diff --git a/devscripts/bash-completion.in b/devscripts/bash-completion.in
index 21f52798ed..bb66c20956 100644
--- a/devscripts/bash-completion.in
+++ b/devscripts/bash-completion.in
@@ -10,9 +10,13 @@ __yt_dlp()
     diropts="--cache-dir"
 
     if [[ ${prev} =~ ${fileopts} ]]; then
+        local IFS=$'\n'
+        type compopt &>/dev/null && compopt -o filenames
         COMPREPLY=( $(compgen -f -- ${cur}) )
         return 0
     elif [[ ${prev} =~ ${diropts} ]]; then
+        local IFS=$'\n'
+        type compopt &>/dev/null && compopt -o dirnames
         COMPREPLY=( $(compgen -d -- ${cur}) )
         return 0
     fi
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 3775251e10..41d5ec3b0f 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ dev = [
 ]
 static-analysis = [
     "autopep8~=2.0",
-    "ruff~=0.11.0",
+    "ruff~=0.12.0",
 ]
 test = [
     "pytest~=8.1",
@@ -210,10 +210,12 @@ ignore = [
     "TD001",   # invalid-todo-tag
     "TD002",   # missing-todo-author
     "TD003",   # missing-todo-link
+    "PLC0415", # import-outside-top-level
     "PLE0604", # invalid-all-object (false positives)
     "PLE0643", # potential-index-error (false positives)
     "PLW0603", # global-statement
     "PLW1510", # subprocess-run-without-check
+    "PLW1641", # eq-without-hash
     "PLW2901", # redefined-loop-name
     "RUF001",  # ambiguous-unicode-character-string
     "RUF012",  # mutable-class-default
diff --git a/test/test_InfoExtractor.py b/test/test_InfoExtractor.py
index e6c8d574e0..c9f70431f7 100644
--- a/test/test_InfoExtractor.py
+++ b/test/test_InfoExtractor.py
@@ -36,6 +36,18 @@ def do_GET(self):
             self.send_header('Content-Type', 'text/html; charset=utf-8')
             self.end_headers()
             self.wfile.write(TEAPOT_RESPONSE_BODY.encode())
+        elif self.path == '/fake.m3u8':
+            self.send_response(200)
+            self.send_header('Content-Length', '1024')
+            self.end_headers()
+            self.wfile.write(1024 * b'\x00')
+        elif self.path == '/bipbop.m3u8':
+            with open('test/testdata/m3u8/bipbop_16x9.m3u8', 'rb') as f:
+                data = f.read()
+            self.send_response(200)
+            self.send_header('Content-Length', str(len(data)))
+            self.end_headers()
+            self.wfile.write(data)
         else:
             assert False
 
@@ -2079,5 +2091,45 @@ def test_search_nuxt_json(self):
                 self.ie._search_nuxt_json(HTML_TMPL.format(data), None, default=DEFAULT), DEFAULT)
 
 
+class TestInfoExtractorNetwork(unittest.TestCase):
+    def setUp(self, /):
+        self.httpd = http.server.HTTPServer(
+            ('127.0.0.1', 0), InfoExtractorTestRequestHandler)
+        self.port = http_server_port(self.httpd)
+
+        self.server_thread = threading.Thread(target=self.httpd.serve_forever)
+        self.server_thread.daemon = True
+        self.server_thread.start()
+
+        self.called = False
+
+        def require_warning(*args, **kwargs):
+            self.called = True
+
+        self.ydl = FakeYDL()
+        self.ydl.report_warning = require_warning
+        self.ie = DummyIE(self.ydl)
+
+    def tearDown(self, /):
+        self.ydl.close()
+        self.httpd.shutdown()
+        self.httpd.server_close()
+        self.server_thread.join(1)
+
+    def test_extract_m3u8_formats(self):
+        formats, subtitles = self.ie._extract_m3u8_formats_and_subtitles(
+            f'http://127.0.0.1:{self.port}/bipbop.m3u8', None, fatal=False)
+        self.assertFalse(self.called)
+        self.assertTrue(formats)
+        self.assertTrue(subtitles)
+
+    def test_extract_m3u8_formats_warning(self):
+        formats, subtitles = self.ie._extract_m3u8_formats_and_subtitles(
+            f'http://127.0.0.1:{self.port}/fake.m3u8', None, fatal=False)
+        self.assertTrue(self.called, 'Warning was not issued for binary m3u8 file')
+        self.assertFalse(formats)
+        self.assertFalse(subtitles)
+
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     unittest.main()
diff --git a/test/test_download.py b/test/test_download.py
index 3f36869d9d..c7842735c2 100755
--- a/test/test_download.py
+++ b/test/test_download.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 from test.helper import (
     assertGreaterEqual,
+    assertLessEqual,
     expect_info_dict,
     expect_warnings,
     get_params,
@@ -121,10 +122,13 @@ def print_skipping(reason):
         params = get_params(test_case.get('params', {}))
         params['outtmpl'] = tname + '_' + params['outtmpl']
         if is_playlist and 'playlist' not in test_case:
-            params.setdefault('extract_flat', 'in_playlist')
-            params.setdefault('playlistend', test_case.get(
-                'playlist_mincount', test_case.get('playlist_count', -2) + 1))
+            params.setdefault('playlistend', max(
+                test_case.get('playlist_mincount', -1),
+                test_case.get('playlist_count', -2) + 1,
+                test_case.get('playlist_maxcount', -2) + 1))
             params.setdefault('skip_download', True)
+            if 'playlist_duration_sum' not in test_case:
+                params.setdefault('extract_flat', 'in_playlist')
 
         ydl = YoutubeDL(params, auto_init=False)
         ydl.add_default_info_extractors()
@@ -159,6 +163,7 @@ def try_rm_tcs_files(tcs=None):
                 try_rm(os.path.splitext(tc_filename)[0] + '.info.json')
         try_rm_tcs_files()
         try:
+            test_url = test_case['url']
             try_num = 1
             while True:
                 try:
@@ -166,7 +171,7 @@ def try_rm_tcs_files(tcs=None):
                     # for outside error handling, and returns the exit code
                     # instead of the result dict.
                     res_dict = ydl.extract_info(
-                        test_case['url'],
+                        test_url,
                         force_generic_extractor=params.get('force_generic_extractor', False))
                 except (DownloadError, ExtractorError) as err:
                     # Check if the exception is not a network related one
@@ -194,23 +199,23 @@ def try_rm_tcs_files(tcs=None):
                 self.assertTrue('entries' in res_dict)
                 expect_info_dict(self, res_dict, test_case.get('info_dict', {}))
 
+            num_entries = len(res_dict.get('entries', []))
             if 'playlist_mincount' in test_case:
+                mincount = test_case['playlist_mincount']
                 assertGreaterEqual(
-                    self,
-                    len(res_dict['entries']),
-                    test_case['playlist_mincount'],
-                    'Expected at least %d in playlist %s, but got only %d' % (
-                        test_case['playlist_mincount'], test_case['url'],
-                        len(res_dict['entries'])))
+                    self, num_entries, mincount,
+                    f'Expected at least {mincount} entries in playlist {test_url}, but got only {num_entries}')
             if 'playlist_count' in test_case:
+                count = test_case['playlist_count']
+                got = num_entries if num_entries <= count else 'more'
                 self.assertEqual(
-                    len(res_dict['entries']),
-                    test_case['playlist_count'],
-                    'Expected %d entries in playlist %s, but got %d.' % (
-                        test_case['playlist_count'],
-                        test_case['url'],
-                        len(res_dict['entries']),
-                    ))
+                    num_entries, count,
+                    f'Expected exactly {count} entries in playlist {test_url}, but got {got}')
+            if 'playlist_maxcount' in test_case:
+                maxcount = test_case['playlist_maxcount']
+                assertLessEqual(
+                    self, num_entries, maxcount,
+                    f'Expected at most {maxcount} entries in playlist {test_url}, but got more')
             if 'playlist_duration_sum' in test_case:
                 got_duration = sum(e['duration'] for e in res_dict['entries'])
                 self.assertEqual(
diff --git a/test/test_jsinterp.py b/test/test_jsinterp.py
index 4268e890b8..43b1d0fdee 100644
--- a/test/test_jsinterp.py
+++ b/test/test_jsinterp.py
@@ -490,6 +490,57 @@ def test_increment_decrement(self):
         self._test('function f() { var a = "test--"; return a; }', 'test--')
         self._test('function f() { var b = 1; var a = "b--"; return a; }', 'b--')
 
