diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/mediahuis.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/mediahuis.py
index 7399cf847..088a01fab 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/mediahuis.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/mediahuis.py
@@ -149,26 +149,25 @@ class MediahuisIE(InfoExtractor):
         description = self._og_search_description(webpage)
         url_type = None
 
-        iframe_m = re.search(r'<script[^>]+src="(.+?kaltura.com.*?)"', webpage)
+        iframe_m = re.search(r'<script[^>]+src="(.+?kaltura\.com.*?)"', webpage)
         if iframe_m:
             video_url = smuggle_url(KalturaIE._extract_url(webpage), {'source_url': url})
             url_type = 'url_transparent'
 
-        iframe_m = re.search(r'<iframe[^>]+src="(.+?vier.be.*?)"', webpage)
+        iframe_m = re.search(r'<iframe[^>]+src="(.+?vier\.be.*?)"', webpage)
         if iframe_m:
             video_url = (iframe_m.group(1))
             url_type = 'url_transparent'
 
-        iframe_m = re.search(r'<iframe[^>]+src="(.+?vrt.be.*?)"', webpage)
+        iframe_m = re.search(r'<iframe[^>]+src="(.+?vrt\.be.*?)"', webpage)
         if iframe_m:
             webpage = self._download_webpage(iframe_m.group(1), "vrt-iframe")
-            video_url = self._search_regex(r'sources.pdl = "(.*?)";', webpage, 'vrt-video')
+            video_url = self._search_regex(r'sources.pdl\s*=\s*"(.*?)";', webpage, 'vrt-video')
 
-        iframe_m = re.search(r'<iframe[^>]+src="(.+?vmma.be.*?)"', webpage)
+        iframe_m = re.search(r'<iframe[^>]+src="(.+?vmma\.be.*?)"', webpage)
         if iframe_m:
             video_url = (iframe_m.group(1))
             url_type = 'url_transparent'
-            # return self.url_result(video_url, 'Medialaan')
 
         # Source: flvpd.vtm.be/video.medialaancdn.be
         iframe_m = re.search(r'<script.+?[^>]+videoUrl:\'(.+?)\'', webpage)
diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/medialaan.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/medialaan.py
index 6212bf8e6..a2a566636 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/medialaan.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/medialaan.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ from ..compat import compat_str
 from ..utils import (
     ExtractorError,
     int_or_none,
+    str_or_none,
     parse_duration,
     try_get,
     unified_timestamp,
@@ -85,6 +86,10 @@ class MedialaanIE(InfoExtractor):
         # clip
         'url': 'http://vtmkzoom.be/k3-dansstudio/een-nieuw-seizoen-van-k3-dansstudio',
         'only_matching': True,
+    }, {
+        # syndication.medialaan.be
+        'url': 'https://syndication.medialaan.be/syndication/?vID=50534bb11fe5827eb25cad5c3445c5ae',
+        'only_matching': True,
     }]
 
     def _real_initialize(self):
@@ -147,8 +152,7 @@ class MedialaanIE(InfoExtractor):
             if player:
                 video = player[-1]
                 info = {
-                    'id': video_id,
-                    # 'id': str_or_none(video['id']) or video_id,
+                    'id': str_or_none(video['id']) or video_id,
                     'url': video['videoUrl'],
                     'title': video['title'],
                     'thumbnail': video.get('imageUrl'),