diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md
index 5b1f573e7..128ba2fc0 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 
 ---
 
-### Make sure you are using the *latest* version: run `youtube-dl --version` and ensure your version is *2016.03.27*. If it's not read [this FAQ entry](https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/blob/master/README.md#how-do-i-update-youtube-dl) and update. Issues with outdated version will be rejected.
-- [ ] I've **verified** and **I assure** that I'm running youtube-dl **2016.03.27**
+### Make sure you are using the *latest* version: run `youtube-dl --version` and ensure your version is *2016.04.01*. If it's not read [this FAQ entry](https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/blob/master/README.md#how-do-i-update-youtube-dl) and update. Issues with outdated version will be rejected.
+- [ ] I've **verified** and **I assure** that I'm running youtube-dl **2016.04.01**
 
 ### Before submitting an *issue* make sure you have:
 - [ ] At least skimmed through [README](https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/blob/master/README.md) and **most notably** [FAQ](https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl#faq) and [BUGS](https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl#bugs) sections
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ $ youtube-dl -v <your command line>
 [debug] User config: []
 [debug] Command-line args: [u'-v', u'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaW_jenozKcj']
 [debug] Encodings: locale cp1251, fs mbcs, out cp866, pref cp1251
-[debug] youtube-dl version 2016.03.27
+[debug] youtube-dl version 2016.04.01
 [debug] Python version 2.7.11 - Windows-2003Server-5.2.3790-SP2
 [debug] exe versions: ffmpeg N-75573-g1d0487f, ffprobe N-75573-g1d0487f, rtmpdump 2.4
 [debug] Proxy map: {}
diff --git a/docs/supportedsites.md b/docs/supportedsites.md
index 00b8c247c..b9bcf450c 100644
--- a/docs/supportedsites.md
+++ b/docs/supportedsites.md
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@
  - **Clubic**
  - **Clyp**
  - **cmt.com**
+ - **CNBC**
  - **CNET**
  - **CNN**
  - **CNNArticle**
@@ -134,6 +135,7 @@
  - **CrooksAndLiars**
  - **Crunchyroll**
  - **crunchyroll:playlist**
+ - **CSNNE**
  - **CSpan**: C-SPAN
  - **CtsNews**: 華視新聞
  - **culturebox.francetvinfo.fr**
@@ -376,7 +378,8 @@
  - **myvideo** (Currently broken)
  - **MyVidster**
  - **n-tv.de**
- - **NationalGeographic**
+ - **natgeo**
+ - **natgeo:channel**
  - **Naver**
  - **NBA**
  - **NBC**
@@ -618,7 +621,6 @@
  - **Telegraaf**
  - **TeleMB**
  - **TeleTask**
- - **TenPlay**
  - **TF1**
  - **TheIntercept**
  - **TheOnion**
@@ -740,6 +742,7 @@
  - **vlive**
  - **Vodlocker**
  - **VoiceRepublic**
+ - **VoxMedia**
  - **Vporn**
  - **vpro**: npo.nl and ntr.nl
  - **VRT**
diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/__init__.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/__init__.py
index 7b0f2b21a..19f802411 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/__init__.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/__init__.py
@@ -438,7 +438,10 @@ from .myspass import MySpassIE
 from .myvi import MyviIE
 from .myvideo import MyVideoIE
 from .myvidster import MyVidsterIE
-from .nationalgeographic import NationalGeographicIE
+from .nationalgeographic import (
+    NationalGeographicIE,
+    NationalGeographicChannelIE,
+)
 from .naver import NaverIE
 from .nba import NBAIE
 from .nbc import (
@@ -737,7 +740,6 @@ from .telecinco import TelecincoIE
 from .telegraaf import TelegraafIE
 from .telemb import TeleMBIE
 from .teletask import TeleTaskIE
-from .tenplay import TenPlayIE
 from .testurl import TestURLIE
 from .tf1 import TF1IE
 from .theintercept import TheInterceptIE
@@ -902,6 +904,7 @@ from .vk import (
 from .vlive import VLiveIE
 from .vodlocker import VodlockerIE
 from .voicerepublic import VoiceRepublicIE
+from .voxmedia import VoxMediaIE
 from .vporn import VpornIE
 from .vrt import VRTIE
 from .vube import VubeIE
diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/aenetworks.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/aenetworks.py
index 6018ae79a..b7232c904 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/aenetworks.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/aenetworks.py
@@ -1,13 +1,19 @@
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
+import re
+
 from .common import InfoExtractor
-from ..utils import smuggle_url
+from ..utils import (
+    smuggle_url,
+    update_url_query,
+    unescapeHTML,
+)
 
 
 class AENetworksIE(InfoExtractor):
     IE_NAME = 'aenetworks'
     IE_DESC = 'A+E Networks: A&E, Lifetime, History.com, FYI Network'
-    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?(?:(?:history|aetv|mylifetime)\.com|fyi\.tv)/(?:[^/]+/)+(?P<id>[^/]+?)(?:$|[?#])'
+    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?(?:(?:history|aetv|mylifetime)\.com|fyi\.tv)/(?P<type>[^/]+)/(?:[^/]+/)+(?P<id>[^/]+?)(?:$|[?#])'
 
     _TESTS = [{
         'url': 'http://www.history.com/topics/valentines-day/history-of-valentines-day/videos/bet-you-didnt-know-valentines-day?m=528e394da93ae&s=undefined&f=1&free=false',
@@ -25,16 +31,13 @@ class AENetworksIE(InfoExtractor):
         'expected_warnings': ['JSON-LD'],
     }, {
         'url': 'http://www.history.com/shows/mountain-men/season-1/episode-1',
+        'md5': '8ff93eb073449f151d6b90c0ae1ef0c7',
         'info_dict': {
             'id': 'eg47EERs_JsZ',
             'ext': 'mp4',
             'title': 'Winter Is Coming',
             'description': 'md5:641f424b7a19d8e24f26dea22cf59d74',
         },
-        'params': {
-            # m3u8 download
-            'skip_download': True,
-        },
         'add_ie': ['ThePlatform'],
     }, {
         'url': 'http://www.aetv.com/shows/duck-dynasty/video/inlawful-entry',
@@ -48,7 +51,7 @@ class AENetworksIE(InfoExtractor):
     }]
 
     def _real_extract(self, url):
-        video_id = self._match_id(url)
+        page_type, video_id = re.match(self._VALID_URL, url).groups()
 
         webpage = self._download_webpage(url, video_id)
 