+    def test_nested_function_scoping(self):
+        self._test(R'''
+            function f() {
+                var g = function() {
+                    var P = 2;
+                    return P;
+                };
+                var P = 1;
+                g();
+                return P;
+            }
+        ''', 1)
+        self._test(R'''
+            function f() {
+                var x = function() {
+                    for (var w = 1, M = []; w < 2; w++) switch (w) {
+                        case 1:
+                            M.push("a");
+                        case 2:
+                            M.push("b");
+                    }
+                    return M
+                };
+                var w = "c";
+                var M = "d";
+                var y = x();
+                y.push(w);
+                y.push(M);
+                return y;
+            }
+        ''', ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd'])
+        self._test(R'''
+            function f() {
+                var P, Q;
+                var z = 100;
+                var g = function() {
+                    var P, Q; P = 2; Q = 15;
+                    z = 0;
+                    return P+Q;
+                };
+                P = 1; Q = 10;
+                var x = g(), y = 3;
+                return P+Q+x+y+z;
+            }
+        ''', 31)
+
+    def test_undefined_varnames(self):
+        jsi = JSInterpreter('function f(){ var a; return [a, b]; }')
+        self._test(jsi, [JS_Undefined, JS_Undefined])
+        self.assertEqual(jsi._undefined_varnames, {'b'})
+
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     unittest.main()
diff --git a/test/test_networking.py b/test/test_networking.py
index 2f441fced2..afdd0c7aa7 100644
--- a/test/test_networking.py
+++ b/test/test_networking.py
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 import tempfile
 import threading
 import time
-import urllib.error
 import urllib.request
 import warnings
 import zlib
@@ -223,10 +222,7 @@ def do_GET(self):
                 if encoding == 'br' and brotli:
                     payload = brotli.compress(payload)
                 elif encoding == 'gzip':
-                    buf = io.BytesIO()
-                    with gzip.GzipFile(fileobj=buf, mode='wb') as f:
-                        f.write(payload)
-                    payload = buf.getvalue()
+                    payload = gzip.compress(payload, mtime=0)
                 elif encoding == 'deflate':
                     payload = zlib.compress(payload)
                 elif encoding == 'unsupported':
@@ -729,6 +725,17 @@ def test_keep_header_casing(self, handler):
 
             assert 'X-test-heaDer: test' in res
 
+    def test_partial_read_then_full_read(self, handler):
+        with handler() as rh:
+            for encoding in ('', 'gzip', 'deflate'):
+                res = validate_and_send(rh, Request(
+                    f'http://127.0.0.1:{self.http_port}/content-encoding',
+                    headers={'ytdl-encoding': encoding}))
+                assert res.headers.get('Content-Encoding') == encoding
+                assert res.read(6) == b'<html>'
+                assert res.read(0) == b''
+                assert res.read() == b'<video src="/vid.mp4" /></html>'
+
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('handler', ['Urllib', 'Requests', 'CurlCFFI'], indirect=True)
 class TestClientCertificate:
diff --git a/test/test_youtube_signature.py b/test/test_youtube_signature.py
index 5e67926798..4562467534 100644
--- a/test/test_youtube_signature.py
+++ b/test/test_youtube_signature.py
@@ -333,6 +333,50 @@
         'https://www.youtube.com/s/player/fc2a56a5/tv-player-ias.vflset/tv-player-ias.js',
         'qTKWg_Il804jd2kAC', 'OtUAm2W6gyzJjB9u',
     ),
+    (
+        'https://www.youtube.com/s/player/a74bf670/player_ias_tce.vflset/en_US/base.js',
+        'kM5r52fugSZRAKHfo3', 'hQP7k1hA22OrNTnq',
+    ),
+    (
+        'https://www.youtube.com/s/player/6275f73c/player_ias_tce.vflset/en_US/base.js',
+        'kM5r52fugSZRAKHfo3', '-I03XF0iyf6I_X0A',
+    ),
+    (
+        'https://www.youtube.com/s/player/20c72c18/player_ias_tce.vflset/en_US/base.js',
+        'kM5r52fugSZRAKHfo3', '-I03XF0iyf6I_X0A',
+    ),
+    (
+        'https://www.youtube.com/s/player/9fe2e06e/player_ias_tce.vflset/en_US/base.js',
+        'kM5r52fugSZRAKHfo3', '6r5ekNIiEMPutZy',
+    ),
+    (
+        'https://www.youtube.com/s/player/680f8c75/player_ias_tce.vflset/en_US/base.js',
+        'kM5r52fugSZRAKHfo3', '0ml9caTwpa55Jf',
+    ),
+    (
+        'https://www.youtube.com/s/player/14397202/player_ias_tce.vflset/en_US/base.js',
+        'kM5r52fugSZRAKHfo3', 'ozZFAN21okDdJTa',
+    ),
+    (
+        'https://www.youtube.com/s/player/5dcb2c1f/player_ias_tce.vflset/en_US/base.js',
+        'kM5r52fugSZRAKHfo3', 'p7iTbRZDYAF',
+    ),
+    (
+        'https://www.youtube.com/s/player/a10d7fcc/player_ias_tce.vflset/en_US/base.js',
+        'kM5r52fugSZRAKHfo3', '9Zue7DDHJSD',
+    ),
+    (
+        'https://www.youtube.com/s/player/8e20cb06/player_ias_tce.vflset/en_US/base.js',
+        'kM5r52fugSZRAKHfo3', '5-4tTneTROTpMzba',
+    ),
+    (
+        'https://www.youtube.com/s/player/e12fbea4/player_ias_tce.vflset/en_US/base.js',
+        'kM5r52fugSZRAKHfo3', 'XkeRfXIPOkSwfg',
+    ),
+    (
+        'https://www.youtube.com/s/player/ef259203/player_ias_tce.vflset/en_US/base.js',
+        'rPqBC01nJpqhhi2iA2U', 'hY7dbiKFT51UIA',
+    ),
 ]
 
 
diff --git a/yt_dlp/aes.py b/yt_dlp/aes.py
index 065901d68d..600cb12a89 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/aes.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/aes.py
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ def sub_bytes_inv(data):
 
 
 def rotate(data):
-    return data[1:] + [data[0]]
+    return [*data[1:], data[0]]
 
 
 def key_schedule_core(data, rcon_iteration):
diff --git a/yt_dlp/downloader/hls.py b/yt_dlp/downloader/hls.py
index 1f36a07f5f..2256305785 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/downloader/hls.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/downloader/hls.py
@@ -94,12 +94,19 @@ def real_download(self, filename, info_dict):
         can_download, message = self.can_download(s, info_dict, self.params.get('allow_unplayable_formats')), None
         if can_download:
             has_ffmpeg = FFmpegFD.available()
-            no_crypto = not Cryptodome.AES and '#EXT-X-KEY:METHOD=AES-128' in s
-            if no_crypto and has_ffmpeg:
-                can_download, message = False, 'The stream has AES-128 encryption and pycryptodomex is not available'
-            elif no_crypto:
-                message = ('The stream has AES-128 encryption and neither ffmpeg nor pycryptodomex are available; '
-                           'Decryption will be performed natively, but will be extremely slow')
+            if not Cryptodome.AES and '#EXT-X-KEY:METHOD=AES-128' in s:
+                # Even if pycryptodomex isn't available, force HlsFD for m3u8s that won't work with ffmpeg
+                ffmpeg_can_dl = not traverse_obj(info_dict, ((
+                    'extra_param_to_segment_url', 'extra_param_to_key_url',
+                    'hls_media_playlist_data', ('hls_aes', ('uri', 'key', 'iv')),
+                ), any))
+                message = 'The stream has AES-128 encryption and {} available'.format(
+                    'neither ffmpeg nor pycryptodomex are' if ffmpeg_can_dl and not has_ffmpeg else
+                    'pycryptodomex is not')
+                if has_ffmpeg and ffmpeg_can_dl:
+                    can_download = False
+                else:
+                    message += '; decryption will be performed natively, but will be extremely slow'
             elif info_dict.get('extractor_key') == 'Generic' and re.search(r'(?m)#EXT-X-MEDIA-SEQUENCE:(?!0$)', s):
                 install_ffmpeg = '' if has_ffmpeg else 'install ffmpeg and '
                 message = ('Live HLS streams are not supported by the native downloader. If this is a livestream, '
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/_extractors.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/_extractors.py
index ada12b3a8a..84da570b0a 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/_extractors.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/_extractors.py
@@ -1147,6 +1147,7 @@
     MindsIE,
 )
 from .minoto import MinotoIE
+from .mir24tv import Mir24TvIE
 from .mirrativ import (
     MirrativIE,
     MirrativUserIE,
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/bilibili.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/bilibili.py
index 0f5c2c97e4..0c6535fc72 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/bilibili.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/bilibili.py
@@ -900,7 +900,9 @@ def _real_extract(self, url):
                 headers=headers))
 
