Core

• [extractor/common] Improve HTML5 entries extraction

• [utils] Introduce parse_bitrate

• [update] Hide update URLs behind redirect
• [extractor/common] Fix url meta field for unfragmented DASH formats (#20346)

Extractors

• [yandexvideo] Add extractor

• [openload] Improve embed detection

• [corus] Add support for bigbrothercanada.ca (#20357)
• [orf:radio] Extract series (#20012)
• [cbc:watch] Add support for gem.cbc.ca (#20251, #20359)

• [anysex] Remove extractor (#19279)

• [ciscolive] Add support for new URL schema (#20320, #20351)
• [youtube] Add support for invidiou.sh (#20309)

• [anitube] Remove extractor (#20334)
• [ruleporn] Remove extractor (#15344, #20324)

• [npr] Fix extraction (#10793, #13440)
• [biqle] Fix extraction (#11471, #15313)
• [viddler] Modernize
• [moevideo] Fix extraction
• [primesharetv] Remove extractor
• [hypem] Modernize and extract more metadata (#15320)
• [veoh] Fix extraction
• [escapist] Modernize

• [videomega] Remove extractor (#10108)

• [beeg] Add support for beeg.porn (#20306)

• [vimeo:review] Improve config url extraction and extract original format
  (#20305)
• [fox] Detect geo restriction and authentication errors (#20208)

Core

• [extractor/common] Use compat_etree_Element

• [compat] Introduce compat_etree_Element

• [extractor/common] Fallback url to base URL for DASH formats
• [extractor/common] Do not fail on invalid data while parsing F4M manifest
  in non fatal mode
• [extractor/common] Return MPD manifest as format's url meta field (#20242)
• [utils] Strip #HttpOnly_ prefix from cookies files (#20219)

Extractors

• [francetv:site] Relax video id regular expression (#20268)
• [toutv] Detect invalid login error
• [toutv] Fix authentication (#20261)

• [urplay] Extract timestamp (#20235)
• [openload] Add support for oload.space (#20246)

• [facebook] Improve uploader extraction (#20250)
• [bbc] Use compat_etree_Element
• [crunchyroll] Use compat_etree_Element
• [npo] Improve ISM extraction
• [rai] Improve extraction (#20253)
• [paramountnetwork] Fix mgid extraction (#20241)
• [libsyn] Improve extraction (#20229)

• [youtube] Add more invidious instances to URL regular expression (#20228)

• [spankbang] Fix extraction (#20023)
• [espn] Extend URL regular expression (#20013)
• [sixplay] Handle videos with empty assets (#20016)

• [vimeo] Add support for Vimeo Pro portfolio protected videos (#20070)

Core

• [downloader/external] Add support for rate limit and retries for wget

• [downloader/external] Fix infinite retries for curl (#19303)

Extractors

• [npo] Fix extraction (#20084)
• [francetv:site] Extend video id regex (#20029, #20071)

• [periscope] Extract width and height (#20015)

• [servus] Fix extraction (#19297)
• [bbccouk] Make subtitles non fatal (#19651)
• [metacafe] Fix family filter bypass (#19287)

Extractors

• [tvp:website] Fix and improve extraction

• [tvp] Detect unavailable videos

• [tvp] Fix description extraction and make thumbnail optional

• [linuxacademy] Add support for linuxacademy.com (#12207)

• [bilibili] Update keys (#19233)
• [udemy] Extend URL regular expressions (#14330, #15883)
• [udemy] Update User-Agent and detect captcha (#14713, #15839, #18126)
• [noovo] Fix extraction (#19230)
• [rai] Relax URL regular expression (#19232)

• [vshare] Pass Referer to download request (#19205, #19221)
• [openload] Add support for oload.live (#19222)

• [imgur] Use video id as title fallback (#18590)

• [twitch] Add new source format detection approach (#19193)

• [tvplayhome] Fix video id extraction (#19190)
• [tvplayhome] Fix episode metadata extraction (#19190)
• [rutube:embed] Fix extraction (#19163)

• [rutube:embed] Add support private videos (#19163)
• [soundcloud] Extract more metadata
• [trunews] Add support for trunews.com (#19153)
• [linkedin:learning] Extract chapter_number and chapter_id (#19162)

Core

• [utils] Improve JSON-LD regular expression (#18058)
• [YoutubeDL] Fallback to ie_key of matching extractor while making
  download archive id when no explicit ie_key is provided (#19022)

Extractors

• [malltv] Add support for mall.tv (#18058, #17856)
• [spankbang:playlist] Add support for playlists (#19145)

• [spankbang] Extend URL regular expression
• [trutv] Fix extraction (#17336)
• [toutv] Fix authentication (#16398, #18700)
• [pornhub] Fix tags and categories extraction (#13720, #19135)
• [pornhd] Fix formats extraction

• [pornhd] Extract like count (#19123, #19125)

• [radiocanada] Switch to the new media requests (#19115)

• [teachable] Add support for courses.workitdaily.com (#18871)

• [vporn] Remove extractor (#16276)

