age_limit,
-    parse_iso8601,
-    try_get,
-)
-
-
-class VikiBaseIE(InfoExtractor):
-    _VALID_URL_BASE = r'https?://(?:www\.)?viki\.(?:com|net|mx|jp|fr)/'
-    _API_URL_TEMPLATE = 'https://api.viki.io%s'
-
-    _DEVICE_ID = '112395910d'
-    _APP = '100005a'
-    _APP_VERSION = '6.11.3'
-    _APP_SECRET = 'd96704b180208dbb2efa30fe44c48bd8690441af9f567ba8fd710a72badc85198f7472'
-
-    _GEO_BYPASS = False
-    _NETRC_MACHINE = 'viki'
-
-    _token = None
-
-    _ERRORS = {
-        'geo': 'Sorry, this content is not available in your region.',
-        'upcoming': 'Sorry, this content is not yet available.',
-        'paywall': 'Sorry, this content is only available to Viki Pass Plus subscribers',
-    }
-
-    def _stream_headers(self, timestamp, sig):
-        return {
-            'X-Viki-manufacturer': 'vivo',
-            'X-Viki-device-model': 'vivo 1606',
-            'X-Viki-device-os-ver': '6.0.1',
-            'X-Viki-connection-type': 'WIFI',
-            'X-Viki-carrier': '',
-            'X-Viki-as-id': '100005a-1625321982-3932',
-            'timestamp': str(timestamp),
-            'signature': str(sig),
-            'x-viki-app-ver': self._APP_VERSION,
-        }
-
-    def _api_query(self, path, version=4, **kwargs):
-        path += '?' if '?' not in path else '&'
-        query = f'/v{version}/{path}app={self._APP}'
-        if self._token:
-            query += f'&token={self._token}'
-        return query + ''.join(f'&{name}={val}' for name, val in kwargs.items())
-
-    def _sign_query(self, path):
-        timestamp = int(time.time())
-        query = self._api_query(path, version=5)
-        sig = hmac.new(
-            self._APP_SECRET.encode('ascii'), f'{query}&t={timestamp}'.encode('ascii'), hashlib.sha1).hexdigest()
-        return timestamp, sig, self._API_URL_TEMPLATE % query
-
-    def _call_api(
-            self, path, video_id, note='Downloading JSON metadata', data=None, query=None, fatal=True):
-        if query is None:
-            timestamp, sig, url = self._sign_query(path)
-        else:
-            url = self._API_URL_TEMPLATE % self._api_query(path, version=4)
-        resp = self._download_json(
-            url, video_id, note, fatal=fatal, query=query,
-            data=json.dumps(data).encode() if data else None,
-            headers=({'x-viki-app-ver': self._APP_VERSION} if data
-                     else self._stream_headers(timestamp, sig) if query is None
-                     else None), expected_status=400) or {}
-
-        self._raise_error(resp.get('error'), fatal)
-        return resp
-
-    def _raise_error(self, error, fatal=True):
-        if error is None:
-            return
-        msg = f'{self.IE_NAME} said: {error}'
-        if fatal:
-            raise ExtractorError(msg, expected=True)
-        else:
-            self.report_warning(msg)
-
-    def _check_errors(self, data):
-        for reason, status in (data.get('blocking') or {}).items():
-            if status and reason in self._ERRORS:
-                message = self._ERRORS[reason]
-                if reason == 'geo':
-                    self.raise_geo_restricted(msg=message)
-                elif reason == 'paywall':
-                    if try_get(data, lambda x: x['paywallable']['tvod']):
-                        self._raise_error('This video is for rent only or TVOD (Transactional Video On demand)')
-                    self.raise_login_required(message)
-                self._raise_error(message)
-
-    def _perform_login(self, username, password):
-        self._token = self._call_api(
-            'sessions.json', None, 'Logging in', fatal=False,
-            data={'username': username, 'password': password}).get('token')
-        if not self._token:
-            self.report_warning('Login Failed: Unable to get session token')
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def dict_selection(dict_obj, preferred_key):
-        if preferred_key in dict_obj:
-            return dict_obj[preferred_key]
-        return (list(filter(None, dict_obj.values())) or [None])[0]
-
-
-class VikiIE(VikiBaseIE):
-    IE_NAME = 'viki'
-    _VALID_URL = rf'{VikiBaseIE._VALID_URL_BASE}(?:videos|player)/(?P<id>[0-9]+v)'
-    _TESTS = [{
-        'note': 'Free non-DRM video with storyboards in MPD',
-        'url': 'https://www.viki.com/videos/1175236v-choosing-spouse-by-lottery-episode-1',
-        'info_dict': {
-            'id': '1175236v',
-            'ext': 'mp4',
-            'title': 'Choosing Spouse by Lottery - Episode 1',
-            'timestamp': 1606463239,
-            'age_limit': 13,
-            'uploader': 'FCC',
-            'upload_date': '20201127',
-        },
-    }, {
-        'url': 'http://www.viki.com/videos/1023585v-heirs-episode-14',
-        'info_dict': {
-            'id': '1023585v',
-            'ext': 'mp4',
-            'title': 'Heirs - Episode 14',
-            'uploader': 'SBS Contents Hub',
-            'timestamp': 1385047627,
-            'upload_date': '20131121',
-            'age_limit': 13,
-            'duration': 3570,
-            'episode_number': 14,
-        },
-        'skip': 'Blocked in the US',
-    }, {
-        # clip
-        'url': 'http://www.viki.com/videos/1067139v-the-avengers-age-of-ultron-press-conference',
-        'md5': '86c0b5dbd4d83a6611a79987cc7a1989',
-        'info_dict': {
-            'id': '1067139v',
-            'ext': 'mp4',
-            'title': "'The Avengers: Age of Ultron' Press Conference",
-            'description': 'md5:d70b2f9428f5488321bfe1db10d612ea',
-            'duration': 352,
-            'timestamp': 1430380829,
-            'upload_date': '20150430',
-            'uploader': 'Arirang TV',
-            'like_count': int,
-            'age_limit': 0,
-        },
-        'skip': 'Sorry. There was an error loading this video',
-    }, {
-        'url': 'http://www.viki.com/videos/1048879v-ankhon-dekhi',
-        'info_dict': {
-            'id': '1048879v',
-            'ext': 'mp4',
-            'title': 'Ankhon Dekhi',
-            'duration': 6512,
-            'timestamp': 1408532356,
-            'upload_date': '20140820',
-            'uploader': 'Spuul',
-            'like_count': int,
-            'age_limit': 13,
-        },
-        'skip': 'Blocked in the US',
-    }, {
-        # episode
-        'url': 'http://www.viki.com/videos/44699v-boys-over-flowers-episode-1',
-        'md5': '0a53dc252e6e690feccd756861495a8c',
-        'info_dict': {
-            'id': '44699v',
-            'ext': 'mp4',
-            'title': 'Boys Over Flowers - Episode 1',
-            'description': 'md5:b89cf50038b480b88b5b3c93589a9076',
-            'duration': 4172,
-            'timestamp': 1270496524,
-            'upload_date': '20100405',
-            'uploader': 'group8',
-            'like_count': int,
-            'age_limit': 13,
-            'episode_number': 1,
-        },
-    }, {
-        # youtube external
-        'url': 'http://www.viki.com/videos/50562v-poor-nastya-complete-episode-1',
-        'md5': '63f8600c1da6f01b7640eee7eca4f1da',
-        'info_dict': {
-            'id': '50562v',
-            'ext': 'webm',
-            'title': 'Poor Nastya [COMPLETE] - Episode 1',
-            'description': '',
-            'duration': 606,
-            'timestamp': 1274949505,
-            'upload_date': '20101213',
-            'uploader': 'ad14065n',
-            'uploader_id': 'ad14065n',
-            'like_count': int,
-            'age_limit': 13,
-        },
-        'skip': 'Page not found!',
-    }, {
-        'url': 'http://www.viki.com/player/44699v',
-        'only_matching': True,
-    }, {
-        # non-English description
-        'url': 'http://www.viki.com/videos/158036v-love-in-magic',
-        'md5': '41faaba0de90483fb4848952af7c7d0d',
-        'info_dict': {
-            'id': '158036v',
-            'ext': 'mp4',
-            'uploader': 'I Planet Entertainment',
-            'upload_date': '20111122',
-            'timestamp': 1321985454,
-            'description': 'md5:44b1e46619df3a072294645c770cef36',
-            'title': 'Love In Magic',
-            'age_limit': 13,
-        },
-    }]
-
-    def _real_extract(self, url):
-        video_id = self._match_id(url)
-        video = self._call_api(f'videos/{video_id}.json', video_id, 'Downloading video JSON', query={})
-        self._check_errors(video)
-
-        title = try_get(video, lambda x: x['titles']['en'], str)
-        episode_number = int_or_none(video.get('number'))
-        if not title:
-            title = f'Episode {episode_number}' if video.get('type') == 'episode' else video.get('id') or video_id
-            container_titles = try_get(video, lambda x: x['container']['titles'], dict) or {}
-            container_title = self.dict_selection(container_titles, 'en')
-            title = f'{container_title} - {title}'
-
-        thumbnails = [{
-            'id': thumbnail_id,
-            'url': thumbnail['url'],
-        } for thumbnail_id, thumbnail in (video.get('images') or {}).items() if thumbnail.get('url')]
-
-        resp = self._call_api(
-            f'playback_streams/{video_id}.json?drms=dt3&device_id={self._DEVICE_ID}',
-            video_id, 'Downloading video streams JSON')['main'][0]
-
-        stream_id = try_get(resp, lambda x: x['properties']['track']['stream_id'])
-        subtitles = dict((lang, [{
-            'ext': ext,
-            'url': self._API_URL_TEMPLATE % self._api_query(
-                f'videos/{video_id}/auth_subtitles/{lang}.{ext}', stream_id=stream_id),
-        } for ext in ('srt', 'vtt')]) for lang in (video.get('subtitle_completions') or {}))
-
-        mpd_url = resp['url']
-        # 720p is hidden in another MPD which can be found in the current manifest content
-        mpd_content = self._download_webpage(mpd_url, video_id, note='Downloading initial MPD manifest')
-        mpd_url = self._search_regex(
-            r'(?mi)<BaseURL>(http.+.mpd)', mpd_content, 'new manifest', default=mpd_url)
-        if 'mpdhd_high' not in mpd_url and 'sig=' not in mpd_url:
-            # Modify the URL to get 1080p
-            mpd_url = mpd_url.replace('mpdhd', 'mpdhd_high')
-        formats = self._extract_mpd_formats(mpd_url, video_id)
-
-        return {
-            'id': video_id,
-            'formats': formats,
-            'title': title,
-            'description': self.dict_selection(video.get('descriptions', {}), 'en'),
-            'duration': int_or_none(video.get('duration')),
-            'timestamp': parse_iso8601(video.get('created_at')),
-            'uploader': video.get('author'),
-            'uploader_url': video.get('author_url'),
-            'like_count': int_or_none(try_get(video, lambda x: x['likes']['count'])),
-            'age_limit': parse_age_limit(video.get('rating')),
-            'thumbnails': thumbnails,
-            'subtitles': subtitles,
-            'episode_number': episode_number,
-        }
-
-
-class VikiChannelIE(VikiBaseIE):
-    IE_NAME = 'viki:channel'
-    _VALID_URL = rf'{VikiBaseIE._VALID_URL_BASE}(?:tv|news|movies|artists)/(?P<id>[0-9]+c)'
-    _TESTS = [{
-        'url': 'http://www.viki.com/tv/50c-boys-over-flowers',
-        'info_dict': {
-            'id': '50c',
-            'title': 'Boys Over Flowers',
-            'description': 'md5:804ce6e7837e1fd527ad2f25420f4d59',
-        },
-        'playlist_mincount': 51,
-    }, {
-        'url': 'http://www.viki.com/tv/1354c-poor-nastya-complete',
-        'info_dict': {
-            'id': '1354c',
-            'title': 'Poor Nastya [COMPLETE]',
-            'description': 'md5:05bf5471385aa8b21c18ad450e350525',
-        },
-        'playlist_count': 127,
-        'skip': 'Page not found',
-    }, {
-        'url': 'http://www.viki.com/news/24569c-showbiz-korea',
-        'only_matching': True,
-    }, {
-        'url': 'http://www.viki.com/movies/22047c-pride-and-prejudice-2005',
-        'only_matching': True,
-    }, {
-        'url': 'http://www.viki.com/artists/2141c-shinee',
-        'only_matching': True,
-    }]
-
-    _video_types = ('episodes', 'movies', 'clips', 'trailers')
-
-    def _entries(self, channel_id):
-        params = {
-            'app': self._APP, 'token': self._token, 'only_ids': 'true',
-            'direction': 'asc', 'sort': 'number', 'per_page': 30,
-        }
-        video_types = self._configuration_arg('video_types') or self._video_types
-        for video_type in video_types:
-            if video_type not in self._video_types:
-                self.report_warning(f'Unknown video_type: {video_type}')
-            page_num = 0
-            while True:
-                page_num += 1
-                params['page'] = page_num
-                res = self._call_api(
-                    f'containers/{channel_id}/{video_type}.json', channel_id, query=params, fatal=False,
-                    note=f'Downloading {video_type.title()} JSON page {page_num}')
-
-                for video_id in res.get('response') or []:
-                    yield self.url_result(f'https://www.viki.com/videos/{video_id}', VikiIE.ie_key(), video_id)
-                if not res.get('more'):
-                    break
-
-    def _real_extract(self, url):
-        channel_id = self._match_id(url)
-        channel = self._call_api(f'containers/{channel_id}.json', channel_id, 'Downloading channel JSON')
-        self._check_errors(channel)
-        return self.playlist_result(
-            self._entries(channel_id), channel_id,
-            self.dict_selection(channel['titles'], 'en'),
-            self.dict_selection(channel['descriptions'], 'en'))
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/vimeo.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/vimeo.py
index 8a0aaaa46..fb9af7acf 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/vimeo.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/vimeo.py
@@ -39,6 +39,14 @@ class VimeoBaseInfoExtractor(InfoExtractor):
     _NETRC_MACHINE = 'vimeo'
     _LOGIN_REQUIRED = False
     _LOGIN_URL = 'https://vimeo.com/log_in'
+    _IOS_CLIENT_AUTH = 'MTMxNzViY2Y0NDE0YTQ5YzhjZTc0YmU0NjVjNDQxYzNkYWVjOWRlOTpHKzRvMmgzVUh4UkxjdU5FRW80cDNDbDhDWGR5dVJLNUJZZ055dHBHTTB4V1VzaG41bEx1a2hiN0NWYWNUcldSSW53dzRUdFRYZlJEZmFoTTArOTBUZkJHS3R4V2llYU04Qnl1bERSWWxUdXRidjNqR2J4SHFpVmtFSUcyRktuQw=='
+    _IOS_CLIENT_HEADERS = {
+        'Accept': 'application/vnd.vimeo.*+json; version=3.4.10',
+        'Accept-Language': 'en',
+        'User-Agent': 'Vimeo/11.10.0 (com.vimeo; build:250424.164813.0; iOS 18.4.1) Alamofire/5.9.0 VimeoNetworking/5.0.0',
+    }
+    _IOS_OAUTH_CACHE_KEY = 'oauth-token-ios'
+    _ios_oauth_token = None
 
     @staticmethod
     def _smuggle_referrer(url, referrer_url):
@@ -88,13 +96,16 @@ def _get_video_password(self):
                 expected=True)
         return password
 
-    def _verify_video_password(self, video_id, password, token):
+    def _verify_video_password(self, video_id):
+        video_password = self._get_video_password()
+        token = self._download_json(
+            'https://vimeo.com/_next/viewer', video_id, 'Downloading viewer info')['xsrft']
         url = f'https://vimeo.com/{video_id}'
         try:
-            return self._download_webpage(
+            self._request_webpage(
                 f'{url}/password', video_id,
                 'Submitting video password', data=json.dumps({
-                    'password': password,
+                    'password': video_password,
                     'token': token,
                 }, separators=(',', ':')).encode(), headers={
                     'Accept': '*/*',
@@ -239,20 +250,39 @@ def _parse_config(self, config, video_id):
             '_format_sort_fields': ('quality', 'res', 'fps', 'hdr:12', 'source'),
         }
 
-    def _call_videos_api(self, video_id, jwt_token, unlisted_hash=None, **kwargs):
+    def _fetch_oauth_token(self):
+        if not self._ios_oauth_token:
+            self._ios_oauth_token = self.cache.load(self._NETRC_MACHINE, self._IOS_OAUTH_CACHE_KEY)
+
+        if not self._ios_oauth_token:
+            self._ios_oauth_token = self._download_json(
+                'https://api.vimeo.com/oauth/authorize/client', None,
+                'Fetching OAuth token', 'Failed to fetch OAuth token',
+                headers={
+                    'Authorization': f'Basic {self._IOS_CLIENT_AUTH}',
+                    **self._IOS_CLIENT_HEADERS,
+                }, data=urlencode_postdata({
+                    'grant_type': 'client_credentials',
+                    'scope': 'private public create edit delete interact upload purchased stats',
+                }, quote_via=urllib.parse.quote))['access_token']
+            self.cache.store(self._NETRC_MACHINE, self._IOS_OAUTH_CACHE_KEY, self._ios_oauth_token)
+
+        return self._ios_oauth_token
+
+    def _call_videos_api(self, video_id, unlisted_hash=None, **kwargs):
         return self._download_json(
             join_nonempty(f'https://api.vimeo.com/videos/{video_id}', unlisted_hash, delim=':'),
             video_id, 'Downloading API JSON', headers={
-                'Authorization': f'jwt {jwt_token}',
-                'Accept': 'application/json',
+                'Authorization': f'Bearer {self._fetch_oauth_token()}',
+                **self._IOS_CLIENT_HEADERS,
             }, query={
                 'fields': ','.join((
-                    'config_url', 'created_time', 'description', 'download', 'license',
-                    'metadata.connections.comments.total', 'metadata.connections.likes.total',
-                    'release_time', 'stats.plays')),
+                    'config_url', 'embed_player_config_url', 'player_embed_url', 'download', 'play',
+                    'files', 'description', 'license', 'release_time', 'created_time', 'stats.plays',
+                    'metadata.connections.comments.total', 'metadata.connections.likes.total')),
             }, **kwargs)
 
-    def _extract_original_format(self, url, video_id, unlisted_hash=None, jwt=None, api_data=None):
+    def _extract_original_format(self, url, video_id, unlisted_hash=None, api_data=None):
         # Original/source formats are only available when logged in
         if not self._get_cookies('https://vimeo.com/').get('vimeo'):
             return
@@ -283,12 +313,8 @@ def _extract_original_format(self, url, video_id, unlisted_hash=None, jwt=None,
                     'quality': 1,
                 }
 
-        jwt = jwt or traverse_obj(self._download_json(
-            'https://vimeo.com/_rv/viewer', video_id, 'Downloading jwt token', fatal=False), ('jwt', {str}))
-        if not jwt:
-            return
         original_response = api_data or self._call_videos_api(
-            video_id, jwt, unlisted_hash, fatal=False, expected_status=(403, 404))
+            video_id, unlisted_hash, fatal=False, expected_status=(403, 404))
         for download_data in traverse_obj(original_response, ('download', ..., {dict})):
             download_url = download_data.get('link')
             if not download_url or download_data.get('quality') != 'source':
@@ -410,6 +436,7 @@ class VimeoIE(VimeoBaseInfoExtractor):
                 'duration': 10,
                 'comment_count': int,
                 'like_count': int,
+                'view_count': int,
                 'thumbnail': 'https://i.vimeocdn.com/video/440665496-b2c5aee2b61089442c794f64113a8e8f7d5763c3e6b3ebfaf696ae6413f8b1f4-d',
             },
             'params': {
@@ -500,15 +527,16 @@ class VimeoIE(VimeoBaseInfoExtractor):
                 'uploader': 'The DMCI',
                 'uploader_url': r're:https?://(?:www\.)?vimeo\.com/dmci',
                 'uploader_id': 'dmci',
-                'timestamp': 1324343742,
+                'timestamp': 1324361742,
                 'upload_date': '20111220',
-                'description': 'md5:ae23671e82d05415868f7ad1aec21147',
+                'description': 'md5:f37b4ad0f3ded6fa16f38ecde16c3c44',
                 'duration': 60,
                 'comment_count': int,
                 'view_count': int,
                 'thumbnail': 'https://i.vimeocdn.com/video/231174622-dd07f015e9221ff529d451e1cc31c982b5d87bfafa48c4189b1da72824ee289a-d',
                 'like_count': int,
-                'tags': 'count:11',
+                'release_timestamp': 1324361742,
+                'release_date': '20111220',
             },
             # 'params': {'format': 'Original'},
             'expected_warnings': ['Failed to parse XML: not well-formed'],
@@ -521,15 +549,18 @@ class VimeoIE(VimeoBaseInfoExtractor):
                 'id': '393756517',
                 # 'ext': 'mov',
                 'ext': 'mp4',
-                'timestamp': 1582642091,
+                'timestamp': 1582660091,
                 'uploader_id': 'frameworkla',
                 'title': 'Straight To Hell - Sabrina: Netflix',
                 'uploader': 'Framework Studio',
-                'description': 'md5:f2edc61af3ea7a5592681ddbb683db73',
                 'upload_date': '20200225',
                 'duration': 176,
                 'thumbnail': 'https://i.vimeocdn.com/video/859377297-836494a4ef775e9d4edbace83937d9ad34dc846c688c0c419c0e87f7ab06c4b3-d',
                 'uploader_url': 'https://vimeo.com/frameworkla',
+                'comment_count': int,
+                'like_count': int,
+                'release_timestamp': 1582660091,
+                'release_date': '20200225',
             },
             # 'params': {'format': 'source'},
             'expected_warnings': ['Failed to parse XML: not well-formed'],
@@ -630,7 +661,7 @@ class VimeoIE(VimeoBaseInfoExtractor):
                 'description': str,  # FIXME: Dynamic SEO spam description
                 'upload_date': '20150209',
                 'timestamp': 1423518307,
-                'thumbnail': 'https://i.vimeocdn.com/video/default',
+                'thumbnail': r're:https://i\.vimeocdn\.com/video/default',
                 'duration': 10,
                 'like_count': int,
                 'uploader_url': 'https://vimeo.com/user20132939',
@@ -667,6 +698,7 @@ class VimeoIE(VimeoBaseInfoExtractor):
                 'like_count': int,
                 'uploader_url': 'https://vimeo.com/aliniamedia',
                 'release_date': '20160329',
+                'view_count': int,
             },
             'params': {'skip_download': True},
             'expected_warnings': ['Failed to parse XML: not well-formed'],
@@ -678,18 +710,19 @@ class VimeoIE(VimeoBaseInfoExtractor):
                 # 'ext': 'm4v',
                 'ext': 'mp4',
                 'title': 'Eastnor Castle 2015 Firework Champions - The Promo!',
-                'description': 'md5:5967e090768a831488f6e74b7821b3c1',
+                'description': 'md5:9441e6829ae94f380cc6417d982f63ac',
                 'uploader_id': 'fireworkchampions',
                 'uploader': 'Firework Champions',
                 'upload_date': '20150910',
-                'timestamp': 1441901895,
+                'timestamp': 1441916295,
                 'thumbnail': 'https://i.vimeocdn.com/video/534715882-6ff8e4660cbf2fea68282876d8d44f318825dfe572cc4016e73b3266eac8ae3a-d',
                 'uploader_url': 'https://vimeo.com/fireworkchampions',
-                'tags': 'count:6',
                 'duration': 229,
                 'view_count': int,
                 'like_count': int,
                 'comment_count': int,
+                'release_timestamp': 1441916295,
+                'release_date': '20150910',
             },
             'params': {
                 'skip_download': True,
@@ -820,7 +853,7 @@ class VimeoIE(VimeoBaseInfoExtractor):
                 'uploader': 'Raja Virdi',
                 'uploader_id': 'rajavirdi',
                 'uploader_url': 'https://vimeo.com/rajavirdi',
-                'duration': 309,
+                'duration': 300,
                 'thumbnail': r're:https://i\.vimeocdn\.com/video/1716727772-[\da-f]+-d',
             },
             # 'params': {'format': 'source'},
@@ -860,12 +893,9 @@ def _verify_player_video_password(self, url, video_id, headers):
         return checked
 
     def _extract_from_api(self, video_id, unlisted_hash=None):
-        viewer = self._download_json(
-            'https://vimeo.com/_next/viewer', video_id, 'Downloading viewer info')
-
         for retry in (False, True):
             try:
-                video = self._call_videos_api(video_id, viewer['jwt'], unlisted_hash)
+                video = self._call_videos_api(video_id, unlisted_hash)
                 break
             except ExtractorError as e:
                 if (not retry and isinstance(e.cause, HTTPError) and e.cause.status == 400
@@ -873,15 +903,14 @@ def _extract_from_api(self, video_id, unlisted_hash=None):
                         self._webpage_read_content(e.cause.response, e.cause.response.url, video_id, fatal=False),
                         ({json.loads}, 'invalid_parameters', ..., 'field'),
                 )):
-                    self._verify_video_password(
-                        video_id, self._get_video_password(), viewer['xsrft'])
+                    self._verify_video_password(video_id)
                     continue
                 raise
 
         info = self._parse_config(self._download_json(
             video['config_url'], video_id), video_id)
         source_format = self._extract_original_format(
-            f'https://vimeo.com/{video_id}', video_id, unlisted_hash, jwt=viewer['jwt'], api_data=video)
+            f'https://vimeo.com/{video_id}', video_id, unlisted_hash, api_data=video)
         if source_format:
             info['formats'].append(source_format)
 