         geo_blocked = traverse_obj(play_info, (
-            'raw', 'data', 'plugins', lambda _, v: v['name'] == 'AreaLimitPanel', 'config', 'is_block', {bool}, any))
+            ('result', ('raw', 'data')), 'plugins',
+            lambda _, v: v['name'] == 'AreaLimitPanel',
+            'config', 'is_block', {bool}, any))
         premium_only = play_info.get('code') == -10403
 
         video_info = traverse_obj(play_info, (('result', ('raw', 'data')), 'video_info', {dict}, any)) or {}
@@ -914,7 +916,7 @@ def _real_extract(self, url):
 
         if traverse_obj(play_info, ((
             ('result', 'play_check', 'play_detail'),  # 'PLAY_PREVIEW' vs 'PLAY_WHOLE'
-            ('raw', 'data', 'play_video_type'),  # 'preview' vs 'whole'
+            (('result', ('raw', 'data')), 'play_video_type'),  # 'preview' vs 'whole' vs 'none'
         ), any, {lambda x: x in ('PLAY_PREVIEW', 'preview')})):
             self.report_warning(
                 'Only preview format is available, '
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/common.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/common.py
index 32b4680b73..b75e806233 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/common.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/common.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import base64
 import collections
+import contextlib
 import functools
 import getpass
 import http.client
@@ -2129,21 +2130,33 @@ def _extract_m3u8_formats_and_subtitles(
                     raise ExtractorError(errnote, video_id=video_id)
                 self.report_warning(f'{errnote}{bug_reports_message()}')
             return [], {}
-
-        res = self._download_webpage_handle(
-            m3u8_url, video_id,
-            note='Downloading m3u8 information' if note is None else note,
-            errnote='Failed to download m3u8 information' if errnote is None else errnote,
+        if note is None:
+            note = 'Downloading m3u8 information'
+        if errnote is None:
+            errnote = 'Failed to download m3u8 information'
+        response = self._request_webpage(
+            m3u8_url, video_id, note=note, errnote=errnote,
             fatal=fatal, data=data, headers=headers, query=query)
-
-        if res is False:
+        if response is False:
             return [], {}
 
-        m3u8_doc, urlh = res
-        m3u8_url = urlh.url
+        with contextlib.closing(response):
+            prefix = response.read(512)
+            if not prefix.startswith(b'#EXTM3U'):
+                msg = 'Response data has no m3u header'
+                if fatal:
+                    raise ExtractorError(msg, video_id=video_id)
+                self.report_warning(f'{msg}{bug_reports_message()}', video_id=video_id)
+                return [], {}
+
+            content = self._webpage_read_content(
+                response, m3u8_url, video_id, note=note, errnote=errnote,
+                fatal=fatal, prefix=prefix, data=data)
+        if content is False:
+            return [], {}
 
         return self._parse_m3u8_formats_and_subtitles(
-            m3u8_doc, m3u8_url, ext=ext, entry_protocol=entry_protocol,
+            content, response.url, ext=ext, entry_protocol=entry_protocol,
             preference=preference, quality=quality, m3u8_id=m3u8_id,
             note=note, errnote=errnote, fatal=fatal, live=live, data=data,
             headers=headers, query=query, video_id=video_id)
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/mir24tv.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/mir24tv.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5832901bf1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/mir24tv.py
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+from .common import InfoExtractor
+from ..utils import parse_qs, url_or_none
+from ..utils.traversal import require, traverse_obj
+
+
+class Mir24TvIE(InfoExtractor):
+    IE_NAME = 'mir24.tv'
+    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?mir24\.tv/news/(?P<id>[0-9]+)/[^/?#]+'
+    _TESTS = [{
+        'url': 'https://mir24.tv/news/16635210/dni-kultury-rossii-otkrylis-v-uzbekistane.-na-prazdnichnom-koncerte-vystupili-zvezdy-rossijskoj-estrada',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': '16635210',
+            'title': 'Дни культуры России открылись в Узбекистане. На праздничном концерте выступили звезды российской эстрады',
+            'ext': 'mp4',
+            'thumbnail': r're:https://images\.mir24\.tv/.+\.jpg',
+        },
+    }]
+
+    def _real_extract(self, url):
+        video_id = self._match_id(url)
+        webpage = self._download_webpage(url, video_id, impersonate=True)
+
+        iframe_url = self._search_regex(
+            r'<iframe\b[^>]+\bsrc=["\'](https?://mir24\.tv/players/[^"\']+)',
+            webpage, 'iframe URL')
+
+        m3u8_url = traverse_obj(iframe_url, (
+            {parse_qs}, 'source', -1, {self._proto_relative_url}, {url_or_none}, {require('m3u8 URL')}))
+        formats, subtitles = self._extract_m3u8_formats_and_subtitles(m3u8_url, video_id, 'mp4', m3u8_id='hls')
+
+        return {
+            'id': video_id,
+            'title': self._og_search_title(webpage, default=None) or self._html_extract_title(webpage),
+            'thumbnail': self._og_search_thumbnail(webpage, default=None),
+            'formats': formats,
+            'subtitles': subtitles,
+        }
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/newspicks.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/newspicks.py
index 4a1cb0a735..5f19eed984 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/newspicks.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/newspicks.py
@@ -1,53 +1,72 @@
-import re
-
 from .common import InfoExtractor
-from ..utils import ExtractorError
+from ..utils import (
+    clean_html,
+    parse_iso8601,
+    parse_qs,
+    url_or_none,
+)
+from ..utils.traversal import require, traverse_obj
 
 
 class NewsPicksIE(InfoExtractor):
-    _VALID_URL = r'https?://newspicks\.com/movie-series/(?P<channel_id>\d+)\?movieId=(?P<id>\d+)'
-
+    _VALID_URL = r'https?://newspicks\.com/movie-series/(?P<id>[^?/#]+)'
     _TESTS = [{
-        'url': 'https://newspicks.com/movie-series/11?movieId=1813',
+        'url': 'https://newspicks.com/movie-series/11/?movieId=1813',
         'info_dict': {
             'id': '1813',
-            'title': '日本の課題を破壊せよ【ゲスト：成田悠輔】',
-            'description': 'md5:09397aad46d6ded6487ff13f138acadf',
-            'channel': 'HORIE ONE',
-            'channel_id': '11',
-            'release_date': '20220117',
-            'thumbnail': r're:https://.+jpg',
             'ext': 'mp4',
+            'title': '日本の課題を破壊せよ【ゲスト：成田悠輔】',
+            'cast': 'count:4',
+            'description': 'md5:09397aad46d6ded6487ff13f138acadf',
+            'duration': 2940,
+            'release_date': '20220117',
+            'release_timestamp': 1642424400,
+            'series': 'HORIE ONE',
+            'series_id': '11',
+            'thumbnail': r're:https?://resources\.newspicks\.com/.+\.(?:jpe?g|png)',
+            'timestamp': 1642424420,
+            'upload_date': '20220117',
+        },
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://newspicks.com/movie-series/158/?movieId=3932',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': '3932',
+            'ext': 'mp4',
+            'title': '【検証】専門家は、KADOKAWAをどう見るか',
+            'cast': 'count:3',
+            'description': 'md5:2c2d4bf77484a4333ec995d676f9a91d',
+            'duration': 1320,
+            'release_date': '20240622',
+            'release_timestamp': 1719088080,
+            'series': 'NPレポート',
+            'series_id': '158',
+            'thumbnail': r're:https?://resources\.newspicks\.com/.+\.(?:jpe?g|png)',
+            'timestamp': 1719086400,
+            'upload_date': '20240622',
         },
     }]
 
     def _real_extract(self, url):
-        video_id, channel_id = self._match_valid_url(url).group('id', 'channel_id')
+        series_id = self._match_id(url)
+        video_id = traverse_obj(parse_qs(url), ('movieId', -1, {str}, {require('movie ID')}))
         webpage = self._download_webpage(url, video_id)
-        entries = self._parse_html5_media_entries(
-            url, webpage.replace('movie-for-pc', 'movie'), video_id, 'hls')
-        if not entries:
-            raise ExtractorError('No HTML5 media elements found')
-        info = entries[0]
 