@@ -56,11 +59,22 @@ class AENetworksIE(InfoExtractor):
             r'data-href="[^"]*/%s"[^>]+data-release-url="([^"]+)"' % video_id,
             r"media_url\s*=\s*'([^']+)'"
         ]
-        video_url = self._search_regex(video_url_re, webpage, 'video url')
+        video_url = unescapeHTML(self._search_regex(video_url_re, webpage, 'video url'))
+        query = {'mbr': 'true'}
+        if page_type == 'shows':
+            query['assetTypes'] = 'medium_video_s3'
+        if 'switch=hds' in video_url:
+            query['switch'] = 'hls'
 
         info = self._search_json_ld(webpage, video_id, fatal=False)
         info.update({
             '_type': 'url_transparent',
-            'url': smuggle_url(video_url, {'sig': {'key': 'crazyjava', 'secret': 's3cr3t'}}),
+            'url': smuggle_url(update_url_query(
+                video_url, query), {
+                    'sig': {
+                        'key': 'crazyjava',
+                        'secret': 's3cr3t'},
+                    'force_smil_url': True
+                }),
         })
         return info
diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/beeg.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/beeg.py
index 34c2a756f..9072949dd 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/beeg.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/beeg.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class BeegIE(InfoExtractor):
         video_id = self._match_id(url)
 
         video = self._download_json(
-            'https://api.beeg.com/api/v5/video/%s' % video_id, video_id)
+            'https://api.beeg.com/api/v6/1738/video/%s' % video_id, video_id)
 
         def split(o, e):
             def cut(s, x):
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ class BeegIE(InfoExtractor):
             return n
 
         def decrypt_key(key):
-            # Reverse engineered from http://static.beeg.com/cpl/1105.js
-            a = '5ShMcIQlssOd7zChAIOlmeTZDaUxULbJRnywYaiB'
+            # Reverse engineered from http://static.beeg.com/cpl/1738.js
+            a = 'GUuyodcfS8FW8gQp4OKLMsZBcX0T7B'
             e = compat_urllib_parse_unquote(key)
             o = ''.join([
                 compat_chr(compat_ord(e[n]) - compat_ord(a[n % len(a)]) % 21)
diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/brightcove.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/brightcove.py
index c9e43a275..0d162d337 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/brightcove.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/brightcove.py
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ class BrightcoveNewIE(InfoExtractor):
                     </video>.*?
                     <script[^>]+
                         src=["\'](?:https?:)?//players\.brightcove\.net/
-                        (\d+)/([\da-f-]+)_([^/]+)/index(?:\.min)?\.js
+                        (\d+)/([^/]+)_([^/]+)/index(?:\.min)?\.js
                 ''', webpage):
             entries.append(
                 'http://players.brightcove.net/%s/%s_%s/index.html?videoId=%s'
diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/cbs.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/cbs.py
index 40d07ab18..6e4079ca3 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/cbs.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/cbs.py
@@ -1,21 +1,35 @@
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
-from .common import InfoExtractor
+from .theplatform import ThePlatformIE
 from ..utils import (
-    sanitized_Request,
-    smuggle_url,
+    xpath_text,
+    xpath_element,
+    int_or_none,
+    ExtractorError,
+    find_xpath_attr,
 )
 
 
-class CBSIE(InfoExtractor):
+class CBSBaseIE(ThePlatformIE):
+    def _parse_smil_subtitles(self, smil, namespace=None, subtitles_lang='en'):
+        closed_caption_e = find_xpath_attr(smil, self._xpath_ns('.//param', namespace), 'name', 'ClosedCaptionURL')
+        return {
+            'en': [{
+                'ext': 'ttml',
+                'url': closed_caption_e.attrib['value'],
+            }]
+        } if closed_caption_e is not None and closed_caption_e.attrib.get('value') else []
+
+
+class CBSIE(CBSBaseIE):
     _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?(?:cbs\.com/shows/[^/]+/(?:video|artist)|colbertlateshow\.com/(?:video|podcasts))/[^/]+/(?P<id>[^/]+)'
 
     _TESTS = [{
         'url': 'http://www.cbs.com/shows/garth-brooks/video/_u7W953k6la293J7EPTd9oHkSPs6Xn6_/connect-chat-feat-garth-brooks/',
         'info_dict': {
-            'id': '4JUVEwq3wUT7',
+            'id': '_u7W953k6la293J7EPTd9oHkSPs6Xn6_',
             'display_id': 'connect-chat-feat-garth-brooks',
-            'ext': 'flv',
+            'ext': 'mp4',
             'title': 'Connect Chat feat. Garth Brooks',
             'description': 'Connect with country music singer Garth Brooks, as he chats with fans on Wednesday November 27, 2013. Be sure to tune in to Garth Brooks: Live from Las Vegas, Friday November 29, at 9/8c on CBS!',
             'duration': 1495,
@@ -47,22 +61,46 @@ class CBSIE(InfoExtractor):
         'url': 'http://www.colbertlateshow.com/podcasts/dYSwjqPs_X1tvbV_P2FcPWRa_qT6akTC/in-the-bad-room-with-stephen/',
         'only_matching': True,
     }]
+    TP_RELEASE_URL_TEMPLATE = 'http://link.theplatform.com/s/dJ5BDC/%s?manifest=m3u&mbr=true'
 