@@ -1122,7 +1151,7 @@ class VimeoOndemandIE(VimeoIE):  # XXX: Do not subclass from concrete IE
             'description': 'md5:aeeba3dbd4d04b0fa98a4fdc9c639998',
             'upload_date': '20140906',
             'timestamp': 1410032453,
-            'thumbnail': 'https://i.vimeocdn.com/video/488238335-d7bf151c364cff8d467f1b73784668fe60aae28a54573a35d53a1210ae283bd8-d_1280',
+            'thumbnail': r're:https://i\.vimeocdn\.com/video/\d+-[\da-f]+-d',
             'comment_count': int,
             'license': 'https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/',
             'duration': 53,
@@ -1132,7 +1161,7 @@ class VimeoOndemandIE(VimeoIE):  # XXX: Do not subclass from concrete IE
         'params': {
             'format': 'best[protocol=https]',
         },
-        'expected_warnings': ['Unable to download JSON metadata'],
+        'expected_warnings': ['Failed to parse XML: not well-formed'],
     }, {
         # requires Referer to be passed along with og:video:url
         'url': 'https://vimeo.com/ondemand/36938/126682985',
@@ -1149,13 +1178,14 @@ class VimeoOndemandIE(VimeoIE):  # XXX: Do not subclass from concrete IE
             'duration': 121,
             'comment_count': int,
             'view_count': int,
-            'thumbnail': 'https://i.vimeocdn.com/video/517077723-7066ae1d9a79d3eb361334fb5d58ec13c8f04b52f8dd5eadfbd6fb0bcf11f613-d_1280',
+            'thumbnail': r're:https://i\.vimeocdn\.com/video/\d+-[\da-f]+-d',
             'like_count': int,
+            'tags': 'count:5',
         },
         'params': {
             'skip_download': True,
         },
-        'expected_warnings': ['Unable to download JSON metadata'],
+        'expected_warnings': ['Failed to parse XML: not well-formed'],
     }, {
         'url': 'https://vimeo.com/ondemand/nazmaalik',
         'only_matching': True,
@@ -1237,7 +1267,7 @@ class VimeoUserIE(VimeoChannelIE):  # XXX: Do not subclass from concrete IE
     _TESTS = [{
         'url': 'https://vimeo.com/nkistudio/videos',
         'info_dict': {
-            'title': 'Nki',
+            'title': 'AKAMA',
             'id': 'nkistudio',
         },
         'playlist_mincount': 66,
@@ -1370,10 +1400,10 @@ class VimeoReviewIE(VimeoBaseInfoExtractor):
             'uploader_id': 'user170863801',
             'uploader_url': 'https://vimeo.com/user170863801',
             'duration': 30,
-            'thumbnail': 'https://i.vimeocdn.com/video/1912612821-09a43bd2e75c203d503aed89de7534f28fc4474a48f59c51999716931a246af5-d_1280',
+            'thumbnail': r're:https://i\.vimeocdn\.com/video/\d+-[\da-f]+-d',
         },
         'params': {'skip_download': 'm3u8'},
-        'expected_warnings': ['Failed to parse XML'],
+        'expected_warnings': ['Failed to parse XML: not well-formed'],
     }, {
         'url': 'https://vimeo.com/user21297594/review/75524534/3c257a1b5d',
         'md5': 'c507a72f780cacc12b2248bb4006d253',
@@ -1423,12 +1453,8 @@ def _real_extract(self, url):
         user, video_id, review_hash = self._match_valid_url(url).group('user', 'id', 'hash')
         data_url = f'https://vimeo.com/{user}/review/data/{video_id}/{review_hash}'
         data = self._download_json(data_url, video_id)
-        viewer = {}
         if data.get('isLocked') is True:
-            video_password = self._get_video_password()
-            viewer = self._download_json(
-                'https://vimeo.com/_rv/viewer', video_id)
-            self._verify_video_password(video_id, video_password, viewer['xsrft'])
+            self._verify_video_password(video_id)
             data = self._download_json(data_url, video_id)
         clip_data = data['clipData']
         config_url = clip_data['configUrl']
@@ -1436,7 +1462,7 @@ def _real_extract(self, url):
         info_dict = self._parse_config(config, video_id)
         source_format = self._extract_original_format(
             f'https://vimeo.com/{user}/review/{video_id}/{review_hash}/action',
-            video_id, unlisted_hash=clip_data.get('unlistedHash'), jwt=viewer.get('jwt'))
+            video_id, unlisted_hash=clip_data.get('unlistedHash'))
         if source_format:
             info_dict['formats'].append(source_format)
         info_dict['description'] = clean_html(clip_data.get('description'))
@@ -1528,20 +1554,22 @@ class VimeoProIE(VimeoBaseInfoExtractor):
             'uploader_id': 'openstreetmapus',
             'uploader': 'OpenStreetMap US',
             'title': 'Andy Allan - Putting the Carto into OpenStreetMap Cartography',
-            'description': 'md5:2c362968038d4499f4d79f88458590c1',
+            'description': 'md5:8cf69a1a435f2d763f4adf601e9c3125',
             'duration': 1595,
             'upload_date': '20130610',
-            'timestamp': 1370893156,
+            'timestamp': 1370907556,
             'license': 'by',
-            'thumbnail': 'https://i.vimeocdn.com/video/440260469-19b0d92fca3bd84066623b53f1eb8aaa3980c6c809e2d67b6b39ab7b4a77a344-d_960',
+            'thumbnail': r're:https://i\.vimeocdn\.com/video/\d+-[\da-f]+-d',
             'view_count': int,
             'comment_count': int,
             'like_count': int,
-            'tags': 'count:1',
+            'release_timestamp': 1370907556,
+            'release_date': '20130610',
         },
         'params': {
             'format': 'best[protocol=https]',
         },
+        'expected_warnings': ['Failed to parse XML: not well-formed'],
     }, {
         # password-protected VimeoPro page with Vimeo player embed
         'url': 'https://vimeopro.com/cadfem/simulation-conference-mechanische-systeme-in-perfektion',
@@ -1549,7 +1577,7 @@ class VimeoProIE(VimeoBaseInfoExtractor):
             'id': '764543723',
             'ext': 'mp4',
             'title': 'Mechanische Systeme in Perfektion: Realität erfassen, Innovation treiben',
-            'thumbnail': 'https://i.vimeocdn.com/video/1543784598-a1a750494a485e601110136b9fe11e28c2131942452b3a5d30391cb3800ca8fd-d_1280',
+            'thumbnail': r're:https://i\.vimeocdn\.com/video/\d+-[\da-f]+-d',
             'description': 'md5:2a9d195cd1b0f6f79827107dc88c2420',
             'uploader': 'CADFEM',
             'uploader_id': 'cadfem',
@@ -1561,6 +1589,7 @@ class VimeoProIE(VimeoBaseInfoExtractor):
             'videopassword': 'Conference2022',
             'skip_download': True,
         },
+        'expected_warnings': ['Failed to parse XML: not well-formed'],
     }]
 
     def _real_extract(self, url):
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/vk.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/vk.py
index faf3e60b0..c269802b3 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/vk.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/vk.py
@@ -300,6 +300,24 @@ class VKIE(VKBaseIE):
                 'upload_date': '20250130',
             },
         },
+        {
+            'url': 'https://vkvideo.ru/video-50883936_456244102',
+            'info_dict': {
+                'id': '-50883936_456244102',
+                'ext': 'mp4',
+                'title': 'Добивание Украины // Техник в коме // МОЯ ЗЛОСТЬ №140',
+                'description': 'md5:a9bc46181e9ebd0fdd82cef6c0191140',
+                'uploader': 'Стас Ай, Как Просто!',
+                'uploader_id': '-50883936',
+                'comment_count': int,
+                'like_count': int,
+                'duration': 4651,
+                'thumbnail': r're:https?://.+\.jpg',
+                'chapters': 'count:59',
+                'timestamp': 1743333869,
+                'upload_date': '20250330',
+            },
+        },
         {
             # live stream, hls and rtmp links, most likely already finished live
             # stream by the time you are reading this comment
@@ -540,11 +558,11 @@ def _real_extract(self, url):
                 'title': ('md_title', {unescapeHTML}),
                 'description': ('description', {clean_html}, filter),
                 'thumbnail': ('jpg', {url_or_none}),
-                'uploader': ('md_author', {str}),
+                'uploader': ('md_author', {unescapeHTML}),
                 'uploader_id': (('author_id', 'authorId'), {str_or_none}, any),
                 'duration': ('duration', {int_or_none}),
                 'chapters': ('time_codes', lambda _, v: isinstance(v['time'], int), {
-                    'title': ('text', {str}),
+                    'title': ('text', {unescapeHTML}),
                     'start_time': 'time',
                 }),
             }),
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/vrsquare.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/vrsquare.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9e8740b42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/vrsquare.py
@@ -0,0 +1,185 @@
+import itertools
+
+from .common import InfoExtractor
+from ..networking.exceptions import HTTPError
+from ..utils import (
+    ExtractorError,
+    clean_html,
+    extract_attributes,
+    parse_duration,
+    parse_qs,
+)
+from ..utils.traversal import (
+    find_element,
+    find_elements,
+    traverse_obj,
+)
+
+
+class VrSquareIE(InfoExtractor):
+    IE_NAME = 'vrsquare'
+    IE_DESC = 'VR SQUARE'
+
+    _BASE_URL = 'https://livr.jp'
+    _VALID_URL = r'https?://livr\.jp/contents/(?P<id>[\w-]+)'
+    _TESTS = [{
+        'url': 'https://livr.jp/contents/P470896661',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': 'P470896661',
+            'ext': 'mp4',
+            'title': 'そこ曲がったら、櫻坂？ ７年間お疲れ様！菅井友香の卒業を祝う会！前半 2022年11月6日放送分',
+            'description': 'md5:523726dc835aa8014dfe1e2b38d36cd1',
+            'duration': 1515.0,
+            'tags': 'count:2',
+            'thumbnail': r're:https?://media\.livr\.jp/vod/img/.+\.jpg',
+        },
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://livr.jp/contents/P589523973',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': 'P589523973',
+            'ext': 'mp4',
+            'title': '薄闇に仰ぐ しだれ桜の妖艶',
+            'description': 'md5:a042f517b2cbb4ed6746707afec4d306',
+            'duration': 1084.0,
+            'tags': list,
+            'thumbnail': r're:https?://media\.livr\.jp/vod/img/.+\.jpg',
+        },
+        'skip': 'Paid video',
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://livr.jp/contents/P316939908',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': 'P316939908',
+            'ext': 'mp4',
+            'title': '2024年5月16日（木） 「今日は誰に恋をする？」公演 小栗有以 生誕祭',
+            'description': 'md5:2110bdcf947f28bd7d06ec420e51b619',
+            'duration': 8559.0,
+            'tags': list,
+            'thumbnail': r're:https?://media\.livr\.jp/vod/img/.+\.jpg',
+        },
+        'skip': 'Premium channel subscribers only',
+    }, {
+        # Accessible only in the VR SQUARE app
+        'url': 'https://livr.jp/contents/P126481458',
+        'only_matching': True,
+    }]
+
+    def _real_extract(self, url):
+        video_id = self._match_id(url)
+        webpage = self._download_webpage(url, video_id)
+        status = self._download_json(
+            f'{self._BASE_URL}/webApi/contentsStatus/{video_id}',
+            video_id, 'Checking contents status', fatal=False)
+        if traverse_obj(status, 'result_code') == '40407':
+            self.raise_login_required('Unable to access this video')
+
+        try:
+            web_api = self._download_json(
+                f'{self._BASE_URL}/webApi/play/url/{video_id}', video_id)
+        except ExtractorError as e:
+            if isinstance(e.cause, HTTPError) and e.cause.status == 500:
+                raise ExtractorError('VR SQUARE app-only videos are not supported', expected=True)
+            raise
+
+        return {
+            'id': video_id,
+            'title': self._html_search_meta(['og:title', 'twitter:title'], webpage),
+            'description': self._html_search_meta('description', webpage),
+            'formats': self._extract_m3u8_formats(traverse_obj(web_api, (
+                'urls', ..., 'url', any)), video_id, 'mp4', fatal=False),
+            'thumbnail': self._html_search_meta('og:image', webpage),
+            **traverse_obj(webpage, {
+                'duration': ({find_element(cls='layout-product-data-time')}, {parse_duration}),
+                'tags': ({find_elements(cls='search-tag')}, ..., {clean_html}),
+            }),
+        }
+
+
+class VrSquarePlaylistBaseIE(InfoExtractor):
+    _BASE_URL = 'https://livr.jp'
+
+    def _fetch_vids(self, source, keys=()):
+        for url_path in traverse_obj(source, (
+            *keys, {find_elements(cls='video', html=True)}, ...,
+            {extract_attributes}, 'data-url', {str}, filter),
+        ):
+            yield self.url_result(
+                f'{self._BASE_URL}/contents/{url_path.removeprefix("/contents/")}', VrSquareIE)
+
+    def _entries(self, path, display_id, query=None):
+        for page in itertools.count(1):
+            ajax = self._download_json(
+                f'{self._BASE_URL}{path}', display_id,
+                f'Downloading playlist JSON page {page}',
+                query={'p': page, **(query or {})})
+            yield from self._fetch_vids(ajax, ('contents_render_list', ...))
+            if not traverse_obj(ajax, (('has_next', 'hasNext'), {bool}, any)):
+                break
+
+
+class VrSquareChannelIE(VrSquarePlaylistBaseIE):
+    IE_NAME = 'vrsquare:channel'
+
+    _VALID_URL = r'https?://livr\.jp/channel/(?P<id>\w+)'
+    _TESTS = [{
+        'url': 'https://livr.jp/channel/H372648599',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': 'H372648599',
+            'title': 'AKB48＋チャンネル',
+        },
+        'playlist_mincount': 502,
+    }]
+
+    def _real_extract(self, url):
+        playlist_id = self._match_id(url)
+        webpage = self._download_webpage(url, playlist_id)
+
+        return self.playlist_result(
+            self._entries(f'/ajax/channel/{playlist_id}', playlist_id),
+            playlist_id, self._html_search_meta('og:title', webpage))
+
+
+class VrSquareSearchIE(VrSquarePlaylistBaseIE):
+    IE_NAME = 'vrsquare:search'
+
+    _VALID_URL = r'https?://livr\.jp/web-search/?\?(?:[^#]+&)?w=[^#]+'
+    _TESTS = [{
+        'url': 'https://livr.jp/web-search?w=%23%E5%B0%8F%E6%A0%97%E6%9C%89%E4%BB%A5',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': '#小栗有以',
+        },
+        'playlist_mincount': 60,
+    }]
+
+    def _real_extract(self, url):
+        search_query = parse_qs(url)['w'][0]
+
+        return self.playlist_result(
+            self._entries('/ajax/web-search', search_query, {'w': search_query}), search_query)
+
+
+class VrSquareSectionIE(VrSquarePlaylistBaseIE):
+    IE_NAME = 'vrsquare:section'
+
+    _VALID_URL = r'https?://livr\.jp/(?:category|headline)/(?P<id>\w+)'
+    _TESTS = [{
+        'url': 'https://livr.jp/category/C133936275',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': 'C133936275',
+            'title': 'そこ曲がったら、櫻坂？VR',
+        },
+        'playlist_mincount': 308,
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://livr.jp/headline/A296449604',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': 'A296449604',
+            'title': 'AKB48 アフターVR',
+        },
+        'playlist_mincount': 22,
+    }]
+
+    def _real_extract(self, url):
+        playlist_id = self._match_id(url)
+        webpage = self._download_webpage(url, playlist_id)
+
+        return self.playlist_result(
+            self._fetch_vids(webpage), playlist_id, self._html_search_meta('og:title', webpage))
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/vrt.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/vrt.py
index 9345ca962..6e5514eef 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/vrt.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/vrt.py
@@ -2,31 +2,33 @@
 import time
 import urllib.parse
 
-from .gigya import GigyaBaseIE
+from .common import InfoExtractor
 from ..networking.exceptions import HTTPError
 from ..utils import (
     ExtractorError,
     clean_html,
     extract_attributes,
+    filter_dict,
     float_or_none,
     get_element_by_class,
     get_element_html_by_class,
     int_or_none,
-    join_nonempty,
+    jwt_decode_hs256,
     jwt_encode_hs256,
     make_archive_id,
     merge_dicts,
     parse_age_limit,
+    parse_duration,
     parse_iso8601,
     str_or_none,
     strip_or_none,
     traverse_obj,
+    try_call,
     url_or_none,
-    urlencode_postdata,
 )
 
 
-class VRTBaseIE(GigyaBaseIE):
+class VRTBaseIE(InfoExtractor):
     _GEO_BYPASS = False
     _PLAYER_INFO = {
         'platform': 'desktop',
@@ -37,11 +39,11 @@ class VRTBaseIE(GigyaBaseIE):
         'device': 'undefined (undefined)',
         'os': {
             'name': 'Windows',
-            'version': 'x86_64',
+            'version': '10',
         },
         'player': {
             'name': 'VRT web player',
-            'version': '2.7.4-prod-2023-04-19T06:05:45',
+            'version': '5.1.1-prod-2025-02-14T08:44:16"',
         },
     }
     # From https://player.vrt.be/vrtnws/js/main.js & https://player.vrt.be/ketnet/js/main.8cdb11341bcb79e4cd44.js
@@ -90,20 +92,21 @@ def _extract_formats_and_subtitles(self, data, video_id):
     def _call_api(self, video_id, client='null', id_token=None, version='v2'):
         player_info = {'exp': (round(time.time(), 3) + 900), **self._PLAYER_INFO}
         player_token = self._download_json(
-            'https://media-services-public.vrt.be/vualto-video-aggregator-web/rest/external/v2/tokens',
-            video_id, 'Downloading player token', headers={
+            f'https://media-services-public.vrt.be/vualto-video-aggregator-web/rest/external/{version}/tokens',
+            video_id, 'Downloading player token', 'Failed to download player token', headers={
                 **self.geo_verification_headers(),
                 'Content-Type': 'application/json',
             }, data=json.dumps({
-                'identityToken': id_token or {},
+                'identityToken': id_token or '',
                 'playerInfo': jwt_encode_hs256(player_info, self._JWT_SIGNING_KEY, headers={
                     'kid': self._JWT_KEY_ID,
                 }).decode(),
             }, separators=(',', ':')).encode())['vrtPlayerToken']
 
         return self._download_json(
-            f'https://media-services-public.vrt.be/media-aggregator/{version}/media-items/{video_id}',
-            video_id, 'Downloading API JSON', query={
+            # The URL below redirects to https://media-services-public.vrt.be/media-aggregator/{version}/media-items/{video_id}
+            f'https://media-services-public.vrt.be/vualto-video-aggregator-web/rest/external/{version}/videos/{video_id}',
+            video_id, 'Downloading API JSON', 'Failed to download API JSON', query={
                 'vrtPlayerToken': player_token,
                 'client': client,
             }, expected_status=400)
@@ -177,215 +180,286 @@ def _real_extract(self, url):
 
 
 class VrtNUIE(VRTBaseIE):
-    IE_DESC = 'VRT MAX'
-    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?vrt\.be/vrtnu/a-z/(?:[^/]+/){2}(?P<id>[^/?#&]+)'
+    IE_NAME = 'vrtmax'
+    IE_DESC = 'VRT MAX (formerly VRT NU)'
+    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?vrt\.be/(?:vrtnu|vrtmax)/a-z/(?:[^/]+/){2}(?P<id>[^/?#&]+)'
     _TESTS = [{
-        # CONTENT_IS_AGE_RESTRICTED
-        'url': 'https://www.vrt.be/vrtnu/a-z/de-ideale-wereld/2023-vj/de-ideale-wereld-d20230116/',
+        'url': 'https://www.vrt.be/vrtmax/a-z/ket---doc/trailer/ket---doc-trailer-s6/',
         'info_dict': {
-            'id': 'pbs-pub-855b00a8-6ce2-4032-ac4f-1fcf3ae78524$vid-d2243aa1-ec46-4e34-a55b-92568459906f',
+            'id': 'pbs-pub-c8a78645-5d3e-468a-89ec-6f3ed5534bd5$vid-242ddfe9-18f5-4e16-ab45-09b122a19251',
             'ext': 'mp4',
-            'title': 'Tom Waes',
-            'description': 'Satirisch actualiteitenmagazine met Ella Leyers. Tom Waes is te gast.',
-            'timestamp': 1673905125,
-            'release_timestamp': 1673905125,
-            'series': 'De ideale wereld',
-            'season_id': '1672830988794',
-            'episode': 'Aflevering 1',
-            'episode_number': 1,
-            'episode_id': '1672830988861',
-            'display_id': 'de-ideale-wereld-d20230116',
-            'channel': 'VRT',
-            'duration': 1939.0,
-            'thumbnail': 'https://images.vrt.be/orig/2023/01/10/1bb39cb3-9115-11ed-b07d-02b7b76bf47f.jpg',
-            'release_date': '20230116',
-            'upload_date': '20230116',
-            'age_limit': 12,
+            'channel': 'ketnet',
+            'description': 'Neem een kijkje in de bijzondere wereld van deze Ketnetters.',
+            'display_id': 'ket---doc-trailer-s6',
+            'duration': 30.0,
+            'episode': 'Reeks 6 volledig vanaf 3 maart',
+            'episode_id': '1739450401467',
+            'season': 'Trailer',
+            'season_id': '1739450401467',
+            'series': 'Ket & Doc',
+            'thumbnail': 'https://images.vrt.be/orig/2025/02/21/63f07122-5bbd-4ca1-b42e-8565c6cd95df.jpg',
+            'timestamp': 1740373200,
+            'title': 'Reeks 6 volledig vanaf 3 maart',
+            'upload_date': '20250224',
+            '_old_archive_ids': [
+                'canvas pbs-pub-c8a78645-5d3e-468a-89ec-6f3ed5534bd5$vid-242ddfe9-18f5-4e16-ab45-09b122a19251',
+                'ketnet pbs-pub-c8a78645-5d3e-468a-89ec-6f3ed5534bd5$vid-242ddfe9-18f5-4e16-ab45-09b122a19251',
+            ],
         },
     }, {
-        'url': 'https://www.vrt.be/vrtnu/a-z/buurman--wat-doet-u-nu-/6/buurman--wat-doet-u-nu--s6-trailer/',
+        'url': 'https://www.vrt.be/vrtmax/a-z/meisjes/6/meisjes-s6a5/',
         'info_dict': {
-            'id': 'pbs-pub-ad4050eb-d9e5-48c2-9ec8-b6c355032361$vid-0465537a-34a8-4617-8352-4d8d983b4eee',
+            'id': 'pbs-pub-97b541ab-e05c-43b9-9a40-445702ef7189$vid-5e306921-a9aa-4fa9-9f39-5b82c8f1028e',
             'ext': 'mp4',
-            'title': 'Trailer seizoen 6 \'Buurman, wat doet u nu?\'',
-            'description': 'md5:197424726c61384b4e5c519f16c0cf02',
-            'timestamp': 1652940000,
-            'release_timestamp': 1652940000,
-            'series': 'Buurman, wat doet u nu?',
-            'season': 'Seizoen 6',
+            'channel': 'ketnet',
+            'description': 'md5:713793f15cbf677f66200b36b7b1ec5a',
+            'display_id': 'meisjes-s6a5',
+            'duration': 1336.02,
+            'episode': 'Week 5',
+            'episode_id': '1684157692901',
+            'episode_number': 5,
+            'season': '6',
+            'season_id': '1684157692901',
             'season_number': 6,
-            'season_id': '1652344200907',
-            'episode': 'Aflevering 0',
-            'episode_number': 0,
-            'episode_id': '1652951873524',
-            'display_id': 'buurman--wat-doet-u-nu--s6-trailer',
-            'channel': 'VRT',
-            'duration': 33.13,
-            'thumbnail': 'https://images.vrt.be/orig/2022/05/23/3c234d21-da83-11ec-b07d-02b7b76bf47f.jpg',
-            'release_date': '20220519',
-            'upload_date': '20220519',
+            'series': 'Meisjes',
+            'thumbnail': 'https://images.vrt.be/orig/2023/05/14/bf526ae0-f1d9-11ed-91d7-02b7b76bf47f.jpg',
+            'timestamp': 1685251800,
+            'title': 'Week 5',
+            'upload_date': '20230528',
+            '_old_archive_ids': [
+                'canvas pbs-pub-97b541ab-e05c-43b9-9a40-445702ef7189$vid-5e306921-a9aa-4fa9-9f39-5b82c8f1028e',
+                'ketnet pbs-pub-97b541ab-e05c-43b9-9a40-445702ef7189$vid-5e306921-a9aa-4fa9-9f39-5b82c8f1028e',
+            ],
+        },
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://www.vrt.be/vrtnu/a-z/taboe/3/taboe-s3a4/',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': 'pbs-pub-f50faa3a-1778-46b6-9117-4ba85f197703$vid-547507fe-1c8b-4394-b361-21e627cbd0fd',
+            'ext': 'mp4',
+            'channel': 'een',
+            'description': 'md5:bf61345a95eca9393a95de4a7a54b5c6',
+            'display_id': 'taboe-s3a4',
+            'duration': 2882.02,
+            'episode': 'Mensen met het syndroom van Gilles de la Tourette',
+            'episode_id': '1739055911734',
+            'episode_number': 4,
+            'season': '3',
+            'season_id': '1739055911734',
+            'season_number': 3,
+            'series': 'Taboe',
+            'thumbnail': 'https://images.vrt.be/orig/2025/02/19/8198496c-d1ae-4bca-9a48-761cf3ea3ff2.jpg',
+            'timestamp': 1740286800,
+            'title': 'Mensen met het syndroom van Gilles de la Tourette',
+            'upload_date': '20250223',
+            '_old_archive_ids': [
+                'canvas pbs-pub-f50faa3a-1778-46b6-9117-4ba85f197703$vid-547507fe-1c8b-4394-b361-21e627cbd0fd',
+                'ketnet pbs-pub-f50faa3a-1778-46b6-9117-4ba85f197703$vid-547507fe-1c8b-4394-b361-21e627cbd0fd',
+            ],
         },
-        'params': {'skip_download': 'm3u8'},
     }]
     _NETRC_MACHINE = 'vrtnu'
-    _authenticated = False
+
+    _TOKEN_COOKIE_DOMAIN = '.www.vrt.be'
+    _ACCESS_TOKEN_COOKIE_NAME = 'vrtnu-site_profile_at'
+    _REFRESH_TOKEN_COOKIE_NAME = 'vrtnu-site_profile_rt'
+    _VIDEO_TOKEN_COOKIE_NAME = 'vrtnu-site_profile_vt'
+    _VIDEO_PAGE_QUERY = '''
+    query VideoPage($pageId: ID!) {
+        page(id: $pageId) {
+            ... on EpisodePage {
+                episode {
+                    ageRaw
+                    description
+                    durationRaw
+                    episodeNumberRaw
+                    id
+                    name
+                    onTimeRaw
+                    program {
+                        title
+                    }
+                    season {
+                        id
+                        titleRaw
+                    }
+                    title
+                    brand
+                }
+                ldjson
+                player {
+                    image {
+                        templateUrl
+                    }
+                    modes {
+                        streamId
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    '''
+
+    def _fetch_tokens(self):
+        has_credentials = self._get_login_info()[0]
+        access_token = self._get_vrt_cookie(self._ACCESS_TOKEN_COOKIE_NAME)
+        video_token = self._get_vrt_cookie(self._VIDEO_TOKEN_COOKIE_NAME)
+
+        if (access_token and not self._is_jwt_token_expired(access_token)
+                and video_token and not self._is_jwt_token_expired(video_token)):
+            return access_token, video_token
+
+        if has_credentials:
+            access_token, video_token = self.cache.load(self._NETRC_MACHINE, 'token_data', default=(None, None))
+
+            if (access_token and not self._is_jwt_token_expired(access_token)
+                    and video_token and not self._is_jwt_token_expired(video_token)):
+                self.write_debug('Restored tokens from cache')
+                self._set_cookie(self._TOKEN_COOKIE_DOMAIN, self._ACCESS_TOKEN_COOKIE_NAME, access_token)
+                self._set_cookie(self._TOKEN_COOKIE_DOMAIN, self._VIDEO_TOKEN_COOKIE_NAME, video_token)
+                return access_token, video_token
+
+        if not self._get_vrt_cookie(self._REFRESH_TOKEN_COOKIE_NAME):
+            return None, None
+
+        self._request_webpage(
+            'https://www.vrt.be/vrtmax/sso/refresh', None,
+            note='Refreshing tokens', errnote='Failed to refresh tokens', fatal=False)
+
+        access_token = self._get_vrt_cookie(self._ACCESS_TOKEN_COOKIE_NAME)
+        video_token = self._get_vrt_cookie(self._VIDEO_TOKEN_COOKIE_NAME)
+
+        if not access_token or not video_token:
+            self.cache.store(self._NETRC_MACHINE, 'refresh_token', None)
+            self.cookiejar.clear(self._TOKEN_COOKIE_DOMAIN, '/vrtmax/sso', self._REFRESH_TOKEN_COOKIE_NAME)
+            msg = 'Refreshing of tokens failed'
+            if not has_credentials:
+                self.report_warning(msg)
+                return None, None
+            self.report_warning(f'{msg}. Re-logging in')
+            return self._perform_login(*self._get_login_info())
+
+        if has_credentials:
+            self.cache.store(self._NETRC_MACHINE, 'token_data', (access_token, video_token))
+
+        return access_token, video_token
+
+    def _get_vrt_cookie(self, cookie_name):
+        # Refresh token cookie is scoped to /vrtmax/sso, others are scoped to /
+        return try_call(lambda: self._get_cookies('https://www.vrt.be/vrtmax/sso')[cookie_name].value)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _is_jwt_token_expired(token):
+        return jwt_decode_hs256(token)['exp'] - time.time() < 300
 
     def _perform_login(self, username, password):
-        auth_info = self._gigya_login({
-            'APIKey': '3_0Z2HujMtiWq_pkAjgnS2Md2E11a1AwZjYiBETtwNE-EoEHDINgtnvcAOpNgmrVGy',
-            'targetEnv': 'jssdk',
-            'loginID': username,
-            'password': password,
-            'authMode': 'cookie',
-        })
+        refresh_token = self._get_vrt_cookie(self._REFRESH_TOKEN_COOKIE_NAME)
+        if refresh_token and not self._is_jwt_token_expired(refresh_token):
+            self.write_debug('Using refresh token from logged-in cookies; skipping login with credentials')
+            return
 
-        if auth_info.get('errorDetails'):
-            raise ExtractorError(f'Unable to login. VrtNU said: {auth_info["errorDetails"]}', expected=True)
+        refresh_token = self.cache.load(self._NETRC_MACHINE, 'refresh_token', default=None)
+        if refresh_token and not self._is_jwt_token_expired(refresh_token):
+            self.write_debug('Restored refresh token from cache')
+            self._set_cookie(self._TOKEN_COOKIE_DOMAIN, self._REFRESH_TOKEN_COOKIE_NAME, refresh_token, path='/vrtmax/sso')
+            return
 
-        # Sometimes authentication fails for no good reason, retry
-        for retry in self.RetryManager():
-            if retry.attempt > 1:
-                self._sleep(1, None)
-            try:
-                self._request_webpage(
-                    'https://token.vrt.be/vrtnuinitlogin', None, note='Requesting XSRF Token',
-                    errnote='Could not get XSRF Token', query={
-                        'provider': 'site',
-                        'destination': 'https://www.vrt.be/vrtnu/',
-                    })
-                self._request_webpage(
-                    'https://login.vrt.be/perform_login', None,
-                    note='Performing login', errnote='Login failed',
-                    query={'client_id': 'vrtnu-site'}, data=urlencode_postdata({
-                        'UID': auth_info['UID'],
-                        'UIDSignature': auth_info['UIDSignature'],
-                        'signatureTimestamp': auth_info['signatureTimestamp'],
-                        '_csrf': self._get_cookies('https://login.vrt.be').get('OIDCXSRF').value,
-                    }))
-            except ExtractorError as e:
-                if isinstance(e.cause, HTTPError) and e.cause.status == 401:
-                    retry.error = e
-                    continue
-                raise
+        self._request_webpage(
+            'https://www.vrt.be/vrtmax/sso/login', None,
+            note='Getting session cookies', errnote='Failed to get session cookies')
 
-        self._authenticated = True
+        login_data = self._download_json(
+            'https://login.vrt.be/perform_login', None, data=json.dumps({
+                'clientId': 'vrtnu-site',
+                'loginID': username,
+                'password': password,
+            }).encode(), headers={
+                'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+                'Oidcxsrf': self._get_cookies('https://login.vrt.be')['OIDCXSRF'].value,
+            }, note='Logging in', errnote='Login failed', expected_status=403)
+        if login_data.get('errorCode'):
+            raise ExtractorError(f'Login failed: {login_data.get("errorMessage")}', expected=True)
+
+        self._request_webpage(
+            login_data['redirectUrl'], None,
+            note='Getting access token', errnote='Failed to get access token')
+
+        access_token = self._get_vrt_cookie(self._ACCESS_TOKEN_COOKIE_NAME)
+        video_token = self._get_vrt_cookie(self._VIDEO_TOKEN_COOKIE_NAME)
+        refresh_token = self._get_vrt_cookie(self._REFRESH_TOKEN_COOKIE_NAME)
+
+        if not all((access_token, video_token, refresh_token)):
+            raise ExtractorError('Unable to extract token cookie values')
+
+        self.cache.store(self._NETRC_MACHINE, 'token_data', (access_token, video_token))
+        self.cache.store(self._NETRC_MACHINE, 'refresh_token', refresh_token)
+
+        return access_token, video_token
 
     def _real_extract(self, url):
         display_id = self._match_id(url)
-        parsed_url = urllib.parse.urlparse(url)
-        details = self._download_json(
-            f'{parsed_url.scheme}://{parsed_url.netloc}{parsed_url.path.rstrip("/")}.model.json',
-            display_id, 'Downloading asset JSON', 'Unable to download asset JSON')['details']
+        access_token, video_token = self._fetch_tokens()
 
-        watch_info = traverse_obj(details, (
-            'actions', lambda _, v: v['type'] == 'watch-episode', {dict}), get_all=False) or {}
-        video_id = join_nonempty(
-            'episodePublicationId', 'episodeVideoId', delim='$', from_dict=watch_info)
-        if '$' not in video_id:
-            raise ExtractorError('Unable to extract video ID')
+        metadata = self._download_json(
+            f'https://www.vrt.be/vrtnu-api/graphql{"" if access_token else "/public"}/v1',
+            display_id, 'Downloading asset JSON', 'Unable to download asset JSON',
+            data=json.dumps({
+                'operationName': 'VideoPage',
+                'query': self._VIDEO_PAGE_QUERY,
+                'variables': {'pageId': urllib.parse.urlparse(url).path},
+            }).encode(),
+            headers=filter_dict({
+                'Authorization': f'Bearer {access_token}' if access_token else None,
+                'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+                'x-vrt-client-name': 'WEB',
+                'x-vrt-client-version': '1.5.9',
+                'x-vrt-zone': 'default',
+            }))['data']['page']
 
-        vrtnutoken = self._download_json(
-            'https://token.vrt.be/refreshtoken', video_id, note='Retrieving vrtnutoken',
-            errnote='Token refresh failed')['vrtnutoken'] if self._authenticated else None
+        video_id = metadata['player']['modes'][0]['streamId']
 
-        video_info = self._call_api(video_id, 'vrtnu-web@PROD', vrtnutoken)
+        try:
+            streaming_info = self._call_api(video_id, 'vrtnu-web@PROD', id_token=video_token)
+        except ExtractorError as e:
+            if not video_token and isinstance(e.cause, HTTPError) and e.cause.status == 404:
+                self.raise_login_required()
+            raise
 
-        if 'title' not in video_info:
-            code = video_info.get('code')
-            if code in ('AUTHENTICATION_REQUIRED', 'CONTENT_IS_AGE_RESTRICTED'):
-                self.raise_login_required(code, method='password')
-            elif code in ('INVALID_LOCATION', 'CONTENT_AVAILABLE_ONLY_IN_BE'):
+        formats, subtitles = self._extract_formats_and_subtitles(streaming_info, video_id)
+
+        code = traverse_obj(streaming_info, ('code', {str}))
+        if not formats and code:
+            if code in ('CONTENT_AVAILABLE_ONLY_FOR_BE_RESIDENTS', 'CONTENT_AVAILABLE_ONLY_IN_BE', 'CONTENT_UNAVAILABLE_VIA_PROXY'):
                 self.raise_geo_restricted(countries=['BE'])
-            elif code == 'CONTENT_AVAILABLE_ONLY_FOR_BE_RESIDENTS_AND_EXPATS':
-                if not self._authenticated:
-                    self.raise_login_required(code, method='password')
-                self.raise_geo_restricted(countries=['BE'])
-            raise ExtractorError(code, expected=True)
-
-        formats, subtitles = self._extract_formats_and_subtitles(video_info, video_id)
+            elif code in ('CONTENT_AVAILABLE_ONLY_FOR_BE_RESIDENTS_AND_EXPATS', 'CONTENT_IS_AGE_RESTRICTED', 'CONTENT_REQUIRES_AUTHENTICATION'):
+                self.raise_login_required()
+            else:
+                self.raise_no_formats(f'Unable to extract formats: {code}')
 
         return {
-            **traverse_obj(details, {
-                'title': 'title',
-                'description': ('description', {clean_html}),
-                'timestamp': ('data', 'episode', 'onTime', 'raw', {parse_iso8601}),
-                'release_timestamp': ('data', 'episode', 'onTime', 'raw', {parse_iso8601}),
-                'series': ('data', 'program', 'title'),
-                'season': ('data', 'season', 'title', 'value'),
-                'season_number': ('data', 'season', 'title', 'raw', {int_or_none}),
-                'season_id': ('data', 'season', 'id', {str_or_none}),
-                'episode': ('data', 'episode', 'number', 'value', {str_or_none}),
-                'episode_number': ('data', 'episode', 'number', 'raw', {int_or_none}),
-                'episode_id': ('data', 'episode', 'id', {str_or_none}),
-                'age_limit': ('data', 'episode', 'age', 'raw', {parse_age_limit}),
-            }),
+            'duration': float_or_none(streaming_info.get('duration'), 1000),
+            'thumbnail': url_or_none(streaming_info.get('posterImageUrl')),
+            **self._json_ld(traverse_obj(metadata, ('ldjson', ..., {json.loads})), video_id, fatal=False),
+            **traverse_obj(metadata, ('episode', {
+                'title': ('title', {str}),
+                'description': ('description', {str}),
+                'timestamp': ('onTimeRaw', {parse_iso8601}),
+                'series': ('program', 'title', {str}),
+                'season': ('season', 'titleRaw', {str}),
+                'season_number': ('season', 'titleRaw', {int_or_none}),
+                'season_id': ('id', {str_or_none}),
+                'episode': ('title', {str}),
+                'episode_number': ('episodeNumberRaw', {int_or_none}),
+                'episode_id': ('id', {str_or_none}),
+                'age_limit': ('ageRaw', {parse_age_limit}),
+                'channel': ('brand', {str}),
+                'duration': ('durationRaw', {parse_duration}),
+            })),
             'id': video_id,
             'display_id': display_id,
-            'channel': 'VRT',
-            'formats': formats,
-            'duration': float_or_none(video_info.get('duration'), 1000),
-            'thumbnail': url_or_none(video_info.get('posterImageUrl')),
-            'subtitles': subtitles,
-            '_old_archive_ids': [make_archive_id('Canvas', video_id)],
-        }
-
-
-class KetnetIE(VRTBaseIE):
-    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?ketnet\.be/(?P<id>(?:[^/]+/)*[^/?#&]+)'
-    _TESTS = [{
-        'url': 'https://www.ketnet.be/kijken/m/meisjes/6/meisjes-s6a5',
-        'info_dict': {
-            'id': 'pbs-pub-39f8351c-a0a0-43e6-8394-205d597d6162$vid-5e306921-a9aa-4fa9-9f39-5b82c8f1028e',
-            'ext': 'mp4',
-            'title': 'Meisjes',
-            'episode': 'Reeks 6: Week 5',
-            'season': 'Reeks 6',
-            'series': 'Meisjes',
-            'timestamp': 1685251800,
-            'upload_date': '20230528',
-        },
-        'params': {'skip_download': 'm3u8'},
-    }]
-
-    def _real_extract(self, url):
-        display_id = self._match_id(url)
-
-        video = self._download_json(
-            'https://senior-bff.ketnet.be/graphql', display_id, query={
-                'query': '''{
-  video(id: "content/ketnet/nl/%s.model.json") {
-    description
-    episodeNr
-    imageUrl
-    mediaReference
-    programTitle
-    publicationDate
-    seasonTitle
-    subtitleVideodetail
-    titleVideodetail
-  }
-}''' % display_id,  # noqa: UP031
-            })['data']['video']
-
-        video_id = urllib.parse.unquote(video['mediaReference'])
-        data = self._call_api(video_id, 'ketnet@PROD', version='v1')
-        formats, subtitles = self._extract_formats_and_subtitles(data, video_id)
-
-        return {
-            'id': video_id,
             'formats': formats,
             'subtitles': subtitles,
-            '_old_archive_ids': [make_archive_id('Canvas', video_id)],
-            **traverse_obj(video, {
-                'title': ('titleVideodetail', {str}),
-                'description': ('description', {str}),
-                'thumbnail': ('thumbnail', {url_or_none}),
-                'timestamp': ('publicationDate', {parse_iso8601}),
-                'series': ('programTitle', {str}),
-                'season': ('seasonTitle', {str}),
-                'episode': ('subtitleVideodetail', {str}),
-                'episode_number': ('episodeNr', {int_or_none}),
-            }),
+            '_old_archive_ids': [make_archive_id('Canvas', video_id),
+                                 make_archive_id('Ketnet', video_id)],
         }
 
 
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/weibo.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/weibo.py
index 6d4bd46e2..420ac3829 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/weibo.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/weibo.py
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ def _parse_video_info(self, video_info):
             **traverse_obj(video_info, {
                 'display_id': ('mblogid', {str_or_none}),
                 'title': ('page_info', 'media_info', ('video_title', 'kol_title', 'name'),
-                          {lambda x: x.replace('\n', ' ')}, {truncate_string(left=50)}, filter),
+                          {lambda x: x.replace('\n', ' ')}, {truncate_string(left=72)}, filter),
                 'alt_title': ('page_info', 'media_info', ('video_title', 'kol_title', 'name'), {str}, filter),
                 'description': ('text_raw', {str}),
                 'duration': ('page_info', 'media_info', 'duration', {int_or_none}),
@@ -213,6 +213,7 @@ class WeiboVideoIE(WeiboBaseIE):
             'ext': 'mp4',
             'display_id': 'LEZDodaiW',
             'title': '呃，稍微了解了一下靡烟miya，感觉这东西也太二了',
+            'alt_title': '呃，稍微了解了一下靡烟miya，感觉这东西也太二了',
             'description': '呃，稍微了解了一下靡烟miya，感觉这东西也太二了 http://t.cn/A6aerGsM \u200b\u200b\u200b',
             'duration': 76,
             'timestamp': 1659344278,
@@ -224,6 +225,7 @@ class WeiboVideoIE(WeiboBaseIE):
             'view_count': int,
             'like_count': int,
             'repost_count': int,
+            '_old_archive_ids': ['weibomobile 4797700463137878'],
         },
     }]
 
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/weverse.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/weverse.py
index 53ad1100d..42b1189fe 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/weverse.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/weverse.py
@@ -290,12 +290,14 @@ def _real_extract(self, url):
 
         elif live_status == 'is_live':
             video_info = self._call_api(
-                f'/video/v1.2/lives/{api_video_id}/playInfo?preview.format=json&preview.version=v2',
+                f'/video/v1.3/lives/{api_video_id}/playInfo?preview.format=json&preview.version=v2',
                 video_id, note='Downloading live JSON')
             playback = self._parse_json(video_info['lipPlayback'], video_id)
             m3u8_url = traverse_obj(playback, (
                 'media', lambda _, v: v['protocol'] == 'HLS', 'path', {url_or_none}), get_all=False)
-            formats = self._extract_m3u8_formats(m3u8_url, video_id, 'mp4', m3u8_id='hls', live=True)
+            # Live subtitles are not downloadable, but extract to silence "ignoring subs" warning
+            formats, _ = self._extract_m3u8_formats_and_subtitles(
+                m3u8_url, video_id, 'mp4', m3u8_id='hls', live=True)
 
         elif live_status == 'post_live':
             if availability in ('premium_only', 'subscriber_only'):
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/wykop.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/wykop.py
index 2ae0a2a5e..08cad1fff 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/wykop.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/wykop.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 )
 
 
-class WykopBaseExtractor(InfoExtractor):
+class WykopBaseIE(InfoExtractor):
     def _get_token(self, force_refresh=False):
         if not force_refresh:
             maybe_cached = self.cache.load('wykop', 'bearer')
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ def _common_data_extract(self, data):
         }
 
 
-class WykopDigIE(WykopBaseExtractor):
+class WykopDigIE(WykopBaseIE):
     IE_NAME = 'wykop:dig'
     _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?wykop\.pl/link/(?P<id>\d+)'
 
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ def _real_extract(self, url):
         }
 
 
-class WykopDigCommentIE(WykopBaseExtractor):
+class WykopDigCommentIE(WykopBaseIE):
     IE_NAME = 'wykop:dig:comment'
     _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?wykop\.pl/link/(?P<dig_id>\d+)/[^/]+/komentarz/(?P<id>\d+)'
 
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ def _real_extract(self, url):
         }
 
 
-class WykopPostIE(WykopBaseExtractor):
+class WykopPostIE(WykopBaseIE):
     IE_NAME = 'wykop:post'
     _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?wykop\.pl/wpis/(?P<id>\d+)'
 
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ def _real_extract(self, url):
         }
 
 
-class WykopPostCommentIE(WykopBaseExtractor):
+class WykopPostCommentIE(WykopBaseIE):
     IE_NAME = 'wykop:post:comment'
     _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?wykop\.pl/wpis/(?P<post_id>\d+)/[^/#]+#(?P<id>\d+)'
 
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/yandexvideo.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/yandexvideo.py
index cdd32c5e4..09e7c9878 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/yandexvideo.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/yandexvideo.py
@@ -2,15 +2,17 @@
 
 from .common import InfoExtractor
 from ..utils import (
+    bug_reports_message,
     determine_ext,
-    extract_attributes,
     int_or_none,
     lowercase_escape,
     parse_qs,
-    traverse_obj,
+    qualities,
     try_get,
+    update_url_query,
     url_or_none,
 )
+from ..utils.traversal import traverse_obj
 
 
 class YandexVideoIE(InfoExtractor):
@@ -186,7 +188,22 @@ def _real_extract(self, url):
         return self.url_result(data_json['video']['url'])
 
 
-class ZenYandexIE(InfoExtractor):
+class ZenYandexBaseIE(InfoExtractor):
+    def _fetch_ssr_data(self, url, video_id):
+        webpage = self._download_webpage(url, video_id)
+        redirect = self._search_json(
+            r'(?:var|let|const)\s+it\s*=', webpage, 'redirect', video_id, default={}).get('retpath')
+        if redirect:
+            video_id = self._match_id(redirect)
+            webpage = self._download_webpage(redirect, video_id, note='Redirecting')
+        return video_id, self._search_json(
+            r'(?:var|let|const)\s+_params\s*=\s*\(', webpage, 'metadata', video_id,
+            contains_pattern=r'{["\']ssrData.+}')['ssrData']
+
+
+class ZenYandexIE(ZenYandexBaseIE):
+    IE_NAME = 'dzen.ru'
+    IE_DESC = 'Дзен (dzen) formerly Яндекс.Дзен (Yandex Zen)'
     _VALID_URL = r'https?://(zen\.yandex|dzen)\.ru(?:/video)?/(media|watch)/(?:(?:id/[^/]+/|[^/]+/)(?:[a-z0-9-]+)-)?(?P<id>[a-z0-9-]+)'
     _TESTS = [{
         'url': 'https://zen.yandex.ru/media/id/606fd806cc13cb3c58c05cf5/vot-eto-focus-dedy-morozy-na-gidrociklah-60c7c443da18892ebfe85ed7',
@@ -216,6 +233,7 @@ class ZenYandexIE(InfoExtractor):
             'timestamp': 1573465585,
         },
         'params': {'skip_download': 'm3u8'},
+        'skip': 'The page does not exist',
     }, {
         'url': 'https://zen.yandex.ru/video/watch/6002240ff8b1af50bb2da5e3',
         'info_dict': {
@@ -227,6 +245,9 @@ class ZenYandexIE(InfoExtractor):
             'uploader': 'TechInsider',
             'timestamp': 1611378221,
             'upload_date': '20210123',
+            'view_count': int,
+            'duration': 243,
+            'tags': ['опыт', 'эксперимент', 'огонь'],
         },
         'params': {'skip_download': 'm3u8'},
     }, {
@@ -240,6 +261,9 @@ class ZenYandexIE(InfoExtractor):
             'uploader': 'TechInsider',
             'upload_date': '20210123',
             'timestamp': 1611378221,
+            'view_count': int,
+            'duration': 243,
+            'tags': ['опыт', 'эксперимент', 'огонь'],
         },
         'params': {'skip_download': 'm3u8'},
     }, {
@@ -252,44 +276,56 @@ class ZenYandexIE(InfoExtractor):
 
     def _real_extract(self, url):
         video_id = self._match_id(url)
-        webpage = self._download_webpage(url, video_id)
-        redirect = self._search_json(r'var it\s*=', webpage, 'redirect', id, default={}).get('retpath')
-        if redirect:
-            video_id = self._match_id(redirect)
-            webpage = self._download_webpage(redirect, video_id, note='Redirecting')
-        data_json = self._search_json(
-            r'("data"\s*:|data\s*=)', webpage, 'metadata', video_id, contains_pattern=r'{["\']_*serverState_*video.+}')
-        serverstate = self._search_regex(r'(_+serverState_+video-site_[^_]+_+)', webpage, 'server state')
-        uploader = self._search_regex(r'(<a\s*class=["\']card-channel-link[^"\']+["\'][^>]+>)',
-                                      webpage, 'uploader', default='<a>')
-        uploader_name = extract_attributes(uploader).get('aria-label')
-        item_id = traverse_obj(data_json, (serverstate, 'videoViewer', 'openedItemId', {str}))
-        video_json = traverse_obj(data_json, (serverstate, 'videoViewer', 'items', item_id, {dict})) or {}
+        video_id, ssr_data = self._fetch_ssr_data(url, video_id)
+        video_data = ssr_data['videoMetaResponse']
 
         formats, subtitles = [], {}
-        for s_url in traverse_obj(video_json, ('video', 'streams', ..., {url_or_none})):
+        quality = qualities(('4', '0', '1', '2', '3', '5', '6', '7'))
+        # Deduplicate stream URLs. The "dzen_dash" query parameter is present in some URLs but can be omitted
+        stream_urls = set(traverse_obj(video_data, (
+            'video', ('id', ('streams', ...), ('mp4Streams', ..., 'url'), ('oneVideoStreams', ..., 'url')),
+            {url_or_none}, {update_url_query(query={'dzen_dash': []})})))
+        for s_url in stream_urls:
             ext = determine_ext(s_url)
-            if ext == 'mpd':
-                fmts, subs = self._extract_mpd_formats_and_subtitles(s_url, video_id, mpd_id='dash')
-            elif ext == 'm3u8':
-                fmts, subs = self._extract_m3u8_formats_and_subtitles(s_url, video_id, 'mp4')
+            content_type = traverse_obj(parse_qs(s_url), ('ct', 0))
+            if ext == 'mpd' or content_type == '6':
+                fmts, subs = self._extract_mpd_formats_and_subtitles(s_url, video_id, mpd_id='dash', fatal=False)
+            elif ext == 'm3u8' or content_type == '8':
+                fmts, subs = self._extract_m3u8_formats_and_subtitles(s_url, video_id, 'mp4', m3u8_id='hls', fatal=False)
+            elif content_type == '0':
+                format_type = traverse_obj(parse_qs(s_url), ('type', 0))
+                formats.append({
+                    'url': s_url,
+                    'format_id': format_type,
+                    'ext': 'mp4',
+                    'quality': quality(format_type),
+                })
+                continue
+            else:
+                self.report_warning(f'Unsupported stream URL: {s_url}{bug_reports_message()}')
+                continue
             formats.extend(fmts)
-            subtitles = self._merge_subtitles(subtitles, subs)
+            self._merge_subtitles(subs, target=subtitles)
+
         return {
             'id': video_id,
-            'title': video_json.get('title') or self._og_search_title(webpage),
             'formats': formats,
             'subtitles': subtitles,
-            'duration': int_or_none(video_json.get('duration')),
-            'view_count': int_or_none(video_json.get('views')),
-            'timestamp': int_or_none(video_json.get('publicationDate')),
-            'uploader': uploader_name or data_json.get('authorName') or try_get(data_json, lambda x: x['publisher']['name']),
-            'description': video_json.get('description') or self._og_search_description(webpage),
-            'thumbnail': self._og_search_thumbnail(webpage) or try_get(data_json, lambda x: x['og']['imageUrl']),
+            **traverse_obj(video_data, {
+                'title': ('title', {str}),
+                'description': ('description', {str}),
+                'thumbnail': ('image', {url_or_none}),
+                'duration': ('video', 'duration', {int_or_none}),
+                'view_count': ('video', 'views', {int_or_none}),
+                'timestamp': ('publicationDate', {int_or_none}),
+                'tags': ('tags', ..., {str}),
+                'uploader': ('source', 'title', {str}),
+            }),
         }
 
 
-class ZenYandexChannelIE(InfoExtractor):
+class ZenYandexChannelIE(ZenYandexBaseIE):
+    IE_NAME = 'dzen.ru:channel'
     _VALID_URL = r'https?://(zen\.yandex|dzen)\.ru/(?!media|video)(?:id/)?(?P<id>[a-z0-9-_]+)'
     _TESTS = [{
         'url': 'https://zen.yandex.ru/tok_media',
@@ -323,8 +359,8 @@ class ZenYandexChannelIE(InfoExtractor):
         'url': 'https://zen.yandex.ru/jony_me',
         'info_dict': {
             'id': 'jony_me',
-            'description': 'md5:ce0a5cad2752ab58701b5497835b2cc5',
-            'title': 'JONY ',
+            'description': 'md5:7c30d11dc005faba8826feae99da3113',
+            'title': 'JONY',
         },
         'playlist_count': 18,
     }, {
@@ -333,9 +369,8 @@ class ZenYandexChannelIE(InfoExtractor):
         'url': 'https://zen.yandex.ru/tatyanareva',
         'info_dict': {
             'id': 'tatyanareva',
-            'description': 'md5:40a1e51f174369ec3ba9d657734ac31f',
+            'description': 'md5:92e56fa730a932ca2483ba5c2186ad96',
             'title': 'Татьяна Рева',
-            'entries': 'maxcount:200',
         },
         'playlist_mincount': 46,
     }, {
@@ -348,43 +383,31 @@ class ZenYandexChannelIE(InfoExtractor):
         'playlist_mincount': 657,
     }]
 
-    def _entries(self, item_id, server_state_json, server_settings_json):
-        items = (traverse_obj(server_state_json, ('feed', 'items', ...))
-                 or traverse_obj(server_settings_json, ('exportData', 'items', ...)))
-
-        more = (traverse_obj(server_state_json, ('links', 'more'))
-                or traverse_obj(server_settings_json, ('exportData', 'more', 'link')))
-
+    def _entries(self, feed_data, channel_id):
         next_page_id = None
         for page in itertools.count(1):
-            for item in items or []:
-                if item.get('type') != 'gif':
-                    continue
-                video_id = traverse_obj(item, 'publication_id', 'publicationId') or ''
-                yield self.url_result(item['link'], ZenYandexIE, video_id.split(':')[-1])
+            for item in traverse_obj(feed_data, (
+                (None, ('items', lambda _, v: v['tab'] in ('shorts', 'longs'))),
+                'items', lambda _, v: url_or_none(v['link']),
+            )):
+                yield self.url_result(item['link'], ZenYandexIE, item.get('id'), title=item.get('title'))
 
+            more = traverse_obj(feed_data, ('more', 'link', {url_or_none}))
             current_page_id = next_page_id
             next_page_id = traverse_obj(parse_qs(more), ('next_page_id', -1))
-            if not all((more, items, next_page_id, next_page_id != current_page_id)):
+            if not all((more, next_page_id, next_page_id != current_page_id)):
                 break
 
-            data = self._download_json(more, item_id, note=f'Downloading Page {page}')
-            items, more = data.get('items'), traverse_obj(data, ('more', 'link'))
+            feed_data = self._download_json(more, channel_id, note=f'Downloading Page {page}')
 
     def _real_extract(self, url):
-        item_id = self._match_id(url)
-        webpage = self._download_webpage(url, item_id)
-        redirect = self._search_json(
-            r'var it\s*=', webpage, 'redirect', item_id, default={}).get('retpath')
-        if redirect:
-            item_id = self._match_id(redirect)
-            webpage = self._download_webpage(redirect, item_id, note='Redirecting')
-        data = self._search_json(
-            r'("data"\s*:|data\s*=)', webpage, 'channel data', item_id, contains_pattern=r'{\"__serverState__.+}')
-        server_state_json = traverse_obj(data, lambda k, _: k.startswith('__serverState__'), get_all=False)
-        server_settings_json = traverse_obj(data, lambda k, _: k.startswith('__serverSettings__'), get_all=False)
+        channel_id = self._match_id(url)
+        channel_id, ssr_data = self._fetch_ssr_data(url, channel_id)
+        channel_data = ssr_data['exportResponse']
 
         return self.playlist_result(
-            self._entries(item_id, server_state_json, server_settings_json),
-            item_id, traverse_obj(server_state_json, ('channel', 'source', 'title')),
-            traverse_obj(server_state_json, ('channel', 'source', 'description')))
+            self._entries(channel_data['feedData'], channel_id),
+            channel_id, **traverse_obj(channel_data, ('channel', 'source', {
+                'title': ('title', {str}),
+                'description': ('description', {str}),
+            })))
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/youporn.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/youporn.py
index 8eb77aa03..b3c4b76d7 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/youporn.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/youporn.py
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ def extract_tag_box(regex, title):
         return result
 
 
-class YouPornListBase(InfoExtractor):
+class YouPornListBaseIE(InfoExtractor):
     def _get_next_url(self, url, pl_id, html):
         return urljoin(url, self._search_regex(
             r'''<a [^>]*?\bhref\s*=\s*("|')(?P<url>(?:(?!\1)[^>])+)\1''',
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ def _real_extract(self, url, html=None):
             playlist_id=pl_id, playlist_title=title)
 
 
-class YouPornCategoryIE(YouPornListBase):
+class YouPornCategoryIE(YouPornListBaseIE):
     IE_DESC = 'YouPorn category, with sorting, filtering and pagination'
     _VALID_URL = r'''(?x)
         https?://(?:www\.)?youporn\.com/
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ class YouPornCategoryIE(YouPornListBase):
     }]
 
 
-class YouPornChannelIE(YouPornListBase):
+class YouPornChannelIE(YouPornListBaseIE):
     IE_DESC = 'YouPorn channel, with sorting and pagination'
     _VALID_URL = r'''(?x)
         https?://(?:www\.)?youporn\.com/
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ def _get_title_from_slug(title_slug):
         return re.sub(r'_', ' ', title_slug).title()
 
 
-class YouPornCollectionIE(YouPornListBase):
+class YouPornCollectionIE(YouPornListBaseIE):
     IE_DESC = 'YouPorn collection (user playlist), with sorting and pagination'
     _VALID_URL = r'''(?x)
         https?://(?:www\.)?youporn\.com/
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ def _real_extract(self, url):
         return playlist
 
 
-class YouPornTagIE(YouPornListBase):
+class YouPornTagIE(YouPornListBaseIE):
     IE_DESC = 'YouPorn tag (porntags), with sorting, filtering and pagination'
     _VALID_URL = r'''(?x)
         https?://(?:www\.)?youporn\.com/
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ def _real_extract(self, url):
         return super()._real_extract(url)
 
 
-class YouPornStarIE(YouPornListBase):
+class YouPornStarIE(YouPornListBaseIE):
     IE_DESC = 'YouPorn Pornstar, with description, sorting and pagination'
     _VALID_URL = r'''(?x)
         https?://(?:www\.)?youporn\.com/
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ def _real_extract(self, url):
         }
 
 
-class YouPornVideosIE(YouPornListBase):
+class YouPornVideosIE(YouPornListBaseIE):
     IE_DESC = 'YouPorn video (browse) playlists, with sorting, filtering and pagination'
     _VALID_URL = r'''(?x)
         https?://(?:www\.)?youporn\.com/
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/youtube/_base.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/youtube/_base.py
index ba28189a6..4194e1c21 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/youtube/_base.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/youtube/_base.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class _PoTokenContext(enum.Enum):
         'INNERTUBE_CONTEXT': {
             'client': {
                 'clientName': 'WEB',
-                'clientVersion': '2.20241126.01.00',
+                'clientVersion': '2.20250312.04.00',
             },
         },
         'INNERTUBE_CONTEXT_CLIENT_NAME': 1,
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class _PoTokenContext(enum.Enum):
         'INNERTUBE_CONTEXT': {
             'client': {
                 'clientName': 'WEB',
-                'clientVersion': '2.20241126.01.00',
+                'clientVersion': '2.20250312.04.00',
                 'userAgent': 'Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_15_7) AppleWebKit/605.1.15 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/15.5 Safari/605.1.15,gzip(gfe)',
             },
         },
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ class _PoTokenContext(enum.Enum):
         'INNERTUBE_CONTEXT': {
             'client': {
                 'clientName': 'WEB_EMBEDDED_PLAYER',
-                'clientVersion': '1.20241201.00.00',
+                'clientVersion': '1.20250310.01.00',
             },
         },
         'INNERTUBE_CONTEXT_CLIENT_NAME': 56,
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ class _PoTokenContext(enum.Enum):
         'INNERTUBE_CONTEXT': {
             'client': {
                 'clientName': 'WEB_REMIX',
-                'clientVersion': '1.20241127.01.00',
+                'clientVersion': '1.20250310.01.00',
             },
         },
         'INNERTUBE_CONTEXT_CLIENT_NAME': 67,
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ class _PoTokenContext(enum.Enum):
         'INNERTUBE_CONTEXT': {
             'client': {
                 'clientName': 'WEB_CREATOR',
-                'clientVersion': '1.20241203.01.00',
+                'clientVersion': '1.20250312.03.01',
             },
         },
         'INNERTUBE_CONTEXT_CLIENT_NAME': 62,
@@ -102,9 +102,9 @@ class _PoTokenContext(enum.Enum):
         'INNERTUBE_CONTEXT': {
             'client': {
                 'clientName': 'ANDROID',
-                'clientVersion': '19.44.38',
+                'clientVersion': '20.10.38',
                 'androidSdkVersion': 30,
-                'userAgent': 'com.google.android.youtube/19.44.38 (Linux; U; Android 11) gzip',
+                'userAgent': 'com.google.android.youtube/20.10.38 (Linux; U; Android 11) gzip',
                 'osName': 'Android',
                 'osVersion': '11',
             },
@@ -113,50 +113,16 @@ class _PoTokenContext(enum.Enum):
         'REQUIRE_JS_PLAYER': False,
         'PO_TOKEN_REQUIRED_CONTEXTS': [_PoTokenContext.GVS],
     },
-    # This client now requires sign-in for every video
-    'android_music': {
-        'INNERTUBE_CONTEXT': {
-            'client': {
-                'clientName': 'ANDROID_MUSIC',
-                'clientVersion': '7.27.52',
-                'androidSdkVersion': 30,
-                'userAgent': 'com.google.android.apps.youtube.music/7.27.52 (Linux; U; Android 11) gzip',
-                'osName': 'Android',
-                'osVersion': '11',
-            },
-        },
-        'INNERTUBE_CONTEXT_CLIENT_NAME': 21,
-        'REQUIRE_JS_PLAYER': False,
-        'PO_TOKEN_REQUIRED_CONTEXTS': [_PoTokenContext.GVS],
-        'REQUIRE_AUTH': True,
-    },
-    # This client now requires sign-in for every video
-    'android_creator': {
-        'INNERTUBE_CONTEXT': {
-            'client': {
-                'clientName': 'ANDROID_CREATOR',
-                'clientVersion': '24.45.100',
-                'androidSdkVersion': 30,
-                'userAgent': 'com.google.android.apps.youtube.creator/24.45.100 (Linux; U; Android 11) gzip',
-                'osName': 'Android',
-                'osVersion': '11',
-            },
-        },
-        'INNERTUBE_CONTEXT_CLIENT_NAME': 14,
-        'REQUIRE_JS_PLAYER': False,
-        'PO_TOKEN_REQUIRED_CONTEXTS': [_PoTokenContext.GVS],
-        'REQUIRE_AUTH': True,
-    },
     # YouTube Kids videos aren't returned on this client for some reason
     'android_vr': {
         'INNERTUBE_CONTEXT': {
             'client': {
                 'clientName': 'ANDROID_VR',
-                'clientVersion': '1.60.19',
+                'clientVersion': '1.62.27',
                 'deviceMake': 'Oculus',
                 'deviceModel': 'Quest 3',
                 'androidSdkVersion': 32,
-                'userAgent': 'com.google.android.apps.youtube.vr.oculus/1.60.19 (Linux; U; Android 12L; eureka-user Build/SQ3A.220605.009.A1) gzip',
+                'userAgent': 'com.google.android.apps.youtube.vr.oculus/1.62.27 (Linux; U; Android 12L; eureka-user Build/SQ3A.220605.009.A1) gzip',
                 'osName': 'Android',
                 'osVersion': '12L',
             },
@@ -170,61 +136,25 @@ class _PoTokenContext(enum.Enum):
         'INNERTUBE_CONTEXT': {
             'client': {
                 'clientName': 'IOS',
-                'clientVersion': '20.03.02',
+                'clientVersion': '20.10.4',
                 'deviceMake': 'Apple',
                 'deviceModel': 'iPhone16,2',
-                'userAgent': 'com.google.ios.youtube/20.03.02 (iPhone16,2; U; CPU iOS 18_2_1 like Mac OS X;)',
+                'userAgent': 'com.google.ios.youtube/20.10.4 (iPhone16,2; U; CPU iOS 18_3_2 like Mac OS X;)',
                 'osName': 'iPhone',
-                'osVersion': '18.2.1.22C161',
+                'osVersion': '18.3.2.22D82',
             },
         },
         'INNERTUBE_CONTEXT_CLIENT_NAME': 5,
         'PO_TOKEN_REQUIRED_CONTEXTS': [_PoTokenContext.GVS],
         'REQUIRE_JS_PLAYER': False,
     },
-    # This client now requires sign-in for every video
-    'ios_music': {
-        'INNERTUBE_CONTEXT': {
-            'client': {
-                'clientName': 'IOS_MUSIC',
-                'clientVersion': '7.27.0',
-                'deviceMake': 'Apple',
-                'deviceModel': 'iPhone16,2',
-                'userAgent': 'com.google.ios.youtubemusic/7.27.0 (iPhone16,2; U; CPU iOS 18_1_0 like Mac OS X;)',
-                'osName': 'iPhone',
-                'osVersion': '18.1.0.22B83',
-            },
-        },
-        'INNERTUBE_CONTEXT_CLIENT_NAME': 26,
-        'REQUIRE_JS_PLAYER': False,
-        'PO_TOKEN_REQUIRED_CONTEXTS': [_PoTokenContext.GVS],
-        'REQUIRE_AUTH': True,
-    },
-    # This client now requires sign-in for every video
-    'ios_creator': {
-        'INNERTUBE_CONTEXT': {
-            'client': {
-                'clientName': 'IOS_CREATOR',
-                'clientVersion': '24.45.100',
-                'deviceMake': 'Apple',
-                'deviceModel': 'iPhone16,2',
-                'userAgent': 'com.google.ios.ytcreator/24.45.100 (iPhone16,2; U; CPU iOS 18_1_0 like Mac OS X;)',
-                'osName': 'iPhone',
-                'osVersion': '18.1.0.22B83',
-            },
-        },
-        'INNERTUBE_CONTEXT_CLIENT_NAME': 15,
-        'REQUIRE_JS_PLAYER': False,
-        'PO_TOKEN_REQUIRED_CONTEXTS': [_PoTokenContext.GVS],
-        'REQUIRE_AUTH': True,
-    },
     # mweb has 'ultralow' formats
     # See: https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/pull/557
     'mweb': {
         'INNERTUBE_CONTEXT': {
             'client': {
                 'clientName': 'MWEB',
-                'clientVersion': '2.20241202.07.00',
+                'clientVersion': '2.20250311.03.00',
                 # mweb previously did not require PO Token with this UA
                 'userAgent': 'Mozilla/5.0 (iPad; CPU OS 16_7_10 like Mac OS X) AppleWebKit/605.1.15 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/16.6 Mobile/15E148 Safari/604.1,gzip(gfe)',
             },
@@ -237,7 +167,7 @@ class _PoTokenContext(enum.Enum):
         'INNERTUBE_CONTEXT': {
             'client': {
                 'clientName': 'TVHTML5',
-                'clientVersion': '7.20250120.19.00',
+                'clientVersion': '7.20250312.16.00',
                 'userAgent': 'Mozilla/5.0 (ChromiumStylePlatform) Cobalt/Version',
             },
         },
@@ -487,6 +417,8 @@ class YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor(InfoExtractor):
 
     _NETRC_MACHINE = 'youtube'
 
+    _COOKIE_HOWTO_WIKI_URL = 'https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/wiki/Extractors#exporting-youtube-cookies'
+
     def ucid_or_none(self, ucid):
         return self._search_regex(rf'^({self._YT_CHANNEL_UCID_RE})$', ucid, 'UC-id', default=None)
 
@@ -521,17 +453,15 @@ def _preferred_lang(self):
         return preferred_lang
 
     def _initialize_consent(self):
-        cookies = self._get_cookies('https://www.youtube.com/')
-        if cookies.get('__Secure-3PSID'):
+        if self._has_auth_cookies:
             return
-        socs = cookies.get('SOCS')
+        socs = self._youtube_cookies.get('SOCS')
         if socs and not socs.value.startswith('CAA'):  # not consented
             return
         self._set_cookie('.youtube.com', 'SOCS', 'CAI', secure=True)  # accept all (required for mixes)
 
     def _initialize_pref(self):
-        cookies = self._get_cookies('https://www.youtube.com/')
-        pref_cookie = cookies.get('PREF')
+        pref_cookie = self._youtube_cookies.get('PREF')
         pref = {}
         if pref_cookie:
             try:
@@ -542,8 +472,9 @@ def _initialize_pref(self):
         self._set_cookie('.youtube.com', name='PREF', value=urllib.parse.urlencode(pref))
 
     def _initialize_cookie_auth(self):
-        yt_sapisid, yt_1psapisid, yt_3psapisid = self._get_sid_cookies()
-        if yt_sapisid or yt_1psapisid or yt_3psapisid:
+        self._passed_auth_cookies = False
+        if self._has_auth_cookies:
+            self._passed_auth_cookies = True
             self.write_debug('Found YouTube account cookies')
 
     def _real_initialize(self):
@@ -562,8 +493,7 @@ def _perform_login(self, username, password):
 
     @property
     def _youtube_login_hint(self):
-        return (f'{self._login_hint(method="cookies")}. Also see  '
-                'https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/wiki/Extractors#exporting-youtube-cookies  '
+        return (f'{self._login_hint(method="cookies")}. Also see  {self._COOKIE_HOWTO_WIKI_URL}  '
                 'for tips on effectively exporting YouTube cookies')
 
     def _check_login_required(self):
@@ -623,12 +553,16 @@ def _make_sid_authorization(scheme, sid, origin, additional_parts):
 
         return f'{scheme} {"_".join(parts)}'
 
+    @property
+    def _youtube_cookies(self):
+        return self._get_cookies('https://www.youtube.com')
+
     def _get_sid_cookies(self):
         """
         Get SAPISID, 1PSAPISID, 3PSAPISID cookie values
         @returns sapisid, 1psapisid, 3psapisid
         """
-        yt_cookies = self._get_cookies('https://www.youtube.com')
+        yt_cookies = self._youtube_cookies
         yt_sapisid = try_call(lambda: yt_cookies['SAPISID'].value)
         yt_3papisid = try_call(lambda: yt_cookies['__Secure-3PAPISID'].value)
         yt_1papisid = try_call(lambda: yt_cookies['__Secure-1PAPISID'].value)
@@ -665,6 +599,31 @@ def _get_sid_authorization_header(self, origin='https://www.youtube.com', user_s
 
         return ' '.join(authorizations)
 
+    @property
+    def is_authenticated(self):
+        return self._has_auth_cookies
+
+    @property
+    def _has_auth_cookies(self):
+        yt_sapisid, yt_1psapisid, yt_3psapisid = self._get_sid_cookies()
+        # YouTube doesn't appear to clear 3PSAPISID when rotating cookies (as of 2025-04-26)
+        # But LOGIN_INFO is cleared and should exist if logged in
+        has_login_info = 'LOGIN_INFO' in self._youtube_cookies
+        return bool(has_login_info and (yt_sapisid or yt_1psapisid or yt_3psapisid))
+
+    def _request_webpage(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        response = super()._request_webpage(*args, **kwargs)
+
+        # Check that we are still logged-in and cookies have not rotated after every request
+        if getattr(self, '_passed_auth_cookies', None) and not self._has_auth_cookies:
+            self.report_warning(
+                'The provided YouTube account cookies are no longer valid. '
+                'They have likely been rotated in the browser as a security measure. '
+                f'For tips on how to effectively export YouTube cookies, refer to  {self._COOKIE_HOWTO_WIKI_URL} .',
+                only_once=False)
+
+        return response
+
     def _call_api(self, ep, query, video_id, fatal=True, headers=None,
                   note='Downloading API JSON', errnote='Unable to download API page',
                   context=None, api_key=None, api_hostname=None, default_client='web'):
@@ -765,10 +724,6 @@ def _extract_visitor_data(self, *args):
             args, [('VISITOR_DATA', ('INNERTUBE_CONTEXT', 'client', 'visitorData'), ('responseContext', 'visitorData'))],
             expected_type=str)
 
-    @functools.cached_property
-    def is_authenticated(self):
-        return bool(self._get_sid_authorization_header())
-
     def extract_ytcfg(self, video_id, webpage):
         if not webpage:
             return {}
@@ -873,12 +828,14 @@ def _extract_next_continuation_data(cls, renderer):
 
     @classmethod
     def _extract_continuation_ep_data(cls, continuation_ep: dict):
-        if isinstance(continuation_ep, dict):
-            continuation = try_get(
-                continuation_ep, lambda x: x['continuationCommand']['token'], str)
+        continuation_commands = traverse_obj(
+            continuation_ep, ('commandExecutorCommand', 'commands', ..., {dict}))
+        continuation_commands.append(continuation_ep)
+        for command in continuation_commands:
+            continuation = traverse_obj(command, ('continuationCommand', 'token', {str}))
             if not continuation:
-                return
-            ctp = continuation_ep.get('clickTrackingParams')
+                continue
+            ctp = command.get('clickTrackingParams')
             return cls._build_api_continuation_query(continuation, ctp)
 
     @classmethod
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/youtube/_tab.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/youtube/_tab.py
index 122300e60..c018ee8cf 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/youtube/_tab.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/youtube/_tab.py
@@ -524,10 +524,16 @@ def _entries(self, tab, item_id, ytcfg, delegated_session_id, visitor_data):
             response = self._extract_response(
                 item_id=f'{item_id} page {page_num}',
                 query=continuation, headers=headers, ytcfg=ytcfg,
-                check_get_keys=('continuationContents', 'onResponseReceivedActions', 'onResponseReceivedEndpoints'))
+                check_get_keys=(
+                    'continuationContents', 'onResponseReceivedActions', 'onResponseReceivedEndpoints',
+                    # Playlist recommendations may return with no data - ignore
+                    ('responseContext', 'serviceTrackingParams', ..., 'params', ..., lambda k, v: k == 'key' and v == 'GetRecommendedMusicPlaylists_rid'),
+                ))
 
             if not response:
                 break
+
+            continuation = None
             # Extracting updated visitor data is required to prevent an infinite extraction loop in some cases
             # See: https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl/issues/28702
             visitor_data = self._extract_visitor_data(response) or visitor_data
@@ -564,7 +570,13 @@ def _entries(self, tab, item_id, ytcfg, delegated_session_id, visitor_data):
                 yield from func(video_items_renderer)
                 continuation = continuation_list[0] or self._extract_continuation(video_items_renderer)
 
-            if not video_items_renderer:
+            # In the case only a continuation is returned, try to follow it.
+            # We extract this after trying to extract non-continuation items as otherwise this
+            # may be prioritized over other continuations.
+            # see: https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12933
+            continuation = continuation or self._extract_continuation({'contents': [continuation_item]})
+
+            if not continuation and not video_items_renderer:
                 break
 
     @staticmethod
@@ -999,14 +1011,14 @@ class YoutubeTabIE(YoutubeTabBaseInfoExtractor):
         'playlist_mincount': 94,
         'info_dict': {
             'id': 'UCqj7Cz7revf5maW9g5pgNcg',
-            'title': 'Igor Kleiner Ph.D. - Playlists',
+            'title': 'Igor Kleiner  - Playlists',
             'description': 'md5:15d7dd9e333cb987907fcb0d604b233a',
-            'uploader': 'Igor Kleiner Ph.D.',
+            'uploader': 'Igor Kleiner ',
             'uploader_id': '@IgorDataScience',
             'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/@IgorDataScience',
-            'channel': 'Igor Kleiner Ph.D.',
+            'channel': 'Igor Kleiner ',
             'channel_id': 'UCqj7Cz7revf5maW9g5pgNcg',
-            'tags': ['критическое мышление', 'наука просто', 'математика', 'анализ данных'],
+            'tags': 'count:23',
             'channel_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqj7Cz7revf5maW9g5pgNcg',
             'channel_follower_count': int,
         },
@@ -1016,18 +1028,19 @@ class YoutubeTabIE(YoutubeTabBaseInfoExtractor):
         'playlist_mincount': 94,
         'info_dict': {
             'id': 'UCqj7Cz7revf5maW9g5pgNcg',
-            'title': 'Igor Kleiner Ph.D. - Playlists',
+            'title': 'Igor Kleiner  - Playlists',
             'description': 'md5:15d7dd9e333cb987907fcb0d604b233a',
-            'uploader': 'Igor Kleiner Ph.D.',
+            'uploader': 'Igor Kleiner ',
             'uploader_id': '@IgorDataScience',
             'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/@IgorDataScience',
-            'tags': ['критическое мышление', 'наука просто', 'математика', 'анализ данных'],
+            'tags': 'count:23',
             'channel_id': 'UCqj7Cz7revf5maW9g5pgNcg',
-            'channel': 'Igor Kleiner Ph.D.',
+            'channel': 'Igor Kleiner ',
             'channel_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqj7Cz7revf5maW9g5pgNcg',
             'channel_follower_count': int,
         },
     }, {
+        # TODO: fix channel_is_verified extraction
         'note': 'playlists, series',
         'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/c/3blue1brown/playlists?view=50&sort=dd&shelf_id=3',
         'playlist_mincount': 5,
@@ -1066,22 +1079,23 @@ class YoutubeTabIE(YoutubeTabBaseInfoExtractor):
         'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/c/ChristophLaimer/playlists',
         'only_matching': True,
     }, {
+        # TODO: fix availability extraction
         'note': 'basic, single video playlist',
-        'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4lCao7KL_QFVb7Iudeipvc2BCavECqzc',
+        'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt5yu3-wZAlSLRHmI1qNm0wjyVNWw1pCU',
         'info_dict': {
-            'id': 'PL4lCao7KL_QFVb7Iudeipvc2BCavECqzc',
-            'title': 'youtube-dl public playlist',
+            'id': 'PLt5yu3-wZAlSLRHmI1qNm0wjyVNWw1pCU',
+            'title': 'single video playlist',
             'description': '',
             'tags': [],
             'view_count': int,
-            'modified_date': '20201130',
-            'channel': 'Sergey M.',
-            'channel_id': 'UCmlqkdCBesrv2Lak1mF_MxA',
-            'channel_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmlqkdCBesrv2Lak1mF_MxA',
+            'modified_date': '20250417',
+            'channel': 'cole-dlp-test-acc',
+            'channel_id': 'UCiu-3thuViMebBjw_5nWYrA',
+            'channel_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiu-3thuViMebBjw_5nWYrA',
             'availability': 'public',
-            'uploader': 'Sergey M.',
-            'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/@sergeym.6173',
-            'uploader_id': '@sergeym.6173',
+            'uploader': 'cole-dlp-test-acc',
+            'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/@coletdjnz',
+            'uploader_id': '@coletdjnz',
         },
         'playlist_count': 1,
     }, {
@@ -1171,11 +1185,11 @@ class YoutubeTabIE(YoutubeTabBaseInfoExtractor):
         },
         'playlist_mincount': 17,
     }, {
-        'note': 'Community tab',
+        'note': 'Posts tab',
         'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKfVa3S1e4PHvxWcwyMMg8w/community',
         'info_dict': {
             'id': 'UCKfVa3S1e4PHvxWcwyMMg8w',
-            'title': 'lex will - Community',
+            'title': 'lex will - Posts',
             'description': 'md5:2163c5d0ff54ed5f598d6a7e6211e488',
             'channel': 'lex will',
             'channel_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKfVa3S1e4PHvxWcwyMMg8w',
@@ -1188,30 +1202,14 @@ class YoutubeTabIE(YoutubeTabBaseInfoExtractor):
         },
         'playlist_mincount': 18,
     }, {
-        'note': 'Channels tab',
-        'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKfVa3S1e4PHvxWcwyMMg8w/channels',
-        'info_dict': {
-            'id': 'UCKfVa3S1e4PHvxWcwyMMg8w',
-            'title': 'lex will - Channels',
-            'description': 'md5:2163c5d0ff54ed5f598d6a7e6211e488',
-            'channel': 'lex will',
-            'channel_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKfVa3S1e4PHvxWcwyMMg8w',
-            'channel_id': 'UCKfVa3S1e4PHvxWcwyMMg8w',
-            'tags': ['bible', 'history', 'prophesy'],
-            'channel_follower_count': int,
-            'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/@lexwill718',
-            'uploader_id': '@lexwill718',
-            'uploader': 'lex will',
-        },
-        'playlist_mincount': 12,
-    }, {
+        # TODO: fix channel_is_verified extraction
         'note': 'Search tab',
         'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/c/3blue1brown/search?query=linear%20algebra',
         'playlist_mincount': 40,
         'info_dict': {
             'id': 'UCYO_jab_esuFRV4b17AJtAw',
             'title': '3Blue1Brown - Search - linear algebra',
-            'description': 'md5:4d1da95432004b7ba840ebc895b6b4c9',
+            'description': 'md5:602e3789e6a0cb7d9d352186b720e395',
             'channel_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYO_jab_esuFRV4b17AJtAw',
             'tags': ['Mathematics'],
             'channel': '3Blue1Brown',
@@ -1232,6 +1230,7 @@ class YoutubeTabIE(YoutubeTabBaseInfoExtractor):
         'url': 'https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCmlqkdCBesrv2Lak1mF_MxA',
         'only_matching': True,
     }, {
+        # TODO: fix availability extraction
         'note': 'Playlist with deleted videos (#651). As a bonus, the video #51 is also twice in this list.',
         'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwP_SiAcdui0KVebT0mU9Apz359a4ubsC',
         'info_dict': {
@@ -1294,24 +1293,25 @@ class YoutubeTabIE(YoutubeTabBaseInfoExtractor):
         },
         'playlist_mincount': 21,
     }, {
+        # TODO: fix availability extraction
         'note': 'Playlist with "show unavailable videos" button',
-        'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UUTYLiWFZy8xtPwxFwX9rV7Q',
+        'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYwq8WOe86_xGmR7FrcJq8Sb7VW8K3Tt2',
         'info_dict': {
-            'title': 'Uploads from Phim Siêu Nhân Nhật Bản',
-            'id': 'UUTYLiWFZy8xtPwxFwX9rV7Q',
+            'title': 'The Memes Of 2010s.....',
+            'id': 'PLYwq8WOe86_xGmR7FrcJq8Sb7VW8K3Tt2',
             'view_count': int,
-            'channel': 'Phim Siêu Nhân Nhật Bản',
+            'channel': "I'm Not JiNxEd",
             'tags': [],
-            'description': '',
-            'channel_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTYLiWFZy8xtPwxFwX9rV7Q',
-            'channel_id': 'UCTYLiWFZy8xtPwxFwX9rV7Q',
+            'description': 'md5:44dc3b315ba69394feaafa2f40e7b2a1',
+            'channel_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5H5H85D1QE5-fuWWQ1hdNg',
+            'channel_id': 'UC5H5H85D1QE5-fuWWQ1hdNg',
             'modified_date': r're:\d{8}',
             'availability': 'public',
-            'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/@phimsieunhannhatban',
-            'uploader_id': '@phimsieunhannhatban',
-            'uploader': 'Phim Siêu Nhân Nhật Bản',
+            'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/@imnotjinxed1998',
+            'uploader_id': '@imnotjinxed1998',
+            'uploader': "I'm Not JiNxEd",
         },
-        'playlist_mincount': 200,
+        'playlist_mincount': 150,
         'expected_warnings': [r'[Uu]navailable videos (are|will be) hidden'],
     }, {
         'note': 'Playlist with unavailable videos in page 7',
@@ -1334,6 +1334,7 @@ class YoutubeTabIE(YoutubeTabBaseInfoExtractor):
         'playlist_mincount': 1000,
         'expected_warnings': [r'[Uu]navailable videos (are|will be) hidden'],
     }, {
+        # TODO: fix availability extraction
         'note': 'https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl/issues/21844',
         'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzH6n4zXuckpfMu_4Ff8E7Z1behQks5ba',
         'info_dict': {
@@ -1384,7 +1385,7 @@ class YoutubeTabIE(YoutubeTabBaseInfoExtractor):
     }, {
         'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoMdktPbSTixAyNGwb-UYkQ/live',
         'info_dict': {
-            'id': 'hGkQjiJLjWQ',  # This will keep changing
+            'id': 'YDvsBbKfLPA',  # This will keep changing
             'ext': 'mp4',
             'title': str,
             'upload_date': r're:\d{8}',
@@ -1409,6 +1410,8 @@ class YoutubeTabIE(YoutubeTabBaseInfoExtractor):
             'uploader_id': '@SkyNews',
             'uploader': 'Sky News',
             'channel_is_verified': True,
+            'media_type': 'livestream',
+            'timestamp': int,
         },
         'params': {
             'skip_download': True,
@@ -1496,6 +1499,7 @@ class YoutubeTabIE(YoutubeTabBaseInfoExtractor):
         'url': 'https://music.youtube.com/browse/UC1a8OFewdjuLq6KlF8M_8Ng',
         'only_matching': True,
     }, {
+        # TODO: fix availability extraction
         'note': 'VLPL, should redirect to playlist?list=PL...',
         'url': 'https://music.youtube.com/browse/VLPLRBp0Fe2GpgmgoscNFLxNyBVSFVdYmFkq',
         'info_dict': {
@@ -1537,6 +1541,7 @@ class YoutubeTabIE(YoutubeTabBaseInfoExtractor):
     }, {
         # Destination channel with only a hidden self tab (tab id is UCtFRv9O2AHqOZjjynzrv-xg)
         # Treat as a general feed
+        # TODO: fix extraction
         'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtFRv9O2AHqOZjjynzrv-xg',
         'info_dict': {
             'id': 'UCtFRv9O2AHqOZjjynzrv-xg',
@@ -1560,21 +1565,21 @@ class YoutubeTabIE(YoutubeTabBaseInfoExtractor):
         'expected_warnings': ['YouTube Music is not directly supported'],
     }, {
         'note': 'unlisted single video playlist',
-        'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwL24UFy54GrB3s2KMMfjZscDi1x5Dajf',
+        'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt5yu3-wZAlQLfIN0MMgp0wVV6MP3bM4_',
         'info_dict': {
-            'id': 'PLwL24UFy54GrB3s2KMMfjZscDi1x5Dajf',
-            'title': 'yt-dlp unlisted playlist test',
+            'id': 'PLt5yu3-wZAlQLfIN0MMgp0wVV6MP3bM4_',
+            'title': 'unlisted playlist',
             'availability': 'unlisted',
             'tags': [],
-            'modified_date': '20220418',
-            'channel': 'colethedj',
+            'modified_date': '20250417',
+            'channel': 'cole-dlp-test-acc',
             'view_count': int,
             'description': '',
-            'channel_id': 'UC9zHu_mHU96r19o-wV5Qs1Q',
-            'channel_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9zHu_mHU96r19o-wV5Qs1Q',
-            'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/@colethedj1894',
-            'uploader_id': '@colethedj1894',
-            'uploader': 'colethedj',
+            'channel_id': 'UCiu-3thuViMebBjw_5nWYrA',
+            'channel_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiu-3thuViMebBjw_5nWYrA',
+            'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/@coletdjnz',
+            'uploader_id': '@coletdjnz',
+            'uploader': 'cole-dlp-test-acc',
         },
         'playlist': [{
             'info_dict': {
@@ -1596,6 +1601,7 @@ class YoutubeTabIE(YoutubeTabBaseInfoExtractor):
         'playlist_count': 1,
         'params': {'extract_flat': True},
     }, {
+        # By default, recommended is always empty.
         'note': 'API Fallback: Recommended - redirects to home page. Requires visitorData',
         'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/feed/recommended',
         'info_dict': {
@@ -1603,7 +1609,7 @@ class YoutubeTabIE(YoutubeTabBaseInfoExtractor):
             'title': 'recommended',
             'tags': [],
         },
-        'playlist_mincount': 50,
+        'playlist_count': 0,
         'params': {
             'skip_download': True,
             'extractor_args': {'youtubetab': {'skip': ['webpage']}},
@@ -1628,6 +1634,7 @@ class YoutubeTabIE(YoutubeTabBaseInfoExtractor):
         },
         'skip': 'Query for sorting no longer works',
     }, {
+        # TODO: fix 'unviewable' issue with this playlist when reloading with unavailable videos
         'note': 'API Fallback: Topic, should redirect to playlist?list=UU...',
         'url': 'https://music.youtube.com/browse/UC9ALqqC4aIeG5iDs7i90Bfw',
         'info_dict': {
@@ -1654,11 +1661,12 @@ class YoutubeTabIE(YoutubeTabBaseInfoExtractor):
         'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwVVpHQ2Cs9iGJfpdFngePQ',
         'only_matching': True,
     }, {
+        # TODO: fix metadata extraction
         'note': 'collaborative playlist (uploader name in the form "by <uploader> and x other(s)")',
         'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLx-_-Kk4c89oOHEDQAojOXzEzemXxoqx6',
         'info_dict': {
             'id': 'PLx-_-Kk4c89oOHEDQAojOXzEzemXxoqx6',
-            'modified_date': '20220407',
+            'modified_date': '20250115',
             'channel_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKcqXmCcyqnhgpA5P0oHH_Q',
             'tags': [],
             'availability': 'unlisted',
@@ -1692,6 +1700,7 @@ class YoutubeTabIE(YoutubeTabBaseInfoExtractor):
         'expected_warnings': ['Preferring "ja"'],
     }, {
         # XXX: this should really check flat playlist entries, but the test suite doesn't support that
+        # TODO: fix availability extraction
         'note': 'preferred lang set with playlist with translated video titles',
         'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt5yu3-wZAlQAaPZ5Z-rJoTdbT-45Q7c0',
         'info_dict': {
@@ -1714,6 +1723,7 @@ class YoutubeTabIE(YoutubeTabBaseInfoExtractor):
     }, {
         # shorts audio pivot for 2GtVksBMYFM.
         'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/feed/sfv_audio_pivot?bp=8gUrCikSJwoLMkd0VmtzQk1ZRk0SCzJHdFZrc0JNWUZNGgsyR3RWa3NCTVlGTQ==',
+        # TODO: fix extraction
         'info_dict': {
             'id': 'sfv_audio_pivot',
             'title': 'sfv_audio_pivot',
@@ -1751,6 +1761,7 @@ class YoutubeTabIE(YoutubeTabBaseInfoExtractor):
         'playlist_mincount': 8,
     }, {
         # Should get three playlists for videos, shorts and streams tabs
+        # TODO: fix channel_is_verified extraction
         'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK9V2B22uJYu3N7eR_BT9QA',
         'info_dict': {
             'id': 'UCK9V2B22uJYu3N7eR_BT9QA',
@@ -1758,7 +1769,7 @@ class YoutubeTabIE(YoutubeTabBaseInfoExtractor):
             'channel_follower_count': int,
             'channel_id': 'UCK9V2B22uJYu3N7eR_BT9QA',
             'channel_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK9V2B22uJYu3N7eR_BT9QA',
-            'description': 'md5:49809d8bf9da539bc48ed5d1f83c33f2',
+            'description': 'md5:01e53f350ab8ad6fcf7c4fedb3c1b99f',
             'channel': 'Polka Ch. 尾丸ポルカ',
             'tags': 'count:35',
             'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/@OmaruPolka',
@@ -1769,14 +1780,14 @@ class YoutubeTabIE(YoutubeTabBaseInfoExtractor):
         'playlist_count': 3,
     }, {
         # Shorts tab with channel with handle
-        # TODO: fix channel description
+        # TODO: fix channel_is_verified extraction
         'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/@NotJustBikes/shorts',
         'info_dict': {
             'id': 'UC0intLFzLaudFG-xAvUEO-A',
             'title': 'Not Just Bikes - Shorts',
             'tags': 'count:10',
             'channel_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0intLFzLaudFG-xAvUEO-A',
-            'description': 'md5:5e82545b3a041345927a92d0585df247',
+            'description': 'md5:1d9fc1bad7f13a487299d1fe1712e031',
             'channel_follower_count': int,
             'channel_id': 'UC0intLFzLaudFG-xAvUEO-A',
             'channel': 'Not Just Bikes',
@@ -1797,7 +1808,7 @@ class YoutubeTabIE(YoutubeTabBaseInfoExtractor):
             'channel_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3eYAvjCVwNHgkaGbXX3sig',
             'channel': '中村悠一',
             'channel_follower_count': int,
-            'description': 'md5:e744f6c93dafa7a03c0c6deecb157300',
+            'description': 'md5:e8fd705073a594f27d6d6d020da560dc',
             'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/@Yuichi-Nakamura',
             'uploader_id': '@Yuichi-Nakamura',
             'uploader': '中村悠一',
@@ -1815,6 +1826,7 @@ class YoutubeTabIE(YoutubeTabBaseInfoExtractor):
         'only_matching': True,
     }, {
         # No videos tab but has a shorts tab
+        # TODO: fix metadata extraction
         'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/c/TKFShorts',
         'info_dict': {
             'id': 'UCgJ5_1F6yJhYLnyMszUdmUg',
@@ -1851,6 +1863,7 @@ class YoutubeTabIE(YoutubeTabBaseInfoExtractor):
     }, {
         # Shorts url result in shorts tab
         # TODO: Fix channel id extraction
+        # TODO: fix test suite, 208163447408c78673b08c172beafe5c310fb167 broke this test
         'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiu-3thuViMebBjw_5nWYrA/shorts',
         'info_dict': {
             'id': 'UCiu-3thuViMebBjw_5nWYrA',
@@ -1879,6 +1892,7 @@ class YoutubeTabIE(YoutubeTabBaseInfoExtractor):
         'params': {'extract_flat': True},
     }, {
         # Live video status should be extracted
+        # TODO: fix test suite, 208163447408c78673b08c172beafe5c310fb167 broke this test
         'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQvWX73GQygcwXOTSf_VDVg/live',
         'info_dict': {
             'id': 'UCQvWX73GQygcwXOTSf_VDVg',
@@ -1907,6 +1921,7 @@ class YoutubeTabIE(YoutubeTabBaseInfoExtractor):
         'playlist_mincount': 1,
     }, {
         # Channel renderer metadata. Contains number of videos on the channel
+        # TODO: channels tab removed, change this test to use another page with channel renderer
         'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiu-3thuViMebBjw_5nWYrA/channels',
         'info_dict': {
             'id': 'UCiu-3thuViMebBjw_5nWYrA',
@@ -1940,7 +1955,9 @@ class YoutubeTabIE(YoutubeTabBaseInfoExtractor):
             },
         }],
         'params': {'extract_flat': True},
+        'skip': 'channels tab removed',
     }, {
+        # TODO: fix channel_is_verified extraction
         'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/@3blue1brown/about',
         'info_dict': {
             'id': '@3blue1brown',
@@ -1950,7 +1967,7 @@ class YoutubeTabIE(YoutubeTabBaseInfoExtractor):
             'channel_id': 'UCYO_jab_esuFRV4b17AJtAw',
             'channel': '3Blue1Brown',
             'channel_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYO_jab_esuFRV4b17AJtAw',
-            'description': 'md5:4d1da95432004b7ba840ebc895b6b4c9',
+            'description': 'md5:602e3789e6a0cb7d9d352186b720e395',
             'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/@3blue1brown',
             'uploader_id': '@3blue1brown',
             'uploader': '3Blue1Brown',
@@ -1976,6 +1993,7 @@ class YoutubeTabIE(YoutubeTabBaseInfoExtractor):
         'playlist_count': 5,
     }, {
         # Releases tab, with rich entry playlistRenderers (same as Podcasts tab)
+        # TODO: fix channel_is_verified extraction
         'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/@AHimitsu/releases',
         'info_dict': {
             'id': 'UCgFwu-j5-xNJml2FtTrrB3A',
@@ -2015,6 +2033,7 @@ class YoutubeTabIE(YoutubeTabBaseInfoExtractor):
         'playlist_mincount': 100,
         'expected_warnings': [r'[Uu]navailable videos (are|will be) hidden'],
     }, {
+        # TODO: fix channel_is_verified extraction
         'note': 'Tags containing spaces',
         'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7_YxT-KID8kRbqZo7MyscQ',
         'playlist_count': 3,
@@ -2035,6 +2054,24 @@ class YoutubeTabIE(YoutubeTabBaseInfoExtractor):
                      'challenges', 'sketches', 'scary games', 'funny games', 'rage games',
                      'mark fischbach'],
         },
+    }, {
+        # https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12933
+        'note': 'streams tab, some scheduled streams. Empty intermediate response with only continuation - must follow',
+        'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/@sbcitygov/streams',
+        'playlist_mincount': 150,
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': 'UCH6-qfQwlUgz9SAf05jvc_w',
+            'channel': 'sbcitygov',
+            'channel_id': 'UCH6-qfQwlUgz9SAf05jvc_w',
+            'title': 'sbcitygov - Live',
+            'channel_follower_count': int,
+            'description': 'md5:ca1a92059835c071e33b3db52f4a6d67',
+            'uploader_id': '@sbcitygov',
+            'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/@sbcitygov',
+            'uploader': 'sbcitygov',
+            'channel_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH6-qfQwlUgz9SAf05jvc_w',
+            'tags': [],
+        },
     }]
 
     @classmethod
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/youtube/_video.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/youtube/_video.py
index 2b9b89700..872b09b21 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/youtube/_video.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/youtube/_video.py
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
     clean_html,
     datetime_from_str,
     filesize_from_tbr,
+    filter_dict,
     float_or_none,
     format_field,
     get_first,
@@ -130,7 +131,7 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
     _RETURN_TYPE = 'video'  # XXX: How to handle multifeed?
 
     _PLAYER_INFO_RE = (
-        r'/s/player/(?P<id>[a-zA-Z0-9_-]{8,})/player',
+        r'/s/player/(?P<id>[a-zA-Z0-9_-]{8,})/(?:tv-)?player',
         r'/(?P<id>[a-zA-Z0-9_-]{8,})/player(?:_ias\.vflset(?:/[a-zA-Z]{2,3}_[a-zA-Z]{2,3})?|-plasma-ias-(?:phone|tablet)-[a-z]{2}_[A-Z]{2}\.vflset)/base\.js$',
         r'\b(?P<id>vfl[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+)\b.*?\.js$',
     )
@@ -1760,6 +1761,16 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
         },
     ]
 
+    _PLAYER_JS_VARIANT_MAP = {
+        'main': 'player_ias.vflset/en_US/base.js',
+        'tce': 'player_ias_tce.vflset/en_US/base.js',
+        'tv': 'tv-player-ias.vflset/tv-player-ias.js',
+        'tv_es6': 'tv-player-es6.vflset/tv-player-es6.js',
+        'phone': 'player-plasma-ias-phone-en_US.vflset/base.js',
+        'tablet': 'player-plasma-ias-tablet-en_US.vflset/base.js',
+    }
+    _INVERSE_PLAYER_JS_VARIANT_MAP = {v: k for k, v in _PLAYER_JS_VARIANT_MAP.items()}
+
     @classmethod
     def suitable(cls, url):
         from yt_dlp.utils import parse_qs
@@ -1808,6 +1819,12 @@ def mpd_feed(format_id, delay):
                     else:
                         retry.error = f'Cannot find refreshed manifest for format {format_id}{bug_reports_message()}'
                     continue
+
+                # Formats from ended premieres will be missing a manifest_url
+                # See https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/8543
+                if not f.get('manifest_url'):
+                    break
+
                 return f['manifest_url'], f['manifest_stream_number'], is_live
             return None
 
@@ -1939,11 +1956,21 @@ def _extract_player_url(self, *ytcfgs, webpage=None):
             get_all=False, expected_type=str)
         if not player_url:
             return
-        # TODO: Add proper support for the 'tce' variant players
-        # See https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12398
-        if '/player_ias_tce.vflset/' in player_url:
-            self.write_debug(f'Modifying tce player URL: {player_url}')
-            player_url = player_url.replace('/player_ias_tce.vflset/', '/player_ias.vflset/')
+
+        requested_js_variant = self._configuration_arg('player_js_variant', [''])[0] or 'actual'
+        if requested_js_variant in self._PLAYER_JS_VARIANT_MAP:
+            player_id = self._extract_player_info(player_url)
+            original_url = player_url
+            player_url = f'/s/player/{player_id}/{self._PLAYER_JS_VARIANT_MAP[requested_js_variant]}'
+            if original_url != player_url:
+                self.write_debug(
+                    f'Forcing "{requested_js_variant}" player JS variant for player {player_id}\n'
+                    f'        original url = {original_url}', only_once=True)
+        elif requested_js_variant != 'actual':
+            self.report_warning(
+                f'Invalid player JS variant name "{requested_js_variant}" requested. '
+                f'Valid choices are: {", ".join(self._PLAYER_JS_VARIANT_MAP)}', only_once=True)
+
         return urljoin('https://www.youtube.com', player_url)
 
     def _download_player_url(self, video_id, fatal=False):
@@ -1958,6 +1985,19 @@ def _download_player_url(self, video_id, fatal=False):
             if player_version:
                 return f'https://www.youtube.com/s/player/{player_version}/player_ias.vflset/en_US/base.js'
 
+    def _player_js_cache_key(self, player_url):
+        player_id = self._extract_player_info(player_url)
+        player_path = remove_start(urllib.parse.urlparse(player_url).path, f'/s/player/{player_id}/')
+        variant = self._INVERSE_PLAYER_JS_VARIANT_MAP.get(player_path) or next((
+            v for k, v in self._INVERSE_PLAYER_JS_VARIANT_MAP.items()
+            if re.fullmatch(re.escape(k).replace('en_US', r'[a-zA-Z0-9_]+'), player_path)), None)
+        if not variant:
+            self.write_debug(
+                f'Unable to determine player JS variant\n'
+                f'        player = {player_url}', only_once=True)
+            variant = re.sub(r'[^a-zA-Z0-9]', '_', remove_end(player_path, '.js'))
+        return join_nonempty(player_id, variant)
+
     def _signature_cache_id(self, example_sig):
         """ Return a string representation of a signature """
         return '.'.join(str(len(part)) for part in example_sig.split('.'))
@@ -1973,30 +2013,29 @@ def _extract_player_info(cls, player_url):
         return id_m.group('id')
 
     def _load_player(self, video_id, player_url, fatal=True):
-        player_id = self._extract_player_info(player_url)
-        if player_id not in self._code_cache:
+        player_js_key = self._player_js_cache_key(player_url)
+        if player_js_key not in self._code_cache:
             code = self._download_webpage(
                 player_url, video_id, fatal=fatal,
-                note='Downloading player ' + player_id,
-                errnote=f'Download of {player_url} failed')
+                note=f'Downloading player {player_js_key}',
+                errnote=f'Download of {player_js_key} failed')
             if code:
-                self._code_cache[player_id] = code
-        return self._code_cache.get(player_id)
+                self._code_cache[player_js_key] = code
+        return self._code_cache.get(player_js_key)
 
     def _extract_signature_function(self, video_id, player_url, example_sig):
-        player_id = self._extract_player_info(player_url)
-
         # Read from filesystem cache
-        func_id = f'js_{player_id}_{self._signature_cache_id(example_sig)}'
+        func_id = join_nonempty(
+            self._player_js_cache_key(player_url), self._signature_cache_id(example_sig))
         assert os.path.basename(func_id) == func_id
 
         self.write_debug(f'Extracting signature function {func_id}')
-        cache_spec, code = self.cache.load('youtube-sigfuncs', func_id), None
+        cache_spec, code = self.cache.load('youtube-sigfuncs', func_id, min_ver='2025.03.31'), None
 
         if not cache_spec:
             code = self._load_player(video_id, player_url)
         if code:
-            res = self._parse_sig_js(code)
+            res = self._parse_sig_js(code, player_url)
             test_string = ''.join(map(chr, range(len(example_sig))))
             cache_spec = [ord(c) for c in res(test_string)]
             self.cache.store('youtube-sigfuncs', func_id, cache_spec)
@@ -2044,7 +2083,7 @@ def _genslice(start, end, step):
                 f'    return {expr_code}\n')
         self.to_screen('Extracted signature function:\n' + code)
 
-    def _parse_sig_js(self, jscode):
+    def _parse_sig_js(self, jscode, player_url):
         # Examples where `sig` is funcname:
         # sig=function(a){a=a.split(""); ... ;return a.join("")};
         # ;c&&(c=sig(decodeURIComponent(c)),a.set(b,encodeURIComponent(c)));return a};
@@ -2068,8 +2107,9 @@ def _parse_sig_js(self, jscode):
              r'\bc\s*&&\s*[a-zA-Z0-9]+\.set\([^,]+\s*,\s*\([^)]*\)\s*\(\s*(?P<sig>[a-zA-Z0-9$]+)\('),
             jscode, 'Initial JS player signature function name', group='sig')
 
+        varname, global_list = self._interpret_player_js_global_var(jscode, player_url)
         jsi = JSInterpreter(jscode)
-        initial_function = jsi.extract_function(funcname)
+        initial_function = jsi.extract_function(funcname, filter_dict({varname: global_list}))
         return lambda s: initial_function([s])
 
     def _cached(self, func, *cache_id):
@@ -2088,6 +2128,24 @@ def inner(*args, **kwargs):
             return ret
         return inner
 
+    def _load_player_data_from_cache(self, name, player_url):
+        cache_id = (f'youtube-{name}', self._player_js_cache_key(player_url))
+
+        if data := self._player_cache.get(cache_id):
+            return data
+
+        data = self.cache.load(*cache_id, min_ver='2025.03.31')
+        if data:
+            self._player_cache[cache_id] = data
+
+        return data
+
+    def _store_player_data_to_cache(self, name, player_url, data):
+        cache_id = (f'youtube-{name}', self._player_js_cache_key(player_url))
+        if cache_id not in self._player_cache:
+            self.cache.store(*cache_id, data)
+            self._player_cache[cache_id] = data
+
     def _decrypt_signature(self, s, video_id, player_url):
         """Turn the encrypted s field into a working signature"""
         extract_sig = self._cached(
@@ -2128,9 +2186,31 @@ def _decrypt_nsig(self, s, video_id, player_url):
                 video_id=video_id, note='Executing signature code').strip()
 
         self.write_debug(f'Decrypted nsig {s} => {ret}')
+        # Only cache nsig func JS code to disk if successful, and only once
+        self._store_player_data_to_cache('nsig', player_url, func_code)
         return ret
 
     def _extract_n_function_name(self, jscode, player_url=None):
+        varname, global_list = self._interpret_player_js_global_var(jscode, player_url)
+        if debug_str := traverse_obj(global_list, (lambda _, v: v.endswith('_w8_'), any)):
+            funcname = self._search_regex(
+                r'''(?xs)
+                    [;\n](?:
+                        (?P<f>function\s+)|
+                        (?:var\s+)?
+                    )(?P<funcname>[a-zA-Z0-9_$]+)\s*(?(f)|=\s*function\s*)
+                    \((?P<argname>[a-zA-Z0-9_$]+)\)\s*\{
+                    (?:(?!\}[;\n]).)+
+                    \}\s*catch\(\s*[a-zA-Z0-9_$]+\s*\)\s*
+                    \{\s*return\s+%s\[%d\]\s*\+\s*(?P=argname)\s*\}\s*return\s+[^}]+\}[;\n]
+                ''' % (re.escape(varname), global_list.index(debug_str)),
+                jscode, 'nsig function name', group='funcname', default=None)
+            if funcname:
+                return funcname
+            self.write_debug(join_nonempty(
+                'Initial search was unable to find nsig function name',
+                player_url and f'        player = {player_url}', delim='\n'), only_once=True)
+
         # Examples (with placeholders nfunc, narray, idx):
         # *  .get("n"))&&(b=nfunc(b)
         # *  .get("n"))&&(b=narray[idx](b)
@@ -2160,7 +2240,7 @@ def _extract_n_function_name(self, jscode, player_url=None):
         if not funcname:
             self.report_warning(join_nonempty(
                 'Falling back to generic n function search',
-                player_url and f'         player = {player_url}', delim='\n'))
+                player_url and f'         player = {player_url}', delim='\n'), only_once=True)
             return self._search_regex(
                 r'''(?xs)
                 ;\s*(?P<name>[a-zA-Z0-9_$]+)\s*=\s*function\([a-zA-Z0-9_$]+\)
@@ -2173,14 +2253,60 @@ def _extract_n_function_name(self, jscode, player_url=None):
             rf'var {re.escape(funcname)}\s*=\s*(\[.+?\])\s*[,;]', jscode,
             f'Initial JS player n function list ({funcname}.{idx})')))[int(idx)]
 
-    def _fixup_n_function_code(self, argnames, code):
-        return argnames, re.sub(
-            rf';\s*if\s*\(\s*typeof\s+[a-zA-Z0-9_$]+\s*===?\s*(["\'])undefined\1\s*\)\s*return\s+{argnames[0]};',
-            ';', code)
+    def _extract_player_js_global_var(self, jscode, player_url):
+        """Returns tuple of strings: variable assignment code, variable name, variable value code"""
+        extract_global_var = self._cached(self._search_regex, 'js global array', player_url)
+        varcode, varname, varvalue = extract_global_var(
+            r'''(?x)
+                (?P<q1>["\'])use\s+strict(?P=q1);\s*
+                (?P<code>
+                    var\s+(?P<name>[a-zA-Z0-9_$]+)\s*=\s*
+                    (?P<value>
+                        (?P<q2>["\'])(?:(?!(?P=q2)).|\\.)+(?P=q2)
+                        \.split\((?P<q3>["\'])(?:(?!(?P=q3)).)+(?P=q3)\)
+                        |\[\s*(?:(?P<q4>["\'])(?:(?!(?P=q4)).|\\.)*(?P=q4)\s*,?\s*)+\]
+                    )
+                )[;,]
+            ''', jscode, 'global variable', group=('code', 'name', 'value'), default=(None, None, None))
+        if not varcode:
+            self.write_debug(join_nonempty(
+                'No global array variable found in player JS',
+                player_url and f'        player = {player_url}', delim='\n'), only_once=True)
+        return varcode, varname, varvalue
+
+    def _interpret_player_js_global_var(self, jscode, player_url):
+        """Returns tuple of: variable name string, variable value list"""
+        _, varname, array_code = self._extract_player_js_global_var(jscode, player_url)
+        jsi = JSInterpreter(array_code)
+        interpret_global_var = self._cached(jsi.interpret_expression, 'js global list', player_url)
+        return varname, interpret_global_var(array_code, {}, allow_recursion=10)
+
+    def _fixup_n_function_code(self, argnames, nsig_code, jscode, player_url):
+        varcode, varname, _ = self._extract_player_js_global_var(jscode, player_url)
+        if varcode and varname:
+            nsig_code = varcode + '; ' + nsig_code
+            _, global_list = self._interpret_player_js_global_var(jscode, player_url)
+        else:
+            varname = 'dlp_wins'
+            global_list = []
+
+        undefined_idx = global_list.index('undefined') if 'undefined' in global_list else r'\d+'
+        fixed_code = re.sub(
+            rf'''(?x)
+                ;\s*if\s*\(\s*typeof\s+[a-zA-Z0-9_$]+\s*===?\s*(?:
+                    (["\'])undefined\1|
+                    {re.escape(varname)}\[{undefined_idx}\]
+                )\s*\)\s*return\s+{re.escape(argnames[0])};
+            ''', ';', nsig_code)
+        if fixed_code == nsig_code:
+            self.write_debug(join_nonempty(
+                'No typeof statement found in nsig function code',
+                player_url and f'        player = {player_url}', delim='\n'), only_once=True)
+        return argnames, fixed_code
 
     def _extract_n_function_code(self, video_id, player_url):
         player_id = self._extract_player_info(player_url)
-        func_code = self.cache.load('youtube-nsig', player_id, min_ver='2025.02.19')
+        func_code = self._load_player_data_from_cache('nsig', player_url)
         jscode = func_code or self._load_player(video_id, player_url)
         jsi = JSInterpreter(jscode)
 
@@ -2189,10 +2315,9 @@ def _extract_n_function_code(self, video_id, player_url):
 
         func_name = self._extract_n_function_name(jscode, player_url=player_url)
 
-        # XXX: Workaround for the `typeof` gotcha
-        func_code = self._fixup_n_function_code(*jsi.extract_function_code(func_name))
+        # XXX: Workaround for the global array variable and lack of `typeof` implementation
+        func_code = self._fixup_n_function_code(*jsi.extract_function_code(func_name), jscode, player_url)
 
