diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/medialaan.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/medialaan.py
index 9834ab9c9..f6e02e974 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/medialaan.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/medialaan.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ from ..utils import (
 class MedialaanIE(InfoExtractor):
     _VALID_URL = r'''(?x)
                     https?://
-                        (?:www\.)?
+                        (?:www\.|nieuws\.)?
                         (?:
                             (?P<site_id>vtm|q2|vtmkzoom)\.be/
                             (?: