Release 2025.06.30

Created by: bashonly :ci skip all
[cleanup] Misc (#13590 )
2026-01-13 02:11:18 +00:00 · 2025-06-30 23:47:20 +00:00 · 2025-06-30 23:44:42 +00:00 · 2025-06-30 23:37:56 +00:00 · 2025-06-30 23:25:28 +00:00 · 2025-06-30 23:24:04 +00:00
22 changed files with 514 additions and 763 deletions
--- a/.github/workflows/signature-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/signature-tests.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+name: Signature Tests
+on:
+  push:
+    paths:
+      - .github/workflows/signature-tests.yml
+      - test/test_youtube_signature.py
+      - yt_dlp/jsinterp.py
+  pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - .github/workflows/signature-tests.yml
+      - test/test_youtube_signature.py
+      - yt_dlp/jsinterp.py
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+concurrency:
+  group: signature-tests-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}
+
+jobs:
+  tests:
+    name: Signature Tests
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest]
+        python-version: ['3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12', '3.13', pypy-3.10, pypy-3.11]
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+      with:
+        python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+    - name: Install test requirements
+      run: python3 ./devscripts/install_deps.py --only-optional --include test
+    - name: Run tests
+      timeout-minutes: 15
+      run: |
+        python3 -m yt_dlp -v || true  # Print debug head
+        python3 ./devscripts/run_tests.py test/test_youtube_signature.py
--- a/3
+++ b/3
@@ -781,3 +781,6 @@ maxbin123
 nullpos
 anlar
 eason1478
+ceandreasen
+chauhantirth
+helpimnotdrowning
--- a/Changelog.md
+++ b/Changelog.md
@@ -4,6 +4,29 @@
 # To create a release, dispatch the https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/actions/workflows/release.yml workflow on master
 -->

+### 2025.06.30
+
+#### Core changes
+- **jsinterp**: [Fix `extract_object`](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/958153a226214c86879e36211ac191bf78289578) ([#13580](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/13580)) by [seproDev](https://github.com/seproDev)
+
+#### Extractor changes
+- **bilibilispacevideo**: [Extract hidden-mode collections as playlists](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/99b85ac102047446e6adf5b62bfc3c8d80b53778) ([#13533](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/13533)) by [c-basalt](https://github.com/c-basalt)
+- **hotstar**
+    - [Fix extractor](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/b5bd057fe86550f3aa67f2fc8790d1c6a251c57b) ([#13530](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/13530)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly), [chauhantirth](https://github.com/chauhantirth) (With fixes in [e9f1576](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/e9f157669e24953a88d15ce22053649db7a8e81e) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly))
+    - [Fix metadata extraction](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/0a6b1044899f452cd10b6c7a6b00fa985a9a8b97) ([#13560](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/13560)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly)
+    - [Raise for login required](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/5e292baad62c749b6c340621ab2d0f904165ddfb) ([#10405](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/10405)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly)
+    - series: [Fix extractor](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/4bd9a7ade7e0508b9795b3e72a69eeb40788b62b) ([#13564](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/13564)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly)
+- **jiocinema**: [Remove extractors](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/7e2504f941a11ea2b0dba00de3f0295cdc253e79) ([#13565](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/13565)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly)
+- **kick**: [Support subscriber-only content](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/b16722ede83377f77ea8352dcd0a6ca8e83b8f0f) ([#13550](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/13550)) by [helpimnotdrowning](https://github.com/helpimnotdrowning)
+- **niconico**: live: [Fix extractor and downloader](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/06c1a8cdffe14050206683253726875144192ef5) ([#13158](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/13158)) by [doe1080](https://github.com/doe1080)
+- **sauceplus**: [Add extractor](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/35fc33fbc51c7f5392fb2300f65abf6cf107ef90) ([#13567](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/13567)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly), [ceandreasen](https://github.com/ceandreasen)
+- **sproutvideo**: [Support browser impersonation](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/11b9416e10cff7513167d76d6c47774fcdd3e26a) ([#13589](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/13589)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly)
+- **youtube**: [Fix premium formats extraction](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/2ba5391cd68ed4f2415c827d2cecbcbc75ace10b) ([#13586](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/13586)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly)
+
+#### Misc. changes
+- **ci**: [Add signature tests](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/1b883846347addeab12663fd74317fd544341a1c) ([#13582](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/13582)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly)
+- **cleanup**: Miscellaneous: [b018784](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/b0187844988e557c7e1e6bb1aabd4c1176768d86) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly)
+
 ### 2025.06.25

 #### Extractor changes
--- a/devscripts/changelog_override.json
+++ b/devscripts/changelog_override.json
@@ -254,5 +254,13 @@
    {
        "action": "remove",
        "when": "d596824c2f8428362c072518856065070616e348"
+    },
+    {
+        "action": "remove",
+        "when": "7b81634fb1d15999757e7a9883daa6ef09ea785b"
+    },
+    {
+        "action": "remove",
+        "when": "500761e41acb96953a5064e951d41d190c287e46"
    }
 ]
--- a/supportedsites.md
+++ b/supportedsites.md
@@ -575,9 +575,7 @@ The only reliable way to check if a site is supported is to try it.
 - **HollywoodReporterPlaylist**
 - **Holodex**
 - **HotNewHipHop**: (**Currently broken**)
- - **hotstar**
- - **hotstar:playlist**
- - **hotstar:season**
+ - **hotstar**: JioHotstar
 - **hotstar:series**
 - **hrfernsehen**
 - **HRTi**: [*hrti*](## "netrc machine")
@@ -647,8 +645,6 @@ The only reliable way to check if a site is supported is to try it.
 - **Jamendo**
 - **JamendoAlbum**
 - **JeuxVideo**: (**Currently broken**)
- - **jiocinema**: [*jiocinema*](## "netrc machine")
- - **jiocinema:series**: [*jiocinema*](## "netrc machine")
 - **jiosaavn:album**
 - **jiosaavn:artist**
 - **jiosaavn:playlist**
@@ -1299,6 +1295,7 @@ The only reliable way to check if a site is supported is to try it.
 - **SampleFocus**
 - **Sangiin**: 参議院インターネット審議中継 (archive)
 - **Sapo**: SAPO Vídeos
+ - **SaucePlus**: Sauce+
 - **SBS**: sbs.com.au
 - **sbs.co.kr**
 - **sbs.co.kr:allvod_program**
--- a/test/test_jsinterp.py
+++ b/test/test_jsinterp.py
@@ -478,6 +478,10 @@ class TestJSInterpreter(unittest.TestCase):
        func = jsi.extract_function('c', {'e': 10}, {'f': 100, 'g': 1000})
        self.assertEqual(func([1]), 1111)

+    def test_extract_object(self):
+        jsi = JSInterpreter('var a={};a.xy={};var xy;var zxy={};xy={z:function(){return "abc"}};')
+        self.assertTrue('z' in jsi.extract_object('xy', None))
+
    def test_increment_decrement(self):
        self._test('function f() { var x = 1; return ++x; }', 2)
        self._test('function f() { var x = 1; return x++; }', 1)
--- a/test/test_youtube_signature.py
+++ b/test/test_youtube_signature.py
@@ -133,6 +133,11 @@ _SIG_TESTS = [
        '2aq0aqSyOoJXtK73m-uME_jv7-pT15gOFC02RFkGMqWpzEICs69VdbwQ0LDp1v7j8xx92efCJlYFYb1sUkkBSPOlPmXgIARw8JQ0qOAOAA',
        'IAOAOq0QJ8wRAAgXmPlOPSBkkUs1bYFYlJCfe29xx8j7v1pDL0QwbdV96sCIEzpWqMGkFR20CFOg51Tp-7vj_E2u-m37KtXJoOySqa0',
    ),
+    (
+        'https://www.youtube.com/s/player/e12fbea4/player_ias.vflset/en_US/base.js',
+        'gN7a-hudCuAuPH6fByOk1_GNXN0yNMHShjZXS2VOgsEItAJz0tipeavEOmNdYN-wUtcEqD3bCXjc0iyKfAyZxCBGgIARwsSdQfJ2CJtt',
+        'JC2JfQdSswRAIgGBCxZyAfKyi0cjXCb3DqEctUw-NYdNmOEvaepit0zJAtIEsgOV2SXZjhSHMNy0NXNG_1kOyBf6HPuAuCduh-a',
+    ),
 ]

 _NSIG_TESTS = [
--- a/yt_dlp/downloader/niconico.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/downloader/niconico.py
@@ -5,47 +5,46 @@ import time
 from .common import FileDownloader
 from .external import FFmpegFD
 from ..networking import Request
-from ..utils import DownloadError, str_or_none, try_get
+from ..networking.websocket import WebSocketResponse
+from ..utils import DownloadError, str_or_none, truncate_string
+from ..utils.traversal import traverse_obj


 class NiconicoLiveFD(FileDownloader):
    """ Downloads niconico live without being stopped """

    def real_download(self, filename, info_dict):
-        video_id = info_dict['video_id']
-        ws_url = info_dict['url']
-        ws_extractor = info_dict['ws']
-        ws_origin_host = info_dict['origin']
-        live_quality = info_dict.get('live_quality', 'high')
-        live_latency = info_dict.get('live_latency', 'high')
+        video_id = info_dict['id']
+        opts = info_dict['downloader_options']
+        quality, ws_extractor, ws_url = opts['max_quality'], opts['ws'], opts['ws_url']
        dl = FFmpegFD(self.ydl, self.params or {})

        new_info_dict = info_dict.copy()
-        new_info_dict.update({
-            'protocol': 'm3u8',
-        })
+        new_info_dict['protocol'] = 'm3u8'

        def communicate_ws(reconnect):
-            if reconnect:
-                ws = self.ydl.urlopen(Request(ws_url, headers={'Origin': f'https://{ws_origin_host}'}))
+            # Support --load-info-json as if it is a reconnect attempt
+            if reconnect or not isinstance(ws_extractor, WebSocketResponse):
+                ws = self.ydl.urlopen(Request(
+                    ws_url, headers={'Origin': 'https://live.nicovideo.jp'}))
                if self.ydl.params.get('verbose', False):
-                    self.to_screen('[debug] Sending startWatching request')
+                    self.write_debug('Sending startWatching request')
                ws.send(json.dumps({
-                    'type': 'startWatching',
                    'data': {
+                        'reconnect': True,
+                        'room': {
+                            'commentable': True,
+                            'protocol': 'webSocket',
+                        },
                        'stream': {
-                            'quality': live_quality,
-                            'protocol': 'hls+fmp4',
-                            'latency': live_latency,
                            'accessRightMethod': 'single_cookie',
                            'chasePlay': False,
+                            'latency': 'high',
+                            'protocol': 'hls',
+                            'quality': quality,
                        },
-                        'room': {
-                            'protocol': 'webSocket',
-                            'commentable': True,
-                        },
-                        'reconnect': True,
                    },
+                    'type': 'startWatching',
                }))
            else:
                ws = ws_extractor
@@ -58,7 +57,6 @@ class NiconicoLiveFD(FileDownloader):
                    if not data or not isinstance(data, dict):
                        continue
                    if data.get('type') == 'ping':
-                        # pong back
                        ws.send(r'{"type":"pong"}')
                        ws.send(r'{"type":"keepSeat"}')
                    elif data.get('type') == 'disconnect':
@@ -66,12 +64,10 @@ class NiconicoLiveFD(FileDownloader):
                        return True
                    elif data.get('type') == 'error':
                        self.write_debug(data)
-                        message = try_get(data, lambda x: x['body']['code'], str) or recv
+                        message = traverse_obj(data, ('body', 'code', {str_or_none}), default=recv)
                        return DownloadError(message)
                    elif self.ydl.params.get('verbose', False):
-                        if len(recv) > 100:
-                            recv = recv[:100] + '...'
-                        self.to_screen(f'[debug] Server said: {recv}')
+                        self.write_debug(f'Server response: {truncate_string(recv, 100)}')

        def ws_main():
            reconnect = False
@@ -81,7 +77,8 @@ class NiconicoLiveFD(FileDownloader):
                    if ret is True:
                        return
                except BaseException as e:
-                    self.to_screen('[{}] {}: Connection error occured, reconnecting after 10 seconds: {}'.format('niconico:live', video_id, str_or_none(e)))
+                    self.to_screen(
+                        f'[niconico:live] {video_id}: Connection error occured, reconnecting after 10 seconds: {e}')
                    time.sleep(10)
                    continue
                finally:
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/_extractors.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/_extractors.py
@@ -805,9 +805,7 @@ from .holodex import HolodexIE
 from .hotnewhiphop import HotNewHipHopIE
 from .hotstar import (
    HotStarIE,
-    HotStarPlaylistIE,
    HotStarPrefixIE,
-    HotStarSeasonIE,
    HotStarSeriesIE,
 )
 from .hrefli import HrefLiRedirectIE
@@ -921,10 +919,6 @@ from .japandiet import (
    ShugiinItvVodIE,
 )
 from .jeuxvideo import JeuxVideoIE
-from .jiocinema import (
-    JioCinemaIE,
-    JioCinemaSeriesIE,
-)
 from .jiosaavn import (
    JioSaavnAlbumIE,
    JioSaavnArtistIE,
@@ -1830,6 +1824,7 @@ from .safari import (
 from .saitosan import SaitosanIE
 from .samplefocus import SampleFocusIE
 from .sapo import SapoIE
+from .sauceplus import SaucePlusIE
 from .sbs import SBSIE
 from .sbscokr import (
    SBSCoKrAllvodProgramIE,
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/bilibili.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/bilibili.py
@@ -1226,6 +1226,26 @@ class BilibiliSpaceVideoIE(BilibiliSpaceBaseIE):
            'id': '313580179',
        },
        'playlist_mincount': 92,
+    }, {
+        # Hidden-mode collection
+        'url': 'https://space.bilibili.com/3669403/video',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': '3669403',
+        },
+        'playlist': [{
+            'info_dict': {
+                '_type': 'playlist',
+                'id': '3669403_3958082',
+                'title': '合集·直播回放',
+                'description': '',
+                'uploader': '月路Yuel',
+                'uploader_id': '3669403',
+                'timestamp': int,
+                'upload_date': str,
+                'thumbnail': str,
+            },
+        }],
+        'params': {'playlist_items': '7'},
    }]

    def _real_extract(self, url):
@@ -1282,8 +1302,14 @@ class BilibiliSpaceVideoIE(BilibiliSpaceBaseIE):
            }

        def get_entries(page_data):
-            for entry in traverse_obj(page_data, ('list', 'vlist')) or []:
-                yield self.url_result(f'https://www.bilibili.com/video/{entry["bvid"]}', BiliBiliIE, entry['bvid'])
+            for entry in traverse_obj(page_data, ('list', 'vlist', ..., {dict})):
+                if traverse_obj(entry, ('meta', 'attribute')) == 156:
+                    # hidden-mode collection doesn't show its videos in uploads; extract as playlist instead
+                    yield self.url_result(
+                        f'https://space.bilibili.com/{entry["mid"]}/lists/{entry["meta"]["id"]}?type=season',
+                        BilibiliCollectionListIE, f'{entry["mid"]}_{entry["meta"]["id"]}')
+                else:
+                    yield self.url_result(f'https://www.bilibili.com/video/{entry["bvid"]}', BiliBiliIE, entry['bvid'])

        metadata, paged_list = self._extract_playlist(fetch_page, get_metadata, get_entries)
        return self.playlist_result(paged_list, playlist_id)
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/common.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/common.py
@@ -263,6 +263,9 @@ class InfoExtractor:
                                 * http_chunk_size Chunk size for HTTP downloads
                                 * ffmpeg_args     Extra arguments for ffmpeg downloader (input)
                                 * ffmpeg_args_out Extra arguments for ffmpeg downloader (output)
+                                 * ws              (NiconicoLiveFD only) WebSocketResponse
+                                 * ws_url          (NiconicoLiveFD only) Websockets URL
+                                 * max_quality     (NiconicoLiveFD only) Max stream quality string
                    * is_dash_periods  Whether the format is a result of merging
                                 multiple DASH periods.
                    RTMP formats can also have the additional fields: page_url,
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/floatplane.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/floatplane.py
@@ -17,8 +17,140 @@ from ..utils import (
 from ..utils.traversal import traverse_obj


-class FloatplaneIE(InfoExtractor):
+class FloatplaneBaseIE(InfoExtractor):
+    def _real_extract(self, url):
+        post_id = self._match_id(url)
+
+        post_data = self._download_json(
+            f'{self._BASE_URL}/api/v3/content/post', post_id, query={'id': post_id},
+            note='Downloading post data', errnote='Unable to download post data',
+            impersonate=self._IMPERSONATE_TARGET)
+
+        if not any(traverse_obj(post_data, ('metadata', ('hasVideo', 'hasAudio')))):
+            raise ExtractorError('Post does not contain a video or audio track', expected=True)
+
+        uploader_url = format_field(
+            post_data, [('creator', 'urlname')], f'{self._BASE_URL}/channel/%s/home') or None
+
+        common_info = {
+            'uploader_url': uploader_url,
+            'channel_url': urljoin(f'{uploader_url}/', traverse_obj(post_data, ('channel', 'urlname'))),
+            'availability': self._availability(needs_subscription=True),
+            **traverse_obj(post_data, {
+                'uploader': ('creator', 'title', {str}),
+                'uploader_id': ('creator', 'id', {str}),
+                'channel': ('channel', 'title', {str}),
+                'channel_id': ('channel', 'id', {str}),
+                'release_timestamp': ('releaseDate', {parse_iso8601}),
+            }),
+        }
+
+        items = []
+        for media in traverse_obj(post_data, (('videoAttachments', 'audioAttachments'), ...)):
+            media_id = media['id']
+            media_typ = media.get('type') or 'video'
+
+            metadata = self._download_json(
+                f'{self._BASE_URL}/api/v3/content/{media_typ}', media_id, query={'id': media_id},
+                note=f'Downloading {media_typ} metadata', impersonate=self._IMPERSONATE_TARGET)
+
+            stream = self._download_json(
+                f'{self._BASE_URL}/api/v2/cdn/delivery', media_id, query={
+                    'type': 'vod' if media_typ == 'video' else 'aod',
+                    'guid': metadata['guid'],
+                }, note=f'Downloading {media_typ} stream data',
+                impersonate=self._IMPERSONATE_TARGET)
+
+            path_template = traverse_obj(stream, ('resource', 'uri', {str}))
+
+            def format_path(params):
+                path = path_template
+                for i, val in (params or {}).items():
+                    path = path.replace(f'{{qualityLevelParams.{i}}}', val)
+                return path
+
+            formats = []
+            for quality in traverse_obj(stream, ('resource', 'data', 'qualityLevels', ...)):
+                url = urljoin(stream['cdn'], format_path(traverse_obj(
+                    stream, ('resource', 'data', 'qualityLevelParams', quality['name'], {dict}))))
+                format_id = traverse_obj(quality, ('name', {str}))
+                hls_aes = {}
+                m3u8_data = None
+
+                # If we need impersonation for the API, then we need it for HLS keys too: extract in advance
+                if self._IMPERSONATE_TARGET is not None:
+                    m3u8_data = self._download_webpage(
+                        url, media_id, fatal=False, impersonate=self._IMPERSONATE_TARGET, headers=self._HEADERS,
+                        note=join_nonempty('Downloading', format_id, 'm3u8 information', delim=' '),
+                        errnote=join_nonempty('Failed to download', format_id, 'm3u8 information', delim=' '))
+                    if not m3u8_data:
+                        continue
+
+                    key_url = self._search_regex(
+                        r'#EXT-X-KEY:METHOD=AES-128,URI="(https?://[^"]+)"',
+                        m3u8_data, 'HLS AES key URI', default=None)
+                    if key_url:
+                        urlh = self._request_webpage(
+                            key_url, media_id, fatal=False, impersonate=self._IMPERSONATE_TARGET, headers=self._HEADERS,
+                            note=join_nonempty('Downloading', format_id, 'HLS AES key', delim=' '),
+                            errnote=join_nonempty('Failed to download', format_id, 'HLS AES key', delim=' '))
+                        if urlh:
+                            hls_aes['key'] = urlh.read().hex()
+
+                formats.append({
+                    **traverse_obj(quality, {
+                        'format_note': ('label', {str}),
+                        'width': ('width', {int}),
+                        'height': ('height', {int}),
+                    }),
+                    **parse_codecs(quality.get('codecs')),
+                    'url': url,
+                    'ext': determine_ext(url.partition('/chunk.m3u8')[0], 'mp4'),
+                    'format_id': format_id,
+                    'hls_media_playlist_data': m3u8_data,
+                    'hls_aes': hls_aes or None,
+                })
+            items.append({
+                **common_info,
+                'id': media_id,
+                **traverse_obj(metadata, {
+                    'title': ('title', {str}),
+                    'duration': ('duration', {int_or_none}),
+                    'thumbnail': ('thumbnail', 'path', {url_or_none}),
+                }),
+                'formats': formats,
+            })
+
+        post_info = {
+            **common_info,
+            'id': post_id,
+            'display_id': post_id,
+            **traverse_obj(post_data, {
+                'title': ('title', {str}),
+                'description': ('text', {clean_html}),
+                'like_count': ('likes', {int_or_none}),
+                'dislike_count': ('dislikes', {int_or_none}),
+                'comment_count': ('comments', {int_or_none}),
+                'thumbnail': ('thumbnail', 'path', {url_or_none}),
+            }),
+            'http_headers': self._HEADERS,
+        }
+
+        if len(items) > 1:
+            return self.playlist_result(items, **post_info)
+
+        post_info.update(items[0])
+        return post_info
+
+
+class FloatplaneIE(FloatplaneBaseIE):
    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:(?:www|beta)\.)?floatplane\.com/post/(?P<id>\w+)'
+    _BASE_URL = 'https://www.floatplane.com'
+    _IMPERSONATE_TARGET = None
+    _HEADERS = {
+        'Origin': _BASE_URL,
+        'Referer': f'{_BASE_URL}/',
+    }
    _TESTS = [{
        'url': 'https://www.floatplane.com/post/2Yf3UedF7C',
        'info_dict': {
@@ -170,105 +302,9 @@ class FloatplaneIE(InfoExtractor):
    }]

    def _real_initialize(self):
-        if not self._get_cookies('https://www.floatplane.com').get('sails.sid'):
+        if not self._get_cookies(self._BASE_URL).get('sails.sid'):
            self.raise_login_required()

-    def _real_extract(self, url):
-        post_id = self._match_id(url)
-
-        post_data = self._download_json(
-            'https://www.floatplane.com/api/v3/content/post', post_id, query={'id': post_id},
-            note='Downloading post data', errnote='Unable to download post data')
-
-        if not any(traverse_obj(post_data, ('metadata', ('hasVideo', 'hasAudio')))):
-            raise ExtractorError('Post does not contain a video or audio track', expected=True)
-
-        uploader_url = format_field(
-            post_data, [('creator', 'urlname')], 'https://www.floatplane.com/channel/%s/home') or None
-
-        common_info = {
-            'uploader_url': uploader_url,
-            'channel_url': urljoin(f'{uploader_url}/', traverse_obj(post_data, ('channel', 'urlname'))),
-            'availability': self._availability(needs_subscription=True),
-            **traverse_obj(post_data, {
-                'uploader': ('creator', 'title', {str}),
-                'uploader_id': ('creator', 'id', {str}),
-                'channel': ('channel', 'title', {str}),
-                'channel_id': ('channel', 'id', {str}),
-                'release_timestamp': ('releaseDate', {parse_iso8601}),
-            }),
-        }
-
-        items = []
-        for media in traverse_obj(post_data, (('videoAttachments', 'audioAttachments'), ...)):
-            media_id = media['id']
-            media_typ = media.get('type') or 'video'
-
-            metadata = self._download_json(
-                f'https://www.floatplane.com/api/v3/content/{media_typ}', media_id, query={'id': media_id},
-                note=f'Downloading {media_typ} metadata')
-
-            stream = self._download_json(
-                'https://www.floatplane.com/api/v2/cdn/delivery', media_id, query={
-                    'type': 'vod' if media_typ == 'video' else 'aod',
-                    'guid': metadata['guid'],
-                }, note=f'Downloading {media_typ} stream data')
-
-            path_template = traverse_obj(stream, ('resource', 'uri', {str}))
-
-            def format_path(params):
-                path = path_template
-                for i, val in (params or {}).items():
-                    path = path.replace(f'{{qualityLevelParams.{i}}}', val)
-                return path
-
-            formats = []
-            for quality in traverse_obj(stream, ('resource', 'data', 'qualityLevels', ...)):
-                url = urljoin(stream['cdn'], format_path(traverse_obj(
-                    stream, ('resource', 'data', 'qualityLevelParams', quality['name'], {dict}))))
-                formats.append({
-                    **traverse_obj(quality, {
-                        'format_id': ('name', {str}),
-                        'format_note': ('label', {str}),
-                        'width': ('width', {int}),
-                        'height': ('height', {int}),
-                    }),
-                    **parse_codecs(quality.get('codecs')),
-                    'url': url,
-                    'ext': determine_ext(url.partition('/chunk.m3u8')[0], 'mp4'),
-                })
-
-            items.append({
-                **common_info,
-                'id': media_id,
-                **traverse_obj(metadata, {
-                    'title': ('title', {str}),
-                    'duration': ('duration', {int_or_none}),
-                    'thumbnail': ('thumbnail', 'path', {url_or_none}),
-                }),
-                'formats': formats,
-            })
-
-        post_info = {
-            **common_info,
-            'id': post_id,
-            'display_id': post_id,
-            **traverse_obj(post_data, {
-                'title': ('title', {str}),
-                'description': ('text', {clean_html}),
-                'like_count': ('likes', {int_or_none}),
-                'dislike_count': ('dislikes', {int_or_none}),
-                'comment_count': ('comments', {int_or_none}),
-                'thumbnail': ('thumbnail', 'path', {url_or_none}),
-            }),
-        }
-
-        if len(items) > 1:
-            return self.playlist_result(items, **post_info)
-
-        post_info.update(items[0])
-        return post_info
-

 class FloatplaneChannelIE(InfoExtractor):
    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:(?:www|beta)\.)?floatplane\.com/channel/(?P<id>[\w-]+)/home(?:/(?P<channel>[\w-]+))?'
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/hotstar.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/hotstar.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import functools
 import hashlib
 import hmac
 import json
@@ -9,18 +10,20 @@ from .common import InfoExtractor
 from ..networking.exceptions import HTTPError
 from ..utils import (
    ExtractorError,
+    OnDemandPagedList,
    determine_ext,
    int_or_none,
    join_nonempty,
    str_or_none,
-    traverse_obj,
    url_or_none,
 )
+from ..utils.traversal import require, traverse_obj


 class HotStarBaseIE(InfoExtractor):
    _BASE_URL = 'https://www.hotstar.com'
    _API_URL = 'https://api.hotstar.com'
+    _API_URL_V2 = 'https://apix.hotstar.com/v2'
    _AKAMAI_ENCRYPTION_KEY = b'\x05\xfc\x1a\x01\xca\xc9\x4b\xc4\x12\xfc\x53\x12\x07\x75\xf9\xee'

    def _call_api_v1(self, path, *args, **kwargs):
@@ -29,57 +32,86 @@ class HotStarBaseIE(InfoExtractor):
            headers={'x-country-code': 'IN', 'x-platform-code': 'PCTV'})

    def _call_api_impl(self, path, video_id, query, st=None, cookies=None):
+        if not cookies or not cookies.get('userUP'):
+            self.raise_login_required()
+
        st = int_or_none(st) or int(time.time())
        exp = st + 6000
        auth = f'st={st}~exp={exp}~acl=/*'
        auth += '~hmac=' + hmac.new(self._AKAMAI_ENCRYPTION_KEY, auth.encode(), hashlib.sha256).hexdigest()
-
-        if cookies and cookies.get('userUP'):
-            token = cookies.get('userUP').value
-        else:
-            token = self._download_json(
-                f'{self._API_URL}/um/v3/users',
-                video_id, note='Downloading token',
-                data=json.dumps({'device_ids': [{'id': str(uuid.uuid4()), 'type': 'device_id'}]}).encode(),
-                headers={
-                    'hotstarauth': auth,
-                    'x-hs-platform': 'PCTV',  # or 'web'
-                    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
-                })['user_identity']
-
        response = self._download_json(
-            f'{self._API_URL}/{path}', video_id, query=query,
+            f'{self._API_URL_V2}/{path}', video_id, query=query,
            headers={
+                'user-agent': 'Disney+;in.startv.hotstar.dplus.tv/23.08.14.4.2915 (Android/13)',
                'hotstarauth': auth,
-                'x-hs-appversion': '6.72.2',
-                'x-hs-platform': 'web',
-                'x-hs-usertoken': token,
+                'x-hs-usertoken': cookies['userUP'].value,
+                'x-hs-device-id': traverse_obj(cookies, ('deviceId', 'value')) or str(uuid.uuid4()),
+                'x-hs-client': 'platform:androidtv;app_id:in.startv.hotstar.dplus.tv;app_version:23.08.14.4;os:Android;os_version:13;schema_version:0.0.970',
+                'x-hs-platform': 'androidtv',
+                'content-type': 'application/json',
            })

-        if response['message'] != "Playback URL's fetched successfully":
-            raise ExtractorError(
-                response['message'], expected=True)
-        return response['data']
+        if not traverse_obj(response, ('success', {dict})):
+            raise ExtractorError('API call was unsuccessful')
+        return response['success']

-    def _call_api_v2(self, path, video_id, st=None, cookies=None):
-        return self._call_api_impl(
-            f'{path}/content/{video_id}', video_id, st=st, cookies=cookies, query={
-                'desired-config': 'audio_channel:stereo|container:fmp4|dynamic_range:hdr|encryption:plain|ladder:tv|package:dash|resolution:fhd|subs-tag:HotstarVIP|video_codec:h265',
-                'device-id': cookies.get('device_id').value if cookies.get('device_id') else str(uuid.uuid4()),
-                'os-name': 'Windows',
-                'os-version': '10',
-            })
+    def _call_api_v2(self, path, video_id, content_type, cookies=None, st=None):
+        return self._call_api_impl(f'{path}', video_id, query={
+            'content_id': video_id,
+            'filters': f'content_type={content_type}',
+            'client_capabilities': json.dumps({
+                'package': ['dash', 'hls'],
+                'container': ['fmp4br', 'fmp4'],
+                'ads': ['non_ssai', 'ssai'],
+                'audio_channel': ['atmos', 'dolby51', 'stereo'],
+                'encryption': ['plain', 'widevine'],  # wv only so we can raise appropriate error
+                'video_codec': ['h265', 'h264'],
+                'ladder': ['tv', 'full'],
+                'resolution': ['4k', 'hd'],
+                'true_resolution': ['4k', 'hd'],
+                'dynamic_range': ['hdr', 'sdr'],
+            }, separators=(',', ':')),
+            'drm_parameters': json.dumps({
+                'widevine_security_level': ['SW_SECURE_DECODE', 'SW_SECURE_CRYPTO'],
+                'hdcp_version': ['HDCP_V2_2', 'HDCP_V2_1', 'HDCP_V2', 'HDCP_V1'],
+            }, separators=(',', ':')),
+        }, st=st, cookies=cookies)