• [soundcloud:pagedplaylist] Add ie and title to entries (#19022, #19086)
• [drtuber] Extract duration (#19078)

• [soundcloud] Fix paged playlists extraction, add support for albums and update client id
• [soundcloud] Update client id
• [drtv] Improve preference (#19079)

• [openload] Add support for openload.pw and oload.pw (#18930)
• [openload] Add support for oload.info (#19073)

• [crackle] Authorize media detail request (#16931)

Core

• [postprocessor/ffmpeg] Fix avconv processing broken in #19025 (#19067)

Core

• [extractor/common] Extract season in _json_ld

• [postprocessor/ffmpeg] Fallback to ffmpeg/avconv for audio codec detection
  (#681)

Extractors

• [vice] Fix extraction for locked videos (#16248)

• [wakanim] Detect DRM protected videos
• [wakanim] Add support for wakanim.tv (#14374)

• [usatoday] Fix extraction for videos with custom brightcove partner id
  (#18990)
• [drtv] Fix extraction (#18989)
• [nhk] Extend URL regular expression (#18968)
• [go] Fix Adobe Pass requests for Disney Now (#18901)

• [openload] Add support for oload.club (#18969)

Core

• [YoutubeDL] Fix negation for string operators in format selection (#18961)

Extractors

• [youtube] Extend JS player signature function name regular expressions
  (#18890, #18891, #18893)

Core

• [test/helper] Add support for maxcount and count collection len checkers

• [downloader/hls] Fix uplynk ad skipping (#18824)
• [postprocessor/ffmpeg] Improve ffmpeg version parsing (#18813)

Extractors

• [youtube] Skip unsupported adaptive stream type (#18804)

• [youtube] Extract DASH formats from player response (#18804)

• [funimation] Fix extraction (#14089)
• [skylinewebcams] Fix extraction (#18853)

• [curiositystream] Add support for non app URLs
• [bitchute] Check formats (#18833)

• [wistia] Extend URL regular expression (#18823)

• [playplustv] Add support for playplus.com (#18789)

Core

• [extractor/common] Use episode name as title in _json_ld

• [extractor/common] Add support for movies in _json_ld

• [postprocessor/ffmpeg] Embed subtitles with non-standard language codes
  (#18765)

• [utils] Add language codes replaced in 1989 revision of ISO 639
  to ISO639Utils (#18765)

Extractors

• [youtube] Extract live HLS URL from player response (#18799)

• [outsidetv] Add support for outsidetv.com (#18774)

• [jwplatform] Use JW Platform Delivery API V2 and add support for more URLs

• [fox] Add support National Geographic (#17985, #15333, #14698)
• [playplustv] Add support for playplus.tv (#18789)

• [globo] Set GLBID cookie manually (#17346)

• [gaia] Add support for gaia.com (#14605)

• [youporn] Fix title and description extraction (#18748)

• [hungama] Add support for hungama.com (#17402, #18771)

• [dtube] Fix extraction (#18741)
• [tvnow] Fix and rework extractors and prepare for a switch to the new API
  (#17245, #18499)
• [carambatv:page] Fix extraction (#18739)

Extractors

• [discovery] Use geo verification headers (#17838)

• [packtpub] Add support for subscription.packtpub.com (#18718)

• [yourporn] Fix extraction (#18583)

• [acast:channel] Add support for play.acast.com (#18587)
• [extractors] Add missing age limits (#18621)
• [rmcdecouverte] Add support for live stream

• [rmcdecouverte] Bypass geo restriction
• [rmcdecouverte] Update URL regular expression (#18595, 18697)
• [manyvids] Fix extraction (#18604, #18614)
• [bitchute] Fix extraction (#18567)

Extractors

• [bbc] Add support for another embed pattern (#18643)
• [npo:live] Add support for npostart.nl (#18644)

• [beeg] Fix extraction (#18610, #18626)
• [youtube] Unescape HTML for series (#18641)

• [youtube] Extract more format metadata

• [youtube] Detect DRM protected videos (#1774)
• [youtube] Relax HTML5 player regular expressions (#18465, #18466)
• [youtube] Extend HTML5 player regular expression (#17516)

• [liveleak] Add support for another embed type and restore original
  format extraction
• [crackle] Extract ISM and HTTP formats
• [twitter] Pass Referer with card request (#18579)

• [mediasite] Extend URL regular expression (#18558)

• [lecturio] Add support for lecturio.de (#18562)
• [discovery] Add support for Scripps Networks watch domains (#17947)

Extractors

• [ard:beta] Improve geo restricted videos extraction
• [ard:beta] Fix subtitles extraction
• [ard:beta] Improve extraction robustness
• [ard:beta] Relax URL regular expression (#18441)
• [acast] Add support for embed.acast.com and play.acast.com (#18483)
• [iprima] Relax URL regular expression (#18515, #18540)
• [vrv] Fix initial state extraction (#18553)
• [youtube] Fix mark watched (#18546)

• [safari] Add support for learning.oreilly.com (#18510)

• [youtube] Fix multifeed extraction (#18531)
• [lecturio] Improve subtitles extraction (#18488)
• [uol] Fix format URL extraction (#18480)

• [ard:mediathek] Add support for classic.ardmediathek.de (#18473)

Core

• [YoutubeDL] Keep session cookies in cookie file between runs
• [YoutubeDL] Recognize session cookies with expired set to 0 (#12929)

Extractors

• [teachable] Add support for teachable platform sites (#5451, #18150, #18272)
• [aenetworks] Add support for historyvault.com (#18460)

• [imgur] Improve gallery and album detection and extraction (#9133, #16577,
  #17223, #18404)
• [iprima] Relax URL regular expression (#18453)
• [hotstar] Fix video data extraction (#18386)
• [ard:mediathek] Fix title and description extraction (#18349, #18371)
• [xvideos] Switch to HTTPS (#18422, #18427)

• [lecturio] Add support for lecturio.com (#18405)
• [nrktv:series] Add support for extra materials

• [nrktv:season,series] Fix extraction (#17159, #17258)
• [nrktv] Relax URL regular expression (#18304, #18387)
• [yourporn] Fix extraction (#18424, #18425)
• [tbs] Fix info extraction (#18403)

• [gamespot] Add support for review URLs

Core

• [utils] Fix random_birthday to generate existing dates only (#18284)

Extractors

• [tiktok] Add support for tiktok.com (#18108, #18135)

• [pornhub] Use actual URL host for requests (#18359)
• [lynda] Fix authentication (#18158, #18217)
• [gfycat] Update API endpoint (#18333, #18343)

• [hotstar] Add support for alternative app state layout (#18320)

• [azmedien] Fix extraction (#18334, #18336)

• [vimeo] Add support for VHX (Vimeo OTT) (#14835)

• [joj] Fix extraction (#18280, #18281)

• [wistia] Add support for fast.wistia.com (#18287)

Core

• [setup.py] Add more relevant classifiers

Extractors

• [mixcloud] Fallback to hardcoded decryption key (#18016)
• [nbc:news] Fix article extraction (#16194)
• [foxsports] Fix extraction (#17543)
• [loc] Relax regular expression and improve formats extraction

• [ciscolive] Add support for ciscolive.cisco.com (#17984)

• [nzz] Relax kaltura regex (#18228)
• [sixplay] Fix formats extraction
• [bitchute] Improve title extraction
• [kaltura] Limit requested MediaEntry fields

• [americastestkitchen] Add support for zype embeds (#18225)
• [pornhub] Add pornhub.net alias

• [nova:embed] Fix extraction (#18222)

Extractors

• [wwe] Extract subtitles
• [wwe] Add support for playlistst (#14781)
• [wwe] Add support for wwe.com (#14781, #17450)

• [vk] Detect geo restriction (#17767)
• [openload] Use original host during extraction (#18211)
• [atvat] Fix extraction (#18041)

• [rte] Add support for new API endpoint (#18206)

• [tnaflixnetwork:embed] Fix extraction (#18205)
• [picarto] Use API and add token support (#16518)

• [zype] Add support for player.zype.com (#18143)

• [vivo] Fix extraction (#18139)
• [ruutu] Update API endpoint (#18138)

Extractors

• [youtube] Add another JS signature function name regex (#18091, #18093,
  #18094)

• [facebook] Fix tahoe request (#17171)
• [cliphunter] Fix extraction (#18083)

• [youtube:playlist] Add support for invidio.us (#18077)

• [zattoo] Arrange API hosts for derived extractors (#18035)

• [youtube] Add fallback metadata extraction from videoDetails (#18052)

Core

• [extractor/common] Ensure response handle is not prematurely closed before
  it can be read if it matches expected_status (#17195, #17846, #17447)

Extractors

• [laola1tv:embed] Set correct stream access URL scheme (#16341)

• [ehftv] Add support for ehftv.com (#15408)

• [azmedien] Adopt to major site redesign (#17745, #17746)

• [twitcasting] Add support for twitcasting.tv (#17981)

• [orf:tvthek] Fix extraction (#17737, #17956, #18024)

• [openload] Add support for oload.fun (#18045)

• [njpwworld] Fix authentication (#17427)

• [linkedin:learning] Add support for linkedin.com/learning (#13545)

• [theplatform] Improve error detection (#13222)
• [cnbc] Simplify extraction (#14280, #17110)

• [cbnc] Add support for new URL schema (#14193)

• [aparat] Improve extraction and extract more metadata (#17445, #18008)
• [aparat] Fix extraction

Core

• [extractor/common] Add validation for JSON-LD URLs

Extractors

• [sportbox] Add support for matchtv.ru

• [sportbox] Fix extraction (#17978)
• [screencast] Fix extraction (#14590, #14617, #17990)

• [openload] Add support for oload.icu
• [ivi] Add support for ivi.tv

• [crunchyroll] Improve extraction failsafeness (#17991)
• [dailymail] Fix formats extraction (#17976)
• [viewster] Reduce format requests
• [cwtv] Handle API errors (#17905)