     def _real_extract(self, url):
         display_id = self._match_id(url)
-        request = sanitized_Request(url)
-        # Android UA is served with higher quality (720p) streams (see
-        # https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/issues/7490)
-        request.add_header('User-Agent', 'Mozilla/5.0 (Linux; Android 4.4; Nexus 5)')
-        webpage = self._download_webpage(request, display_id)
-        real_id = self._search_regex(
-            [r"video\.settings\.pid\s*=\s*'([^']+)';", r"cbsplayer\.pid\s*=\s*'([^']+)';"],
-            webpage, 'real video ID')
-        return {
-            '_type': 'url_transparent',
-            'ie_key': 'ThePlatform',
-            'url': smuggle_url(
-                'http://link.theplatform.com/s/dJ5BDC/%s?mbr=true&manifest=m3u' % real_id,
-                {'force_smil_url': True}),
+        webpage = self._download_webpage(url, display_id)
+        content_id = self._search_regex(
+            [r"video\.settings\.content_id\s*=\s*'([^']+)';", r"cbsplayer\.contentId\s*=\s*'([^']+)';"],
+            webpage, 'content id')
+        items_data = self._download_xml(
+            'http://can.cbs.com/thunder/player/videoPlayerService.php',
+            content_id, query={'partner': 'cbs', 'contentId': content_id})
+        video_data = xpath_element(items_data, './/item')
+        title = xpath_text(video_data, 'videoTitle', 'title', True)
+
+        subtitles = {}
+        formats = []
+        for item in items_data.findall('.//item'):
+            pid = xpath_text(item, 'pid')
+            if not pid:
+                continue
+            try:
+                tp_formats, tp_subtitles = self._extract_theplatform_smil(
+                    self.TP_RELEASE_URL_TEMPLATE % pid, content_id, 'Downloading %s SMIL data' % pid)
+            except ExtractorError:
+                continue
+            formats.extend(tp_formats)
+            subtitles = self._merge_subtitles(subtitles, tp_subtitles)
+        self._sort_formats(formats)
+
+        info = self.get_metadata('dJ5BDC/media/guid/2198311517/%s' % content_id, content_id)
+        info.update({
+            'id': content_id,
             'display_id': display_id,
-        }
+            'title': title,
+            'series': xpath_text(video_data, 'seriesTitle'),
+            'season_number': int_or_none(xpath_text(video_data, 'seasonNumber')),
+            'episode_number': int_or_none(xpath_text(video_data, 'episodeNumber')),
+            'duration': int_or_none(xpath_text(video_data, 'videoLength'), 1000),
+            'thumbnail': xpath_text(video_data, 'previewImageURL'),
+            'formats': formats,
+            'subtitles': subtitles,
+        })
+        return info
diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/cbsnews.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/cbsnews.py
index e6b7f3584..b5e78a65d 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/cbsnews.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/cbsnews.py
@@ -2,14 +2,14 @@
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
 from .common import InfoExtractor
-from .theplatform import ThePlatformIE
+from .cbs import CBSBaseIE
 from ..utils import (
     parse_duration,
     find_xpath_attr,
 )
 
 
-class CBSNewsIE(ThePlatformIE):
+class CBSNewsIE(CBSBaseIE):
     IE_DESC = 'CBS News'
     _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?cbsnews\.com/(?:news|videos)/(?P<id>[\da-z_-]+)'
 
@@ -49,15 +49,6 @@ class CBSNewsIE(ThePlatformIE):
         },
     ]
 
-    def _parse_smil_subtitles(self, smil, namespace=None, subtitles_lang='en'):
-        closed_caption_e = find_xpath_attr(smil, self._xpath_ns('.//param', namespace), 'name', 'ClosedCaptionURL')
-        return {
-            'en': [{
-                'ext': 'ttml',
-                'url': closed_caption_e.attrib['value'],
-            }]
-        } if closed_caption_e is not None and closed_caption_e.attrib.get('value') else []
-
     def _real_extract(self, url):
         video_id = self._match_id(url)
 
diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py
index 9b7ab8924..85ac0400c 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ from ..compat import (
     compat_str,
     compat_urllib_error,
     compat_urllib_parse_urlencode,
+    compat_urllib_request,
     compat_urlparse,
 )
 from ..downloader.f4m import remove_encrypted_media
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ from ..utils import (
     determine_protocol,
     parse_duration,
     mimetype2ext,
+    update_Request,
     update_url_query,
 )
 
@@ -347,7 +349,7 @@ class InfoExtractor(object):
     def IE_NAME(self):
         return compat_str(type(self).__name__[:-2])
 
-    def _request_webpage(self, url_or_request, video_id, note=None, errnote=None, fatal=True, data=None, headers=None, query=None):
+    def _request_webpage(self, url_or_request, video_id, note=None, errnote=None, fatal=True, data=None, headers={}, query={}):
         """ Returns the response handle """
         if note is None:
             self.report_download_webpage(video_id)
@@ -357,11 +359,14 @@ class InfoExtractor(object):
             else:
                 self.to_screen('%s: %s' % (video_id, note))
         # data, headers and query params will be ignored for `Request` objects
-        if isinstance(url_or_request, compat_str):
+        if isinstance(url_or_request, compat_urllib_request.Request):
+            url_or_request = update_Request(
+                url_or_request, data=data, headers=headers, query=query)
+        else:
             if query:
                 url_or_request = update_url_query(url_or_request, query)
             if data or headers:
-                url_or_request = sanitized_Request(url_or_request, data, headers or {})
+                url_or_request = sanitized_Request(url_or_request, data, headers)
         try:
             return self._downloader.urlopen(url_or_request)
         except (compat_urllib_error.URLError, compat_http_client.HTTPException, socket.error) as err:
@@ -377,7 +382,7 @@ class InfoExtractor(object):
                 self._downloader.report_warning(errmsg)
                 return False
 