-    def _playlist_entries(self, path, item_id, root=None, **kwargs):
-        results = self._call_api_v1(path, item_id, **kwargs)['body']['results']
-        for video in traverse_obj(results, (('assets', None), 'items', ...)):
-            if video.get('contentId'):
-                yield self.url_result(
-                    HotStarIE._video_url(video['contentId'], root=root), HotStarIE, video['contentId'])
+    @staticmethod
+    def _parse_metadata_v1(video_data):
+        return traverse_obj(video_data, {
+            'id': ('contentId', {str}),
+            'title': ('title', {str}),
+            'description': ('description', {str}),
+            'duration': ('duration', {int_or_none}),
+            'timestamp': (('broadcastDate', 'startDate'), {int_or_none}, any),
+            'release_year': ('year', {int_or_none}),
+            'channel': ('channelName', {str}),
+            'channel_id': ('channelId', {int}, {str_or_none}),
+            'series': ('showName', {str}),
+            'season': ('seasonName', {str}),
+            'season_number': ('seasonNo', {int_or_none}),
+            'season_id': ('seasonId', {int}, {str_or_none}),
+            'episode': ('title', {str}),
+            'episode_number': ('episodeNo', {int_or_none}),
+        })
+
+    def _fetch_page(self, path, item_id, name, query, root, page):
+        results = self._call_api_v1(
+            path, item_id, note=f'Downloading {name} page {page + 1} JSON', query={
+                **query,
+                'tao': page * self._PAGE_SIZE,
+                'tas': self._PAGE_SIZE,
+            })['body']['results']
+
+        for video in traverse_obj(results, (('assets', None), 'items', lambda _, v: v['contentId'])):
+            yield self.url_result(
+                HotStarIE._video_url(video['contentId'], root=root), HotStarIE, **self._parse_metadata_v1(video))


 class HotStarIE(HotStarBaseIE):
    IE_NAME = 'hotstar'
+    IE_DESC = 'JioHotstar'
    _VALID_URL = r'''(?x)
        https?://(?:www\.)?hotstar\.com(?:/in)?/(?!in/)
        (?:
@@ -114,15 +146,16 @@ class HotStarIE(HotStarBaseIE):
            'upload_date': '20190501',
            'duration': 1219,
            'channel': 'StarPlus',
-            'channel_id': '3',
+            'channel_id': '821',
            'series': 'Ek Bhram - Sarvagun Sampanna',
            'season': 'Chapter 1',
            'season_number': 1,
-            'season_id': '6771',
+            'season_id': '1260004607',
            'episode': 'Janhvi Targets Suman',
            'episode_number': 8,
        },
-    }, {
+        'params': {'skip_download': 'm3u8'},
+    }, {  # Metadata call gets HTTP Error 504 with tas=10000
        'url': 'https://www.hotstar.com/in/shows/anupama/1260022017/anupama-anuj-share-a-moment/1000282843',
        'info_dict': {
            'id': '1000282843',
@@ -134,14 +167,14 @@ class HotStarIE(HotStarBaseIE):
            'channel': 'StarPlus',
            'series': 'Anupama',
            'season_number': 1,
-            'season_id': '7399',
+            'season_id': '1260022018',
            'upload_date': '20230307',
            'episode': 'Anupama, Anuj Share a Moment',
            'episode_number': 853,
-            'duration': 1272,
-            'channel_id': '3',
+            'duration': 1266,
+            'channel_id': '821',
        },
-        'skip': 'HTTP Error 504: Gateway Time-out',  # XXX: Investigate 504 errors on some episodes
+        'params': {'skip_download': 'm3u8'},
    }, {
        'url': 'https://www.hotstar.com/in/shows/kana-kaanum-kaalangal/1260097087/back-to-school/1260097320',
        'info_dict': {
@@ -154,14 +187,15 @@ class HotStarIE(HotStarBaseIE):
            'channel': 'Hotstar Specials',
            'series': 'Kana Kaanum Kaalangal',
            'season_number': 1,
-            'season_id': '9441',
+            'season_id': '1260097089',
            'upload_date': '20220421',
            'episode': 'Back To School',
            'episode_number': 1,
            'duration': 1810,
-            'channel_id': '54',
+            'channel_id': '1260003991',
        },
-    }, {
+        'params': {'skip_download': 'm3u8'},
+    }, {  # Metadata call gets HTTP Error 504 with tas=10000
        'url': 'https://www.hotstar.com/in/clips/e3-sairat-kahani-pyaar-ki/1000262286',
        'info_dict': {
            'id': '1000262286',
@@ -173,6 +207,7 @@ class HotStarIE(HotStarBaseIE):
            'timestamp': 1622943900,
            'duration': 5395,
        },
+        'params': {'skip_download': 'm3u8'},
    }, {
        'url': 'https://www.hotstar.com/in/movies/premam/1000091195',
        'info_dict': {
@@ -180,12 +215,13 @@ class HotStarIE(HotStarBaseIE):
            'ext': 'mp4',
            'title': 'Premam',
            'release_year': 2015,
-            'description': 'md5:d833c654e4187b5e34757eafb5b72d7f',
+            'description': 'md5:096cd8aaae8dab56524823dc19dfa9f7',
            'timestamp': 1462149000,
            'upload_date': '20160502',
            'episode': 'Premam',
            'duration': 8994,
        },
+        'params': {'skip_download': 'm3u8'},
    }, {
        'url': 'https://www.hotstar.com/movies/radha-gopalam/1000057157',
        'only_matching': True,
@@ -208,6 +244,13 @@ class HotStarIE(HotStarBaseIE):
        None: 'content',
    }

+    _CONTENT_TYPE = {
+        'movie': 'MOVIE',
+        'episode': 'EPISODE',
+        'match': 'SPORT',
+        'content': 'CLIPS',
+    }
+
    _IGNORE_MAP = {
        'res': 'resolution',
        'vcodec': 'video_codec',
@@ -229,38 +272,48 @@ class HotStarIE(HotStarBaseIE):

    def _real_extract(self, url):
        video_id, video_type = self._match_valid_url(url).group('id', 'type')
-        video_type = self._TYPE.get(video_type, video_type)
+        video_type = self._TYPE[video_type]
        cookies = self._get_cookies(url)  # Cookies before any request

        video_data = traverse_obj(
-            self._call_api_v1(
-                f'{video_type}/detail', video_id, fatal=False, query={'tas': 10000, 'contentId': video_id}),
-            ('body', 'results', 'item', {dict})) or {}
-        if not self.get_param('allow_unplayable_formats') and video_data.get('drmProtected'):
+            self._call_api_v1(f'{video_type}/detail', video_id, fatal=False, query={
+                'tas': 5,  # See https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/7946
+                'contentId': video_id,
+            }), ('body', 'results', 'item', {dict})) or {}
+
+        if video_data.get('drmProtected'):
            self.report_drm(video_id)

-        # See https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/396
-        st = self._download_webpage_handle(f'{self._BASE_URL}/in', video_id)[1].headers.get('x-origin-date')
-
        geo_restricted = False
-        formats, subs = [], {}
+        formats, subs, has_drm = [], {}, False
        headers = {'Referer': f'{self._BASE_URL}/in'}
+        content_type = traverse_obj(video_data, ('contentType', {str})) or self._CONTENT_TYPE[video_type]

-        # change to v2 in the future
-        playback_sets = self._call_api_v2('play/v1/playback', video_id, st=st, cookies=cookies)['playBackSets']
-        for playback_set in playback_sets:
-            if not isinstance(playback_set, dict):
-                continue
-            tags = str_or_none(playback_set.get('tagsCombination')) or ''
+        # See https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/396
+        st = self._request_webpage(
+            f'{self._BASE_URL}/in', video_id, 'Fetching server time').get_header('x-origin-date')
+        watch = self._call_api_v2('pages/watch', video_id, content_type, cookies=cookies, st=st)
+        player_config = traverse_obj(watch, (
+            'page', 'spaces', 'player', 'widget_wrappers', lambda _, v: v['template'] == 'PlayerWidget',
+            'widget', 'data', 'player_config', {dict}, any, {require('player config')}))
+
+        for playback_set in traverse_obj(player_config, (
+            ('media_asset', 'media_asset_v2'),
+            ('primary', 'fallback'),
+            all, lambda _, v: url_or_none(v['content_url']),
+        )):
+            tags = str_or_none(playback_set.get('playback_tags')) or ''
            if any(f'{prefix}:{ignore}' in tags
                   for key, prefix in self._IGNORE_MAP.items()
                   for ignore in self._configuration_arg(key)):
                continue

-            format_url = url_or_none(playback_set.get('playbackUrl'))
-            if not format_url:
+            tag_dict = dict((*t.split(':', 1), None)[:2] for t in tags.split(';'))
+            if tag_dict.get('encryption') not in ('plain', None):
+                has_drm = True
                continue
-            format_url = re.sub(r'(?<=//staragvod)(\d)', r'web\1', format_url)
+
+            format_url = re.sub(r'(?<=//staragvod)(\d)', r'web\1', playback_set['content_url'])
            ext = determine_ext(format_url)

            current_formats, current_subs = [], {}
@@ -280,14 +333,12 @@ class HotStarIE(HotStarBaseIE):
                        'height': int_or_none(playback_set.get('height')),
                    }]
            except ExtractorError as e:
-                if isinstance(e.cause, HTTPError) and e.cause.status == 403:
+                if isinstance(e.cause, HTTPError) and e.cause.status in (403, 474):
                    geo_restricted = True
+                else:
+                    self.write_debug(e)
                continue

-            tag_dict = dict((*t.split(':', 1), None)[:2] for t in tags.split(';'))
-            if tag_dict.get('encryption') not in ('plain', None):
-                for f in current_formats:
-                    f['has_drm'] = True
            for f in current_formats:
                for k, v in self._TAG_FIELDS.items():
                    if not f.get(k):
@@ -299,6 +350,11 @@ class HotStarIE(HotStarBaseIE):
                        'stereo': 2,
                        'dolby51': 6,
                    }.get(tag_dict.get('audio_channel'))
+                    if (
+                        'Audio_Description' in f['format_id']
+                        or 'Audio Description' in (f.get('format_note') or '')
+                    ):
+                        f['source_preference'] = -99 + (f.get('source_preference') or -1)
                f['format_note'] = join_nonempty(
                    tag_dict.get('ladder'),
                    tag_dict.get('audio_channel') if f.get('acodec') != 'none' else None,
@@ -310,27 +366,17 @@ class HotStarIE(HotStarBaseIE):

        if not formats and geo_restricted:
            self.raise_geo_restricted(countries=['IN'], metadata_available=True)
+        elif not formats and has_drm:
+            self.report_drm(video_id)
        self._remove_duplicate_formats(formats)
        for f in formats:
            f.setdefault('http_headers', {}).update(headers)

        return {
+            **self._parse_metadata_v1(video_data),
            'id': video_id,
-            'title': video_data.get('title'),
-            'description': video_data.get('description'),
-            'duration': int_or_none(video_data.get('duration')),
-            'timestamp': int_or_none(traverse_obj(video_data, 'broadcastDate', 'startDate')),
-            'release_year': int_or_none(video_data.get('year')),
            'formats': formats,
            'subtitles': subs,
-            'channel': video_data.get('channelName'),
-            'channel_id': str_or_none(video_data.get('channelId')),
-            'series': video_data.get('showName'),
-            'season': video_data.get('seasonName'),
-            'season_number': int_or_none(video_data.get('seasonNo')),
-            'season_id': str_or_none(video_data.get('seasonId')),
-            'episode': video_data.get('title'),
-            'episode_number': int_or_none(video_data.get('episodeNo')),
        }


@@ -371,64 +417,6 @@ class HotStarPrefixIE(InfoExtractor):
        return self.url_result(HotStarIE._video_url(video_id, video_type), HotStarIE, video_id)


-class HotStarPlaylistIE(HotStarBaseIE):
-    IE_NAME = 'hotstar:playlist'
-    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?hotstar\.com(?:/in)?/(?:tv|shows)(?:/[^/]+){2}/list/[^/]+/t-(?P<id>\w+)'
-    _TESTS = [{
-        'url': 'https://www.hotstar.com/tv/savdhaan-india/s-26/list/popular-clips/t-3_2_26',
-        'info_dict': {
-            'id': '3_2_26',
-        },
-        'playlist_mincount': 20,
-    }, {
-        'url': 'https://www.hotstar.com/shows/savdhaan-india/s-26/list/popular-clips/t-3_2_26',
-        'only_matching': True,
-    }, {
-        'url': 'https://www.hotstar.com/tv/savdhaan-india/s-26/list/extras/t-2480',
-        'only_matching': True,
-    }, {
-        'url': 'https://www.hotstar.com/in/tv/karthika-deepam/15457/list/popular-clips/t-3_2_1272',
-        'only_matching': True,
-    }]
-
-    def _real_extract(self, url):
-        id_ = self._match_id(url)
-        return self.playlist_result(
-            self._playlist_entries('tray/find', id_, query={'tas': 10000, 'uqId': id_}), id_)
-
-
-class HotStarSeasonIE(HotStarBaseIE):
-    IE_NAME = 'hotstar:season'
-    _VALID_URL = r'(?P<url>https?://(?:www\.)?hotstar\.com(?:/in)?/(?:tv|shows)/[^/]+/\w+)/seasons/[^/]+/ss-(?P<id>\w+)'
-    _TESTS = [{
-        'url': 'https://www.hotstar.com/tv/radhakrishn/1260000646/seasons/season-2/ss-8028',
-        'info_dict': {
-            'id': '8028',
-        },
-        'playlist_mincount': 35,
-    }, {
-        'url': 'https://www.hotstar.com/in/tv/ishqbaaz/9567/seasons/season-2/ss-4357',
-        'info_dict': {
-            'id': '4357',
-        },
-        'playlist_mincount': 30,
-    }, {
-        'url': 'https://www.hotstar.com/in/tv/bigg-boss/14714/seasons/season-4/ss-8208/',
-        'info_dict': {
-            'id': '8208',
-        },
-        'playlist_mincount': 19,
-    }, {
-        'url': 'https://www.hotstar.com/in/shows/bigg-boss/14714/seasons/season-4/ss-8208/',
-        'only_matching': True,
-    }]
-
-    def _real_extract(self, url):
-        url, season_id = self._match_valid_url(url).groups()
-        return self.playlist_result(self._playlist_entries(
-            'season/asset', season_id, url, query={'tao': 0, 'tas': 0, 'size': 10000, 'id': season_id}), season_id)
-
-
 class HotStarSeriesIE(HotStarBaseIE):
    IE_NAME = 'hotstar:series'
    _VALID_URL = r'(?P<url>https?://(?:www\.)?hotstar\.com(?:/in)?/(?:tv|shows)/[^/]+/(?P<id>\d+))/?(?:[#?]|$)'
@@ -443,25 +431,29 @@ class HotStarSeriesIE(HotStarBaseIE):
        'info_dict': {
            'id': '1260050431',
        },
-        'playlist_mincount': 43,
+        'playlist_mincount': 42,
    }, {
        'url': 'https://www.hotstar.com/in/tv/mahabharat/435/',
        'info_dict': {
            'id': '435',
        },
        'playlist_mincount': 267,
-    }, {
+    }, {  # HTTP Error 504 with tas=10000 (possibly because total size is over 1000 items?)
        'url': 'https://www.hotstar.com/in/shows/anupama/1260022017/',
        'info_dict': {
            'id': '1260022017',
        },
-        'playlist_mincount': 940,
+        'playlist_mincount': 1601,
    }]
+    _PAGE_SIZE = 100

    def _real_extract(self, url):
-        url, series_id = self._match_valid_url(url).groups()
-        id_ = self._call_api_v1(
+        url, series_id = self._match_valid_url(url).group('url', 'id')
+        eid = self._call_api_v1(
            'show/detail', series_id, query={'contentId': series_id})['body']['results']['item']['id']