-        self.cache.store('youtube-nsig', player_id, func_code)
         return jsi, player_id, func_code
 
     def _extract_n_function_from_code(self, jsi, func_code):
@@ -2217,23 +2342,27 @@ def _extract_signature_timestamp(self, video_id, player_url, ytcfg=None, fatal=F
         Extract signatureTimestamp (sts)
         Required to tell API what sig/player version is in use.
         """
-        sts = None
-        if isinstance(ytcfg, dict):
-            sts = int_or_none(ytcfg.get('STS'))
+        if sts := traverse_obj(ytcfg, ('STS', {int_or_none})):
+            return sts
+
+        if not player_url:
+            error_msg = 'Cannot extract signature timestamp without player url'
+            if fatal:
+                raise ExtractorError(error_msg)
+            self.report_warning(error_msg)
+            return None
+
+        sts = self._load_player_data_from_cache('sts', player_url)
+        if sts:
+            return sts
+
+        if code := self._load_player(video_id, player_url, fatal=fatal):
+            sts = int_or_none(self._search_regex(
+                r'(?:signatureTimestamp|sts)\s*:\s*(?P<sts>[0-9]{5})', code,
+                'JS player signature timestamp', group='sts', fatal=fatal))
+            if sts:
+                self._store_player_data_to_cache('sts', player_url, sts)
 
-        if not sts:
-            # Attempt to extract from player
-            if player_url is None:
-                error_msg = 'Cannot extract signature timestamp without player_url.'
-                if fatal:
-                    raise ExtractorError(error_msg)
-                self.report_warning(error_msg)
-                return
-            code = self._load_player(video_id, player_url, fatal=fatal)
-            if code:
-                sts = int_or_none(self._search_regex(
-                    r'(?:signatureTimestamp|sts)\s*:\s*(?P<sts>[0-9]{5})', code,
-                    'JS player signature timestamp', group='sts', fatal=fatal))
         return sts
 
     def _mark_watched(self, video_id, player_responses):
@@ -2986,9 +3115,19 @@ def append_client(*client_names):
                 else:
                     prs.append(pr)
 
+            # web_embedded can work around age-gate and age-verification for some embeddable videos
+            if self._is_agegated(pr) and variant != 'web_embedded':
+                append_client(f'web_embedded.{base_client}')
+            # Unauthenticated users will only get web_embedded client formats if age-gated
+            if self._is_agegated(pr) and not self.is_authenticated:
+                self.to_screen(
+                    f'{video_id}: This video is age-restricted; some formats may be missing '
+                    f'without authentication. {self._youtube_login_hint}', only_once=True)
+
             # EU countries require age-verification for accounts to access age-restricted videos
             # If account is not age-verified, _is_agegated() will be truthy for non-embedded clients
-            if self.is_authenticated and self._is_agegated(pr):
+            embedding_is_disabled = variant == 'web_embedded' and self._is_unplayable(pr)
+            if self.is_authenticated and (self._is_agegated(pr) or embedding_is_disabled):
                 self.to_screen(
                     f'{video_id}: This video is age-restricted and YouTube is requiring '
                     'account age-verification; some formats may be missing', only_once=True)
@@ -3091,24 +3230,40 @@ def build_fragments(f):
             if language_code and (is_original or (is_default and not original_language)):
                 original_language = language_code
 
+            has_drm = bool(fmt.get('drmFamilies'))
+
             # FORMAT_STREAM_TYPE_OTF(otf=1) requires downloading the init fragment
             # (adding `&sq=0` to the URL) and parsing emsg box to determine the
             # number of fragment that would subsequently requested with (`&sq=N`)
-            if fmt.get('type') == 'FORMAT_STREAM_TYPE_OTF':
+            if fmt.get('type') == 'FORMAT_STREAM_TYPE_OTF' and not has_drm:
                 continue
 
+            if has_drm:
+                msg = f'Some {client_name} client https formats have been skipped as they are DRM protected. '
+                if client_name == 'tv':
+                    msg += (
+                        f'{"Your account" if self.is_authenticated else "The current session"} may have '
+                        f'an experiment that applies DRM to all videos on the tv client. '
+                        f'See  https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12563  for more details.'
+                    )
+                self.report_warning(msg, video_id, only_once=True)
+
             fmt_url = fmt.get('url')
             if not fmt_url:
                 sc = urllib.parse.parse_qs(fmt.get('signatureCipher'))
                 fmt_url = url_or_none(try_get(sc, lambda x: x['url'][0]))
                 encrypted_sig = try_get(sc, lambda x: x['s'][0])
                 if not all((sc, fmt_url, player_url, encrypted_sig)):
-                    self.report_warning(
-                        f'Some {client_name} client formats have been skipped as they are missing a url. '
-                        f'{"Your account" if self.is_authenticated else "The current session"} may have '
-                        f'the SSAP (server-side ads) experiment which may be interfering with yt-dlp. '
-                        f'Please see  https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12482  for more details.',
-                        only_once=True)
+                    msg = f'Some {client_name} client https formats have been skipped as they are missing a url. '
+                    if client_name == 'web':
+                        msg += 'YouTube is forcing SABR streaming for this client. '
+                    else:
+                        msg += (
+                            f'YouTube may have enabled the SABR-only or Server-Side Ad Placement experiment for '
+                            f'{"your account" if self.is_authenticated else "the current session"}. '
+                        )
+                    msg += 'See  https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12482  for more details'
+                    self.report_warning(msg, video_id, only_once=True)
                     continue
                 try:
                     fmt_url += '&{}={}'.format(
@@ -3129,14 +3284,12 @@ def build_fragments(f):
                         'n': decrypt_nsig(query['n'][0], video_id, player_url),
                     })
                 except ExtractorError as e:
-                    phantomjs_hint = ''
-                    if isinstance(e, JSInterpreter.Exception):
-                        phantomjs_hint = (f'         Install {self._downloader._format_err("PhantomJS", self._downloader.Styles.EMPHASIS)} '
-                                          f'to workaround the issue. {PhantomJSwrapper.INSTALL_HINT}\n')
                     if player_url:
                         self.report_warning(
-                            f'nsig extraction failed: Some formats may be missing\n{phantomjs_hint}'
-                            f'         n = {query["n"][0]} ; player = {player_url}', video_id=video_id, only_once=True)
+                            f'nsig extraction failed: Some formats may be missing\n'
+                            f'         n = {query["n"][0]} ; player = {player_url}\n'
+                            f'         {bug_reports_message(before="")}',
+                            video_id=video_id, only_once=True)
                         self.write_debug(e, only_once=True)
                     else:
                         self.report_warning(
@@ -3153,7 +3306,7 @@ def build_fragments(f):
             is_damaged = try_call(lambda: format_duration < duration // 2)
             if is_damaged:
                 self.report_warning(
-                    f'{video_id}: Some formats are possibly damaged. They will be deprioritized', only_once=True)
+                    'Some formats are possibly damaged. They will be deprioritized', video_id, only_once=True)
 
             po_token = fmt.get(STREAMING_DATA_INITIAL_PO_TOKEN)
 
@@ -3190,15 +3343,15 @@ def build_fragments(f):
                 'audio_channels': fmt.get('audioChannels'),
                 'height': height,
                 'quality': q(quality) - bool(fmt.get('isDrc')) / 2,
-                'has_drm': bool(fmt.get('drmFamilies')),
+                'has_drm': has_drm,
                 'tbr': tbr,
                 'filesize_approx': filesize_from_tbr(tbr, format_duration),
                 'url': fmt_url,
                 'width': int_or_none(fmt.get('width')),
                 'language': join_nonempty(language_code, 'desc' if is_descriptive else '') or None,
                 'language_preference': PREFERRED_LANG_VALUE if is_original else 5 if is_default else -10 if is_descriptive else -1,
-                # Strictly de-prioritize broken, damaged and 3gp formats
-                'preference': -20 if require_po_token else -10 if is_damaged else -2 if itag == '17' else None,
+                # Strictly de-prioritize damaged and 3gp formats
+                'preference': -10 if is_damaged else -2 if itag == '17' else None,
             }
             mime_mobj = re.match(
                 r'((?:[^/]+)/(?:[^;]+))(?:;\s*codecs="([^"]+)")?', fmt.get('mimeType') or '')
@@ -3519,6 +3672,15 @@ def feed_entry(name):
                 if 'sign in' in reason.lower():
                     reason = remove_end(reason, 'This helps protect our community. Learn more')
                     reason = f'{remove_end(reason.strip(), ".")}. {self._youtube_login_hint}'
+                elif get_first(playability_statuses, ('errorScreen', 'playerCaptchaViewModel', {dict})):
+                    reason += '. YouTube is requiring a captcha challenge before playback'
+                elif "This content isn't available, try again later" in reason:
+                    reason = (
+                        f'{remove_end(reason.strip(), ".")}. {"Your account" if self.is_authenticated else "The current session"} '
+                        f'has been rate-limited by YouTube for up to an hour. It is recommended to use `-t sleep` to add a delay '
+                        f'between video requests to avoid exceeding the rate limit. For more information, refer to  '
+                        f'https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/wiki/Extractors#this-content-isnt-available-try-again-later'
+                    )
                 self.raise_no_formats(reason, expected=True)
 
         keywords = get_first(video_details, 'keywords', expected_type=list) or []
@@ -3747,7 +3909,7 @@ def process_language(container, base_url, lang_code, sub_name, query):
             if not traverse_obj(initial_data, 'contents'):
                 self.report_warning('Incomplete data received in embedded initial data; re-fetching using API.')
                 initial_data = None
-        if not initial_data:
+        if not initial_data and 'initial_data' not in self._configuration_arg('player_skip'):
             query = {'videoId': video_id}
             query.update(self._get_checkok_params())
             initial_data = self._extract_response(
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/zdf.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/zdf.py
index 4bef1017c..10be582a3 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/zdf.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/zdf.py
@@ -1,331 +1,410 @@
+import itertools
+import json
 import re
+import time
 
 from .common import InfoExtractor
 from ..utils import (
-    NO_DEFAULT,
     ExtractorError,
     determine_ext,
+    filter_dict,
     float_or_none,
     int_or_none,
     join_nonempty,
-    merge_dicts,
+    make_archive_id,
     parse_codecs,
-    qualities,
-    traverse_obj,
-    try_get,
+    parse_iso8601,
+    parse_qs,
+    smuggle_url,
     unified_timestamp,
-    update_url_query,
+    unsmuggle_url,
     url_or_none,
     urljoin,
+    variadic,
 )
+from ..utils.traversal import require, traverse_obj
 
 
 class ZDFBaseIE(InfoExtractor):
     _GEO_COUNTRIES = ['DE']
-    _QUALITIES = ('auto', 'low', 'med', 'high', 'veryhigh', 'hd', 'fhd', 'uhd')
+    _TOKEN_CACHE_PARAMS = ('zdf', 'api-token')
+    _token_cache = {}
 
-    def _download_v2_doc(self, document_id):
-        return self._download_json(
-            f'https://zdf-prod-futura.zdf.de/mediathekV2/document/{document_id}',
-            document_id)
+    def _get_api_token(self):
+        # As of 2025-03, this API is used by the Android app for getting tokens.
+        # An equivalent token could be extracted from the webpage should the API become unavailable.
+        # For now this allows the extractor to avoid dealing with Next.js hydration data.
+        if not self._token_cache:
+            self._token_cache.update(self.cache.load(*self._TOKEN_CACHE_PARAMS, default={}))
 
-    def _call_api(self, url, video_id, item, api_token=None, referrer=None):
-        headers = {}
-        if api_token:
-            headers['Api-Auth'] = f'Bearer {api_token}'
-        if referrer:
-            headers['Referer'] = referrer
+        if traverse_obj(self._token_cache, ('expires', {int_or_none}), default=0) < int(time.time()):
+            self._token_cache.update(self._download_json(
+                'https://zdf-prod-futura.zdf.de/mediathekV2/token', None,
+                'Downloading API token', 'Failed to download API token'))
+            self.cache.store(*self._TOKEN_CACHE_PARAMS, self._token_cache)
+
+        return f'{self._token_cache["type"]} {self._token_cache["token"]}'
+
+    def _call_api(self, url, video_id, item, api_token=None):
         return self._download_json(
-            url, video_id, f'Downloading JSON {item}', headers=headers)
+            url, video_id, f'Downloading {item}', f'Failed to download {item}',
+            headers=filter_dict({'Api-Auth': api_token}))
+
+    def _parse_aspect_ratio(self, aspect_ratio):
+        if not aspect_ratio or not isinstance(aspect_ratio, str):
+            return None
+        mobj = re.match(r'(?P<width>\d+):(?P<height>\d+)', aspect_ratio)
+        return int(mobj.group('width')) / int(mobj.group('height')) if mobj else None
+
+    def _extract_chapters(self, data):
+        return traverse_obj(data, (lambda _, v: v['anchorOffset'], {
+            'start_time': ('anchorOffset', {float_or_none}),
+            'title': ('anchorLabel', {str}),
+        })) or None
 
     @staticmethod
     def _extract_subtitles(src):
+        seen_urls = set()
         subtitles = {}
-        for caption in try_get(src, lambda x: x['captions'], list) or []:
+        for caption in src:
             subtitle_url = url_or_none(caption.get('uri'))
-            if subtitle_url:
-                lang = caption.get('language', 'deu')
-                subtitles.setdefault(lang, []).append({
-                    'url': subtitle_url,
-                })
+            if not subtitle_url or subtitle_url in seen_urls:
+                continue
+            seen_urls.add(subtitle_url)
+            lang = caption.get('language') or 'deu'
+            subtitles.setdefault(lang, []).append({
+                'url': subtitle_url,
+            })
         return subtitles
 
-    def _extract_format(self, video_id, formats, format_urls, meta):
-        format_url = url_or_none(meta.get('url'))
-        if not format_url or format_url in format_urls:
-            return
-        format_urls.add(format_url)
+    def _expand_ptmd_template(self, api_base_url, template):
+        return urljoin(api_base_url, template.replace('{playerId}', 'android_native_6'))
 
-        mime_type, ext = meta.get('mimeType'), determine_ext(format_url)
-        if mime_type == 'application/x-mpegURL' or ext == 'm3u8':
-            new_formats = self._extract_m3u8_formats(
-                format_url, video_id, 'mp4', m3u8_id='hls',
-                entry_protocol='m3u8_native', fatal=False)
-        elif mime_type == 'application/f4m+xml' or ext == 'f4m':
-            new_formats = self._extract_f4m_formats(
-                update_url_query(format_url, {'hdcore': '3.7.0'}), video_id, f4m_id='hds', fatal=False)
-        elif ext == 'mpd':
-            new_formats = self._extract_mpd_formats(
-                format_url, video_id, mpd_id='dash', fatal=False)
-        else:
-            f = parse_codecs(meta.get('mimeCodec'))
-            if not f and meta.get('type'):
-                data = meta['type'].split('_')
-                if try_get(data, lambda x: x[2]) == ext:
-                    f = {'vcodec': data[0], 'acodec': data[1]}
-            f.update({
-                'url': format_url,
-                'format_id': join_nonempty('http', meta.get('type'), meta.get('quality')),
-                'tbr': int_or_none(self._search_regex(r'_(\d+)k_', format_url, 'tbr', default=None)),
-            })
-            new_formats = [f]
-        formats.extend(merge_dicts(f, {
-            'format_note': join_nonempty('quality', 'class', from_dict=meta, delim=', '),
-            'language': meta.get('language'),
-            'language_preference': 10 if meta.get('class') == 'main' else -10 if meta.get('class') == 'ad' else -1,
-            'quality': qualities(self._QUALITIES)(meta.get('quality')),
-        }) for f in new_formats)
+    def _extract_ptmd(self, ptmd_urls, video_id, api_token=None, aspect_ratio=None):
+        content_id = None
+        duration = None
+        formats, src_captions = [], []
+        seen_urls = set()
 
-    def _extract_ptmd(self, ptmd_url, video_id, api_token, referrer):
-        ptmd = self._call_api(
-            ptmd_url, video_id, 'metadata', api_token, referrer)
+        for ptmd_url in variadic(ptmd_urls):
+            ptmd_url, smuggled_data = unsmuggle_url(ptmd_url, {})
+            # Is it a DGS variant? (*D*eutsche *G*ebärden*s*prache' / German Sign Language)
+            is_dgs = smuggled_data.get('vod_media_type') == 'DGS'
+            ptmd = self._call_api(ptmd_url, video_id, 'PTMD data', api_token)
 
-        content_id = ptmd.get('basename') or ptmd_url.split('/')[-1]
+            basename = (
+                ptmd.get('basename')
+                # ptmd_url examples:
+                # https://api.zdf.de/tmd/2/android_native_6/vod/ptmd/mediathek/250328_sendung_hsh/3
+                # https://tmd.phoenix.de/tmd/2/android_native_6/vod/ptmd/phoenix/221215_phx_spitzbergen
+                or self._search_regex(r'/vod/ptmd/[^/?#]+/(\w+)', ptmd_url, 'content ID', default=None))
+            # If this is_dgs, then it's from ZDFIE and it only uses content_id for _old_archive_ids,
+            # and the old version of the extractor didn't extract DGS variants, so ignore basename
+            if not content_id and not is_dgs:
+                content_id = basename
 
-        formats = []
-        track_uris = set()
-        for p in ptmd['priorityList']:
-            formitaeten = p.get('formitaeten')
-            if not isinstance(formitaeten, list):
-                continue
-            for f in formitaeten:
-                f_qualities = f.get('qualities')
-                if not isinstance(f_qualities, list):
-                    continue
-                for quality in f_qualities:
-                    tracks = try_get(quality, lambda x: x['audio']['tracks'], list)
-                    if not tracks:
-                        continue
-                    for track in tracks:
-                        self._extract_format(
-                            content_id, formats, track_uris, {
-                                'url': track.get('uri'),
-                                'type': f.get('type'),
-                                'mimeType': f.get('mimeType'),
-                                'quality': quality.get('quality'),
-                                'class': track.get('class'),
-                                'language': track.get('language'),
+            if not duration:
+                duration = traverse_obj(ptmd, ('attributes', 'duration', 'value', {float_or_none(scale=1000)}))
+            src_captions += traverse_obj(ptmd, ('captions', ..., {dict}))
+
+            for stream in traverse_obj(ptmd, ('priorityList', ..., 'formitaeten', ..., {dict})):
+                for quality in traverse_obj(stream, ('qualities', ..., {dict})):
+                    for variant in traverse_obj(quality, ('audio', 'tracks', lambda _, v: url_or_none(v['uri']))):
+                        format_url = variant['uri']
+                        if format_url in seen_urls:
+                            continue
+                        seen_urls.add(format_url)
+                        ext = determine_ext(format_url)
+                        if ext == 'm3u8':
+                            fmts = self._extract_m3u8_formats(
+                                format_url, video_id, 'mp4', m3u8_id='hls', fatal=False)
+                        elif ext == 'mpd':
+                            fmts = self._extract_mpd_formats(
+                                format_url, video_id, mpd_id='dash', fatal=False)
+                        else:
+                            height = int_or_none(quality.get('highestVerticalResolution'))
+                            width = round(aspect_ratio * height) if aspect_ratio and height else None
+                            fmts = [{
+                                'url': format_url,
+                                **parse_codecs(quality.get('mimeCodec')),
+                                'height': height,
+                                'width': width,
+                                'format_id': join_nonempty('http', stream.get('type')),
+                                'tbr': int_or_none(self._search_regex(r'_(\d+)k_', format_url, 'tbr', default=None)),
+                            }]
+                        f_class = variant.get('class')
+                        for f in fmts:
+                            formats.append({
+                                **f,
+                                'format_id': join_nonempty(f.get('format_id'), is_dgs and 'dgs'),
+                                'format_note': join_nonempty(
+                                    f_class, is_dgs and 'German Sign Language', f.get('format_note'), delim=', '),
+                                'language': variant.get('language') or f.get('language'),
+                                'preference': -2 if is_dgs else -1,
+                                'language_preference': 10 if f_class == 'main' else -10 if f_class == 'ad' else -1,
                             })
 
-        duration = float_or_none(try_get(
-            ptmd, lambda x: x['attributes']['duration']['value']), scale=1000)
-
         return {
-            'extractor_key': ZDFIE.ie_key(),
-            'id': content_id,
+            'id': content_id or video_id,
             'duration': duration,
             'formats': formats,
-            'subtitles': self._extract_subtitles(ptmd),
-            '_format_sort_fields': ('tbr', 'res', 'quality', 'language_preference'),
+            'subtitles': self._extract_subtitles(src_captions),
         }
 
-    def _extract_player(self, webpage, video_id, fatal=True):
-        return self._parse_json(
-            self._search_regex(
-                r'(?s)data-zdfplayer-jsb=(["\'])(?P<json>{.+?})\1', webpage,
-                'player JSON', default='{}' if not fatal else NO_DEFAULT,
-                group='json'),
-            video_id)
+    def _download_graphql(self, item_id, data_desc, query=None, body=None):
+        assert query or body, 'One of query or body is required'
 
-    def _extract_entry(self, url, player, content, video_id):
-        title = content.get('title') or content['teaserHeadline']
+        return self._download_json(
+            'https://api.zdf.de/graphql', item_id,
+            f'Downloading {data_desc}', f'Failed to download {data_desc}',
+            query=query, data=json.dumps(body).encode() if body else None,
+            headers=filter_dict({
+                'Api-Auth': self._get_api_token(),
+                'Apollo-Require-Preflight': True,
+                'Content-Type': 'application/json' if body else None,
+            }))
 
-        t = content['mainVideoContent']['http://zdf.de/rels/target']
-        ptmd_path = traverse_obj(t, (
-            (('streams', 'default'), None),
-            ('http://zdf.de/rels/streams/ptmd', 'http://zdf.de/rels/streams/ptmd-template'),
-        ), get_all=False)
-        if not ptmd_path:
-            raise ExtractorError('Could not extract ptmd_path')
-
-        info = self._extract_ptmd(
-            urljoin(url, ptmd_path.replace('{playerId}', 'android_native_5')), video_id, player['apiToken'], url)
-
-        thumbnails = []
-        layouts = try_get(
-            content, lambda x: x['teaserImageRef']['layouts'], dict)
-        if layouts:
-            for layout_key, layout_url in layouts.items():
-                layout_url = url_or_none(layout_url)
-                if not layout_url:
-                    continue
-                thumbnail = {
-                    'url': layout_url,
-                    'format_id': layout_key,
-                }
-                mobj = re.search(r'(?P<width>\d+)x(?P<height>\d+)', layout_key)
-                if mobj:
-                    thumbnail.update({
-                        'width': int(mobj.group('width')),
-                        'height': int(mobj.group('height')),
-                    })
-                thumbnails.append(thumbnail)
-
-        chapter_marks = t.get('streamAnchorTag') or []
-        chapter_marks.append({'anchorOffset': int_or_none(t.get('duration'))})
-        chapters = [{
-            'start_time': chap.get('anchorOffset'),
-            'end_time': next_chap.get('anchorOffset'),
-            'title': chap.get('anchorLabel'),
-        } for chap, next_chap in zip(chapter_marks, chapter_marks[1:])]
-
-        return merge_dicts(info, {
-            'title': title,
-            'description': content.get('leadParagraph') or content.get('teasertext'),
-            'duration': int_or_none(t.get('duration')),
-            'timestamp': unified_timestamp(content.get('editorialDate')),
-            'thumbnails': thumbnails,
-            'chapters': chapters or None,
-            'episode': title,
-            **traverse_obj(content, ('programmeItem', 0, 'http://zdf.de/rels/target', {
-                'series_id': ('http://zdf.de/rels/cmdm/series', 'seriesUuid', {str}),
-                'series': ('http://zdf.de/rels/cmdm/series', 'seriesTitle', {str}),
-                'season': ('http://zdf.de/rels/cmdm/season', 'seasonTitle', {str}),
-                'season_number': ('http://zdf.de/rels/cmdm/season', 'seasonNumber', {int_or_none}),
-                'season_id': ('http://zdf.de/rels/cmdm/season', 'seasonUuid', {str}),
-                'episode_number': ('episodeNumber', {int_or_none}),
-                'episode_id': ('contentId', {str}),
-            })),
-        })
-
-    def _extract_regular(self, url, player, video_id, query=None):
-        player_url = player['content']
-
-        content = self._call_api(
-            update_url_query(player_url, query),
-            video_id, 'content', player['apiToken'], url)
-
-        return self._extract_entry(player_url, player, content, video_id)
-
-    def _extract_mobile(self, video_id):
-        video = self._download_v2_doc(video_id)
-
-        formats = []
-        formitaeten = try_get(video, lambda x: x['document']['formitaeten'], list)
-        document = formitaeten and video['document']
-        if formitaeten:
-            title = document['titel']
-            content_id = document['basename']
-
-            format_urls = set()
-            for f in formitaeten or []:
-                self._extract_format(content_id, formats, format_urls, f)
-
-        thumbnails = []
-        teaser_bild = document.get('teaserBild')
-        if isinstance(teaser_bild, dict):
-            for thumbnail_key, thumbnail in teaser_bild.items():
-                thumbnail_url = try_get(
-                    thumbnail, lambda x: x['url'], str)
-                if thumbnail_url:
-                    thumbnails.append({
-                        'url': thumbnail_url,
-                        'id': thumbnail_key,
-                        'width': int_or_none(thumbnail.get('width')),
-                        'height': int_or_none(thumbnail.get('height')),
-                    })
-
-        return {
-            'id': content_id,
-            'title': title,
-            'description': document.get('beschreibung'),
-            'duration': int_or_none(document.get('length')),
-            'timestamp': unified_timestamp(document.get('date')) or unified_timestamp(
-                try_get(video, lambda x: x['meta']['editorialDate'], str)),
-            'thumbnails': thumbnails,
-            'subtitles': self._extract_subtitles(document),
-            'formats': formats,
-        }
+    @staticmethod
+    def _extract_thumbnails(source):
+        return [{
+            'id': str(format_id),
+            'url': url,
+            'preference': 1 if format_id == 'original' else 0,
+            **traverse_obj(re.search(r'(?P<width>\d+|auto)[Xx](?P<height>\d+|auto)', str(format_id)), {
+                'width': ('width', {int_or_none}),
+                'height': ('height', {int_or_none}),
+            }),
+        } for format_id, url in traverse_obj(source, ({dict.items}, lambda _, v: url_or_none(v[1])))]
 
 
 class ZDFIE(ZDFBaseIE):
-    _VALID_URL = r'https?://www\.zdf\.de/(?:[^/]+/)*(?P<id>[^/?#&]+)\.html'
+    _VALID_URL = [
+        r'https?://(?:www\.)?zdf\.de/(?:video|play)/(?:[^/?#]+/)*(?P<id>[^/?#]+)',
+        # /nachrichten/ sub-site URLs and legacy redirects from before the redesign in 2025-03
+        r'https?://(?:www\.)?zdf\.de/(?:[^/?#]+/)*(?P<id>[^/?#]+)\.html',
+    ]
+    IE_NAME = 'zdf'
     _TESTS = [{
-        # Same as https://www.phoenix.de/sendungen/ereignisse/corona-nachgehakt/wohin-fuehrt-der-protest-in-der-pandemie-a-2050630.html
-        'url': 'https://www.zdf.de/politik/phoenix-sendungen/wohin-fuehrt-der-protest-in-der-pandemie-100.html',
-        'md5': '34ec321e7eb34231fd88616c65c92db0',
+        # Standalone video (i.e. not part of a playlist), video URL
+        'url': 'https://www.zdf.de/video/dokus/sylt---deutschlands-edles-nordlicht-movie-100/sylt-deutschlands-edles-nordlicht-100',
         'info_dict': {
-            'id': '210222_phx_nachgehakt_corona_protest',
+            'id': 'sylt-deutschlands-edles-nordlicht-100',
             'ext': 'mp4',
-            'title': 'Wohin führt der Protest in der Pandemie?',
-            'description': 'md5:7d643fe7f565e53a24aac036b2122fbd',
-            'duration': 1691,
-            'timestamp': 1613948400,
-            'upload_date': '20210221',
+            'title': 'Sylt - Deutschlands edles Nordlicht',
+            'description': 'md5:35407b810c2e1e33efbe15ef6e4c06c3',
+            'duration': 810.0,
+            'thumbnail': 'https://www.zdf.de/assets/sylt-118~original?cb=1613992485011',
+            'series': 'Sylt - Deutschlands edles Nordlicht',
+            'series_id': 'sylt---deutschlands-edles-nordlicht-movie-100',
+            'timestamp': 1612462500,
+            'upload_date': '20210204',
+            '_old_archive_ids': ['zdf 210402_1915_sendung_dok'],
         },
-        'skip': 'No longer available: "Diese Seite wurde leider nicht gefunden"',
     }, {
-        # Same as https://www.3sat.de/film/ab-18/10-wochen-sommer-108.html
-        'url': 'https://www.zdf.de/dokumentation/ab-18/10-wochen-sommer-102.html',
-        'md5': '0aff3e7bc72c8813f5e0fae333316a1d',
+        # Standalone video (i.e. not part of a playlist), play URL
+        'url': 'https://www.zdf.de/play/dokus/sylt---deutschlands-edles-nordlicht-movie-100/sylt-deutschlands-edles-nordlicht-100',
         'info_dict': {
-            'id': '141007_ab18_10wochensommer_film',
+            'id': 'sylt-deutschlands-edles-nordlicht-100',
             'ext': 'mp4',
-            'title': 'Ab 18! - 10 Wochen Sommer',
-            'description': 'md5:8253f41dc99ce2c3ff892dac2d65fe26',
-            'duration': 2660,
-            'timestamp': 1608604200,
-            'upload_date': '20201222',
+            'title': 'Sylt - Deutschlands edles Nordlicht',
+            'description': 'md5:35407b810c2e1e33efbe15ef6e4c06c3',
+            'duration': 810.0,
+            'thumbnail': 'https://www.zdf.de/assets/sylt-118~original?cb=1613992485011',
+            'series': 'Sylt - Deutschlands edles Nordlicht',
+            'series_id': 'sylt---deutschlands-edles-nordlicht-movie-100',
+            'timestamp': 1612462500,
+            'upload_date': '20210204',
+            '_old_archive_ids': ['zdf 210402_1915_sendung_dok'],
         },
-        'skip': 'No longer available: "Diese Seite wurde leider nicht gefunden"',
+        'params': {'skip_download': True},
     }, {
-        'url': 'https://www.zdf.de/nachrichten/heute-journal/heute-journal-vom-30-12-2021-100.html',
+        # Standalone video (i.e. not part of a playlist), legacy URL before website redesign in 2025-03
+        'url': 'https://www.zdf.de/dokumentation/dokumentation-sonstige/sylt-deutschlands-edles-nordlicht-100.html',
         'info_dict': {
-            'id': '211230_sendung_hjo',
+            'id': 'sylt-deutschlands-edles-nordlicht-100',
             'ext': 'mp4',
-            'description': 'md5:47dff85977bde9fb8cba9e9c9b929839',
-            'duration': 1890.0,
-            'upload_date': '20211230',
-            'chapters': list,
-            'thumbnail': 'md5:e65f459f741be5455c952cd820eb188e',
-            'title': 'heute journal vom 30.12.2021',
-            'timestamp': 1640897100,
+            'title': 'Sylt - Deutschlands edles Nordlicht',
+            'description': 'md5:35407b810c2e1e33efbe15ef6e4c06c3',
+            'duration': 810.0,
+            'thumbnail': 'https://www.zdf.de/assets/sylt-118~original?cb=1613992485011',
+            'series': 'Sylt - Deutschlands edles Nordlicht',
+            'series_id': 'sylt---deutschlands-edles-nordlicht-movie-100',
+            'timestamp': 1612462500,
+            'upload_date': '20210204',
+            '_old_archive_ids': ['zdf 210402_1915_sendung_dok'],
         },
-        'skip': 'No longer available: "Diese Seite wurde leider nicht gefunden"',
+        'params': {'skip_download': True},
     }, {
-        'url': 'https://www.zdf.de/dokumentation/terra-x/die-magie-der-farben-von-koenigspurpur-und-jeansblau-100.html',
+        # Video belongs to a playlist, video URL
+        'url': 'https://www.zdf.de/video/dokus/die-magie-der-farben-116/die-magie-der-farben-von-koenigspurpur-und-jeansblau-100',
+        'md5': '1eda17eb40a9ead3046326e10b9c5973',
         'info_dict': {
-            'id': '151025_magie_farben2_tex',
+            'id': 'die-magie-der-farben-von-koenigspurpur-und-jeansblau-100',
             'ext': 'mp4',
-            'duration': 2615.0,
-            'title': 'Die Magie der Farben (2/2)',
+            'title': 'Von Königspurpur bis Jeansblau',
             'description': 'md5:a89da10c928c6235401066b60a6d5c1a',
-            'timestamp': 1465021200,
-            'thumbnail': 'https://www.zdf.de/assets/mauve-im-labor-100~768x432?cb=1464909117806',
-            'upload_date': '20160604',
-            'episode': 'Die Magie der Farben (2/2)',
-            'episode_id': 'POS_954f4170-36a5-4a41-a6cf-78f1f3b1f127',
-            'season': 'Staffel 1',
+            'duration': 2615.0,
+            'thumbnail': 'https://www.zdf.de/assets/koenigspurpur-bis-jeansblau-100~original?cb=1741857765971',
             'series': 'Die Magie der Farben',
+            'series_id': 'die-magie-der-farben-116',
+            'season': 'Season 1',
             'season_number': 1,
-            'series_id': 'a39900dd-cdbd-4a6a-a413-44e8c6ae18bc',
-            'season_id': '5a92e619-8a0f-4410-a3d5-19c76fbebb37',
+            'episode': 'Episode 2',
             'episode_number': 2,
+            'timestamp': 1445797800,
+            'upload_date': '20151025',
+            '_old_archive_ids': ['zdf 151025_magie_farben2_tex'],
+        },
+    }, {
+        # Video belongs to a playlist, play URL
+        'url': 'https://www.zdf.de/play/dokus/die-magie-der-farben-116/die-magie-der-farben-von-koenigspurpur-und-jeansblau-100',
+        'md5': '1eda17eb40a9ead3046326e10b9c5973',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': 'die-magie-der-farben-von-koenigspurpur-und-jeansblau-100',
+            'ext': 'mp4',
+            'title': 'Von Königspurpur bis Jeansblau',
+            'description': 'md5:a89da10c928c6235401066b60a6d5c1a',
+            'duration': 2615.0,
+            'thumbnail': 'https://www.zdf.de/assets/koenigspurpur-bis-jeansblau-100~original?cb=1741857765971',
+            'series': 'Die Magie der Farben',
+            'series_id': 'die-magie-der-farben-116',
+            'season': 'Season 1',
+            'season_number': 1,
+            'episode': 'Episode 2',
+            'episode_number': 2,
+            'timestamp': 1445797800,
+            'upload_date': '20151025',
+            '_old_archive_ids': ['zdf 151025_magie_farben2_tex'],
+        },
+        'params': {'skip_download': True},
+    }, {
+        # Video belongs to a playlist, legacy URL before website redesign in 2025-03
+        'url': 'https://www.zdf.de/dokumentation/terra-x/die-magie-der-farben-von-koenigspurpur-und-jeansblau-100.html',
+        'md5': '1eda17eb40a9ead3046326e10b9c5973',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': 'die-magie-der-farben-von-koenigspurpur-und-jeansblau-100',
+            'ext': 'mp4',
+            'title': 'Von Königspurpur bis Jeansblau',
+            'description': 'md5:a89da10c928c6235401066b60a6d5c1a',
+            'duration': 2615.0,
+            'thumbnail': 'https://www.zdf.de/assets/koenigspurpur-bis-jeansblau-100~original?cb=1741857765971',
+            'series': 'Die Magie der Farben',
+            'series_id': 'die-magie-der-farben-116',
+            'season': 'Season 1',
+            'season_number': 1,
+            'episode': 'Episode 2',
+            'episode_number': 2,
+            'timestamp': 1445797800,
+            'upload_date': '20151025',
+            '_old_archive_ids': ['zdf 151025_magie_farben2_tex'],
+        },
+        'params': {'skip_download': True},
+    }, {
+        # Video with chapters
+        # Also: video with sign-language variant
+        'url': 'https://www.zdf.de/video/magazine/heute-journal-104/heute-journal-vom-19-12-2021-100',
+        'md5': '6ada39465497a84fb98d48ffff69e7b7',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': 'heute-journal-vom-19-12-2021-100',
+            'ext': 'mp4',
+            'title': 'heute journal vom 19.12.2021',
+            'description': 'md5:02504cf3b03777ff32fcc927d260c5dd',
+            'duration': 1770.0,
+            'thumbnail': 'https://epg-image.zdf.de/fotobase-webdelivery/images/273e5545-16e7-4ca3-898e-52fe9e06d964?layout=1920x1080',
+            'chapters': 'count:11',
+            'series': 'heute journal',
+            'series_id': 'heute-journal-104',
+            'season': 'Season 2021',
+            'season_number': 2021,
+            'episode': 'Episode 370',
+            'episode_number': 370,
+            'timestamp': 1639946700,
+            'upload_date': '20211219',
+            # Videos with sign language variants must not have a 'dgs' suffix on their old archive IDs.
+            '_old_archive_ids': ['zdf 211219_sendung_hjo'],
+        },
+    }, {
+        # Video that requires fallback extraction
+        'url': 'https://www.zdf.de/nachrichten/politik/deutschland/koalitionsverhandlungen-spd-cdu-csu-dobrindt-100.html',
+        'md5': 'c3a78514dd993a5781aa3afe50db51e2',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': 'koalitionsverhandlungen-spd-cdu-csu-dobrindt-100',
+            'ext': 'mp4',
+            'title': 'Dobrindt schließt Steuererhöhungen aus',
+            'description': 'md5:9a117646d7b8df6bc902eb543a9c9023',
+            'duration': 325,
+            'thumbnail': 'https://www.zdf.de/assets/dobrindt-csu-berlin-direkt-100~1920x1080?cb=1743357653736',
+            'timestamp': 1743374520,
+            'upload_date': '20250330',
+            '_old_archive_ids': ['zdf 250330_clip_2_bdi'],
         },
     }, {
         'url': 'https://www.zdf.de/funk/druck-11790/funk-alles-ist-verzaubert-102.html',
         'md5': '57af4423db0455a3975d2dc4578536bc',
         'info_dict': {
+            'id': 'funk-alles-ist-verzaubert-102',
             'ext': 'mp4',
-            'id': 'video_funk_1770473',
-            'duration': 1278.0,
             'title': 'Alles ist verzaubert',
             'description': 'Die Neue an der Schule verdreht Ismail den Kopf.',
+            'duration': 1278.0,
+            'thumbnail': 'https://www.zdf.de/assets/teaser-funk-alles-ist-verzaubert-102~original?cb=1663848412907',
+            'series': 'DRUCK',
+            'series_id': 'funk-collection-funk-11790-1590',
+            'season': 'Season 7',
+            'season_number': 7,
+            'episode': 'Episode 1',
+            'episode_number': 1,
             'timestamp': 1635520560,
-            'thumbnail': 'https://www.zdf.de/assets/teaser-funk-alles-ist-verzaubert-102~1920x1080?cb=1663848412907',
             'upload_date': '20211029',
-            'episode': 'Alles ist verzaubert',
+            '_old_archive_ids': ['zdf video_funk_1770473'],
         },
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://www.zdf.de/serien/soko-stuttgart/das-geld-anderer-leute-100.html',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': 'das-geld-anderer-leute-100',
+            'ext': 'mp4',
+            'title': 'Das Geld anderer Leute',
+            'description': 'md5:cb6f660850dc5eb7d1ab776ea094959d',
+            'duration': 2581.0,
+            'thumbnail': 'https://epg-image.zdf.de/fotobase-webdelivery/images/e2d7e55a-09f0-424e-ac73-6cac4dd65f35?layout=1920x1080',
+            'series': 'SOKO Stuttgart',
+            'series_id': 'soko-stuttgart-104',
+            'season': 'Season 11',
+            'season_number': 11,
+            'episode': 'Episode 10',
+            'episode_number': 10,
+            'timestamp': 1728983700,
+            'upload_date': '20241015',
+            '_old_archive_ids': ['zdf 191205_1800_sendung_sok8'],
+        },
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://www.zdf.de/serien/northern-lights/begegnung-auf-der-bruecke-100.html',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': 'begegnung-auf-der-bruecke-100',
+            'ext': 'webm',
+            'title': 'Begegnung auf der Brücke',
+            'description': 'md5:e53a555da87447f7f1207f10353f8e45',
+            'duration': 3083.0,
+            'thumbnail': 'https://epg-image.zdf.de/fotobase-webdelivery/images/c5ff1d1f-f5c8-4468-86ac-1b2f1dbecc76?layout=1920x1080',
+            'series': 'Northern Lights',
+            'series_id': 'northern-lights-100',
+            'season': 'Season 1',
+            'season_number': 1,
+            'episode': 'Episode 1',
+            'episode_number': 1,
+            'timestamp': 1738546500,
+            'upload_date': '20250203',
+            '_old_archive_ids': ['zdf 240319_2310_sendung_not'],
+        },
+        'params': {'skip_download': 'geo-restricted http format'},
+    }, {
+        # Same as https://www.phoenix.de/sendungen/ereignisse/corona-nachgehakt/wohin-fuehrt-der-protest-in-der-pandemie-a-2050630.html
+        'url': 'https://www.zdf.de/politik/phoenix-sendungen/wohin-fuehrt-der-protest-in-der-pandemie-100.html',
+        'only_matching': True,
+    }, {
+        # Same as https://www.3sat.de/film/ab-18/10-wochen-sommer-108.html
+        'url': 'https://www.zdf.de/dokumentation/ab-18/10-wochen-sommer-102.html',
+        'only_matching': True,
     }, {
         # Same as https://www.phoenix.de/sendungen/dokumentationen/gesten-der-maechtigen-i-a-89468.html?ref=suche
         'url': 'https://www.zdf.de/politik/phoenix-sendungen/die-gesten-der-maechtigen-100.html',
@@ -349,155 +428,323 @@ class ZDFIE(ZDFBaseIE):
         'only_matching': True,
     }, {
         'url': 'https://www.zdf.de/arte/todliche-flucht/page-video-artede-toedliche-flucht-16-100.html',
-        'info_dict': {
-            'id': 'video_artede_083871-001-A',
-            'ext': 'mp4',
-            'title': 'Tödliche Flucht (1/6)',
-            'description': 'md5:e34f96a9a5f8abd839ccfcebad3d5315',
-            'duration': 3193.0,
-            'timestamp': 1641355200,
-            'upload_date': '20220105',
-        },
-        'skip': 'No longer available "Diese Seite wurde leider nicht gefunden"',
-    }, {
-        'url': 'https://www.zdf.de/serien/soko-stuttgart/das-geld-anderer-leute-100.html',
-        'info_dict': {
-            'id': '191205_1800_sendung_sok8',
-            'ext': 'mp4',
-            'title': 'Das Geld anderer Leute',
-            'description': 'md5:cb6f660850dc5eb7d1ab776ea094959d',
-            'duration': 2581.0,
-            'timestamp': 1728983700,
-            'upload_date': '20241015',
-            'thumbnail': 'https://epg-image.zdf.de/fotobase-webdelivery/images/e2d7e55a-09f0-424e-ac73-6cac4dd65f35?layout=2400x1350',
-            'series': 'SOKO Stuttgart',
-            'series_id': 'f862ce9a-6dd1-4388-a698-22b36ac4c9e9',
-            'season': 'Staffel 11',
-            'season_number': 11,
-            'season_id': 'ae1b4990-6d87-4970-a571-caccf1ba2879',
-            'episode': 'Das Geld anderer Leute',
-            'episode_number': 10,
-            'episode_id': 'POS_7f367934-f2f0-45cb-9081-736781ff2d23',
-        },
+        'only_matching': True,
     }, {
         'url': 'https://www.zdf.de/dokumentation/terra-x/unser-gruener-planet-wuesten-doku-100.html',
-        'info_dict': {
-            'id': '220525_green_planet_makingof_1_tropen_tex',
-            'ext': 'mp4',
-            'title': 'Making-of Unser grüner Planet - Tropen',
-            'description': 'md5:d7c6949dc7c75c73c4ad51c785fb0b79',
-            'duration': 435.0,
-            'timestamp': 1653811200,
-            'upload_date': '20220529',
-            'format_note': 'hd, main',
-            'thumbnail': 'https://www.zdf.de/assets/unser-gruener-planet-making-of-1-tropen-100~3840x2160?cb=1653493335577',
-            'episode': 'Making-of Unser grüner Planet - Tropen',
-        },
-        'skip': 'No longer available: "Leider kein Video verfügbar"',
-    }, {
-        'url': 'https://www.zdf.de/serien/northern-lights/begegnung-auf-der-bruecke-100.html',
-        'info_dict': {
-            'id': '240319_2310_sendung_not',
-            'ext': 'mp4',
-            'title': 'Begegnung auf der Brücke',
-            'description': 'md5:e53a555da87447f7f1207f10353f8e45',
-            'thumbnail': 'https://epg-image.zdf.de/fotobase-webdelivery/images/c5ff1d1f-f5c8-4468-86ac-1b2f1dbecc76?layout=2400x1350',
-            'upload_date': '20250203',
-            'duration': 3083.0,
-            'timestamp': 1738546500,
-            'series_id': '1d7a1879-01ee-4468-8237-c6b4ecd633c7',
-            'series': 'Northern Lights',
-            'season': 'Staffel 1',
-            'season_number': 1,
-            'season_id': '22ac26a2-4ea2-4055-ac0b-98b755cdf718',
-            'episode': 'Begegnung auf der Brücke',
-            'episode_number': 1,
-            'episode_id': 'POS_71049438-024b-471f-b472-4fe2e490d1fb',
-        },
+        'only_matching': True,
     }]
 
+    _GRAPHQL_QUERY = '''
+query VideoByCanonical($canonical: String!) {
+  videoByCanonical(canonical: $canonical) {
+    canonical
+    title
+    leadParagraph
+    editorialDate
+    teaser {
+      description
+      image {
+        list
+      }
+    }
+    episodeInfo {
+      episodeNumber
+      seasonNumber
+    }
+    smartCollection {
+      canonical
+      title
+    }
+    currentMedia {
+      nodes {
+        ptmdTemplate
+        ... on VodMedia {
+          duration
+          aspectRatio
+          streamAnchorTags {
+            nodes {
+              anchorOffset
+              anchorLabel
+            }
+          }
+          vodMediaType
+          label
+        }
+        ... on LiveMedia {
+          start
+          stop
+          encryption
+          liveMediaType
+          label
+        }
+        id
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+    '''
+
+    def _extract_ptmd(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        ptmd_data = super()._extract_ptmd(*args, **kwargs)
+        # This was the video id before the graphql redesign, other extractors still use it as such
+        old_archive_id = ptmd_data.pop('id')
+        ptmd_data['_old_archive_ids'] = [make_archive_id(self, old_archive_id)]
+        return ptmd_data
+
+    # This fallback should generally only happen for pages under `zdf.de/nachrichten`.
+    # They are on a separate website for which GraphQL often doesn't return results.
+    # The API used here is no longer in use by official clients and likely deprecated.
+    # Long-term, news documents probably should use the API used by the mobile apps:
+    # https://zdf-prod-futura.zdf.de/news/documents/ (note 'news' vs 'mediathekV2')
+    def _extract_fallback(self, document_id):
+        video = self._download_json(
+            f'https://zdf-prod-futura.zdf.de/mediathekV2/document/{document_id}',
+            document_id, note='Downloading fallback metadata',
+            errnote='Failed to download fallback metadata')
+        document = video['document']
+
+        ptmd_url = traverse_obj(document, (
+            ('streamApiUrlAndroid', ('streams', 0, 'streamApiUrlAndroid')),
+            {url_or_none}, any, {require('PTMD URL')}))
+
+        thumbnails = []
+        for thumbnail_key, thumbnail in traverse_obj(document, ('teaserBild', {dict.items}, ...)):
+            thumbnail_url = traverse_obj(thumbnail, ('url', {url_or_none}))
+            if not thumbnail_url:
+                continue
+            thumbnails.append({
+                'url': thumbnail_url,
+                'id': thumbnail_key,
+                'width': int_or_none(thumbnail.get('width')),
+                'height': int_or_none(thumbnail.get('height')),
+            })
+
+        return {
+            'thumbnails': thumbnails,
+            **traverse_obj(video, {
+                'title': ('document', 'titel', {str}),
+                'description': ('document', 'beschreibung', {str}),
+                'timestamp': (
+                    (('document', 'date'), ('meta', 'editorialDate')),
+                    {unified_timestamp}, any),
+                'subtitles': ('document', 'captions', {self._extract_subtitles}),
+            }),
+            **self._extract_ptmd(ptmd_url, document_id, self._get_api_token()),
+            'id': document_id,
+        }
+
     def _real_extract(self, url):
         video_id = self._match_id(url)
+        video_data = self._download_graphql(video_id, 'video metadata', body={
+            'operationName': 'VideoByCanonical',
+            'query': self._GRAPHQL_QUERY,
+            'variables': {'canonical': video_id},
+        })['data']['videoByCanonical']
 
-        webpage = self._download_webpage(url, video_id, fatal=False)
-        if webpage:
-            player = self._extract_player(webpage, url, fatal=False)
-            if player:
-                return self._extract_regular(url, player, video_id, query={'profile': 'player-3'})
+        if not video_data:
+            return self._extract_fallback(video_id)
 
-        return self._extract_mobile(video_id)
+        aspect_ratio = None
+        ptmd_urls = []
+        for node in traverse_obj(video_data, ('currentMedia', 'nodes', lambda _, v: v['ptmdTemplate'])):
+            ptmd_url = self._expand_ptmd_template('https://api.zdf.de', node['ptmdTemplate'])
+            # Smuggle vod_media_type so that _extract_ptmd is aware of 'DGS' variants
+            if vod_media_type := node.get('vodMediaType'):
+                ptmd_url = smuggle_url(ptmd_url, {'vod_media_type': vod_media_type})
+            ptmd_urls.append(ptmd_url)
+            if not aspect_ratio:
+                aspect_ratio = self._parse_aspect_ratio(node.get('aspectRatio'))
+
+        return {
+            **traverse_obj(video_data, {
+                'title': ('title', {str}),
+                'description': (('leadParagraph', ('teaser', 'description')), any, {str}),
+                'timestamp': ('editorialDate', {parse_iso8601}),
+                'thumbnails': ('teaser', 'image', 'list', {self._extract_thumbnails}),
+                'episode_number': ('episodeInfo', 'episodeNumber', {int_or_none}),
+                'season_number': ('episodeInfo', 'seasonNumber', {int_or_none}),
+                'series': ('smartCollection', 'title', {str}),
+                'series_id': ('smartCollection', 'canonical', {str}),
+                'chapters': ('currentMedia', 'nodes', 0, 'streamAnchorTags', 'nodes', {self._extract_chapters}),
+            }),
+            **self._extract_ptmd(ptmd_urls, video_id, self._get_api_token(), aspect_ratio),
+            'id': video_id,
+        }
 
 
 class ZDFChannelIE(ZDFBaseIE):
-    _VALID_URL = r'https?://www\.zdf\.de/(?:[^/?#]+/)*(?P<id>[^/?#&]+)'
+    _VALID_URL = r'https?://www\.zdf\.de/(?:[^/?#]+/)*(?P<id>[^/?#]+)'
+    IE_NAME = 'zdf:channel'
     _TESTS = [{
+        # Playlist, legacy URL before website redesign in 2025-03
         'url': 'https://www.zdf.de/sport/das-aktuelle-sportstudio',
         'info_dict': {
-            'id': 'das-aktuelle-sportstudio',
+            'id': 'das-aktuelle-sportstudio-220',
             'title': 'das aktuelle sportstudio',
+            'description': 'md5:e46c785324238a03edcf8b301c5fd5dc',
         },
-        'playlist_mincount': 18,
+        'playlist_mincount': 25,
     }, {
-        'url': 'https://www.zdf.de/dokumentation/planet-e',
+        # Playlist, current URL
+        'url': 'https://www.zdf.de/sport/das-aktuelle-sportstudio-220',
         'info_dict': {
-            'id': 'planet-e',
-            'title': 'planet e.',
-            'description': 'md5:87e3b9c66a63cf1407ee443d2c4eb88e',
+            'id': 'das-aktuelle-sportstudio-220',
+            'title': 'das aktuelle sportstudio',
+            'description': 'md5:e46c785324238a03edcf8b301c5fd5dc',
         },
-        'playlist_mincount': 50,
+        'playlist_mincount': 25,
+    }, {
+        # Standalone video (i.e. not part of a playlist), collection URL
+        'add_ie': [ZDFIE.ie_key()],
+        'url': 'https://www.zdf.de/dokus/sylt---deutschlands-edles-nordlicht-movie-100',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': 'sylt-deutschlands-edles-nordlicht-100',
+            'ext': 'mp4',
+            'title': 'Sylt - Deutschlands edles Nordlicht',
+            'description': 'md5:35407b810c2e1e33efbe15ef6e4c06c3',
+            'duration': 810.0,
+            'thumbnail': 'https://www.zdf.de/assets/sylt-118~original?cb=1613992485011',
+            'series': 'Sylt - Deutschlands edles Nordlicht',
+            'series_id': 'sylt---deutschlands-edles-nordlicht-movie-100',
+            'timestamp': 1612462500,
+            'upload_date': '20210204',
+            '_old_archive_ids': ['zdf 210402_1915_sendung_dok'],
+        },
+        'params': {'skip_download': True},
     }, {
         'url': 'https://www.zdf.de/gesellschaft/aktenzeichen-xy-ungeloest',
         'info_dict': {
-            'id': 'aktenzeichen-xy-ungeloest',
+            'id': 'aktenzeichen-xy-ungeloest-110',
             'title': 'Aktenzeichen XY... Ungelöst',
-            'description': 'md5:623ede5819c400c6d04943fa8100e6e7',
+            'description': 'md5:b79ac0d64b979e53cbe510c0ca9cb7be',
         },
         'playlist_mincount': 2,
     }, {
         'url': 'https://www.zdf.de/serien/taunuskrimi/',
-        'only_matching': True,
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': 'taunuskrimi-100',
+            'title': 'Taunuskrimi',
+            'description': 'md5:ee7204e9c625c3b611d1274f9d0e3070',
+        },
+        'playlist_mincount': 8,
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://www.zdf.de/serien/taunuskrimi/?staffel=1',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': 'taunuskrimi-100-s1',
+            'title': 'Taunuskrimi - Season 1',
+            'description': 'md5:ee7204e9c625c3b611d1274f9d0e3070',
+        },
+        'playlist_count': 7,
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://www.zdf.de/magazine/heute-journal-104',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': 'heute-journal-104',
+            'title': 'heute journal',
+            'description': 'md5:6edad39189abf8431795d3d6d7f986b3',
+        },
+        'playlist_mincount': 500,
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://www.zdf.de/magazine/heute-journal-104?staffel=2024',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': 'heute-journal-104-s2024',
+            'title': 'heute journal - Season 2024',
+            'description': 'md5:6edad39189abf8431795d3d6d7f986b3',
+        },
+        'playlist_count': 242,
     }]
 
+    _PAGE_SIZE = 24
+
     @classmethod
     def suitable(cls, url):
         return False if ZDFIE.suitable(url) else super().suitable(url)
 
-    def _extract_entry(self, entry):
-        return self.url_result(
-            entry['sharingUrl'], ZDFIE, **traverse_obj(entry, {
-                'id': ('basename', {str}),
-                'title': ('titel', {str}),
-                'description': ('beschreibung', {str}),
-                'duration': ('length', {float_or_none}),
-                'season_number': ('seasonNumber', {int_or_none}),
-                'episode_number': ('episodeNumber', {int_or_none}),
-            }))
+    def _fetch_page(self, playlist_id, canonical_id, season_idx, season_number, page_number, cursor=None):
+        return self._download_graphql(
+            playlist_id, f'season {season_number} page {page_number} JSON', query={
+                'operationName': 'seasonByCanonical',
+                'variables': json.dumps(filter_dict({
+                    'seasonIndex': season_idx,
+                    'canonical': canonical_id,
+                    'episodesPageSize': self._PAGE_SIZE,
+                    'episodesAfter': cursor,
+                })),
+                'extensions': json.dumps({
+                    'persistedQuery': {
+                        'version': 1,
+                        'sha256Hash': '9412a0f4ac55dc37d46975d461ec64bfd14380d815df843a1492348f77b5c99a',
+                    },
+                }),
+            })['data']['smartCollectionByCanonical']
 