-    def _download_webpage_handle(self, url_or_request, video_id, note=None, errnote=None, fatal=True, encoding=None, data=None, headers=None, query=None):
+    def _download_webpage_handle(self, url_or_request, video_id, note=None, errnote=None, fatal=True, encoding=None, data=None, headers={}, query={}):
         """ Returns a tuple (page content as string, URL handle) """
         # Strip hashes from the URL (#1038)
         if isinstance(url_or_request, (compat_str, str)):
@@ -470,7 +475,7 @@ class InfoExtractor(object):
 
         return content
 
-    def _download_webpage(self, url_or_request, video_id, note=None, errnote=None, fatal=True, tries=1, timeout=5, encoding=None, data=None, headers=None, query=None):
+    def _download_webpage(self, url_or_request, video_id, note=None, errnote=None, fatal=True, tries=1, timeout=5, encoding=None, data=None, headers={}, query={}):
         """ Returns the data of the page as a string """
         success = False
         try_count = 0
@@ -491,7 +496,7 @@ class InfoExtractor(object):
 
     def _download_xml(self, url_or_request, video_id,
                       note='Downloading XML', errnote='Unable to download XML',
-                      transform_source=None, fatal=True, encoding=None, data=None, headers=None, query=None):
+                      transform_source=None, fatal=True, encoding=None, data=None, headers={}, query={}):
         """Return the xml as an xml.etree.ElementTree.Element"""
         xml_string = self._download_webpage(
             url_or_request, video_id, note, errnote, fatal=fatal, encoding=encoding, data=data, headers=headers, query=query)
@@ -505,7 +510,7 @@ class InfoExtractor(object):
                        note='Downloading JSON metadata',
                        errnote='Unable to download JSON metadata',
                        transform_source=None,
-                       fatal=True, encoding=None, data=None, headers=None, query=None):
+                       fatal=True, encoding=None, data=None, headers={}, query={}):
         json_string = self._download_webpage(
             url_or_request, video_id, note, errnote, fatal=fatal,
             encoding=encoding, data=data, headers=headers, query=query)
diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/generic.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/generic.py
index f3de738f7..589d1e152 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/generic.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/generic.py
@@ -406,19 +406,6 @@ class GenericIE(InfoExtractor):
                 'skip_download': True,
             },
         },
-        # multiple ooyala embeds on SBN network websites
-        {
-            'url': 'http://www.sbnation.com/college-football-recruiting/2015/2/3/7970291/national-signing-day-rationalizations-itll-be-ok-itll-be-ok',
-            'info_dict': {
-                'id': 'national-signing-day-rationalizations-itll-be-ok-itll-be-ok',
-                'title': '25 lies you will tell yourself on National Signing Day - SBNation.com',
-            },
-            'playlist_mincount': 3,
-            'params': {
-                'skip_download': True,
-            },
-            'add_ie': ['Ooyala'],
-        },
         # embed.ly video
         {
             'url': 'http://www.tested.com/science/weird/460206-tested-grinding-coffee-2000-frames-second/',
diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/howstuffworks.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/howstuffworks.py
index 663e6632a..76b74c51d 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/howstuffworks.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/howstuffworks.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ from ..utils import (
     int_or_none,
     js_to_json,
     unescapeHTML,
+    determine_ext,
 )
 
 
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ class HowStuffWorksIE(InfoExtractor):
             'url': 'http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/arts/2706-sword-swallowing-1-by-dan-meyer-video.htm',
             'info_dict': {
                 'id': '440011',
-                'ext': 'flv',
+                'ext': 'mp4',
                 'title': 'Sword Swallowing #1 by Dan Meyer',
                 'description': 'Video footage (1 of 3) used by permission of the owner Dan Meyer through Sword Swallowers Association International <www.swordswallow.org>',
                 'display_id': 'sword-swallowing-1-by-dan-meyer',
@@ -63,13 +64,19 @@ class HowStuffWorksIE(InfoExtractor):
         video_id = clip_info['content_id']
         formats = []
         m3u8_url = clip_info.get('m3u8')
-        if m3u8_url:
-            formats += self._extract_m3u8_formats(m3u8_url, video_id, 'mp4')
+        if m3u8_url and determine_ext(m3u8_url) == 'm3u8':
+            formats.extend(self._extract_m3u8_formats(m3u8_url, video_id, 'mp4', format_id='hls', fatal=True))
+        flv_url = clip_info.get('flv_url')
+        if flv_url:
+            formats.append({
+                'url': flv_url,
+                'format_id': 'flv',
+            })
         for video in clip_info.get('mp4', []):
             formats.append({
                 'url': video['src'],
-                'format_id': video['bitrate'],
-                'vbr': int(video['bitrate'].rstrip('k')),
+                'format_id': 'mp4-%s' % video['bitrate'],
+                'vbr': int_or_none(video['bitrate'].rstrip('k')),
             })
 
         if not formats:
@@ -102,6 +109,6 @@ class HowStuffWorksIE(InfoExtractor):
             'title': unescapeHTML(clip_info['clip_title']),
             'description': unescapeHTML(clip_info.get('caption')),
             'thumbnail': clip_info.get('video_still_url'),
-            'duration': clip_info.get('duration'),
+            'duration': int_or_none(clip_info.get('duration')),
             'formats': formats,
         }
diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/nationalgeographic.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/nationalgeographic.py
index d5e53365c..61b5c700e 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/nationalgeographic.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/nationalgeographic.py
@@ -4,18 +4,21 @@ from .common import InfoExtractor
 from ..utils import (
     smuggle_url,
     url_basename,
+    update_url_query,
 )
 
 
 class NationalGeographicIE(InfoExtractor):
+    IE_NAME = 'natgeo'
     _VALID_URL = r'https?://video\.nationalgeographic\.com/.*?'
 
     _TESTS = [
         {
             'url': 'http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/news/150210-news-crab-mating-vin?source=featuredvideo',
+            'md5': '730855d559abbad6b42c2be1fa584917',
             'info_dict': {
-                'id': '4DmDACA6Qtk_',
-                'ext': 'flv',
+                'id': '0000014b-70a1-dd8c-af7f-f7b559330001',
+                'ext': 'mp4',
                 'title': 'Mating Crabs Busted by Sharks',
                 'description': 'md5:16f25aeffdeba55aaa8ec37e093ad8b3',
             },
@@ -23,9 +26,10 @@ class NationalGeographicIE(InfoExtractor):
         },
         {
             'url': 'http://video.nationalgeographic.com/wild/when-sharks-attack/the-real-jaws',
+            'md5': '6a3105eb448c070503b3105fb9b320b5',
             'info_dict': {
-                'id': '_JeBD_D7PlS5',
-                'ext': 'flv',
+                'id': 'ngc-I0IauNSWznb_UV008GxSbwY35BZvgi2e',
+                'ext': 'mp4',
                 'title': 'The Real Jaws',
                 'description': 'md5:8d3e09d9d53a85cd397b4b21b2c77be6',
             },
@@ -37,18 +41,61 @@ class NationalGeographicIE(InfoExtractor):
         name = url_basename(url)
 
         webpage = self._download_webpage(url, name)
-        feed_url = self._search_regex(
-            r'data-feed-url="([^"]+)"', webpage, 'feed url')
         guid = self._search_regex(
             r'id="(?:videoPlayer|player-container)"[^>]+data-guid="([^"]+)"',
             webpage, 'guid')
 
-        feed = self._download_xml('%s?byGuid=%s' % (feed_url, guid), name)
-        content = feed.find('.//{http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/}content')
-        theplatform_id = url_basename(content.attrib.get('url'))
+        return {
+            '_type': 'url_transparent',
+            'ie_key': 'ThePlatform',
+            'url': smuggle_url(
+                'http://link.theplatform.com/s/ngs/media/guid/2423130747/%s?mbr=true' % guid,
+                {'force_smil_url': True}),
+            'id': guid,
+        }
 
-        return self.url_result(smuggle_url(
-            'http://link.theplatform.com/s/ngs/%s?formats=MPEG4&manifest=f4m' % theplatform_id,
-            # For some reason, the normal links don't work and we must force
-            # the use of f4m
-            {'force_smil_url': True}))
+
+class NationalGeographicChannelIE(InfoExtractor):
+    IE_NAME = 'natgeo:channel'
+    _VALID_URL = r'https?://channel\.nationalgeographic\.com/(?:wild/)?[^/]+/videos/(?P<id>[^/?]+)'
+
+    _TESTS = [
+        {
+            'url': 'http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/the-story-of-god-with-morgan-freeman/videos/uncovering-a-universal-knowledge/',
+            'md5': '518c9aa655686cf81493af5cc21e2a04',
+            'info_dict': {
+                'id': 'nB5vIAfmyllm',
+                'ext': 'mp4',
+                'title': 'Uncovering a Universal Knowledge',
+                'description': 'md5:1a89148475bf931b3661fcd6ddb2ae3a',
+            },
+            'add_ie': ['ThePlatform'],
+        },
+        {
+            'url': 'http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/wild/destination-wild/videos/the-stunning-red-bird-of-paradise/',
+            'md5': 'c4912f656b4cbe58f3e000c489360989',
+            'info_dict': {
+                'id': '3TmMv9OvGwIR',
+                'ext': 'mp4',
+                'title': 'The Stunning Red Bird of Paradise',
+                'description': 'md5:7bc8cd1da29686be4d17ad1230f0140c',
+            },
+            'add_ie': ['ThePlatform'],
+        },
+    ]
+
+    def _real_extract(self, url):
+        display_id = self._match_id(url)
+        webpage = self._download_webpage(url, display_id)
+        release_url = self._search_regex(
+            r'video_auth_playlist_url\s*=\s*"([^"]+)"',
+            webpage, 'release url')
+
+        return {
+            '_type': 'url_transparent',
+            'ie_key': 'ThePlatform',
+            'url': smuggle_url(
+                update_url_query(release_url, {'mbr': 'true', 'switch': 'http'}),
+                {'force_smil_url': True}),
+            'display_id': display_id,
+        }
diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/tenplay.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/tenplay.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 02a31a609..000000000
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/tenplay.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,90 +0,0 @@
-# coding: utf-8
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
-
-from .common import InfoExtractor
-from ..utils import (
-    int_or_none,
-    float_or_none,
-)
-
-
-class TenPlayIE(InfoExtractor):
-    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?ten(play)?\.com\.au/.+'
-    _TEST = {
-        'url': 'http://tenplay.com.au/ten-insider/extra/season-2013/tenplay-tv-your-way',
-        'info_dict': {
-            'id': '2695695426001',
-            'ext': 'flv',
-            'title': 'TENplay: TV your way',
-            'description': 'Welcome to a new TV experience. Enjoy a taste of the TENplay benefits.',
-            'timestamp': 1380150606.889,
-            'upload_date': '20130925',
-            'uploader': 'TENplay',
-        },
-        'params': {
-            'skip_download': True,  # Requires rtmpdump
-        }
-    }
-
-    _video_fields = [
-        'id', 'name', 'shortDescription', 'longDescription', 'creationDate',
-        'publishedDate', 'lastModifiedDate', 'customFields', 'videoStillURL',
-        'thumbnailURL', 'referenceId', 'length', 'playsTotal',
-        'playsTrailingWeek', 'renditions', 'captioning', 'startDate', 'endDate']
-
-    def _real_extract(self, url):
-        webpage = self._download_webpage(url, url)
-        video_id = self._html_search_regex(
-            r'videoID: "(\d+?)"', webpage, 'video_id')
-        api_token = self._html_search_regex(
-            r'apiToken: "([a-zA-Z0-9-_\.]+?)"', webpage, 'api_token')
-        title = self._html_search_regex(
-            r'<meta property="og:title" content="\s*(.*?)\s*"\s*/?\s*>',
-            webpage, 'title')
-
-        json = self._download_json('https://api.brightcove.com/services/library?command=find_video_by_id&video_id=%s&token=%s&video_fields=%s' % (video_id, api_token, ','.join(self._video_fields)), title)
-
-        formats = []
-        for rendition in json['renditions']:
-            url = rendition['remoteUrl'] or rendition['url']
-            protocol = 'rtmp' if url.startswith('rtmp') else 'http'
-            ext = 'flv' if protocol == 'rtmp' else rendition['videoContainer'].lower()
-
-            if protocol == 'rtmp':
-                url = url.replace('&mp4:', '')
-
-                tbr = int_or_none(rendition.get('encodingRate'), 1000)
-
-            formats.append({
-                'format_id': '_'.join(
-                    ['rtmp', rendition['videoContainer'].lower(),
-                     rendition['videoCodec'].lower(), '%sk' % tbr]),
-                'width': int_or_none(rendition['frameWidth']),
-                'height': int_or_none(rendition['frameHeight']),
-                'tbr': tbr,
-                'filesize': int_or_none(rendition['size']),
-                'protocol': protocol,
-                'ext': ext,
-                'vcodec': rendition['videoCodec'].lower(),
-                'container': rendition['videoContainer'].lower(),
-                'url': url,
-            })
-        self._sort_formats(formats)
-
-        return {
-            'id': video_id,
-            'display_id': json['referenceId'],
-            'title': json['name'],
-            'description': json['shortDescription'] or json['longDescription'],
-            'formats': formats,
-            'thumbnails': [{
-                'url': json['videoStillURL']
-            }, {
-                'url': json['thumbnailURL']
-            }],
-            'thumbnail': json['videoStillURL'],
-            'duration': float_or_none(json.get('length'), 1000),
-            'timestamp': float_or_none(json.get('creationDate'), 1000),
-            'uploader': json.get('customFields', {}).get('production_company_distributor') or 'TENplay',
-            'view_count': int_or_none(json.get('playsTotal')),
-        }
diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/theplatform.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/theplatform.py
index 236c99972..bf6f82f5a 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/theplatform.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/theplatform.py
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ class ThePlatformIE(ThePlatformBaseIE):
         def hex_to_str(hex):
             return binascii.a2b_hex(hex)
 
-        relative_path = url.split('http://link.theplatform.com/s/')[1].split('?')[0]
+        relative_path = re.match(r'https?://link.theplatform.com/s/([^?]+)', url).group(1)
         clear_text = hex_to_str(flags + expiration_date + str_to_hex(relative_path))
         checksum = hmac.new(sig_key.encode('ascii'), clear_text, hashlib.sha1).hexdigest()
         sig = flags + expiration_date + checksum + str_to_hex(sig_secret)
diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/tudou.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/tudou.py
index 9892e8a62..63b5d5924 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/tudou.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/tudou.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ from __future__ import unicode_literals
 from .common import InfoExtractor
 from ..compat import compat_str
 from ..utils import (
+    ExtractorError,
     int_or_none,
     InAdvancePagedList,
     float_or_none,
@@ -46,6 +47,19 @@ class TudouIE(InfoExtractor):
 
     _PLAYER_URL = 'http://js.tudouui.com/bin/lingtong/PortalPlayer_177.swf'
 
+    # Translated from tudou/tools/TVCHelper.as in PortalPlayer_193.swf
+    # 0001, 0002 and 4001 are not included as they indicate temporary issues
+    TVC_ERRORS = {
+        '0003': 'The video is deleted or does not exist',
+        '1001': 'This video is unavailable due to licensing issues',
+        '1002': 'This video is unavailable as it\'s under review',
+        '1003': 'This video is unavailable as it\'s under review',
+        '3001': 'Password required',
+        '5001': 'This video is available in Mainland China only due to licensing issues',
+        '7001': 'This video is unavailable',
+        '8001': 'This video is unavailable due to licensing issues',
+    }
+
     def _url_for_id(self, video_id, quality=None):
         info_url = 'http://v2.tudou.com/f?id=' + compat_str(video_id)
         if quality:
@@ -63,6 +77,15 @@ class TudouIE(InfoExtractor):
         if youku_vcode:
             return self.url_result('youku:' + youku_vcode, ie='Youku')
 
+        if not item_data.get('itemSegs'):
+            tvc_code = item_data.get('tvcCode')
+            if tvc_code:
+                err_msg = self.TVC_ERRORS.get(tvc_code)
+                if err_msg:
+                    raise ExtractorError('Tudou said: %s' % err_msg, expected=True)
+                raise ExtractorError('Unexpected error %s returned from Tudou' % tvc_code)
+            raise ExtractorError('Unxpected error returned from Tudou')
+
         title = unescapeHTML(item_data['kw'])
         description = item_data.get('desc')
         thumbnail_url = item_data.get('pic')
diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/udemy.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/udemy.py
index 71bea5363..a788cdd77 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/udemy.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/udemy.py
@@ -54,6 +54,16 @@ class UdemyIE(InfoExtractor):
         'only_matching': True,
     }]
 
+    def _extract_course_info(self, webpage, video_id):
+        course = self._parse_json(
+            unescapeHTML(self._search_regex(
+                r'ng-init=["\'].*\bcourse=({.+?});', webpage, 'course', default='{}')),
+            video_id, fatal=False) or {}
+        course_id = course.get('id') or self._search_regex(
+            (r'&quot;id&quot;\s*:\s*(\d+)', r'data-course-id=["\'](\d+)'),
+            webpage, 'course id')
+        return course_id, course.get('title')
+
     def _enroll_course(self, base_url, webpage, course_id):
         def combine_url(base_url, url):
             return compat_urlparse.urljoin(base_url, url) if not url.startswith('http') else url
@@ -98,7 +108,7 @@ class UdemyIE(InfoExtractor):
                 error_str += ' - %s' % error_data.get('formErrors')
             raise ExtractorError(error_str, expected=True)
 
-    def _download_json(self, url_or_request, video_id, note='Downloading JSON metadata'):
+    def _download_json(self, url_or_request, *args, **kwargs):
         headers = {
             'X-Udemy-Snail-Case': 'true',
             'X-Requested-With': 'XMLHttpRequest',
@@ -116,7 +126,7 @@ class UdemyIE(InfoExtractor):
         else:
             url_or_request = sanitized_Request(url_or_request, headers=headers)
 
-        response = super(UdemyIE, self)._download_json(url_or_request, video_id, note)
+        response = super(UdemyIE, self)._download_json(url_or_request, *args, **kwargs)
         self._handle_error(response)
         return response
 
@@ -166,9 +176,7 @@ class UdemyIE(InfoExtractor):
 
         webpage = self._download_webpage(url, lecture_id)
 
-        course_id = self._search_regex(
-            (r'data-course-id=["\'](\d+)', r'&quot;id&quot;\s*:\s*(\d+)'),
-            webpage, 'course id')
+        course_id, _ = self._extract_course_info(webpage, lecture_id)
 
         try:
             lecture = self._download_lecture(course_id, lecture_id)
@@ -297,7 +305,7 @@ class UdemyIE(InfoExtractor):
 
 class UdemyCourseIE(UdemyIE):
     IE_NAME = 'udemy:course'
-    _VALID_URL = r'https?://www\.udemy\.com/(?P<id>[\da-z-]+)'
+    _VALID_URL = r'https?://www\.udemy\.com/(?P<id>[^/?#&]+)'
     _TESTS = []
 
     @classmethod
@@ -309,29 +317,29 @@ class UdemyCourseIE(UdemyIE):
 
         webpage = self._download_webpage(url, course_path)
 
-        response = self._download_json(
-            'https://www.udemy.com/api-1.1/courses/%s' % course_path,
-            course_path, 'Downloading course JSON')
-
-        course_id = response['id']
-        course_title = response.get('title')
+        course_id, title = self._extract_course_info(webpage, course_path)
 
         self._enroll_course(url, webpage, course_id)
 
         response = self._download_json(
-            'https://www.udemy.com/api-1.1/courses/%s/curriculum' % course_id,
-            course_id, 'Downloading course curriculum')
+            'https://www.udemy.com/api-2.0/courses/%s/cached-subscriber-curriculum-items' % course_id,
+            course_id, 'Downloading course curriculum', query={
+                'fields[chapter]': 'title,object_index',
+                'fields[lecture]': 'title',
+                'page_size': '1000',
+            })
 
         entries = []
-        chapter, chapter_number = None, None
-        for asset in response:
-            asset_type = asset.get('assetType') or asset.get('asset_type')
-            if asset_type == 'Video':
-                asset_id = asset.get('id')
-                if asset_id:
+        chapter, chapter_number = [None] * 2
+        for entry in response['results']:
+            clazz = entry.get('_class')
+            if clazz == 'lecture':
+                lecture_id = entry.get('id')
+                if lecture_id:
                     entry = {
                         '_type': 'url_transparent',
-                        'url': 'https://www.udemy.com/%s/#/lecture/%s' % (course_path, asset['id']),
+                        'url': 'https://www.udemy.com/%s/learn/v4/t/lecture/%s' % (course_path, entry['id']),
+                        'title': entry.get('title'),
                         'ie_key': UdemyIE.ie_key(),
                     }
                     if chapter_number:
@@ -339,8 +347,8 @@ class UdemyCourseIE(UdemyIE):
                     if chapter:
                         entry['chapter'] = chapter
                     entries.append(entry)
-            elif asset.get('type') == 'chapter':
-                chapter_number = asset.get('index') or asset.get('object_index')
-                chapter = asset.get('title')
+            elif clazz == 'chapter':
+                chapter_number = entry.get('object_index')
+                chapter = entry.get('title')
 
-        return self.playlist_result(entries, course_id, course_title)
+        return self.playlist_result(entries, course_id, title)
diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/voxmedia.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/voxmedia.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0c6b1f030
--- /dev/null
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/voxmedia.py
@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+# coding: utf-8
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+from .common import InfoExtractor
+from ..compat import compat_urllib_parse_unquote
+
+
+class VoxMediaIE(InfoExtractor):
+    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?(?:theverge|vox|sbnation|eater|polygon|curbed|racked)\.com/(?:[^/]+/)*(?P<id>[^/?]+)'
+    _TESTS = [{
+        'url': 'http://www.theverge.com/2014/6/27/5849272/material-world-how-google-discovered-what-software-is-made-of',
+        'md5': '73856edf3e89a711e70d5cf7cb280b37',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': '11eXZobjrG8DCSTgrNjVinU-YmmdYjhe',
+            'ext': 'mp4',
+            'title': 'Google\'s new material design direction',
+            'description': 'md5:2f44f74c4d14a1f800ea73e1c6832ad2',
+        }
+    }, {
+        # data-ooyala-id
+        'url': 'http://www.theverge.com/2014/10/21/7025853/google-nexus-6-hands-on-photos-video-android-phablet',
+        'md5': 'd744484ff127884cd2ba09e3fa604e4b',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': 'RkZXU4cTphOCPDMZg5oEounJyoFI0g-B',
+            'ext': 'mp4',
+            'title': 'The Nexus 6: hands-on with Google\'s phablet',
+            'description': 'md5:87a51fe95ff8cea8b5bdb9ac7ae6a6af',
+        }
+    }, {
+        # volume embed
+        'url': 'http://www.vox.com/2016/3/31/11336640/mississippi-lgbt-religious-freedom-bill',
+        'md5': '375c483c5080ab8cd85c9c84cfc2d1e4',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': 'wydzk3dDpmRz7PQoXRsTIX6XTkPjYL0b',
+            'ext': 'mp4',
+            'title': 'The new frontier of LGBTQ civil rights, explained',
+            'description': 'md5:0dc58e94a465cbe91d02950f770eb93f',
+        }
+    }, {
+        # youtube embed
+        'url': 'http://www.vox.com/2016/3/24/11291692/robot-dance',
+        'md5': '83b3080489fb103941e549352d3e0977',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': 'FcNHTJU1ufM',
+            'ext': 'mp4',
+            'title': 'How "the robot" became the greatest novelty dance of all time',
+            'description': 'md5:b081c0d588b8b2085870cda55e6da176',
+            'upload_date': '20160324',
+            'uploader_id': 'voxdotcom',
+            'uploader': 'Vox',
+        }
+    }, {
+        # SBN.VideoLinkset.entryGroup multiple ooyala embeds
+        'url': 'http://www.sbnation.com/college-football-recruiting/2015/2/3/7970291/national-signing-day-rationalizations-itll-be-ok-itll-be-ok',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': 'national-signing-day-rationalizations-itll-be-ok-itll-be-ok',
+            'title': '25 lies you will tell yourself on National Signing Day',
+            'description': 'It\'s the most self-delusional time of the year, and everyone\'s gonna tell the same lies together!',
+        },
+        'playlist': [{
+            'md5': '721fededf2ab74ae4176c8c8cbfe092e',
+            'info_dict': {
+                'id': 'p3cThlMjE61VDi_SD9JlIteSNPWVDBB9',
+                'ext': 'mp4',
+                'title': 'Buddy Hield vs Steph Curry (and the world)',
+                'description': 'Let’s dissect only the most important Final Four storylines.',
+            },
+        }, {
+            'md5': 'bf0c5cc115636af028be1bab79217ea9',
+            'info_dict': {
+                'id': 'BmbmVjMjE6esPHxdALGubTrouQ0jYLHj',
+                'ext': 'mp4',
+                'title': 'Chasing Cinderella 2016: Syracuse basketball',
+                'description': 'md5:e02d56b026d51aa32c010676765a690d',
+            },
+        }],
+    }]
+
+    def _real_extract(self, url):
+        display_id = self._match_id(url)
+        webpage = compat_urllib_parse_unquote(self._download_webpage(url, display_id))
+
+        def create_entry(provider_video_id, provider_video_type, title=None, description=None):
+            return {
+                '_type': 'url_transparent',
+                'url': provider_video_id if provider_video_type == 'youtube' else '%s:%s' % (provider_video_type, provider_video_id),
+                'title': title or self._og_search_title(webpage),
+                'description': description or self._og_search_description(webpage),
+            }
+
+        entries = []
+        entries_data = self._search_regex([
+            r'Chorus\.VideoContext\.addVideo\((\[{.+}\])\);',
+            r'var\s+entry\s*=\s*({.+});',
+            r'SBN\.VideoLinkset\.entryGroup\(\s*(\[.+\])',
+        ], webpage, 'video data', default=None)
+        if entries_data:
+            entries_data = self._parse_json(entries_data, display_id)
+            if isinstance(entries_data, dict):
+                entries_data = [entries_data]
+            for video_data in entries_data:
+                provider_video_id = video_data.get('provider_video_id')
+                provider_video_type = video_data.get('provider_video_type')
+                if provider_video_id and provider_video_type:
+                    entries.append(create_entry(
+                        provider_video_id, provider_video_type,
+                        video_data.get('title'), video_data.get('description')))
+
+        provider_video_id = self._search_regex(
+            r'data-ooyala-id="([^"]+)"', webpage, 'ooyala id', default=None)
+        if provider_video_id:
+            entries.append(create_entry(provider_video_id, 'ooyala'))
+
+        volume_uuid = self._search_regex(
+            r'data-volume-uuid="([^"]+)"', webpage, 'volume uuid', default=None)
+        if volume_uuid:
+            volume_webpage = self._download_webpage(
+                'http://volume.vox-cdn.com/embed/%s' % volume_uuid, volume_uuid)
+            video_data = self._parse_json(self._search_regex(
+                r'Volume\.createVideo\(({.+})\s*,\s*{.*}\);', volume_webpage, 'video data'), volume_uuid)
+            for provider_video_type in ('ooyala', 'youtube'):
+                provider_video_id = video_data.get('%s_id' % provider_video_type)
+                if provider_video_id:
+                    description = video_data.get('description_long') or video_data.get('description_short')
+                    entries.append(create_entry(
+                        provider_video_id, provider_video_type, video_data.get('title_short'), description))
+                    break
+
+        if len(entries) == 1:
+            return entries[0]
+        else:
+            return self.playlist_result(entries, display_id, self._og_search_title(webpage), self._og_search_description(webpage))
diff --git a/youtube_dl/utils.py b/youtube_dl/utils.py
index 4fc27a60c..117229e53 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/utils.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/utils.py
@@ -778,12 +778,7 @@ class YoutubeDLHandler(compat_urllib_request.HTTPHandler):
 
         # Substitute URL if any change after escaping
         if url != url_escaped:
-            req_type = HEADRequest if req.get_method() == 'HEAD' else compat_urllib_request.Request
-            new_req = req_type(
-                url_escaped, data=req.data, headers=req.headers,
-                origin_req_host=req.origin_req_host, unverifiable=req.unverifiable)
-            new_req.timeout = req.timeout
-            req = new_req
+            req = update_Request(req, url=url_escaped)
 
         for h, v in std_headers.items():
             # Capitalize is needed because of Python bug 2275: http://bugs.python.org/issue2275
@@ -1804,6 +1799,20 @@ def update_url_query(url, query):
         query=compat_urllib_parse_urlencode(qs, True)))
 
 
+def update_Request(req, url=None, data=None, headers={}, query={}):
+    req_headers = req.headers.copy()
+    req_headers.update(headers)
+    req_data = data or req.data
+    req_url = update_url_query(url or req.get_full_url(), query)
+    req_type = HEADRequest if req.get_method() == 'HEAD' else compat_urllib_request.Request
+    new_req = req_type(
+        req_url, data=req_data, headers=req_headers,
+        origin_req_host=req.origin_req_host, unverifiable=req.unverifiable)
+    if hasattr(req, 'timeout'):
+        new_req.timeout = req.timeout
+    return new_req
+
+
 def dict_get(d, key_or_keys, default=None, skip_false_values=True):
     if isinstance(key_or_keys, (list, tuple)):
         for key in key_or_keys:
diff --git a/youtube_dl/version.py b/youtube_dl/version.py
index 5daa7f4e8..d9e1cb2a8 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/version.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/version.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
-__version__ = '2016.03.27'
+__version__ = '2016.04.01'