• [rutube] Use geo verification headers (#17897)
• [brightcove:legacy] Add fallbacks to brightcove:new (#13912)

• [tv3] Remove extractor (#10461, #15339)

• [ted] Fix extraction for HTTP and RTMP formats (#5941, #17572, #17894)

• [openload] Add support for oload.cc (#17823)
• [patreon] Extract post_file URL (#17792)

• [patreon] Fix extraction (#14502, #10471)

Extractors

• [funk:channel] Improve byChannelAlias extraction (#17142)
• [twitch] Fix authentication (#17024, #17126)
• [twitch:vod] Improve URL regular expression (#17135)
• [watchbox] Fix extraction (#17107)
• [pbs] Fix extraction (#17109)
• [theplatform] Relax URL regular expression (#16181, #17097)

• [viqeo] Add support for viqeo.tv (#17066)

Extractors

• [crunchyroll:playlist] Restrict URL regular expression (#17069, #17076)

• [pornhub] Add support for subtitles (#16924, #17088)

• [ceskatelevize] Use https for API call (#16997, #16999)
• [dailymotion:playlist] Fix extraction (#16894)
• [ted] Improve extraction
• [ted] Fix extraction for videos without nativeDownloads (#16756, #17085)
• [telecinco] Fix extraction (#17080)
• [mitele] Reduce number of requests
• [rai] Return non HTTP relinker URL intact (#17055)
• [vk] Fix extraction for inline only videos (#16923)
• [streamcloud] Fix extraction (#17054)
• [facebook] Fix tahoe player extraction with authentication (#16655)

• [puhutv] Add support for puhutv.com (#12712, #16010, #16269)

Core

• [utils] Introduce url_or_none

• [utils] Allow JSONP without function name (#17028)

• [extractor/common] Extract DASH and MSS formats from SMIL manifests

Extractors

• [bbc] Add support for BBC Radio Play pages (#17022)

• [iwara] Fix download URLs (#17026)
• [vrtnu] Relax title extraction and extract JSON-LD (#17018)

• [viu] Pass Referer and Origin headers and area id (#16992)
• [vimeo] Add another config regular expression (#17013)
• [facebook] Extract view count (#16942)

• [dailymotion] Improve description extraction (#16984)
• [slutload] Fix and improve extraction (#17001)
• [mediaset] Fix extraction (#16977)

• [theplatform] Add support for theplatform TLD customization (#16977)

• [imgur] Relax URL regular expression (#16987)
• [pornhub] Improve extraction and extract all formats (#12166, #15891, #16262,
  #16959)

Core

• [utils] Share JSON-LD regular expression
• [downloader/dash] Improve error handling (#16927)

Extractors

• [nrktv] Add support for new season and serie URL schema
• [nrktv] Add support for new episode URL schema (#16909)
• [frontendmasters] Add support for frontendmasters.com (#3661, #16328)

• [funk] Fix extraction (#16918)
• [watchbox] Fix extraction (#16904)
• [dplayit] Sort formats
• [dplayit] Fix extraction (#16901)
• [youtube] Improve login error handling (#13822)

Core

• [extractor/common] Properly escape % in MPD templates (#16867)
• [extractor/common] Use source URL as Referer for HTML5 entries (16849)
• Prefer ffmpeg over avconv by default (#8622)

Extractors

• [pluralsight] Switch to graphql (#16889, #16895, #16896, #16899)
• [lynda] Simplify login and improve error capturing (#16891)

• [go90] Add support for embed URLs (#16873)

• [go90] Detect geo restriction error and pass geo verification headers
  (#16874)
• [vlive] Fix live streams extraction (#16871)
• [npo] Fix typo (#16872)

• [mediaset] Add support for new videos and extract all formats (#16568)

• [dctptv] Restore extraction based on REST API (#16850)
• [svt] Improve extraction and add support for pages (#16802)
• [porncom] Fix extraction (#16808)

Extractors

• [joj] Relax URL regular expression (#16771)
• [brightcove] Workaround sonyliv DRM protected videos (#16807)
• [motherless] Fix extraction (#16786)
• [itv] Make SOAP request non fatal and extract metadata from webpage (#16780)

• [foxnews:insider] Remove extractor (#15810)

• [foxnews] Add support for iframe embeds (#15810, #16711)

Core

• [extractor/common] Introduce expected_status in download* methods
  for convenient accept of HTTP requests failed with non 2xx status codes
• [compat] Introduce compat_integer_types

Extractors

• [peertube] Improve generic support (#16733)

• [6play] Use geo verification headers

• [rtbf] Fix extraction for python 3.2
• [vgtv] Improve HLS formats extraction

• [vgtv] Add support for www.aftonbladet.se/tv URLs

• [bbccouk] Use expected_status
• [markiza] Expect 500 HTTP status code
• [tvnow] Try all clear manifest URLs (#15361)

Core

• [downloader/rtmp] Fix downloading in verbose mode (#16736)

Extractors

• [markiza] Add support for markiza.sk (#16750)