-        return self.playlist_result(self._playlist_entries(
-            'tray/g/1/items', series_id, url, query={'tao': 0, 'tas': 10000, 'etid': 0, 'eid': id_}), series_id)
+        entries = OnDemandPagedList(functools.partial(
+            self._fetch_page, 'tray/g/1/items', series_id,
+            'series', {'etid': 0, 'eid': eid}, url), self._PAGE_SIZE)
+
+        return self.playlist_result(entries, series_id)
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/jiocinema.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/jiocinema.py
@@ -1,408 +0,0 @@
-import base64
-import itertools
-import json
-import random
-import re
-import string
-import time
-
-from .common import InfoExtractor
-from ..utils import (
-    ExtractorError,
-    float_or_none,
-    int_or_none,
-    jwt_decode_hs256,
-    parse_age_limit,
-    try_call,
-    url_or_none,
-)
-from ..utils.traversal import traverse_obj
-
-
-class JioCinemaBaseIE(InfoExtractor):
-    _NETRC_MACHINE = 'jiocinema'
-    _GEO_BYPASS = False
-    _ACCESS_TOKEN = None
-    _REFRESH_TOKEN = None
-    _GUEST_TOKEN = None
-    _USER_ID = None
-    _DEVICE_ID = None
-    _API_HEADERS = {'Origin': 'https://www.jiocinema.com', 'Referer': 'https://www.jiocinema.com/'}
-    _APP_NAME = {'appName': 'RJIL_JioCinema'}
-    _APP_VERSION = {'appVersion': '5.0.0'}
-    _API_SIGNATURES = 'o668nxgzwff'
-    _METADATA_API_BASE = 'https://content-jiovoot.voot.com/psapi'
-    _ACCESS_HINT = 'the `accessToken` from your browser local storage'
-    _LOGIN_HINT = (
-        'Log in with "-u phone -p <PHONE_NUMBER>" to authenticate with OTP, '
-        f'or use "-u token -p <ACCESS_TOKEN>" to log in with {_ACCESS_HINT}. '
-        'If you have previously logged in with yt-dlp and your session '
-        'has been cached, you can use "-u device -p <DEVICE_ID>"')
-
-    def _cache_token(self, token_type):
-        assert token_type in ('access', 'refresh', 'all')
-        if token_type in ('access', 'all'):
-            self.cache.store(
-                JioCinemaBaseIE._NETRC_MACHINE, f'{JioCinemaBaseIE._DEVICE_ID}-access', JioCinemaBaseIE._ACCESS_TOKEN)
-        if token_type in ('refresh', 'all'):
-            self.cache.store(
-                JioCinemaBaseIE._NETRC_MACHINE, f'{JioCinemaBaseIE._DEVICE_ID}-refresh', JioCinemaBaseIE._REFRESH_TOKEN)
-
-    def _call_api(self, url, video_id, note='Downloading API JSON', headers={}, data={}):
-        return self._download_json(
-            url, video_id, note, data=json.dumps(data, separators=(',', ':')).encode(), headers={
-                'Content-Type': 'application/json',
-                'Accept': 'application/json',
-                **self._API_HEADERS,
-                **headers,
-            }, expected_status=(400, 403, 474))
-
-    def _call_auth_api(self, service, endpoint, note, headers={}, data={}):
-        return self._call_api(
-            f'https://auth-jiocinema.voot.com/{service}service/apis/v4/{endpoint}',
-            None, note=note, headers=headers, data=data)
-
-    def _refresh_token(self):
-        if not JioCinemaBaseIE._REFRESH_TOKEN or not JioCinemaBaseIE._DEVICE_ID:
-            raise ExtractorError('User token has expired', expected=True)
-        response = self._call_auth_api(
-            'token', 'refreshtoken', 'Refreshing token',
-            headers={'accesstoken': self._ACCESS_TOKEN}, data={
-                **self._APP_NAME,
-                'deviceId': self._DEVICE_ID,
-                'refreshToken': self._REFRESH_TOKEN,
-                **self._APP_VERSION,
-            })
-        refresh_token = response.get('refreshTokenId')
-        if refresh_token and refresh_token != JioCinemaBaseIE._REFRESH_TOKEN:
-            JioCinemaBaseIE._REFRESH_TOKEN = refresh_token
-            self._cache_token('refresh')
-        JioCinemaBaseIE._ACCESS_TOKEN = response['authToken']
-        self._cache_token('access')
-
-    def _fetch_guest_token(self):
-        JioCinemaBaseIE._DEVICE_ID = ''.join(random.choices(string.digits, k=10))
-        guest_token = self._call_auth_api(
-            'token', 'guest', 'Downloading guest token', data={
-                **self._APP_NAME,
-                'deviceType': 'phone',
-                'os': 'ios',
-                'deviceId': self._DEVICE_ID,
-                'freshLaunch': False,
-                'adId': self._DEVICE_ID,
-                **self._APP_VERSION,
-            })
-        self._GUEST_TOKEN = guest_token['authToken']
-        self._USER_ID = guest_token['userId']
-
-    def _call_login_api(self, endpoint, guest_token, data, note):
-        return self._call_auth_api(
-            'user', f'loginotp/{endpoint}', note, headers={
-                **self.geo_verification_headers(),
-                'accesstoken': self._GUEST_TOKEN,
-                **self._APP_NAME,
-                **traverse_obj(guest_token, 'data', {
-                    'deviceType': ('deviceType', {str}),
-                    'os': ('os', {str}),
-                })}, data=data)
-
-    def _is_token_expired(self, token):
-        return (try_call(lambda: jwt_decode_hs256(token)['exp']) or 0) <= int(time.time() - 180)
-
-    def _perform_login(self, username, password):
-        if self._ACCESS_TOKEN and not self._is_token_expired(self._ACCESS_TOKEN):
-            return
-
-        UUID_RE = r'[\da-f]{8}-(?:[\da-f]{4}-){3}[\da-f]{12}'
-
-        if username.lower() == 'token':
-            if try_call(lambda: jwt_decode_hs256(password)):
-                JioCinemaBaseIE._ACCESS_TOKEN = password
-                refresh_hint = 'the `refreshToken` UUID from your browser local storage'
-                refresh_token = self._configuration_arg('refresh_token', [''], ie_key=JioCinemaIE)[0]
-                if not refresh_token:
-                    self.to_screen(
-                        'To extend the life of your login session, in addition to your access token, '
-                        'you can pass --extractor-args "jiocinema:refresh_token=REFRESH_TOKEN" '
-                        f'where REFRESH_TOKEN is {refresh_hint}')
-                elif re.fullmatch(UUID_RE, refresh_token):
-                    JioCinemaBaseIE._REFRESH_TOKEN = refresh_token
-                else:
-                    self.report_warning(f'Invalid refresh_token value. Use {refresh_hint}')
-            else:
-                raise ExtractorError(
-                    f'The password given could not be decoded as a token; use {self._ACCESS_HINT}', expected=True)
-
-        elif username.lower() == 'device' and re.fullmatch(rf'(?:{UUID_RE}|\d+)', password):
-            JioCinemaBaseIE._REFRESH_TOKEN = self.cache.load(JioCinemaBaseIE._NETRC_MACHINE, f'{password}-refresh')
-            JioCinemaBaseIE._ACCESS_TOKEN = self.cache.load(JioCinemaBaseIE._NETRC_MACHINE, f'{password}-access')
-            if not JioCinemaBaseIE._REFRESH_TOKEN or not JioCinemaBaseIE._ACCESS_TOKEN:
-                raise ExtractorError(f'Failed to load cached tokens for device ID "{password}"', expected=True)
-
-        elif username.lower() == 'phone' and re.fullmatch(r'\+?\d+', password):
-            self._fetch_guest_token()
-            guest_token = jwt_decode_hs256(self._GUEST_TOKEN)
-            initial_data = {
-                'number': base64.b64encode(password.encode()).decode(),
-                **self._APP_VERSION,
-            }
-            response = self._call_login_api('send', guest_token, initial_data, 'Requesting OTP')
-            if not traverse_obj(response, ('OTPInfo', {dict})):
-                raise ExtractorError('There was a problem with the phone number login attempt')
-
-            is_iphone = guest_token.get('os') == 'ios'
-            response = self._call_login_api('verify', guest_token, {
-                'deviceInfo': {
-                    'consumptionDeviceName': 'iPhone' if is_iphone else 'Android',
-                    'info': {
-                        'platform': {'name': 'iPhone OS' if is_iphone else 'Android'},
-                        'androidId': self._DEVICE_ID,
-                        'type': 'iOS' if is_iphone else 'Android',
-                    },
-                },
-                **initial_data,
-                'otp': self._get_tfa_info('the one-time password sent to your phone'),
-            }, 'Submitting OTP')
-            if traverse_obj(response, 'code') == 1043:
-                raise ExtractorError('Wrong OTP', expected=True)
-            JioCinemaBaseIE._REFRESH_TOKEN = response['refreshToken']
-            JioCinemaBaseIE._ACCESS_TOKEN = response['authToken']
-
-        else:
-            raise ExtractorError(self._LOGIN_HINT, expected=True)
-
-        user_token = jwt_decode_hs256(JioCinemaBaseIE._ACCESS_TOKEN)['data']
-        JioCinemaBaseIE._USER_ID = user_token['userId']
-        JioCinemaBaseIE._DEVICE_ID = user_token['deviceId']
-        if JioCinemaBaseIE._REFRESH_TOKEN and username != 'device':
-            self._cache_token('all')
-            if self.get_param('cachedir') is not False:
-                self.to_screen(
-                    f'NOTE: For subsequent logins you can use "-u device -p {JioCinemaBaseIE._DEVICE_ID}"')
-        elif not JioCinemaBaseIE._REFRESH_TOKEN:
-            JioCinemaBaseIE._REFRESH_TOKEN = self.cache.load(
-                JioCinemaBaseIE._NETRC_MACHINE, f'{JioCinemaBaseIE._DEVICE_ID}-refresh')
-            if JioCinemaBaseIE._REFRESH_TOKEN:
-                self._cache_token('access')
-        self.to_screen(f'Logging in as device ID "{JioCinemaBaseIE._DEVICE_ID}"')
-        if self._is_token_expired(JioCinemaBaseIE._ACCESS_TOKEN):
-            self._refresh_token()
-
-
-class JioCinemaIE(JioCinemaBaseIE):
-    IE_NAME = 'jiocinema'
-    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?jiocinema\.com/?(?:movies?/[^/?#]+/|tv-shows/(?:[^/?#]+/){3})(?P<id>\d{3,})'
-    _TESTS = [{
-        'url': 'https://www.jiocinema.com/tv-shows/agnisakshi-ek-samjhauta/1/pradeep-to-stop-the-wedding/3759931',
-        'info_dict': {
-            'id': '3759931',
-            'ext': 'mp4',
-            'title': 'Pradeep to stop the wedding?',
-            'description': 'md5:75f72d1d1a66976633345a3de6d672b1',
-            'episode': 'Pradeep to stop the wedding?',
-            'episode_number': 89,
-            'season': 'Agnisakshi…Ek Samjhauta-S1',
-            'season_number': 1,
-            'series': 'Agnisakshi Ek Samjhauta',
-            'duration': 1238.0,
-            'thumbnail': r're:https?://.+\.jpg',
-            'age_limit': 13,
-            'season_id': '3698031',
-            'upload_date': '20230606',
-            'timestamp': 1686009600,
-            'release_date': '20230607',
-            'genres': ['Drama'],
-        },
-        'params': {'skip_download': 'm3u8'},
-    }, {
-        'url': 'https://www.jiocinema.com/movies/bhediya/3754021/watch',
-        'info_dict': {
-            'id': '3754021',
-            'ext': 'mp4',
-            'title': 'Bhediya',
-            'description': 'md5:a6bf2900371ac2fc3f1447401a9f7bb0',
-            'episode': 'Bhediya',
-            'duration': 8500.0,
-            'thumbnail': r're:https?://.+\.jpg',
-            'age_limit': 13,
-            'upload_date': '20230525',
-            'timestamp': 1685026200,
-            'release_date': '20230524',
-            'genres': ['Comedy'],
-        },
-        'params': {'skip_download': 'm3u8'},
-    }]
-
-    def _extract_formats_and_subtitles(self, playback, video_id):
-        m3u8_url = traverse_obj(playback, (
-            'data', 'playbackUrls', lambda _, v: v['streamtype'] == 'hls', 'url', {url_or_none}, any))
-        if not m3u8_url:  # DRM-only content only serves dash urls
-            self.report_drm(video_id)
-        formats, subtitles = self._extract_m3u8_formats_and_subtitles(m3u8_url, video_id, m3u8_id='hls')
-        self._remove_duplicate_formats(formats)
-
-        return {
-            # '/_definst_/smil:vod/' m3u8 manifests claim to have 720p+ formats but max out at 480p
-            'formats': traverse_obj(formats, (
-                lambda _, v: '/_definst_/smil:vod/' not in v['url'] or v['height'] <= 480)),
-            'subtitles': subtitles,
-        }
-
-    def _real_extract(self, url):
-        video_id = self._match_id(url)
-        if not self._ACCESS_TOKEN and self._is_token_expired(self._GUEST_TOKEN):
-            self._fetch_guest_token()
-        elif self._ACCESS_TOKEN and self._is_token_expired(self._ACCESS_TOKEN):
-            self._refresh_token()
-
-        playback = self._call_api(
-            f'https://apis-jiovoot.voot.com/playbackjv/v3/{video_id}', video_id,
-            'Downloading playback JSON', headers={
-                **self.geo_verification_headers(),
-                'accesstoken': self._ACCESS_TOKEN or self._GUEST_TOKEN,
-                **self._APP_NAME,
-                'deviceid': self._DEVICE_ID,
-                'uniqueid': self._USER_ID,
-                'x-apisignatures': self._API_SIGNATURES,
-                'x-platform': 'androidweb',
-                'x-platform-token': 'web',
-            }, data={
-                '4k': False,
-                'ageGroup': '18+',
-                'appVersion': '3.4.0',
-                'bitrateProfile': 'xhdpi',
-                'capability': {
-                    'drmCapability': {
-                        'aesSupport': 'yes',
-                        'fairPlayDrmSupport': 'none',
-                        'playreadyDrmSupport': 'none',
-                        'widevineDRMSupport': 'none',
-                    },
-                    'frameRateCapability': [{
-                        'frameRateSupport': '30fps',
-                        'videoQuality': '1440p',
-                    }],
-                },
-                'continueWatchingRequired': False,
-                'dolby': False,
-                'downloadRequest': False,
-                'hevc': False,
-                'kidsSafe': False,
-                'manufacturer': 'Windows',
-                'model': 'Windows',
-                'multiAudioRequired': True,
-                'osVersion': '10',
-                'parentalPinValid': True,
-                'x-apisignatures': self._API_SIGNATURES,
-            })
-
-        status_code = traverse_obj(playback, ('code', {int}))
-        if status_code == 474:
-            self.raise_geo_restricted(countries=['IN'])
-        elif status_code == 1008:
-            error_msg = 'This content is only available for premium users'
-            if self._ACCESS_TOKEN:
-                raise ExtractorError(error_msg, expected=True)
-            self.raise_login_required(f'{error_msg}. {self._LOGIN_HINT}', method=None)
-        elif status_code == 400:
-            raise ExtractorError('The requested content is not available', expected=True)
-        elif status_code is not None and status_code != 200:
-            raise ExtractorError(
-                f'JioCinema says: {traverse_obj(playback, ("message", {str})) or status_code}')
-
-        metadata = self._download_json(
-            f'{self._METADATA_API_BASE}/voot/v1/voot-web/content/query/asset-details',
-            video_id, fatal=False, query={
-                'ids': f'include:{video_id}',
-                'responseType': 'common',
-                'devicePlatformType': 'desktop',
-            })
-
-        return {
-            'id': video_id,
-            'http_headers': self._API_HEADERS,
-            **self._extract_formats_and_subtitles(playback, video_id),
-            **traverse_obj(playback, ('data', {
-                # fallback metadata
-                'title': ('name', {str}),
-                'description': ('fullSynopsis', {str}),
-                'series': ('show', 'name', {str}, filter),
-                'season': ('tournamentName', {str}, {lambda x: x if x != 'Season 0' else None}),
-                'season_number': ('episode', 'season', {int_or_none}, filter),
-                'episode': ('fullTitle', {str}),
-                'episode_number': ('episode', 'episodeNo', {int_or_none}, filter),
-                'age_limit': ('ageNemonic', {parse_age_limit}),
-                'duration': ('totalDuration', {float_or_none}),
-                'thumbnail': ('images', {url_or_none}),
-            })),
-            **traverse_obj(metadata, ('result', 0, {
-                'title': ('fullTitle', {str}),
-                'description': ('fullSynopsis', {str}),
-                'series': ('showName', {str}, filter),
-                'season': ('seasonName', {str}, filter),
-                'season_number': ('season', {int_or_none}),
-                'season_id': ('seasonId', {str}, filter),
-                'episode': ('fullTitle', {str}),
-                'episode_number': ('episode', {int_or_none}),
-                'timestamp': ('uploadTime', {int_or_none}),
-                'release_date': ('telecastDate', {str}),
-                'age_limit': ('ageNemonic', {parse_age_limit}),
-                'duration': ('duration', {float_or_none}),
-                'genres': ('genres', ..., {str}),
-                'thumbnail': ('seo', 'ogImage', {url_or_none}),
-            })),
-        }
-
-
-class JioCinemaSeriesIE(JioCinemaBaseIE):
-    IE_NAME = 'jiocinema:series'
-    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?jiocinema\.com/tv-shows/(?P<slug>[\w-]+)/(?P<id>\d{3,})'
-    _TESTS = [{
-        'url': 'https://www.jiocinema.com/tv-shows/naagin/3499917',
-        'info_dict': {
-            'id': '3499917',
-            'title': 'naagin',
-        },
-        'playlist_mincount': 120,
-    }, {
-        'url': 'https://www.jiocinema.com/tv-shows/mtv-splitsvilla-x5/3499820',
-        'info_dict': {
-            'id': '3499820',
-            'title': 'mtv-splitsvilla-x5',
-        },
-        'playlist_mincount': 310,
-    }]
-
-    def _entries(self, series_id):
-        seasons = traverse_obj(self._download_json(
-            f'{self._METADATA_API_BASE}/voot/v1/voot-web/view/show/{series_id}', series_id,
-            'Downloading series metadata JSON', query={'responseType': 'common'}), (
-            'trays', lambda _, v: v['trayId'] == 'season-by-show-multifilter',
-            'trayTabs', lambda _, v: v['id']))
-
-        for season_num, season in enumerate(seasons, start=1):
-            season_id = season['id']
-            label = season.get('label') or season_num
-            for page_num in itertools.count(1):
-                episodes = traverse_obj(self._download_json(
-                    f'{self._METADATA_API_BASE}/voot/v1/voot-web/content/generic/series-wise-episode',
-                    season_id, f'Downloading season {label} page {page_num} JSON', query={
-                        'sort': 'episode:asc',
-                        'id': season_id,
-                        'responseType': 'common',
-                        'page': page_num,
-                    }), ('result', lambda _, v: v['id'] and url_or_none(v['slug'])))
-                if not episodes:
-                    break
-                for episode in episodes:
-                    yield self.url_result(
-                        episode['slug'], JioCinemaIE, **traverse_obj(episode, {
-                            'video_id': 'id',
-                            'video_title': ('fullTitle', {str}),
-                            'season_number': ('season', {int_or_none}),
-                            'episode_number': ('episode', {int_or_none}),
-                        }))
-
-    def _real_extract(self, url):
-        slug, series_id = self._match_valid_url(url).group('slug', 'id')
-        return self.playlist_result(self._entries(series_id), series_id, slug)
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/kick.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/kick.py
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
+import functools
+import urllib.parse