-        title = self._html_search_meta('og:title', webpage, fatal=False)
-        description = self._html_search_meta(
-            ('og:description', 'twitter:title'), webpage, fatal=False)
-        channel = self._html_search_regex(
-            r'value="11".+?<div\s+class="title">(.+?)</div', webpage, 'channel name', fatal=False)
-        if not title or not channel:
-            title, channel = re.split(r'\s*|\s*', self._html_extract_title(webpage))
+        fragment = self._search_nextjs_data(webpage, video_id)['props']['pageProps']['fragment']
+        m3u8_url = traverse_obj(fragment, ('movie', 'movieUrl', {url_or_none}, {require('m3u8 URL')}))
+        formats, subtitles = self._extract_m3u8_formats_and_subtitles(m3u8_url, video_id, 'mp4')
 
-        release_date = self._search_regex(
-            r'<span\s+class="on-air-date">\s*(\d+)年(\d+)月(\d+)日\s*</span>',
-            webpage, 'release date', fatal=False, group=(1, 2, 3))
-
-        info.update({
+        return {
             'id': video_id,
-            'title': title,
-            'description': description,
-            'channel': channel,
-            'channel_id': channel_id,
-            'release_date': ('%04d%02d%02d' % tuple(map(int, release_date))) if release_date else None,
-        })
-        return info
+            'formats': formats,
+            'series': traverse_obj(fragment, ('series', 'title', {str})),
+            'series_id': series_id,
+            'subtitles': subtitles,
+            **traverse_obj(fragment, ('movie', {
+                'title': ('title', {str}),
+                'cast': ('relatedUsers', ..., 'displayName', {str}, filter, all, filter),
+                'description': ('explanation', {clean_html}),
+                'release_timestamp': ('onAirStartDate', {parse_iso8601}),
+                'thumbnail': (('image', 'coverImageUrl'), {url_or_none}, any),
+                'timestamp': ('published', {parse_iso8601}),
+            })),
+        }
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/nhk.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/nhk.py
index 0bd6edfcba..14fbd6ce82 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/nhk.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/nhk.py
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
     get_element_by_class,
     int_or_none,
     join_nonempty,
+    make_archive_id,
+    orderedSet,
     parse_duration,
     remove_end,
     traverse_obj,
@@ -16,6 +18,7 @@
     unified_timestamp,
     url_or_none,
     urljoin,
+    variadic,
 )
 
 
@@ -495,7 +498,7 @@ def _real_extract(self, url):
         chapters = None
         if chapter_durations and chapter_titles and len(chapter_durations) == len(chapter_titles):
             start_time = chapter_durations
-            end_time = chapter_durations[1:] + [duration]
+            end_time = [*chapter_durations[1:], duration]
             chapters = [{
                 'start_time': s,
                 'end_time': e,
@@ -591,102 +594,179 @@ class NhkRadiruIE(InfoExtractor):
     IE_DESC = 'NHK らじる (Radiru/Rajiru)'
     _VALID_URL = r'https?://www\.nhk\.or\.jp/radio/(?:player/ondemand|ondemand/detail)\.html\?p=(?P<site>[\da-zA-Z]+)_(?P<corner>[\da-zA-Z]+)(?:_(?P<headline>[\da-zA-Z]+))?'
     _TESTS = [{
-        'url': 'https://www.nhk.or.jp/radio/player/ondemand.html?p=0449_01_4003239',
-        'skip': 'Episode expired on 2024-06-09',
+        'url': 'https://www.nhk.or.jp/radio/player/ondemand.html?p=LG96ZW5KZ4_01_4251382',
+        'skip': 'Episode expires on 2025-07-14',
         'info_dict': {
-            'title': 'ジャズ・トゥナイト　ジャズ「Ｎｉｇｈｔ　ａｎｄ　Ｄａｙ」特集',
-            'id': '0449_01_4003239',
+            'title': 'クラシックの庭\u3000特集「ドボルザークを聴く」（１）交響曲を中心に',
+            'id': 'LG96ZW5KZ4_01_4251382',
             'ext': 'm4a',
-            'uploader': 'NHK FM 東京',
-            'description': 'md5:ad05f3c3f3f6e99b2e69f9b5e49551dc',
-            'series': 'ジャズ・トゥナイト',
-            'channel': 'NHK FM 東京',
-            'thumbnail': 'https://www.nhk.or.jp/prog/img/449/g449.jpg',
-            'upload_date': '20240601',
-            'series_id': '0449_01',
-            'release_date': '20240601',
-            'timestamp': 1717257600,
-            'release_timestamp': 1717250400,
+            'description': 'md5:652d3c38a25b77959c716421eba1617a',
+            'uploader': 'NHK FM・東京',
+            'channel': 'NHK FM・東京',
+            'duration': 6597.0,
+            'thumbnail': 'https://www.nhk.jp/static/assets/images/radioseries/rs/LG96ZW5KZ4/LG96ZW5KZ4-eyecatch_a67c6e949325016c0724f2ed3eec8a2f.jpg',
+            'categories': ['音楽', 'クラシック・オペラ'],
+            'cast': ['田添菜穂子'],
+            'series': 'クラシックの庭',
+            'series_id': 'LG96ZW5KZ4',
+            'episode': '特集「ドボルザークを聴く」(1)交響曲を中心に',
+            'episode_id': 'QP1Q2ZXZY3',
+            'timestamp': 1751871000,
+            'upload_date': '20250707',
+            'release_timestamp': 1751864403,
+            'release_date': '20250707',
         },
     }, {
         # playlist, airs every weekday so it should _hopefully_ be okay forever
-        'url': 'https://www.nhk.or.jp/radio/ondemand/detail.html?p=0458_01',
+        'url': 'https://www.nhk.or.jp/radio/ondemand/detail.html?p=Z9L1V2M24L_01',
         'info_dict': {
-            'id': '0458_01',
+            'id': 'Z9L1V2M24L_01',
             'title': 'ベストオブクラシック',
             'description': '世界中の上質な演奏会をじっくり堪能する本格派クラシック番組。',
-            'thumbnail': 'https://www.nhk.or.jp/prog/img/458/g458.jpg',
-            'series_id': '0458_01',
+            'thumbnail': 'https://www.nhk.jp/static/assets/images/radioseries/rs/Z9L1V2M24L/Z9L1V2M24L-eyecatch_83ed28b4782907998875965fee60a351.jpg',
+            'series_id': 'Z9L1V2M24L_01',
             'uploader': 'NHK FM',
             'channel': 'NHK FM',
             'series': 'ベストオブクラシック',
         },
         'playlist_mincount': 3,
-    }, {
-        # one with letters in the id
-        'url': 'https://www.nhk.or.jp/radio/player/ondemand.html?p=F683_01_3910688',
-        'note': 'Expires on 2025-03-31',
-        'info_dict': {
-            'id': 'F683_01_3910688',
-            'ext': 'm4a',
-            'title': '夏目漱石「文鳥」第1回',
-            'series': '【らじる文庫】夏目漱石「文鳥」（全4回）',
-            'series_id': 'F683_01',
-            'description': '朗読：浅井理アナウンサー',
-            'thumbnail': 'https://www.nhk.or.jp/radioondemand/json/F683/img/roudoku_05_rod_640.jpg',
-            'upload_date': '20240106',
-            'release_date': '20240106',
-            'uploader': 'NHK R1',
-            'release_timestamp': 1704511800,
-            'channel': 'NHK R1',
-            'timestamp': 1704512700,
-        },
-        'expected_warnings': ['Unable to download JSON metadata',
-                              'Failed to get extended metadata. API returned Error 1: Invalid parameters'],
     }, {
         # news
-        'url': 'https://www.nhk.or.jp/radio/player/ondemand.html?p=F261_01_4012173',
+        'url': 'https://www.nhk.or.jp/radio/player/ondemand.html?p=18439M2W42_02_4251212',
+        'skip': 'Expires on 2025-07-15',
         'info_dict': {
-            'id': 'F261_01_4012173',
+            'id': '18439M2W42_02_4251212',
             'ext': 'm4a',
-            'channel': 'NHKラジオ第1',
+            'title': 'マイあさ! 午前5時のNHKニュース 2025年7月8日',
             'uploader': 'NHKラジオ第1',
+            'channel': 'NHKラジオ第1',
+            'thumbnail': 'https://www.nhk.or.jp/radioondemand/json/18439M2W42/img/series_945_thumbnail.jpg',
             'series': 'NHKラジオニュース',
-            'title': '午前０時のNHKニュース',
-            'thumbnail': 'https://www.nhk.or.jp/radioondemand/json/F261/img/RADIONEWS_640.jpg',
-            'release_timestamp': 1718290800,
-            'release_date': '20240613',
-            'timestamp': 1718291400,
-            'upload_date': '20240613',
+            'timestamp': 1751919420,
+            'upload_date': '20250707',
+            'release_timestamp': 1751918400,
+            'release_date': '20250707',
         },
     }, {
         # fallback when extended metadata fails
-        'url': 'https://www.nhk.or.jp/radio/player/ondemand.html?p=2834_01_4009298',
-        'skip': 'Expires on 2024-06-07',
+        'url': 'https://www.nhk.or.jp/radio/player/ondemand.html?p=J8792PY43V_20_4253945',
+        'skip': 'Expires on 2025-09-01',
         'info_dict': {
-            'id': '2834_01_4009298',
-            'title': 'まち☆キラ！開成町特集',
+            'id': 'J8792PY43V_20_4253945',
             'ext': 'm4a',
-            'release_date': '20240531',
-            'upload_date': '20240531',
-            'series': 'はま☆キラ！',
-            'thumbnail': 'https://www.nhk.or.jp/prog/img/2834/g2834.jpg',
-            'channel': 'NHK R1,FM',
-            'description': '',
-            'timestamp': 1717123800,
-            'uploader': 'NHK R1,FM',
-            'release_timestamp': 1717120800,
-            'series_id': '2834_01',
+            'title': '「後絶たない筋肉増強剤の使用」ワールドリポート',
+            'description': '大濱 敦（ソウル支局）',
+            'uploader': 'NHK R1',
+            'channel': 'NHK R1',
+            'thumbnail': 'https://www.nhk.or.jp/radioondemand/json/J8792PY43V/img/corner/box_31_thumbnail.jpg',
+            'series': 'マイあさ！ ワールドリポート',
+            'series_id': 'J8792PY43V_20',
+            'timestamp': 1751837100,
+            'upload_date': '20250706',
+            'release_timestamp': 1751835600,
+            'release_date': '20250706',
+
         },
-        'expected_warnings': ['Failed to get extended metadata. API returned empty list.'],
+        'expected_warnings': ['Failed to download extended metadata: HTTP Error 404: Not Found'],
     }]
 
     _API_URL_TMPL = None
 
+    # The `_format_*` and `_make_*` functions are ported from: https://www.nhk.or.jp/radio/assets/js/timetable_detail_new.js
+
+    def _format_act_list(self, act_list):
+        role_groups = {}
+        for act in traverse_obj(act_list, (..., {dict})):
+            role = act.get('role')
+            if role not in role_groups:
+                role_groups[role] = []
+            role_groups[role].append(act)
+
+        formatted_roles = []
+        for role, acts in role_groups.items():
+            for i, act in enumerate(acts):
+                res = f'【{role}】' if i == 0 and role is not None else ''
+                if title := act.get('title'):
+                    res += f'{title}…'
+                formatted_roles.append(join_nonempty(res, act.get('name'), delim=''))
+        return join_nonempty(*formatted_roles, delim='，')
+
+    def _make_artists(self, track, key):
+        artists = []
+        for artist in traverse_obj(track, (key, ..., {dict})):
+            if res := join_nonempty(*traverse_obj(artist, ((
+                ('role', filter, {'{}…'.format}),
+                ('part', filter, {'（{}）'.format}),
+                ('name', filter),
+            ), {str})), delim=''):
+                artists.append(res)
+
+        return '、'.join(artists) or None
+
+    def _make_duration(self, track, key):
+        d = traverse_obj(track, (key, {parse_duration}))
+        if d is None:
+            return None
+        hours, remainder = divmod(d, 3600)
+        minutes, seconds = divmod(remainder, 60)
+        res = '（'
+        if hours > 0:
+            res += f'{int(hours)}時間'
+        if minutes > 0:
+            res += f'{int(minutes)}分'
+        res += f'{int(seconds):02}秒）'
+        return res
+
+    def _format_music_list(self, music_list):
+        tracks = []
+        for track in traverse_obj(music_list, (..., {dict})):
+            track_details = traverse_obj(track, ((
+                ('name', filter, {'「{}」'.format}),
+                ('lyricist', filter, {'{}:作詞'.format}),
+                ('composer', filter, {'{}:作曲'.format}),
+                ('arranger', filter, {'{}:編曲'.format}),
+            ), {str}))
+
+            track_details.append(self._make_artists(track, 'byArtist'))
+            track_details.append(self._make_duration(track, 'duration'))
+
+            if label := join_nonempty('label', 'code', delim=' ', from_dict=track):
+                track_details.append(f'＜{label}＞')
+            if location := traverse_obj(track, ('location', {str})):
+                track_details.append(f'～{location}～')
+            tracks.append(join_nonempty(*track_details, delim='\n'))
+        return '\n\n'.join(tracks)
+
+    def _format_description(self, response):
+        detailed_description = traverse_obj(response, ('detailedDescription', {dict})) or {}
+        return join_nonempty(
+            join_nonempty('epg80', 'epg200', delim='\n\n', from_dict=detailed_description),
+            traverse_obj(response, ('misc', 'actList', {self._format_act_list})),
+            traverse_obj(response, ('misc', 'musicList', {self._format_music_list})),
+            delim='\n\n')
+
+    def _get_thumbnails(self, data, keys, name=None, preference=-1):
+        thumbnails = []
+        for size, thumb in traverse_obj(data, (
+            *variadic(keys, (str, bytes, dict, set)), {dict.items},
+            lambda _, v: v[0] != 'copyright' and url_or_none(v[1]['url']),
+        )):
+            thumbnails.append({
+                'url': thumb['url'],
+                'width': int_or_none(thumb.get('width')),
+                'height': int_or_none(thumb.get('height')),
+                'preference': preference,
+                'id': join_nonempty(name, size),
+            })
+            preference -= 1
+        return thumbnails
+
     def _extract_extended_metadata(self, episode_id, aa_vinfo):
         service, _, area = traverse_obj(aa_vinfo, (2, {str}, {lambda x: (x or '').partition(',')}))
+        date_id = aa_vinfo[3]
+
         detail_url = try_call(
-            lambda: self._API_URL_TMPL.format(area=area, service=service, dateid=aa_vinfo[3]))
+            lambda: self._API_URL_TMPL.format(broadcastEventId=join_nonempty(service, area, date_id)))
         if not detail_url:
             return {}
 
@@ -699,36 +779,37 @@ def _extract_extended_metadata(self, episode_id, aa_vinfo):
         if error := traverse_obj(response, ('error', {dict})):
             self.report_warning(
                 'Failed to get extended metadata. API returned '
-                f'Error {join_nonempty("code", "message", from_dict=error, delim=": ")}')
+                f'Error {join_nonempty("statuscode", "message", from_dict=error, delim=": ")}')
             return {}
 