-    def _entries(self, data, document_id):
-        for entry in traverse_obj(data, (
-            'cluster', lambda _, v: v['type'] == 'teaser',
-            # If 'brandId' differs, it is a 'You might also like' video. Filter these out
-            'teaser', lambda _, v: v['type'] == 'video' and v['brandId'] == document_id and v['sharingUrl'],
-        )):
-            yield self._extract_entry(entry)
+    def _entries(self, playlist_id, canonical_id, season_numbers, requested_season_number):
+        for season_idx, season_number in enumerate(season_numbers):
+            if requested_season_number is not None and requested_season_number != season_number:
+                continue
+
+            cursor = None
+            for page_number in itertools.count(1):
+                page = self._fetch_page(
+                    playlist_id, canonical_id, season_idx, season_number, page_number, cursor)
+
+                nodes = traverse_obj(page, ('seasons', 'nodes', ...))
+
+                for episode in traverse_obj(nodes, (
+                    ..., 'episodes', 'nodes', lambda _, v: url_or_none(v['sharingUrl']),
+                )):
+                    yield self.url_result(
+                        episode['sharingUrl'], ZDFIE,
+                        **traverse_obj(episode, {
+                            'id': ('canonical', {str}),
+                            'title': ('teaser', 'title', {str}),
+                            'description': (('leadParagraph', ('teaser', 'description')), any, {str}),
+                            'timestamp': ('editorialDate', {parse_iso8601}),
+                            'episode_number': ('episodeInfo', 'episodeNumber', {int_or_none}),
+                            'season_number': ('episodeInfo', 'seasonNumber', {int_or_none}),
+                        }))
+
+                page_info = traverse_obj(nodes, (-1, 'episodes', 'pageInfo', {dict})) or {}
+                if not page_info.get('hasNextPage') or not page_info.get('endCursor'):
+                    break
+                cursor = page_info['endCursor']
 
     def _real_extract(self, url):
-        channel_id = self._match_id(url)
-        webpage = self._download_webpage(url, channel_id)
-        document_id = self._search_regex(
-            r'docId\s*:\s*(["\'])(?P<doc_id>(?:(?!\1).)+)\1', webpage, 'document id', group='doc_id')
-        data = self._download_v2_doc(document_id)
+        canonical_id = self._match_id(url)
+        # Make sure to get the correct ID in case of redirects
+        urlh = self._request_webpage(url, canonical_id)
+        canonical_id = self._search_regex(self._VALID_URL, urlh.url, 'channel id', group='id')
+        season_number = traverse_obj(parse_qs(url), ('staffel', -1, {int_or_none}))
+        playlist_id = join_nonempty(canonical_id, season_number and f's{season_number}')
 
-        main_video = traverse_obj(data, (
-            'cluster', lambda _, v: v['type'] == 'teaserContent',
-            'teaser', lambda _, v: v['type'] == 'video' and v['basename'] and v['sharingUrl'], any)) or {}
+        collection_data = self._download_graphql(
+            playlist_id, 'smart collection data', query={
+                'operationName': 'GetSmartCollectionByCanonical',
+                'variables': json.dumps({
+                    'canonical': canonical_id,
+                    'videoPageSize': 100,  # Use max page size to get episodes from all seasons
+                }),
+                'extensions': json.dumps({
+                    'persistedQuery': {
+                        'version': 1,
+                        'sha256Hash': 'cb49420e133bd668ad895a8cea0e65cba6aa11ac1cacb02341ff5cf32a17cd02',
+                    },
+                }),
+            })['data']['smartCollectionByCanonical']
+        video_data = traverse_obj(collection_data, ('video', {dict})) or {}
+        season_numbers = traverse_obj(collection_data, ('seasons', 'seasons', ..., 'number', {int_or_none}))
 
-        if not self._yes_playlist(channel_id, main_video.get('basename')):
-            return self._extract_entry(main_video)
+        if not self._yes_playlist(
+            season_numbers and playlist_id,
+            url_or_none(video_data.get('sharingUrl')) and video_data.get('canonical'),
+        ):
+            return self.url_result(video_data['sharingUrl'], ZDFIE, video_data['canonical'])
+
+        if season_number is not None and season_number not in season_numbers:
+            raise ExtractorError(f'Season {season_number} was not found in the collection data')
 
         return self.playlist_result(
-            self._entries(data, document_id), channel_id,
-            re.split(r'\s+[-|]\s+ZDF(?:mediathek)?$', self._og_search_title(webpage) or '')[0] or None,
-            join_nonempty(
-                'headline', 'text', delim='\n\n',
-                from_dict=traverse_obj(data, ('shortText', {dict}), default={})) or None)
+            self._entries(playlist_id, canonical_id, season_numbers, season_number),
+            playlist_id, join_nonempty(
+                traverse_obj(collection_data, ('title', {str})),
+                season_number and f'Season {season_number}', delim=' - '),
+            traverse_obj(collection_data, ('infoText', {str})))
diff --git a/yt_dlp/jsinterp.py b/yt_dlp/jsinterp.py
index ac0629715..b59fb2c61 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/jsinterp.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/jsinterp.py
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ def js_number_to_string(val: float, radix: int = 10):
 _NAME_RE = r'[a-zA-Z_$][\w$]*'
 _MATCHING_PARENS = dict(zip(*zip('()', '{}', '[]')))
 _QUOTES = '\'"/'
+_NESTED_BRACKETS = r'[^[\]]+(?:\[[^[\]]+(?:\[[^\]]+\])?\])?'
 
 
 class JS_Undefined:
@@ -301,7 +302,7 @@ def _separate(expr, delim=',', max_split=None):
         OP_CHARS = '+-*/%&|^=<>!,;{}:['
         if not expr:
             return
-        counters = {k: 0 for k in _MATCHING_PARENS.values()}
+        counters = dict.fromkeys(_MATCHING_PARENS.values(), 0)
         start, splits, pos, delim_len = 0, 0, 0, len(delim) - 1
         in_quote, escaping, after_op, in_regex_char_group = None, False, True, False
         for idx, char in enumerate(expr):
@@ -606,15 +607,18 @@ def dict_item(key, val):
 
         m = re.match(fr'''(?x)
             (?P<assign>
-                (?P<out>{_NAME_RE})(?:\[(?P<index>[^\]]+?)\])?\s*
+                (?P<out>{_NAME_RE})(?:\[(?P<index>{_NESTED_BRACKETS})\])?\s*
                 (?P<op>{"|".join(map(re.escape, set(_OPERATORS) - _COMP_OPERATORS))})?
                 =(?!=)(?P<expr>.*)$
             )|(?P<return>
                 (?!if|return|true|false|null|undefined|NaN)(?P<name>{_NAME_RE})$
+            )|(?P<attribute>
+                (?P<var>{_NAME_RE})(?:
+                    (?P<nullish>\?)?\.(?P<member>[^(]+)|
+                    \[(?P<member2>{_NESTED_BRACKETS})\]
+                )\s*
             )|(?P<indexing>
                 (?P<in>{_NAME_RE})\[(?P<idx>.+)\]$
-            )|(?P<attribute>
-                (?P<var>{_NAME_RE})(?:(?P<nullish>\?)?\.(?P<member>[^(]+)|\[(?P<member2>[^\]]+)\])\s*
             )|(?P<function>
                 (?P<fname>{_NAME_RE})\((?P<args>.*)\)$
             )''', expr)
@@ -707,7 +711,7 @@ def eval_method():
                 if obj is NO_DEFAULT:
                     if variable not in self._objects:
                         try:
-                            self._objects[variable] = self.extract_object(variable)
+                            self._objects[variable] = self.extract_object(variable, local_vars)
                         except self.Exception:
                             if not nullish:
                                 raise
@@ -847,7 +851,7 @@ def interpret_expression(self, expr, local_vars, allow_recursion):
             raise self.Exception('Cannot return from an expression', expr)
         return ret
 
-    def extract_object(self, objname):
+    def extract_object(self, objname, *global_stack):
         _FUNC_NAME_RE = r'''(?:[a-zA-Z$0-9]+|"[a-zA-Z$0-9]+"|'[a-zA-Z$0-9]+')'''
         obj = {}
         obj_m = re.search(
@@ -869,7 +873,8 @@ def extract_object(self, objname):
         for f in fields_m:
             argnames = f.group('args').split(',')
             name = remove_quotes(f.group('key'))
-            obj[name] = function_with_repr(self.build_function(argnames, f.group('code')), f'F<{name}>')
+            obj[name] = function_with_repr(
+                self.build_function(argnames, f.group('code'), *global_stack), f'F<{name}>')
 
         return obj
 
@@ -890,9 +895,9 @@ def extract_function_code(self, funcname):
         code, _ = self._separate_at_paren(func_m.group('code'))
         return [x.strip() for x in func_m.group('args').split(',')], code
 
-    def extract_function(self, funcname):
+    def extract_function(self, funcname, *global_stack):
         return function_with_repr(
-            self.extract_function_from_code(*self.extract_function_code(funcname)),
+            self.extract_function_from_code(*self.extract_function_code(funcname), *global_stack),
             f'F<{funcname}>')
 
     def extract_function_from_code(self, argnames, code, *global_stack):
diff --git a/yt_dlp/networking/__init__.py b/yt_dlp/networking/__init__.py
index 1eaa0ee5f..39158a8cc 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/networking/__init__.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/networking/__init__.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 from .common import (
     HEADRequest,
+    PATCHRequest,
     PUTRequest,
     Request,
     RequestDirector,
diff --git a/yt_dlp/networking/_curlcffi.py b/yt_dlp/networking/_curlcffi.py
index 0643348e7..c800f2c09 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/networking/_curlcffi.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/networking/_curlcffi.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import io
+import itertools
 import math
 import re
 import urllib.parse
@@ -31,9 +32,9 @@
 
 curl_cffi_version = tuple(map(int, re.split(r'[^\d]+', curl_cffi.__version__)[:3]))
 
-if curl_cffi_version != (0, 5, 10) and not ((0, 7, 0) <= curl_cffi_version < (0, 7, 2)):
+if curl_cffi_version != (0, 5, 10) and not (0, 10) <= curl_cffi_version:
     curl_cffi._yt_dlp__version = f'{curl_cffi.__version__} (unsupported)'
-    raise ImportError('Only curl_cffi versions 0.5.10, 0.7.0 and 0.7.1 are supported')
+    raise ImportError('Only curl_cffi versions 0.5.10 and 0.10.x are supported')
 
 import curl_cffi.requests
 from curl_cffi.const import CurlECode, CurlOpt
@@ -97,7 +98,7 @@ def read(self, amt=None):
             return self.fp.read(amt)
         except curl_cffi.requests.errors.RequestsError as e:
             if e.code == CurlECode.PARTIAL_FILE:
-                content_length = int_or_none(e.response.headers.get('Content-Length'))
+                content_length = e.response and int_or_none(e.response.headers.get('Content-Length'))
                 raise IncompleteRead(
                     partial=self.fp.bytes_read,
                     expected=content_length - self.fp.bytes_read if content_length is not None else None,
@@ -105,6 +106,51 @@ def read(self, amt=None):
             raise TransportError(cause=e) from e
 
 
+# See: https://github.com/lexiforest/curl_cffi?tab=readme-ov-file#supported-impersonate-browsers
+#      https://github.com/lexiforest/curl-impersonate?tab=readme-ov-file#supported-browsers
+BROWSER_TARGETS: dict[tuple[int, ...], dict[str, ImpersonateTarget]] = {
+    (0, 5): {
+        'chrome99': ImpersonateTarget('chrome', '99', 'windows', '10'),
+        'chrome99_android': ImpersonateTarget('chrome', '99', 'android', '12'),
+        'chrome100': ImpersonateTarget('chrome', '100', 'windows', '10'),
+        'chrome101': ImpersonateTarget('chrome', '101', 'windows', '10'),
+        'chrome104': ImpersonateTarget('chrome', '104', 'windows', '10'),
+        'chrome107': ImpersonateTarget('chrome', '107', 'windows', '10'),
+        'chrome110': ImpersonateTarget('chrome', '110', 'windows', '10'),
+        'edge99': ImpersonateTarget('edge', '99', 'windows', '10'),
+        'edge101': ImpersonateTarget('edge', '101', 'windows', '10'),
+        'safari15_3': ImpersonateTarget('safari', '15.3', 'macos', '11'),
+        'safari15_5': ImpersonateTarget('safari', '15.5', 'macos', '12'),
+    },
+    (0, 7): {
+        'chrome116': ImpersonateTarget('chrome', '116', 'windows', '10'),
+        'chrome119': ImpersonateTarget('chrome', '119', 'macos', '14'),
+        'chrome120': ImpersonateTarget('chrome', '120', 'macos', '14'),
+        'chrome123': ImpersonateTarget('chrome', '123', 'macos', '14'),
+        'chrome124': ImpersonateTarget('chrome', '124', 'macos', '14'),
+        'safari17_0': ImpersonateTarget('safari', '17.0', 'macos', '14'),
+        'safari17_2_ios': ImpersonateTarget('safari', '17.2', 'ios', '17.2'),
+    },
+    (0, 9): {
+        'safari15_3': ImpersonateTarget('safari', '15.3', 'macos', '14'),
+        'safari15_5': ImpersonateTarget('safari', '15.5', 'macos', '14'),
+        'chrome119': ImpersonateTarget('chrome', '119', 'macos', '14'),
+        'chrome120': ImpersonateTarget('chrome', '120', 'macos', '14'),
+        'chrome123': ImpersonateTarget('chrome', '123', 'macos', '14'),
+        'chrome124': ImpersonateTarget('chrome', '124', 'macos', '14'),
+        'chrome131': ImpersonateTarget('chrome', '131', 'macos', '14'),
+        'chrome131_android': ImpersonateTarget('chrome', '131', 'android', '14'),
+        'chrome133a': ImpersonateTarget('chrome', '133', 'macos', '15'),
+        'firefox133': ImpersonateTarget('firefox', '133', 'macos', '14'),
+        'safari18_0': ImpersonateTarget('safari', '18.0', 'macos', '15'),
+        'safari18_0_ios': ImpersonateTarget('safari', '18.0', 'ios', '18.0'),
+    },
+    (0, 10): {
+        'firefox135': ImpersonateTarget('firefox', '135', 'macos', '14'),
+    },
+}
+
+
 @register_rh
 class CurlCFFIRH(ImpersonateRequestHandler, InstanceStoreMixin):
     RH_NAME = 'curl_cffi'
@@ -112,30 +158,21 @@ class CurlCFFIRH(ImpersonateRequestHandler, InstanceStoreMixin):
     _SUPPORTED_FEATURES = (Features.NO_PROXY, Features.ALL_PROXY)
     _SUPPORTED_PROXY_SCHEMES = ('http', 'https', 'socks4', 'socks4a', 'socks5', 'socks5h')
     _SUPPORTED_IMPERSONATE_TARGET_MAP = {
-        **({
-            ImpersonateTarget('chrome', '124', 'macos', '14'): curl_cffi.requests.BrowserType.chrome124,
-            ImpersonateTarget('chrome', '123', 'macos', '14'): curl_cffi.requests.BrowserType.chrome123,
-            ImpersonateTarget('chrome', '120', 'macos', '14'): curl_cffi.requests.BrowserType.chrome120,
-            ImpersonateTarget('chrome', '119', 'macos', '14'): curl_cffi.requests.BrowserType.chrome119,
-            ImpersonateTarget('chrome', '116', 'windows', '10'): curl_cffi.requests.BrowserType.chrome116,
-        } if curl_cffi_version >= (0, 7, 0) else {}),
-        ImpersonateTarget('chrome', '110', 'windows', '10'): curl_cffi.requests.BrowserType.chrome110,
-        ImpersonateTarget('chrome', '107', 'windows', '10'): curl_cffi.requests.BrowserType.chrome107,
-        ImpersonateTarget('chrome', '104', 'windows', '10'): curl_cffi.requests.BrowserType.chrome104,
-        ImpersonateTarget('chrome', '101', 'windows', '10'): curl_cffi.requests.BrowserType.chrome101,
-        ImpersonateTarget('chrome', '100', 'windows', '10'): curl_cffi.requests.BrowserType.chrome100,
-        ImpersonateTarget('chrome', '99', 'windows', '10'): curl_cffi.requests.BrowserType.chrome99,
-        ImpersonateTarget('edge', '101', 'windows', '10'): curl_cffi.requests.BrowserType.edge101,
-        ImpersonateTarget('edge', '99', 'windows', '10'): curl_cffi.requests.BrowserType.edge99,
-        **({
-            ImpersonateTarget('safari', '17.0', 'macos', '14'): curl_cffi.requests.BrowserType.safari17_0,
-        } if curl_cffi_version >= (0, 7, 0) else {}),
-        ImpersonateTarget('safari', '15.5', 'macos', '12'): curl_cffi.requests.BrowserType.safari15_5,
-        ImpersonateTarget('safari', '15.3', 'macos', '11'): curl_cffi.requests.BrowserType.safari15_3,
-        ImpersonateTarget('chrome', '99', 'android', '12'): curl_cffi.requests.BrowserType.chrome99_android,
-        **({
-            ImpersonateTarget('safari', '17.2', 'ios', '17.2'): curl_cffi.requests.BrowserType.safari17_2_ios,
-        } if curl_cffi_version >= (0, 7, 0) else {}),
+        target: name if curl_cffi_version >= (0, 9) else curl_cffi.requests.BrowserType[name]
+        for name, target in dict(sorted(itertools.chain.from_iterable(
+            targets.items()
+            for version, targets in BROWSER_TARGETS.items()
+            if curl_cffi_version >= version
+        ), key=lambda x: (
+            # deprioritize mobile targets since they give very different behavior
+            x[1].os not in ('ios', 'android'),
+            # prioritize edge < firefox < safari < chrome
+            ('edge', 'firefox', 'safari', 'chrome').index(x[1].client),
+            # prioritize newest version
+            float(x[1].version) if x[1].version else 0,
+            # group by os name
+            x[1].os,
+        ), reverse=True)).items()
     }
 
     def _create_instance(self, cookiejar=None):
diff --git a/yt_dlp/networking/_requests.py b/yt_dlp/networking/_requests.py
index 23775845d..5b6b264a6 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/networking/_requests.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/networking/_requests.py
@@ -21,9 +21,11 @@
 urllib3_version = tuple(int_or_none(x, default=0) for x in urllib3.__version__.split('.'))
 
 if urllib3_version < (1, 26, 17):
+    urllib3._yt_dlp__version = f'{urllib3.__version__} (unsupported)'
     raise ImportError('Only urllib3 >= 1.26.17 is supported')
 
 if requests.__build__ < 0x023202:
+    requests._yt_dlp__version = f'{requests.__version__} (unsupported)'
     raise ImportError('Only requests >= 2.32.2 is supported')
 
 import requests.adapters
diff --git a/yt_dlp/networking/_websockets.py b/yt_dlp/networking/_websockets.py
index 7e5ab4600..d29f8e45a 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/networking/_websockets.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/networking/_websockets.py
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 
 websockets_version = tuple(map(int_or_none, websockets.version.version.split('.')))
 if websockets_version < (13, 0):
+    websockets._yt_dlp__version = f'{websockets.version.version} (unsupported)'
     raise ImportError('Only websockets>=13.0 is supported')
 
 import websockets.sync.client
diff --git a/yt_dlp/networking/common.py b/yt_dlp/networking/common.py
index ddceaa9a9..e33769422 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/networking/common.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/networking/common.py
@@ -505,6 +505,7 @@ def copy(self):
 
 
 HEADRequest = functools.partial(Request, method='HEAD')
+PATCHRequest = functools.partial(Request, method='PATCH')
 PUTRequest = functools.partial(Request, method='PUT')
 
 
diff --git a/yt_dlp/options.py b/yt_dlp/options.py
index f045e99f4..b8c8c1964 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/options.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/options.py
@@ -150,6 +150,15 @@ def format_option_strings(option):
         return opts
 
 
+_PRESET_ALIASES = {
+    'mp3': ['-f', 'ba[acodec^=mp3]/ba/b', '-x', '--audio-format', 'mp3'],
+    'aac': ['-f', 'ba[acodec^=aac]/ba[acodec^=mp4a.40.]/ba/b', '-x', '--audio-format', 'aac'],
+    'mp4': ['--merge-output-format', 'mp4', '--remux-video', 'mp4', '-S', 'vcodec:h264,lang,quality,res,fps,hdr:12,acodec:aac'],
+    'mkv': ['--merge-output-format', 'mkv', '--remux-video', 'mkv'],
+    'sleep': ['--sleep-subtitles', '5', '--sleep-requests', '0.75', '--sleep-interval', '10', '--max-sleep-interval', '20'],
+}
+
+
 class _YoutubeDLOptionParser(optparse.OptionParser):
     # optparse is deprecated since Python 3.2. So assume a stable interface even for private methods
     ALIAS_DEST = '_triggered_aliases'
@@ -215,6 +224,22 @@ def _match_long_opt(self, opt):
                 return e.possibilities[0]
             raise
 
+    def format_option_help(self, formatter=None):
+        assert formatter, 'Formatter can not be None'
+        formatted_help = super().format_option_help(formatter=formatter)
+        formatter.indent()
+        heading = formatter.format_heading('Preset Aliases')
+        formatter.indent()
+        result = []
+        for name, args in _PRESET_ALIASES.items():
+            option = optparse.Option('-t', help=shlex.join(args))
+            formatter.option_strings[option] = f'-t {name}'
+            result.append(formatter.format_option(option))
+        formatter.dedent()
+        formatter.dedent()
+        help_lines = '\n'.join(result)
+        return f'{formatted_help}\n{heading}{help_lines}'
+
 
 def create_parser():
     def _list_from_options_callback(option, opt_str, value, parser, append=True, delim=',', process=str.strip):
@@ -317,6 +342,13 @@ def _alias_callback(option, opt_str, value, parser, opts, nargs):
         parser.rargs[:0] = shlex.split(
             opts if value is None else opts.format(*map(shlex.quote, value)))
 
+    def _preset_alias_callback(option, opt_str, value, parser):
+        if not value:
+            return
+        if value not in _PRESET_ALIASES:
+            raise optparse.OptionValueError(f'Unknown preset alias: {value}')
+        parser.rargs[:0] = _PRESET_ALIASES[value]
+
     general = optparse.OptionGroup(parser, 'General Options')
     general.add_option(
         '-h', '--help', dest='print_help', action='store_true',
@@ -502,7 +534,8 @@ def _alias_callback(option, opt_str, value, parser, opts, nargs):
                 'youtube-dlc': ['all', '-no-youtube-channel-redirect', '-no-live-chat', '-playlist-match-filter', '-manifest-filesize-approx', '-allow-unsafe-ext', '-prefer-vp9-sort'],
                 '2021': ['2022', 'no-certifi', 'filename-sanitization'],
                 '2022': ['2023', 'no-external-downloader-progress', 'playlist-match-filter', 'prefer-legacy-http-handler', 'manifest-filesize-approx'],
-                '2023': ['prefer-vp9-sort'],
+                '2023': ['2024', 'prefer-vp9-sort'],
+                '2024': [],
             },
         }, help=(
             'Options that can help keep compatibility with youtube-dl or youtube-dlc '
@@ -520,6 +553,15 @@ def _alias_callback(option, opt_str, value, parser, opts, nargs):
             'Alias options can trigger more aliases; so be careful to avoid defining recursive options. '
             f'As a safety measure, each alias may be triggered a maximum of {_YoutubeDLOptionParser.ALIAS_TRIGGER_LIMIT} times. '
             'This option can be used multiple times'))
+    general.add_option(
+        '-t', '--preset-alias',
+        metavar='PRESET', dest='_', type='str',
+        action='callback', callback=_preset_alias_callback,
+        help=(
+            'Applies a predefined set of options. e.g. --preset-alias mp3. '
+            f'The following presets are available: {", ".join(_PRESET_ALIASES)}. '
+            'See the "Preset Aliases" section at the end for more info. '
+            'This option can be used multiple times'))
 
     network = optparse.OptionGroup(parser, 'Network Options')
     network.add_option(
diff --git a/yt_dlp/postprocessor/ffmpeg.py b/yt_dlp/postprocessor/ffmpeg.py
index e59e9832b..59a49aa57 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/postprocessor/ffmpeg.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/postprocessor/ffmpeg.py
@@ -743,7 +743,7 @@ def add(meta_list, info_list=None):
             if value not in ('', None):
                 value = ', '.join(map(str, variadic(value)))
                 value = value.replace('\0', '')  # nul character cannot be passed in command line
-                metadata['common'].update({meta_f: value for meta_f in variadic(meta_list)})
+                metadata['common'].update(dict.fromkeys(variadic(meta_list), value))
 
         # Info on media metadata/metadata supported by ffmpeg:
         # https://wiki.multimedia.cx/index.php/FFmpeg_Metadata
diff --git a/yt_dlp/update.py b/yt_dlp/update.py
index 360f5ad58..de289cb78 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/update.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/update.py
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ def current_git_head():
 }
 
 _NON_UPDATEABLE_REASONS = {
-    **{variant: None for variant in _FILE_SUFFIXES},  # Updatable
+    **dict.fromkeys(_FILE_SUFFIXES),  # Updatable
     **{variant: f'Auto-update is not supported for unpackaged {name} executable; Re-download the latest release'
        for variant, name in {'win32_dir': 'Windows', 'darwin_dir': 'MacOS', 'linux_dir': 'Linux'}.items()},
     'py2exe': 'py2exe is no longer supported by yt-dlp; This executable cannot be updated',
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ class UpdateInfo:
     requested_version: str | None = None
     commit: str | None = None
 
-    binary_name: str | None = _get_binary_name()  # noqa: RUF009: Always returns the same value
+    binary_name: str | None = _get_binary_name()  # noqa: RUF009 # Always returns the same value
     checksum: str | None = None
 
 
diff --git a/yt_dlp/utils/_utils.py b/yt_dlp/utils/_utils.py
index 9216644a8..398648ccb 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/utils/_utils.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/utils/_utils.py
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
 from ..dependencies import xattr
 from ..globals import IN_CLI
 
-__name__ = __name__.rsplit('.', 1)[0]  # noqa: A001: Pretend to be the parent module
+__name__ = __name__.rsplit('.', 1)[0]  # noqa: A001 # Pretend to be the parent module
 
 
 class NO_DEFAULT:
@@ -2053,7 +2053,7 @@ def url_or_none(url):
     if not url or not isinstance(url, str):
         return None
     url = url.strip()
-    return url if re.match(r'(?:(?:https?|rt(?:m(?:pt?[es]?|fp)|sp[su]?)|mms|ftps?):)?//', url) else None
+    return url if re.match(r'(?:(?:https?|rt(?:m(?:pt?[es]?|fp)|sp[su]?)|mms|ftps?|wss?):)?//', url) else None
 
 
 def strftime_or_none(timestamp, date_format='%Y%m%d', default=None):
@@ -2776,7 +2776,8 @@ def process_escape(match):
     def template_substitute(match):
         evaluated = js_to_json(match.group(1), vars, strict=strict)
         if evaluated[0] == '"':
-            return json.loads(evaluated)
+            with contextlib.suppress(json.JSONDecodeError):
+                return json.loads(evaluated)
         return evaluated
 
     def fix_kv(m):
@@ -3256,7 +3257,7 @@ def _match_one(filter_part, dct, incomplete):
             op = lambda attr, value: not unnegated_op(attr, value)
         else:
             op = unnegated_op
-        comparison_value = m['quotedstrval'] or m['strval'] or m['intval']
+        comparison_value = m['quotedstrval'] or m['strval']
         if m['quote']:
             comparison_value = comparison_value.replace(r'\{}'.format(m['quote']), m['quote'])
         actual_value = dct.get(m['key'])
diff --git a/yt_dlp/version.py b/yt_dlp/version.py
index 7346ca49c..e8b2bf170 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/version.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/version.py
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # Autogenerated by devscripts/update-version.py
 
-__version__ = '2025.02.19'
+__version__ = '2025.04.30'
 
-RELEASE_GIT_HEAD = '4985a4041770eaa0016271809a1fd950dc809a55'
+RELEASE_GIT_HEAD = '505b400795af557bdcfd9d4fa7e9133b26ef431c'
 
 VARIANT = None
 
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@
 
 ORIGIN = 'yt-dlp/yt-dlp'
 
-_pkg_version = '2025.02.19'
+_pkg_version = '2025.04.30'