 from .common import InfoExtractor
-from ..networking import HEADRequest
 from ..utils import (
    UserNotLive,
    determine_ext,
    float_or_none,
    int_or_none,
-    merge_dicts,
    parse_iso8601,
    str_or_none,
    traverse_obj,
@@ -16,21 +16,17 @@ from ..utils import (


 class KickBaseIE(InfoExtractor):
-    def _real_initialize(self):
-        self._request_webpage(
-            HEADRequest('https://kick.com/'), None, 'Setting up session', fatal=False, impersonate=True)
-        xsrf_token = self._get_cookies('https://kick.com/').get('XSRF-TOKEN')
-        if not xsrf_token:
-            self.write_debug('kick.com did not set XSRF-TOKEN cookie')
-        KickBaseIE._API_HEADERS = {
-            'Authorization': f'Bearer {xsrf_token.value}',
-            'X-XSRF-TOKEN': xsrf_token.value,
-        } if xsrf_token else {}
+    @functools.cached_property
+    def _api_headers(self):
+        token = traverse_obj(
+            self._get_cookies('https://kick.com/'),
+            ('session_token', 'value', {urllib.parse.unquote}))
+        return {'Authorization': f'Bearer {token}'} if token else {}

    def _call_api(self, path, display_id, note='Downloading API JSON', headers={}, **kwargs):
        return self._download_json(
            f'https://kick.com/api/{path}', display_id, note=note,
-            headers=merge_dicts(headers, self._API_HEADERS), impersonate=True, **kwargs)
+            headers={**self._api_headers, **headers}, impersonate=True, **kwargs)


 class KickIE(KickBaseIE):
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/niconico.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/niconico.py
@@ -4,16 +4,15 @@ import itertools
 import json
 import re
 import time
-import urllib.parse

 from .common import InfoExtractor, SearchInfoExtractor
-from ..networking import Request
 from ..networking.exceptions import HTTPError
 from ..utils import (
    ExtractorError,
    OnDemandPagedList,
    clean_html,
    determine_ext,
+    extract_attributes,
    float_or_none,
    int_or_none,
    parse_bitrate,
@@ -22,9 +21,8 @@ from ..utils import (
    parse_qs,
    parse_resolution,
    qualities,
-    remove_start,
    str_or_none,
-    unescapeHTML,
+    truncate_string,
    unified_timestamp,
    update_url_query,
    url_basename,
@@ -32,7 +30,11 @@ from ..utils import (
    urlencode_postdata,
    urljoin,
 )
-from ..utils.traversal import find_element, require, traverse_obj
+from ..utils.traversal import (
+    find_element,
+    require,
+    traverse_obj,
+)


 class NiconicoBaseIE(InfoExtractor):
@@ -806,41 +808,39 @@ class NiconicoLiveIE(NiconicoBaseIE):

    def _real_extract(self, url):
        video_id = self._match_id(url)
-        webpage, urlh = self._download_webpage_handle(f'https://live.nicovideo.jp/watch/{video_id}', video_id)
+        webpage = self._download_webpage(url, video_id, expected_status=404)
+        if err_msg := traverse_obj(webpage, ({find_element(cls='message')}, {clean_html})):
+            raise ExtractorError(err_msg, expected=True)

-        embedded_data = self._parse_json(unescapeHTML(self._search_regex(
-            r'<script\s+id="embedded-data"\s*data-props="(.+?)"', webpage, 'embedded data')), video_id)
-
-        ws_url = traverse_obj(embedded_data, ('site', 'relive', 'webSocketUrl'))
-        if not ws_url:
-            raise ExtractorError('The live hasn\'t started yet or already ended.', expected=True)
-        ws_url = update_url_query(ws_url, {
-            'frontend_id': traverse_obj(embedded_data, ('site', 'frontendId')) or '9',
-        })
-
-        hostname = remove_start(urllib.parse.urlparse(urlh.url).hostname, 'sp.')
+        embedded_data = traverse_obj(webpage, (
+            {find_element(tag='script', id='embedded-data', html=True)},
+            {extract_attributes}, 'data-props', {json.loads}))
+        frontend_id = traverse_obj(embedded_data, ('site', 'frontendId', {str_or_none}), default='9')

+        ws_url = traverse_obj(embedded_data, (
+            'site', 'relive', 'webSocketUrl', {url_or_none}, {require('websocket URL')}))
+        ws_url = update_url_query(ws_url, {'frontend_id': frontend_id})
        ws = self._request_webpage(
-            Request(ws_url, headers={'Origin': f'https://{hostname}'}),
-            video_id=video_id, note='Connecting to WebSocket server')
+            ws_url, video_id, 'Connecting to WebSocket server',
+            headers={'Origin': 'https://live.nicovideo.jp'})

        self.write_debug('Sending HLS server request')
        ws.send(json.dumps({
-            'type': 'startWatching',
            'data': {
+                'reconnect': False,
+                'room': {
+                    'commentable': True,
+                    'protocol': 'webSocket',
+                },
                'stream': {
-                    'quality': 'abr',
-                    'protocol': 'hls',
-                    'latency': 'high',
                    'accessRightMethod': 'single_cookie',
                    'chasePlay': False,
+                    'latency': 'high',
+                    'protocol': 'hls',
+                    'quality': 'abr',
                },
-                'room': {
-                    'protocol': 'webSocket',
-                    'commentable': True,
-                },
-                'reconnect': False,
            },
+            'type': 'startWatching',
        }))

        while True:
@@ -860,17 +860,15 @@ class NiconicoLiveIE(NiconicoBaseIE):
                raise ExtractorError('Disconnected at middle of extraction')
            elif data.get('type') == 'error':
                self.write_debug(recv)
-                message = traverse_obj(data, ('body', 'code')) or recv
+                message = traverse_obj(data, ('body', 'code', {str_or_none}), default=recv)
                raise ExtractorError(message)
            elif self.get_param('verbose', False):
-                if len(recv) > 100:
-                    recv = recv[:100] + '...'
-                self.write_debug(f'Server said: {recv}')
+                self.write_debug(f'Server response: {truncate_string(recv, 100)}')

        title = traverse_obj(embedded_data, ('program', 'title')) or self._html_search_meta(
            ('og:title', 'twitter:title'), webpage, 'live title', fatal=False)