• [wat] Try all supported adaptive URLs

• [6play] Add support for rtlplay.be and extract hd usp formats
• [rtbf] Add support for audio and live streams (#9638, #11923)
• [rtbf] Extract HLS, DASH and all HTTP formats
• [rtbf] Extract subtitles
• [rtbf] Fixup specific HTTP URLs (#16101)
• [expressen] Add support for expressen.se

• [vidzi] Fix extraction (#16678)
• [pbs] Improve extraction (#16623, #16684)
• [bilibili] Restrict cid regular expression (#16638, #16734)

Core

• [downloader/http] Fix retry on error when streaming to stdout (#16699)

Extractors

• [discoverynetworks] Add support for disco-api videos (#16724)
• [dailymotion] Add support for password protected videos (#9789)
• [abc:iview] Add support for livestreams (#12354)

• [abc:iview] Fix extraction (#16704)

• [crackle] Add support for sonycrackle.com (#16698)
• [tvnet] Add support for tvnet.gov.vn (#15462)

• [nrk] Update API hosts and try all previously known ones (#16690)
• [wimp] Fix Youtube embeds extraction

Extractors

• [npo] Extend URL regular expression and add support for npostart.nl (#16682)

• [inc] Add support for another embed schema (#16666)

• [tv4] Fix format extraction (#16650)

• [nexx] Add support for free cdn (#16538)
• [pbs] Add another cove id pattern (#15373)
• [rbmaradio] Add support for 192k format (#16631)

Extractors

• [camtube] Add support for camtube.co
• [twitter:card] Extract guest token (#16609)
• [chaturbate] Use geo verification headers
• [bbc] Add support for bbcthree (#16612)

• [youtube] Move metadata extraction after video availability check

• [youtube] Extract track and artist
• [safari] Add support for new URL schema (#16614)

• [adn] Fix extraction

Core

• [utils] Improve determine_ext

Extractors

• [facebook] Add support for tahoe player videos (#15441, #16554)

• [cbc] Improve extraction (#16583, #16593)
• [openload] Improve ext extraction (#16595)

• [twitter:card] Add support for another endpoint (#16586)
• [openload] Add support for oload.win and oload.download (#16592)

• [audimedia] Fix extraction (#15309)

• [francetv] Add support for sport.francetvinfo.fr (#15645)

• [mlb] Improve extraction (#16587)

• [nhl] Remove old extractors

• [rbmaradio] Check formats availability (#16585)

Core

• [downloader/rtmp] Generalize download messages and report time elapsed
  on finish
• [downloader/rtmp] Gracefully handle live streams interrupted by user

Extractors

• [teamcoco] Fix extraction for full episodes (#16573)
• [spiegel] Fix info extraction (#16538)

• [apa] Add support for apa.at (#15041, #15672)
• [bellmedia] Add support for bnnbloomberg.ca (#16560)
• [9c9media] Extract MPD formats and subtitles

• [cammodels] Use geo verification headers

• [ufctv] Add support for authentication (#16542)
• [cammodels] Add support for cammodels.com (#14499)

• [utils] Fix style id extraction for namespaced id attribute in dfxp2srt
  (#16551)
• [soundcloud] Detect format extension (#16549)
• [cbc] Fix playlist title extraction (#16502)

• [tumblr] Detect and report sensitive media (#13829)
• [tumblr] Add support for authentication (#15133)

Core

• [utils] Improve parse_age_limit

Extractors

• [audiomack] Stringify video id (#15310)
• [izlesene] Fix extraction (#16233, #16271, #16407)

• [indavideo] Add support for generic embeds (#11989)

• [indavideo] Fix extraction (#11221)
• [indavideo] Sign download URLs (#16174)

• [peertube] Add support for PeerTube based sites (#16301, #16329)

• [imgur] Fix extraction (#16537)

• [hidive] Add support for authentication (#16534)
• [nbc] Add support for stream.nbcsports.com (#13911)
• [viewlift] Add support for hoichoi.tv (#16536)

• [go90] Extract age limit and detect DRM protection(#10127)
• [viewlift] fix extraction for snagfilms.com (#15766)
• [globo] Improve extraction (#4189)
  • Add support for authentication
  • Simplify URL signing
  • Extract DASH and MSS formats
• [leeco] Fix extraction (#16464)
• [teamcoco] Add fallback for format extraction (#16484)
• [teamcoco] Improve URL regular expression (#16484)
• [imdb] Improve extraction (#4085, #14557)

Extractors

• [vimeo:likes] Relax URL regular expression and fix single page likes
  extraction (#16475)
• [pluralsight] Fix clip id extraction (#16460)

• [mychannels] Add support for mychannels.com (#15334)

• [moniker] Remove extractor (#15336)

• [pbs] Fix embed data extraction (#16474)

• [mtv] Add support for paramountnetwork.com and bellator.com (#15418)

• [youtube] Fix hd720 format position
• [dailymotion] Remove fragment part from m3u8 URLs (#8915)
• [3sat] Improve extraction (#15350)
  • Extract all formats
  • Extract more format metadata
  • Improve format sorting
  • Use hls native downloader
  • Detect and bypass geo-restriction

• [dtube] Add support for d.tube (#15201)

• [options] Fix typo (#16450)
• [youtube] Improve format filesize extraction (#16453)
• [youtube] Make uploader extraction non fatal (#16444)
• [youtube] Fix extraction for embed restricted live streams (#16433)
• [nbc] Improve info extraction (#16440)
• [twitch:clips] Fix extraction (#16429)
• [redditr] Relax URL regular expression (#16426, #16427)
• [mixcloud] Bypass throttling for HTTP formats (#12579, #16424)

• [nick] Add support for nickjr.de (#13230)

• [teamcoco] Fix extraction (#16374)

Core

• [YoutubeDL] Ensure ext exists for automatic captions
• Introduce --geo-bypass-ip-block

Extractors

• [udemy] Extract asset captions
• [udemy] Extract stream URLs (#16372)
• [businessinsider] Add support for businessinsider.com (#16387, #16388, #16389)
• [cloudflarestream] Add support for cloudflarestream.com (#16375)

• [watchbox] Fix extraction (#16356)
• [discovery] Extract Affiliate/Anonymous Auth Token from cookies (#14954)

• [itv:btcc] Add support for itv.com/btcc (#16139)

• [tunein] Use live title for live streams (#16347)
• [itv] Improve extraction (#16253)

Core

• [downloader/fragment] Restart download if .ytdl file is corrupt (#16312)

• [extractor/common] Extract interaction statistic
• [utils] Add merge_dicts
• [extractor/common] Add _download_json_handle

Extractors

• [kaltura] Improve iframe embeds detection (#16337)

• [udemy] Extract outputs renditions (#16289, #16291, #16320, #16321, #16334,
  #16335)
• [zattoo] Add support for zattoo.com and mobiltv.quickline.com (#14668, #14676)

• [yandexmusic] Convert release_year to int
• [udemy] Override _download_webpage_handle instead of _download_webpage
• [xiami] Override _download_webpage_handle instead of _download_webpage
• [yandexmusic] Override _download_webpage_handle instead of _download_webpage
• [youtube] Correctly disable polymer on all requests (#16323, #16326)
• [generic] Prefer enclosures over links in RSS feeds (#16189)

• [redditr] Add support for old.reddit.com URLs (#16274)

• [nrktv] Update API host (#16324)

• [imdb] Extract all formats (#16249)
• [vimeo] Extract JSON-LD (#16295)

• [funk:channel] Improve extraction (#16285)

Core

• [utils] Fix match_str for boolean meta fields

• [Makefile] Add support for pandoc 2 and disable smart extension (#16251)

• [YoutubeDL] Fix typo in media extension compatibility checker (#16215)

Extractors

• [openload] Recognize IPv6 stream URLs (#16136, #16137, #16205, #16246,
  #16250)
• [twitch] Extract is_live according to status (#16259)

• [pornflip] Relax URL regular expression (#16258)

• [etonline] Remove extractor (#16256)

• [breakcom] Fix extraction (#16254)

• [youtube] Add ability to authenticate with cookies

• [youtube:feed] Implement lazy playlist extraction (#10184)

• [svt] Add support for TV channel live streams (#15279, #15809)

• [ccma] Fix video extraction (#15931)
• [rentv] Fix extraction (#15227)

• [nick] Add support for nickjr.nl (#16230)

• [extremetube] Fix metadata extraction

• [keezmovies] Add support for generic embeds (#16134, #16154)

• [nexx] Extract new azure URLs (#16223)
• [cbssports] Fix extraction (#16217)
• [kaltura] Improve embeds detection (#16201)
• [instagram:user] Fix extraction (#16119)
• [cbs] Skip DRM asset types (#16104)

Extractors

• [smotri:broadcast] Fix extraction (#16180)

• [picarto] Add support for picarto.tv (#6205, #12514, #15276, #15551)

• [vine:user] Fix extraction (#15514, #16190)
• [pornhub] Relax URL regular expression (#16165)
• [cbc:watch] Re-acquire device token when expired (#16160)

• [fxnetworks] Add support for https theplatform URLs (#16125, #16157)
• [instagram:user] Add request signing (#16119)
• [twitch] Add support for mobile URLs (#16146)

Core

• [YoutubeDL] Do not save/restore console title while simulate (#16103)
• [extractor/common] Relax JSON-LD context check (#16006)

Extractors

• [generic] Add support for tube8 embeds
• [generic] Add support for share-videos.se embeds (#16089, #16115)

• [odnoklassniki] Extend URL regular expression (#16081)
• [steam] Bypass mature content check (#16113)

• [acast] Extract more metadata

• [acast] Fix extraction (#16118)
• [instagram:user] Fix extraction (#16119)
• [drtuber] Fix title extraction (#16107, #16108)
• [liveleak] Extend URL regular expression (#16117)

• [openload] Add support for oload.xyz

• [openload] Relax stream URL regular expression
• [openload] Fix extraction (#16099)

• [svtplay:series] Add support for season URLs
• [svtplay:series] Add support for series (#11130, #16059)

Extractors

• [tvnow] Add support for shows (#15837)

• [dramafever] Fix authentication (#16067)
• [afreecatv] Use partial view only when necessary (#14450)

• [afreecatv] Add support for authentication (#14450)
• [nationalgeographic] Add support for new URL schema (#16001, #16054)

• [xvideos] Fix thumbnail extraction (#15978, #15979)
• [medialaan] Fix vod id (#16038)

• [openload] Add support for oload.site (#16039)

• [naver] Fix extraction (#16029)
• [dramafever] Partially switch to API v5 (#16026)
• [abc:iview] Unescape title and series meta fields (#15994)
• [videa] Extend URL regular expression (#16003)

Core

• [downloader/external] Add elapsed time to progress hook (#10876)

• [downloader/external,fragment] Fix download finalization when writing file
  to stdout (#10809, #10876, #15799)

Extractors

• [vrv] Fix extraction on python2 (#15928)
• [afreecatv] Update referrer (#15947)

• [24video] Add support for 24video.sexy (#15973)

• [crackle] Bypass geo restriction
• [crackle] Fix extraction (#15969)

• [lenta] Add support for lenta.ru (#15953)
• [instagram:user] Add pagination (#15934)

• [youku] Update ccode (#15939)
• [libsyn] Adapt to new page structure

Core

• [extractor/common] Improve thumbnail extraction for HTML5 entries
• Generalize XML manifest processing code and improve XSPF parsing

• [extractor/common] Add _download_xml_handle
• [extractor/common] Add support for relative URIs in _parse_xspf (#15794)

Extractors

• [7plus] Extract series metadata (#15862, #15906)

• [9now] Bypass geo restriction (#15920)
• [cbs] Skip unavailable assets (#13490, #13506, #15776)

• [canalc2] Add support for HTML5 videos (#15916, #15919)
• [ceskatelevize] Add support for iframe embeds (#15918)
• [prosiebensat1] Add support for galileo.tv (#15894)
• [generic] Add support for xfileshare embeds (#15879)

• [bilibili] Switch to v2 playurl API
• [bilibili] Fix and improve extraction (#15048, #15430, #15622, #15863)
• [heise] Improve extraction (#15496, #15784, #15026)
• [instagram] Fix user videos extraction (#15858)

Extractors

• [soundcloud] Update client id (#15866)

• [tennistv] Add support for tennistv.com
• [line] Add support for tv.line.me (#9427)

• [xnxx] Fix extraction (#15817)
• [njpwworld] Fix authentication (#15815)

Core

• [downloader/hls] Skip uplynk ad fragments (#15748)

Extractors

• [pornhub] Don't override session cookies (#15697)

• [raywenderlich] Add support for videos.raywenderlich.com (#15251)

• [funk] Fix extraction and rework extractors (#15792)
• [nexx] Restore reverse engineered approach

• [heise] Add support for kaltura embeds (#14961, #15728)
• [tvnow] Extract series metadata (#15774)

• [ruutu] Continue formats extraction on NOT-USED URLs (#15775)
• [vrtnu] Use redirect URL for building video JSON URL (#15767, #15769)
• [vimeo] Modernize login code and improve error messaging
• [archiveorg] Fix extraction (#15770, #15772)

• [hidive] Add support for hidive.com (#15494)

• [afreecatv] Detect deleted videos
• [afreecatv] Fix extraction (#15755)
• [vice] Fix extraction and rework extractors (#11101, #13019, #13622, #13778)

• [vidzi] Add support for vidzi.si (#15751)

• [npo] Fix typo

Core

• [utils] Add parse_resolution
  Revert respect --prefer-insecure while updating

Extractors

• [yapfiles] Add support for yapfiles.ru (#15726, #11085)

• [spankbang] Fix formats extraction (#15727)
• [adn] Fix extraction (#15716)

• [toggle] Extract DASH and ISM formats (#15721)
• [nickelodeon] Add support for nickelodeon.com.tr (#15706)

• [npo] Validate and filter format URLs (#15709)

Extractors

• [udemy] Use custom User-Agent (#15571)

Core

• [utils] Fixup some common URL typos in sanitize_url (#15649)

• Respect --prefer-insecure while updating (#15497)

Extractors

• [vidio] Fix HLS URL extraction (#15675)

• [nexx] Add support for arc.nexx.cloud URLs

• [nexx] Switch to arc API (#15652)
• [redtube] Fix duration extraction (#15659)

• [sonyliv] Respect referrer (#15648)
• [brightcove:new] Use referrer for formats' HTTP headers
• [cbc] Add support for olympics.cbc.ca (#15535)
• [fusion] Add support for fusion.tv (#15628)

• [npo] Improve quality metadata extraction
• [npo] Relax URL regular expression (#14987, #14994)

• [npo] Capture and output error message
• [pornhub] Add support for channels (#15613)

• [youtube] Handle shared URLs with generic extractor (#14303)

Core

• [YoutubeDL] Add support for filesize_approx in format selector (#15550)