-        full_meta = traverse_obj(response, ('list', service, 0, {dict}))
-        if not full_meta:
-            self.report_warning('Failed to get extended metadata. API returned empty list.')
-            return {}
+        station = traverse_obj(response, ('publishedOn', 'broadcastDisplayName', {str}))
 
-        station = ' '.join(traverse_obj(full_meta, (('service', 'area'), 'name', {str}))) or None
-        thumbnails = [{
-            'id': str(id_),
-            'preference': 1 if id_.startswith('thumbnail') else -2 if id_.startswith('logo') else -1,
-            **traverse_obj(thumb, {
-                'url': 'url',
-                'width': ('width', {int_or_none}),
-                'height': ('height', {int_or_none}),
-            }),
-        } for id_, thumb in traverse_obj(full_meta, ('images', {dict.items}, lambda _, v: v[1]['url']))]
+        thumbnails = []
+        thumbnails.extend(self._get_thumbnails(response, ('about', 'eyecatch')))
+        for num, dct in enumerate(traverse_obj(response, ('about', 'eyecatchList', ...))):
+            thumbnails.extend(self._get_thumbnails(dct, None, join_nonempty('list', num), -2))
+        thumbnails.extend(
+            self._get_thumbnails(response, ('about', 'partOfSeries', 'eyecatch'), 'series', -3))
 
         return filter_dict({
+            'description': self._format_description(response),
+            'cast': traverse_obj(response, ('misc', 'actList', ..., 'name', {str})),
+            'thumbnails': thumbnails,
+            **traverse_obj(response, {
+                'title': ('name', {str}),
+                'timestamp': ('endDate', {unified_timestamp}),
+                'release_timestamp': ('startDate', {unified_timestamp}),
+                'duration': ('duration', {parse_duration}),
+            }),
+            **traverse_obj(response, ('identifierGroup', {
+                'series': ('radioSeriesName', {str}),
+                'series_id': ('radioSeriesId', {str}),
+                'episode': ('radioEpisodeName', {str}),
+                'episode_id': ('radioEpisodeId', {str}),
+                'categories': ('genre', ..., ['name1', 'name2'], {str}, all, {orderedSet}),
+            })),
             'channel': station,
             'uploader': station,
-            'description': join_nonempty(
-                'subtitle', 'content', 'act', 'music', delim='\n\n', from_dict=full_meta),
-            'thumbnails': thumbnails,
-            **traverse_obj(full_meta, {
-                'title': ('title', {str}),
-                'timestamp': ('end_time', {unified_timestamp}),
-                'release_timestamp': ('start_time', {unified_timestamp}),
-            }),
         })
 
     def _extract_episode_info(self, episode, programme_id, series_meta):
@@ -782,7 +863,9 @@ def _real_extract(self, url):
         site_id, corner_id, headline_id = self._match_valid_url(url).group('site', 'corner', 'headline')
         programme_id = f'{site_id}_{corner_id}'
 
-        if site_id == 'F261':  # XXX: News programmes use old API (for now?)
+        # XXX: News programmes use the old API
+        # Can't move this to NhkRadioNewsPageIE because news items still use the normal URL format
+        if site_id == '18439M2W42':
             meta = self._download_json(
                 'https://www.nhk.or.jp/s-media/news/news-site/list/v1/all.json', programme_id)['main']
             series_meta = traverse_obj(meta, {
@@ -843,8 +926,8 @@ class NhkRadioNewsPageIE(InfoExtractor):
         'url': 'https://www.nhk.or.jp/radionews/',
         'playlist_mincount': 5,
         'info_dict': {
-            'id': 'F261_01',
-            'thumbnail': 'https://www.nhk.or.jp/radioondemand/json/F261/img/RADIONEWS_640.jpg',
+            'id': '18439M2W42_01',
+            'thumbnail': 'https://www.nhk.or.jp/radioondemand/json/18439M2W42/img/series_945_thumbnail.jpg',
             'description': 'md5:bf2c5b397e44bc7eb26de98d8f15d79d',
             'channel': 'NHKラジオ第1',
             'uploader': 'NHKラジオ第1',
@@ -853,7 +936,7 @@ class NhkRadioNewsPageIE(InfoExtractor):
     }]
 
     def _real_extract(self, url):
-        return self.url_result('https://www.nhk.or.jp/radio/ondemand/detail.html?p=F261_01', NhkRadiruIE)
+        return self.url_result('https://www.nhk.or.jp/radio/ondemand/detail.html?p=18439M2W42_01', NhkRadiruIE)
 
 
 class NhkRadiruLiveIE(InfoExtractor):
@@ -863,11 +946,12 @@ class NhkRadiruLiveIE(InfoExtractor):
         # radio 1, no area specified
         'url': 'https://www.nhk.or.jp/radio/player/?ch=r1',
         'info_dict': {
-            'id': 'r1-tokyo',
-            'title': 're:^ＮＨＫネットラジオ第1 東京.+$',
+            'id': 'bs-r1-130',
+            'title': 're:^NHKラジオ第1・東京.+$',
             'ext': 'm4a',
-            'thumbnail': 'https://www.nhk.or.jp/common/img/media/r1-200x200.png',
+            'thumbnail': 'https://www.nhk.jp/assets/images/broadcastservice/bs/r1/r1-logo.svg',
             'live_status': 'is_live',
+            '_old_archive_ids': ['nhkradirulive r1-tokyo'],
         },
     }, {
         # radio 2, area specified
@@ -875,26 +959,28 @@ class NhkRadiruLiveIE(InfoExtractor):
         'url': 'https://www.nhk.or.jp/radio/player/?ch=r2',
         'params': {'extractor_args': {'nhkradirulive': {'area': ['fukuoka']}}},
         'info_dict': {
-            'id': 'r2-fukuoka',
-            'title': 're:^ＮＨＫネットラジオ第2 福岡.+$',
+            'id': 'bs-r2-400',
+            'title': 're:^NHKラジオ第2.+$',
             'ext': 'm4a',
-            'thumbnail': 'https://www.nhk.or.jp/common/img/media/r2-200x200.png',
+            'thumbnail': 'https://www.nhk.jp/assets/images/broadcastservice/bs/r2/r2-logo.svg',
             'live_status': 'is_live',
+            '_old_archive_ids': ['nhkradirulive r2-fukuoka'],
         },
     }, {
         # fm, area specified
         'url': 'https://www.nhk.or.jp/radio/player/?ch=fm',
         'params': {'extractor_args': {'nhkradirulive': {'area': ['sapporo']}}},
         'info_dict': {
-            'id': 'fm-sapporo',
-            'title': 're:^ＮＨＫネットラジオＦＭ 札幌.+$',
+            'id': 'bs-r3-010',
+            'title': 're:^NHK FM・札幌.+$',
             'ext': 'm4a',
-            'thumbnail': 'https://www.nhk.or.jp/common/img/media/fm-200x200.png',
+            'thumbnail': 'https://www.nhk.jp/assets/images/broadcastservice/bs/r3/r3-logo.svg',
             'live_status': 'is_live',
+            '_old_archive_ids': ['nhkradirulive fm-sapporo'],
         },
     }]
 
-    _NOA_STATION_IDS = {'r1': 'n1', 'r2': 'n2', 'fm': 'n3'}
+    _NOA_STATION_IDS = {'r1': 'r1', 'r2': 'r2', 'fm': 'r3'}
 
     def _real_extract(self, url):
         station = self._match_id(url)
@@ -911,12 +997,15 @@ def _real_extract(self, url):
         noa_info = self._download_json(
             f'https:{config.find(".//url_program_noa").text}'.format(area=data.find('areakey').text),
             station, note=f'Downloading {area} station metadata', fatal=False)
-        present_info = traverse_obj(noa_info, ('nowonair_list', self._NOA_STATION_IDS.get(station), 'present'))
+        broadcast_service = traverse_obj(noa_info, (self._NOA_STATION_IDS.get(station), 'publishedOn'))
 
         return {
-            'title': ' '.join(traverse_obj(present_info, (('service', 'area'), 'name', {str}))),
-            'id': join_nonempty(station, area),
-            'thumbnails': traverse_obj(present_info, ('service', 'images', ..., {
+            **traverse_obj(broadcast_service, {
+                'title': ('broadcastDisplayName', {str}),
+                'id': ('id', {str}),
+            }),
+            '_old_archive_ids': [make_archive_id(self, join_nonempty(station, area))],
+            'thumbnails': traverse_obj(broadcast_service, ('logo', ..., {
                 'url': 'url',
                 'width': ('width', {int_or_none}),
                 'height': ('height', {int_or_none}),
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/ninegag.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/ninegag.py
index 2979f3a50e..1b88e9c544 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/ninegag.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/ninegag.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 from .common import InfoExtractor
 from ..utils import (
-    ExtractorError,
     determine_ext,
     int_or_none,
     traverse_obj,
@@ -61,10 +60,10 @@ def _real_extract(self, url):
         post = self._download_json(
             'https://9gag.com/v1/post', post_id, query={
                 'id': post_id,
-            })['data']['post']
+            }, impersonate=True)['data']['post']
 
         if post.get('type') != 'Animated':
-            raise ExtractorError(
+            self.raise_no_formats(
                 'The given url does not contain a video',
                 expected=True)
 
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/sproutvideo.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/sproutvideo.py
index b5af905414..494042738d 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/sproutvideo.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/sproutvideo.py
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ def _real_extract(self, url):
         webpage = self._download_webpage(
             url, video_id, headers=traverse_obj(smuggled_data, {'Referer': 'referer'}), impersonate=True)
         data = self._search_json(
-            r'var\s+(?:dat|playerInfo)\s*=\s*["\']', webpage, 'player info', video_id,
+            r'(?:var|const|let)\s+(?:dat|playerInfo)\s*=\s*["\']', webpage, 'player info', video_id,
             contains_pattern=r'[A-Za-z0-9+/=]+', end_pattern=r'["\'];',
             transform_source=lambda x: base64.b64decode(x).decode())
 
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/twitch.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/twitch.py
index e4f2aec465..1b60202045 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/twitch.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/twitch.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 import urllib.parse
 
 from .common import InfoExtractor
+from ..networking.exceptions import HTTPError
 from ..utils import (
     ExtractorError,
     UserNotLive,
@@ -188,19 +189,39 @@ def _get_thumbnails(self, thumbnail):
         }] if thumbnail else None
 
     def _extract_twitch_m3u8_formats(self, path, video_id, token, signature, live_from_start=False):
-        formats = self._extract_m3u8_formats(
-            f'{self._USHER_BASE}/{path}/{video_id}.m3u8', video_id, 'mp4', query={
-                'allow_source': 'true',
-                'allow_audio_only': 'true',
-                'allow_spectre': 'true',
-                'p': random.randint(1000000, 10000000),
-                'platform': 'web',
-                'player': 'twitchweb',
-                'supported_codecs': 'av1,h265,h264',
-                'playlist_include_framerate': 'true',
-                'sig': signature,
-                'token': token,
-            })
+        try:
+            formats = self._extract_m3u8_formats(
+                f'{self._USHER_BASE}/{path}/{video_id}.m3u8', video_id, 'mp4', query={
+                    'allow_source': 'true',
+                    'allow_audio_only': 'true',
+                    'allow_spectre': 'true',
+                    'p': random.randint(1000000, 10000000),
+                    'platform': 'web',
+                    'player': 'twitchweb',
+                    'supported_codecs': 'av1,h265,h264',
+                    'playlist_include_framerate': 'true',
+                    'sig': signature,
+                    'token': token,
+                })
+        except ExtractorError as e:
+            if (
+                not isinstance(e.cause, HTTPError)
+                or e.cause.status != 403
+                or e.cause.response.get_header('content-type') != 'application/json'
+            ):
+                raise
+
+            error_info = traverse_obj(e.cause.response.read(), ({json.loads}, 0, {dict})) or {}
+            if error_info.get('error_code') in ('vod_manifest_restricted', 'unauthorized_entitlements'):
+                common_msg = 'access to this subscriber-only content'
+                if self._get_cookies('https://gql.twitch.tv').get('auth-token'):
+                    raise ExtractorError(f'Your account does not have {common_msg}', expected=True)
+                self.raise_login_required(f'You must be logged into an account that has {common_msg}')
+
+            if error_msg := join_nonempty('error_code', 'error', from_dict=error_info, delim=': '):
+                raise ExtractorError(error_msg, expected=True)
+            raise
+
         for fmt in formats:
             if fmt.get('vcodec') and fmt['vcodec'].startswith('av01'):
                 # mpegts does not yet have proper support for av1
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/youtube/_tab.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/youtube/_tab.py
index c018ee8cfb..226e5ede3b 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/youtube/_tab.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/youtube/_tab.py
@@ -317,17 +317,31 @@ def _extract_lockup_view_model(self, view_model):
         content_id = view_model.get('contentId')
         if not content_id:
             return
+
         content_type = view_model.get('contentType')
-        if content_type not in ('LOCKUP_CONTENT_TYPE_PLAYLIST', 'LOCKUP_CONTENT_TYPE_PODCAST'):
+        if content_type == 'LOCKUP_CONTENT_TYPE_VIDEO':
+            ie = YoutubeIE
+            url = f'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v={content_id}'
+            thumb_keys = (None,)
+        elif content_type in ('LOCKUP_CONTENT_TYPE_PLAYLIST', 'LOCKUP_CONTENT_TYPE_PODCAST'):
+            ie = YoutubeTabIE
+            url = f'https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list={content_id}'
+            thumb_keys = ('collectionThumbnailViewModel', 'primaryThumbnail')
+        else:
             self.report_warning(
-                f'Unsupported lockup view model content type "{content_type}"{bug_reports_message()}', only_once=True)
+                f'Unsupported lockup view model content type "{content_type}"{bug_reports_message()}',
+                only_once=True)
             return
+
         return self.url_result(
-            f'https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list={content_id}', ie=YoutubeTabIE, video_id=content_id,
+            url, ie, content_id,
             title=traverse_obj(view_model, (
                 'metadata', 'lockupMetadataViewModel', 'title', 'content', {str})),
             thumbnails=self._extract_thumbnails(view_model, (
-                'contentImage', 'collectionThumbnailViewModel', 'primaryThumbnail', 'thumbnailViewModel', 'image'), final_key='sources'))
+                'contentImage', *thumb_keys, 'thumbnailViewModel', 'image'), final_key='sources'),
+            duration=traverse_obj(view_model, (
+                'contentImage', 'thumbnailViewModel', 'overlays', ..., 'thumbnailOverlayBadgeViewModel',
+                'thumbnailBadges', ..., 'thumbnailBadgeViewModel', 'text', {parse_duration}, any)))
 
     def _rich_entries(self, rich_grid_renderer):
         if lockup_view_model := traverse_obj(rich_grid_renderer, ('content', 'lockupViewModel', {dict})):
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/youtube/_video.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/youtube/_video.py
index 4689c55db7..208abee937 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/youtube/_video.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/youtube/_video.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 from .pot._director import initialize_pot_director
 from .pot.provider import PoTokenContext, PoTokenRequest
 from ..openload import PhantomJSwrapper
-from ...jsinterp import JSInterpreter
+from ...jsinterp import JSInterpreter, LocalNameSpace
 from ...networking.exceptions import HTTPError
 from ...utils import (
     NO_DEFAULT,
@@ -1801,6 +1801,8 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
         '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()}
+    _NSIG_FUNC_CACHE_ID = 'nsig func'
+    _DUMMY_STRING = 'dlp_wins'
 
     @classmethod
     def suitable(cls, url):
@@ -2204,7 +2206,7 @@ def _decrypt_nsig(self, s, video_id, player_url):
             self.to_screen(f'Extracted nsig function from {player_id}:\n{func_code[1]}\n')
 
         try:
-            extract_nsig = self._cached(self._extract_n_function_from_code, 'nsig func', player_url)
+            extract_nsig = self._cached(self._extract_n_function_from_code, self._NSIG_FUNC_CACHE_ID, player_url)
             ret = extract_nsig(jsi, func_code)(s)
         except JSInterpreter.Exception as e:
             try:
@@ -2312,16 +2314,18 @@ def _interpret_player_js_global_var(self, jscode, player_url):
 
         jsi = JSInterpreter(varcode)
         interpret_global_var = self._cached(jsi.interpret_expression, 'js global list', player_url)
-        return varname, interpret_global_var(varvalue, {}, allow_recursion=10)
+        return varname, interpret_global_var(varvalue, LocalNameSpace(), allow_recursion=10)
 
     def _fixup_n_function_code(self, argnames, nsig_code, jscode, player_url):
+        # Fixup global array
         varname, global_list = self._interpret_player_js_global_var(jscode, player_url)
         if varname and global_list:
             nsig_code = f'var {varname}={json.dumps(global_list)}; {nsig_code}'
         else:
-            varname = 'dlp_wins'
+            varname = self._DUMMY_STRING
             global_list = []
 
+        # Fixup typeof check
         undefined_idx = global_list.index('undefined') if 'undefined' in global_list else r'\d+'
         fixed_code = re.sub(
             fr'''(?x)
@@ -2334,6 +2338,32 @@ def _fixup_n_function_code(self, argnames, nsig_code, jscode, player_url):
             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)
+
+        # Fixup global funcs
+        jsi = JSInterpreter(fixed_code)
+        cache_id = (self._NSIG_FUNC_CACHE_ID, player_url)
+        try:
+            self._cached(
+                self._extract_n_function_from_code, *cache_id)(jsi, (argnames, fixed_code))(self._DUMMY_STRING)
+        except JSInterpreter.Exception:
+            self._player_cache.pop(cache_id, None)
+
+        global_funcnames = jsi._undefined_varnames
+        debug_names = []
+        jsi = JSInterpreter(jscode)
+        for func_name in global_funcnames:
+            try:
+                func_args, func_code = jsi.extract_function_code(func_name)
+                fixed_code = f'var {func_name} = function({", ".join(func_args)}) {{ {func_code} }}; {fixed_code}'
+                debug_names.append(func_name)
+            except Exception:
+                self.report_warning(join_nonempty(
+                    f'Unable to extract global nsig function {func_name} from player JS',
+                    player_url and f'        player = {player_url}', delim='\n'), only_once=True)
+
+        if debug_names:
+            self.write_debug(f'Extracted global nsig functions: {", ".join(debug_names)}')
+
         return argnames, fixed_code
 
     def _extract_n_function_code(self, video_id, player_url):
@@ -2347,7 +2377,7 @@ 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 global array variable and lack of `typeof` implementation
+        # XXX: Work around (a) global array variable, (b) `typeof` short-circuit, (c) global functions
         func_code = self._fixup_n_function_code(*jsi.extract_function_code(func_name), jscode, player_url)
 
         return jsi, player_id, func_code
@@ -3243,6 +3273,10 @@ def append_client(*client_names):
                 # web_creator may work around age-verification for all videos but requires PO token
                 append_client('tv_embedded', 'web_creator')
 
+            status = traverse_obj(pr, ('playabilityStatus', 'status', {str}))
+            if status not in ('OK', 'LIVE_STREAM_OFFLINE', 'AGE_CHECK_REQUIRED', 'AGE_VERIFICATION_REQUIRED'):
+                self.write_debug(f'{video_id}: {client} player response playability status: {status}')
+
         prs.extend(deprioritized_prs)
 
         if skipped_clients:
@@ -3948,7 +3982,9 @@ def get_lang_code(track):
         def process_language(container, base_url, lang_code, sub_name, client_name, query):
             lang_subs = container.setdefault(lang_code, [])
             for fmt in self._SUBTITLE_FORMATS:
-                query = {**query, 'fmt': fmt}
+                # xosf=1 results in undesirable text position data for vtt, json3 & srv* subtitles
+                # See: https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/13654
+                query = {**query, 'fmt': fmt, 'xosf': []}
                 lang_subs.append({
                     'ext': fmt,
                     'url': urljoin('https://www.youtube.com', update_url_query(base_url, query)),
diff --git a/yt_dlp/jsinterp.py b/yt_dlp/jsinterp.py
index b49f0cf30a..460bc2c03e 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/jsinterp.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/jsinterp.py
@@ -222,6 +222,14 @@ def __setitem__(self, key, value):
     def __delitem__(self, key):
         raise NotImplementedError('Deleting is not supported')
 
+    def set_local(self, key, value):
+        self.maps[0][key] = value
+
+    def get_local(self, key):
+        if key in self.maps[0]:
+            return self.maps[0][key]
+        return JS_Undefined
+
 
 class Debugger:
     import sys
@@ -271,6 +279,7 @@ class JSInterpreter:
     def __init__(self, code, objects=None):
         self.code, self._functions = code, {}
         self._objects = {} if objects is None else objects
+        self._undefined_varnames = set()
 
     class Exception(ExtractorError):  # noqa: A001
         def __init__(self, msg, expr=None, *args, **kwargs):
@@ -381,7 +390,7 @@ def _dump(self, obj, namespace):
             return self._named_object(namespace, obj)
 
     @Debugger.wrap_interpreter
-    def interpret_statement(self, stmt, local_vars, allow_recursion=100):
+    def interpret_statement(self, stmt, local_vars, allow_recursion=100, _is_var_declaration=False):
         if allow_recursion < 0:
             raise self.Exception('Recursion limit reached')
         allow_recursion -= 1
@@ -401,6 +410,7 @@ def interpret_statement(self, stmt, local_vars, allow_recursion=100):
             if m.group('throw'):
                 raise JS_Throw(self.interpret_expression(expr, local_vars, allow_recursion))
             should_return = not m.group('var')
+            _is_var_declaration = _is_var_declaration or bool(m.group('var'))
         if not expr:
             return None, should_return
 
@@ -585,7 +595,8 @@ def dict_item(key, val):
         sub_expressions = list(self._separate(expr))
         if len(sub_expressions) > 1:
             for sub_expr in sub_expressions:
-                ret, should_abort = self.interpret_statement(sub_expr, local_vars, allow_recursion)
+                ret, should_abort = self.interpret_statement(
+                    sub_expr, local_vars, allow_recursion, _is_var_declaration=_is_var_declaration)
                 if should_abort:
                     return ret, True
             return ret, False
@@ -599,8 +610,12 @@ def dict_item(key, val):
             left_val = local_vars.get(m.group('out'))
 
             if not m.group('index'):
-                local_vars[m.group('out')] = self._operator(
+                eval_result = self._operator(
                     m.group('op'), left_val, m.group('expr'), expr, local_vars, allow_recursion)
+                if _is_var_declaration:
+                    local_vars.set_local(m.group('out'), eval_result)
+                else:
+                    local_vars[m.group('out')] = eval_result
                 return local_vars[m.group('out')], should_return
             elif left_val in (None, JS_Undefined):
                 raise self.Exception(f'Cannot index undefined variable {m.group("out")}', expr)
@@ -654,7 +669,19 @@ def dict_item(key, val):
             return float('NaN'), should_return
 
         elif m and m.group('return'):
-            return local_vars.get(m.group('name'), JS_Undefined), should_return
+            var = m.group('name')
+            # Declared variables
+            if _is_var_declaration:
+                ret = local_vars.get_local(var)
+                # Register varname in local namespace
+                # Set value as JS_Undefined or its pre-existing value
+                local_vars.set_local(var, ret)
+            else:
+                ret = local_vars.get(var, NO_DEFAULT)
+                if ret is NO_DEFAULT:
+                    ret = JS_Undefined
+                    self._undefined_varnames.add(var)
+            return ret, should_return
 
         with contextlib.suppress(ValueError):
             return json.loads(js_to_json(expr, strict=True)), should_return
diff --git a/yt_dlp/networking/_requests.py b/yt_dlp/networking/_requests.py
index d02e976b57..555c21ac33 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/networking/_requests.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/networking/_requests.py
@@ -140,6 +140,12 @@ def __init__(self, res: requests.models.Response):
 
     def read(self, amt: int | None = None):
         try:
+            # Work around issue with `.read(amt)` then `.read()`
+            # See: https://github.com/urllib3/urllib3/issues/3636
+            if amt is None:
+                # Python 3.9 preallocates the whole read buffer, read in chunks
+                read_chunk = functools.partial(self.fp.read, 1 << 20, decode_content=True)
+                return b''.join(iter(read_chunk, b''))
             # Interact with urllib3 response directly.
             return self.fp.read(amt, decode_content=True)