diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/brightcove.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/brightcove.py
index 14f9a14ed..465ae396e 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/brightcove.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/brightcove.py
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 # coding: utf-8
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
-import re
+import base64
 import json
+import re
+import struct
 
 from .common import InfoExtractor
 from .adobepass import AdobePassIE
@@ -310,6 +312,10 @@ class BrightcoveLegacyIE(InfoExtractor):
                 'Cannot find playerKey= variable. Did you forget quotes in a shell invocation?',
                 expected=True)
 
+    def _brightcove_new_url_result(self, publisher_id, video_id):
+        brightcove_new_url = 'http://players.brightcove.net/%s/default_default/index.html?videoId=%s' % (publisher_id, video_id)
+        return self.url_result(brightcove_new_url, BrightcoveNewIE.ie_key(), video_id)
+
     def _get_video_info(self, video_id, query, referer=None):
         headers = {}
         linkBase = query.get('linkBaseURL')
@@ -323,6 +329,28 @@ class BrightcoveLegacyIE(InfoExtractor):
             r"<h1>We're sorry.</h1>([\s\n]*<p>.*?</p>)+", webpage,
             'error message', default=None)
         if error_msg is not None:
+            publisher_id = query.get('publisherId')
+            if publisher_id and publisher_id[0].isdigit():
+                publisher_id = publisher_id[0]
+            if not publisher_id:
+                player_key = query.get('playerKey')
+                if player_key and ',' in player_key[0]:
+                    player_key = player_key[0]
+                else:
+                    player_id = query.get('playerID')
+                    if player_id and player_id[0].isdigit():
+                        player_page = self._download_webpage(
+                            'http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid' + player_id[0],
+                            video_id, headers=headers, fatal=False)
+                        if player_page:
+                            player_key = self._search_regex(
+                                r'<param\s+name="playerKey"\s+value="([\w~,-]+)"',
+                                player_page, 'player key', fatal=False)
+                if player_key:
+                    enc_pub_id = player_key.split(',')[1].replace('~', '=')
+                    publisher_id = struct.unpack('>Q', base64.urlsafe_b64decode(enc_pub_id))[0]
+                if publisher_id:
+                    return self._brightcove_new_url_result(publisher_id, video_id)
             raise ExtractorError(
                 'brightcove said: %s' % error_msg, expected=True)
 
@@ -444,8 +472,12 @@ class BrightcoveLegacyIE(InfoExtractor):
                 else:
                     return ad_info
 
-        if 'url' not in info and not info.get('formats'):
-            raise ExtractorError('Unable to extract video url for %s' % video_id)
+        if not info.get('url') and not info.get('formats'):
+            uploader_id = info.get('uploader_id')
+            if uploader_id:
+                info.update(self._brightcove_new_url_result(uploader_id, video_id))
+            else:
+                raise ExtractorError('Unable to extract video url for %s' % video_id)
         return info
 
 
diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/cwtv.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/cwtv.py
index 224a1fb5d..f9bd535f6 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/cwtv.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/cwtv.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
 from .common import InfoExtractor
 from ..utils import (
+    ExtractorError,
     int_or_none,
     parse_age_limit,
     parse_iso8601,
@@ -66,9 +67,12 @@ class CWTVIE(InfoExtractor):
 
     def _real_extract(self, url):
         video_id = self._match_id(url)
-        video_data = self._download_json(
+        data = self._download_json(
             'http://images.cwtv.com/feed/mobileapp/video-meta/apiversion_8/guid_' + video_id,
-            video_id)['video']
+            video_id)
+        if data.get('result') != 'ok':
+            raise ExtractorError(data['msg'], expected=True)
+        video_data = data['video']
         title = video_data['title']
         mpx_url = video_data.get('mpx_url') or 'http://link.theplatform.com/s/cwtv/media/guid/2703454149/%s?formats=M3U' % video_id
 
diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/extractors.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/extractors.py
index 464c8d690..17b576df3 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/extractors.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/extractors.py
@@ -1153,7 +1153,6 @@ from .tv2 import (
     TV2ArticleIE,
 )
 from .tv2hu import TV2HuIE
-from .tv3 import TV3IE
 from .tv4 import TV4IE
 from .tv5mondeplus import TV5MondePlusIE
 from .tva import TVAIE
diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/rutube.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/rutube.py
index 261bcbb83..10ac8ed1f 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/rutube.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/rutube.py
@@ -103,7 +103,8 @@ class RutubeIE(RutubeBaseIE):
 
         options = self._download_json(
             'http://rutube.ru/api/play/options/%s/?format=json' % video_id,
-            video_id, 'Downloading options JSON')
+            video_id, 'Downloading options JSON',
+            headers=self.geo_verification_headers())
 
         formats = []
         for format_id, format_url in options['video_balancer'].items():
diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/ted.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/ted.py
index 212ac80ab..f9b6aa48f 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/ted.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/ted.py
@@ -212,8 +212,6 @@ class TEDIE(InfoExtractor):
 
         http_url = None
         for format_id, resources in resources_.items():
-            if not isinstance(resources, dict):
-                continue
             if format_id == 'h264':
                 for resource in resources:
                     h264_url = resource.get('file')
@@ -242,6 +240,8 @@ class TEDIE(InfoExtractor):
                         'tbr': int_or_none(resource.get('bitrate')),
                     })
             elif format_id == 'hls':
+                if not isinstance(resources, dict):
+                    continue
                 stream_url = url_or_none(resources.get('stream'))
                 if not stream_url:
                     continue
diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/tv3.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/tv3.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 3867ec90d..000000000
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/tv3.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-# coding: utf-8
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
-
-from .common import InfoExtractor
-
-
-class TV3IE(InfoExtractor):
-    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?tv3\.co\.nz/(?P<id>[^/]+)/tabid/\d+/articleID/\d+/MCat/\d+/Default\.aspx'
-    _TEST = {
-        'url': 'http://www.tv3.co.nz/MOTORSPORT-SRS-SsangYong-Hampton-Downs-Round-3/tabid/3692/articleID/121615/MCat/2915/Default.aspx',
-        'info_dict': {
-            'id': '4659127992001',
-            'ext': 'mp4',
-            'title': 'CRC Motorsport: SRS SsangYong Hampton Downs Round 3 - S2015 Ep3',
-            'description': 'SsangYong Racing Series returns for Round 3 with drivers from New Zealand and Australia taking to the grid at Hampton Downs raceway.',
-            'uploader_id': '3812193411001',
-            'upload_date': '20151213',
-            'timestamp': 1449975272,
-        },
-        'expected_warnings': [
-            'Failed to download MPD manifest'
-        ],
-        'params': {
-            # m3u8 download
-            'skip_download': True,
-        },
-    }
-    BRIGHTCOVE_URL_TEMPLATE = 'http://players.brightcove.net/3812193411001/default_default/index.html?videoId=%s'
-
-    def _real_extract(self, url):
-        display_id = self._match_id(url)
-        webpage = self._download_webpage(url, display_id)
-        brightcove_id = self._search_regex(r'<param\s*name="@videoPlayer"\s*value="(\d+)"', webpage, 'brightcove id')
-        return self.url_result(self.BRIGHTCOVE_URL_TEMPLATE % brightcove_id, 'BrightcoveNew', brightcove_id)