Extractors

• [francetv] Add support for live streams (#13689)
• [francetv] Add support for zouzous.fr and ludo.fr (#10454, #13087, #13103,
  #15012)

• [francetv] Separate main extractor and rework others to delegate to it
• [francetv] Improve manifest URL signing (#15536)

• [francetv] Sign m3u8 manifest URLs (#15565)
• [veoh] Add support for embed URLs (#15561)

• [afreecatv] Fix extraction (#15556)
• [periscope] Use accessVideoPublic endpoint (#15554)
• [discovery] Fix auth request (#15542)

• [6play] Extract subtitles (#15541)

• [newgrounds] Fix metadata extraction (#15531)

• [nbc] Add support for stream.nbcolympics.com (#10295)

• [dvtv] Fix live streams extraction (#15442)

Extractors

• [myvi] Extend URL regular expression
• [myvi:embed] Add support for myvi.tv embeds (#15521)
• [prosiebensat1] Extend URL regular expression (#15520)

• [pokemon] Relax URL regular expression and extend title extraction (#15518)

• [gameinformer] Use geo verification headers

• [la7] Fix extraction (#15501, #15502)
• [gameinformer] Fix brightcove id extraction (#15416)

• [afreecatv] Pass referrer to video info request (#15507)
• [telebruxelles] Add support for live streams

• [telebruxelles] Relax URL regular expression
• [telebruxelles] Fix extraction (#15504)
• [extractor/common] Respect secure schemes in _extract_wowza_formats

Core

• [downloader/http] Randomize HTTP chunk size

• [downloader/http] Add ability to pass downloader options via info dict

• [downloader/http] Fix 302 infinite loops by not reusing requests

• Document http_chunk_size

Extractors

• [brightcove] Pass embed page URL as referrer (#15486)
• [youtube] Enforce using chunked HTTP downloading for DASH formats

Core

• Introduce --http-chunk-size for chunk-based HTTP downloading
• Add support for IronPython

• [downloader/ism] Fix Python 3.2 support

Extractors

• [redbulltv] Fix extraction (#15481)
• [redtube] Fix metadata extraction (#15472)
• [pladform] Respect platform id and extract HLS formats (#15468)

• [rtlnl] Remove progressive formats (#15459)

• [6play] Do no modify asset URLs with a token (#15248)
• [nationalgeographic] Relax URL regular expression
• [dplay] Relax URL regular expression (#15458)
• [cbsinteractive] Fix data extraction (#15451)

• [amcnetworks] Add support for sundancetv.com (#9260)

Core

• [extractor/common] Improve _json_ld for articles
• Switch codebase to use compat_b64decode

• [compat] Add compat_b64decode

Extractors

• [seznamzpravy] Add support for seznam.cz and seznamzpravy.cz (#14102, #14616)

• [dplay] Bypass geo restriction

• [dplay] Add support for disco-api videos (#15396)

• [youtube] Extract precise error messages (#15284)
• [teachertube] Capture and output error message
• [teachertube] Fix and relax thumbnail extraction (#15403)

• [prosiebensat1] Add another clip id regular expression (#15378)

• [tbs] Update tokenizer url (#15395)
• [mixcloud] Use compat_b64decode (#15394)

• [thesixtyone] Remove extractor (#15341)

Core

• [extractor/common] Improve jwplayer DASH formats extraction (#9242, #15187)
• [utils] Improve scientific notation handling in js_to_json (#14789)

Extractors

• [southparkdk] Add support for southparkstudios.nu
• [southpark] Add support for collections (#14803)

• [franceinter] Fix upload date extraction (#14996)

• [rtvs] Add support for rtvs.sk (#9242, #15187)

• [restudy] Fix extraction and extend URL regular expression (#15347)
• [youtube:live] Improve live detection (#15365)

• [springboardplatform] Add support for springboardplatform.com

• [prosiebensat1] Add another clip id regular expression (#15290)

• [ringtv] Remove extractor (#15345)

Extractors

• [soundcloud] Update client id (#15306)

• [kamcord] Remove extractor (#15322)

• [spiegel] Add support for nexx videos (#15285)

• [twitch] Fix authentication and error capture (#14090, #15264)
• [vk] Detect more errors due to copyright complaints (#15259)

Extractors

• [youtube] Fix live streams extraction (#15202)
• [wdr] Bypass geo restriction
• [wdr] Rework extractors (#14598)

• [wdr] Add support for wdrmaus.de/elefantenseite (#14598)
• [gamestar] Add support for gamepro.de (#3384)

• [viafree] Skip rtmp formats (#15232)

• [pandoratv] Add support for mobile URLs (#12441)
• [pandoratv] Add support for new URL format (#15131)
• [ximalaya] Add support for ximalaya.com (#14687)
• [digg] Add support for digg.com (#15214)

• [limelight] Tolerate empty pc formats (#15150, #15151, #15207)
• [ndr:embed:base] Make separate formats extraction non fatal (#15203)

• [weibo] Add extractor (#15079)
• [ok] Add support for live streams

• [canalplus] Fix extraction (#15072)
• [bilibili] Fix extraction (#15188)