-        raw_thumbs = traverse_obj(embedded_data, ('program', 'thumbnail')) or {}
+        raw_thumbs = traverse_obj(embedded_data, ('program', 'thumbnail', {dict})) or {}
        thumbnails = []
        for name, value in raw_thumbs.items():
            if not isinstance(value, dict):
@@ -897,31 +895,30 @@ class NiconicoLiveIE(NiconicoBaseIE):
                cookie['domain'], cookie['name'], cookie['value'],
                expire_time=unified_timestamp(cookie.get('expires')), path=cookie['path'], secure=cookie['secure'])

-        fmt_common = {
-            'live_latency': 'high',
-            'origin': hostname,
-            'protocol': 'niconico_live',
-            'video_id': video_id,
-            'ws': ws,
-        }
        q_iter = (q for q in qualities[1:] if not q.startswith('audio_'))  # ignore initial 'abr'
        a_map = {96: 'audio_low', 192: 'audio_high'}

        formats = self._extract_m3u8_formats(m3u8_url, video_id, ext='mp4', live=True)
        for fmt in formats:
+            fmt['protocol'] = 'niconico_live'
            if fmt.get('acodec') == 'none':
                fmt['format_id'] = next(q_iter, fmt['format_id'])
            elif fmt.get('vcodec') == 'none':
                abr = parse_bitrate(fmt['url'].lower())
                fmt.update({
                    'abr': abr,
+                    'acodec': 'mp4a.40.2',
                    'format_id': a_map.get(abr, fmt['format_id']),
                })
-            fmt.update(fmt_common)

        return {
            'id': video_id,
            'title': title,
+            'downloader_options': {
+                'max_quality': traverse_obj(embedded_data, ('program', 'stream', 'maxQuality', {str})) or 'normal',
+                'ws': ws,
+                'ws_url': ws_url,
+            },
            **traverse_obj(embedded_data, {
                'view_count': ('program', 'statistics', 'watchCount'),
                'comment_count': ('program', 'statistics', 'commentCount'),
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/sauceplus.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/sauceplus.py
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+from .floatplane import FloatplaneBaseIE
+
+
+class SaucePlusIE(FloatplaneBaseIE):
+    IE_DESC = 'Sauce+'
+    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:(?:www|beta)\.)?sauceplus\.com/post/(?P<id>\w+)'
+    _BASE_URL = 'https://www.sauceplus.com'
+    _HEADERS = {
+        'Origin': _BASE_URL,
+        'Referer': f'{_BASE_URL}/',
+    }
+    _IMPERSONATE_TARGET = True
+    _TESTS = [{
+        'url': 'https://www.sauceplus.com/post/YbBwIa2A5g',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': 'eit4Ugu5TL',
+            'ext': 'mp4',
+            'display_id': 'YbBwIa2A5g',
+            'title': 'Scare the Coyote - Episode 3',
+            'description': '',
+            'thumbnail': r're:^https?://.*\.jpe?g$',
+            'duration': 2975,
+            'comment_count': int,
+            'like_count': int,
+            'dislike_count': int,
+            'release_date': '20250627',
+            'release_timestamp': 1750993500,
+            'uploader': 'Scare The Coyote',
+            'uploader_id': '683e0a3269688656a5a49a44',
+            'uploader_url': 'https://www.sauceplus.com/channel/ScareTheCoyote/home',
+            'channel': 'Scare The Coyote',
+            'channel_id': '683e0a326968866ceba49a45',
+            'channel_url': 'https://www.sauceplus.com/channel/ScareTheCoyote/home/main',
+            'availability': 'subscriber_only',
+        },
+        'params': {'skip_download': 'm3u8'},
+    }]
+
+    def _real_initialize(self):
+        if not self._get_cookies(self._BASE_URL).get('__Host-sp-sess'):
+            self.raise_login_required()
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/sproutvideo.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/sproutvideo.py
@@ -98,11 +98,8 @@ class SproutVideoIE(InfoExtractor):
    def _real_extract(self, url):
        url, smuggled_data = unsmuggle_url(url, {})
        video_id = self._match_id(url)
-        webpage = self._download_webpage(url, video_id, headers={
-            **traverse_obj(smuggled_data, {'Referer': 'referer'}),
-            # yt-dlp's default Chrome user-agents are too old
-            'User-Agent': 'Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; rv:140.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/140.0',
-        })
+        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,
            contains_pattern=r'[A-Za-z0-9+/=]+', end_pattern=r'["\'];',
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/youtube/_base.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/youtube/_base.py
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ INNERTUBE_CLIENTS = {
        'INNERTUBE_CONTEXT_CLIENT_NAME': 1,
        'PO_TOKEN_REQUIRED_CONTEXTS': [_PoTokenContext.GVS],
        'SUPPORTS_COOKIES': True,
+        'PLAYER_PARAMS': '8AEB',
    },
    'web_embedded': {
        'INNERTUBE_CONTEXT': {
@@ -174,6 +175,7 @@ INNERTUBE_CLIENTS = {
        },
        'INNERTUBE_CONTEXT_CLIENT_NAME': 7,
        'SUPPORTS_COOKIES': True,
+        'PLAYER_PARAMS': '8AEB',
    },
    'tv_simply': {
        'INNERTUBE_CONTEXT': {
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/youtube/_video.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/youtube/_video.py
@@ -2820,10 +2820,6 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
            context['signatureTimestamp'] = sts
        return {
            'playbackContext': {
-                'adPlaybackContext': {
-                    'pyv': True,
-                    'adType': 'AD_TYPE_INSTREAM',
-                },
                'contentPlaybackContext': context,
            },
            **cls._get_checkok_params(),
--- a/yt_dlp/jsinterp.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/jsinterp.py
@@ -857,7 +857,7 @@ class JSInterpreter:
        obj = {}
        obj_m = re.search(
            r'''(?x)
-                (?<!\.)%s\s*=\s*{\s*
+                (?<![a-zA-Z$0-9.])%s\s*=\s*{\s*
                    (?P<fields>(%s\s*:\s*function\s*\(.*?\)\s*{.*?}(?:,\s*)?)*)
                }\s*;
            ''' % (re.escape(objname), _FUNC_NAME_RE),
--- a/yt_dlp/version.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/version.py
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # Autogenerated by devscripts/update-version.py

-__version__ = '2025.06.25'
+__version__ = '2025.06.30'

-RELEASE_GIT_HEAD = '1838a1ce5d4ade80770ba9162eaffc9a1607dc70'
+RELEASE_GIT_HEAD = 'b0187844988e557c7e1e6bb1aabd4c1176768d86'

 VARIANT = None

@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@ CHANNEL = 'stable'

 ORIGIN = 'yt-dlp/yt-dlp'

-_pkg_version = '2025.06.25'
+_pkg_version = '2025.06.30'
Author	SHA1	Message	Date
github-actions[bot]	30fa54280b	Release 2025.06.30 Created by: bashonly :ci skip all	2025-06-30 23:47:20 +00:00
bashonly	b018784498	[cleanup] Misc (#13590 ) Authored by: bashonly	2025-06-30 23:44:42 +00:00
bashonly	11b9416e10	[ie/sproutvideo] Support browser impersonation (#13589 ) Closes #13576 Authored by: bashonly	2025-06-30 23:37:56 +00:00
Clark	35fc33fbc5	[ie/sauceplus] Add extractor (#13567 ) Authored by: ceandreasen, bashonly Co-authored-by: bashonly <88596187+bashonly@users.noreply.github.com>	2025-06-30 23:25:28 +00:00
helpimnotdrowning	b16722ede8	[ie/kick] Support subscriber-only content (#13550 ) Closes #13442 Authored by: helpimnotdrowning	2025-06-30 23:24:04 +00:00
bashonly	500761e41a	[ie] Fix m3u8 playlist data corruption (#13588 ) Revert `7b81634fb1` Closes #13581 Authored by: bashonly	2025-06-30 23:06:22 +00:00
bashonly	2ba5391cd6	[ie/youtube] Fix premium formats extraction (#13586 ) Fix `ff6f94041a` Closes #13545 Authored by: bashonly	2025-06-30 23:02:59 +00:00
bashonly	e9f157669e	[ie/hotstar] Fix formats extraction (#13585 ) Fix `b5bd057fe8` Authored by: bashonly	2025-06-30 19:19:43 +00:00
sepro	958153a226	[jsinterp] Fix `extract_object` (#13580 ) Fixes sig extraction for YouTube player `e12fbea4` Authored by: seproDev	2025-06-30 15:50:33 +02:00
bashonly	1b88384634	[ci] Add signature tests (#13582 ) Authored by: bashonly	2025-06-30 13:05:52 +00:00
Simon Sawicki	7b81634fb1	[ie] Detect invalid m3u8 playlist data (#13563 ) Authored by: Grub4K	2025-06-29 18:49:27 +02:00
bashonly	7e2504f941	[ie/jiocinema] Remove extractors (#13565 ) Closes #10123, Closes #10144, Closes #10225, Closes #10240, Closes #10508 Authored by: bashonly	2025-06-28 23:32:21 +00:00
bashonly	4bd9a7ade7	[ie/hotstar:series] Fix extractor (#13564 ) * Removes HotStarSeasonIE and HotStarPlaylistIE Authored by: bashonly	2025-06-28 23:30:51 +00:00
chauhantirth	b5bd057fe8	[ie/hotstar] Fix extractor (#13530 ) Closes #11195 Authored by: chauhantirth, bashonly Co-authored-by: bashonly <88596187+bashonly@users.noreply.github.com>	2025-06-28 02:29:43 +00:00
bashonly	5e292baad6	[ie/hotstar] Raise for login required (#10405 ) Closes #10366 Authored by: bashonly	2025-06-27 22:31:06 +00:00
bashonly	0a6b104489	[ie/hotstar] Fix metadata extraction (#13560 ) Closes #7946 Authored by: bashonly	2025-06-27 22:29:37 +00:00
doe1080	06c1a8cdff	[ie/niconico:live] Fix extractor and downloader (#13158 ) Authored by: doe1080	2025-06-26 17:45:03 +00:00
c-basalt	99b85ac102	[ie/BilibiliSpaceVideo] Extract hidden-mode collections as playlists (#13533 ) Closes #13435 Authored by: c-basalt	2025-06-26 17:42:41 +00:00