diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/nowness.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/nowness.py
index d480fb58c..446f5901c 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/nowness.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/nowness.py
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 # encoding: utf-8
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
-from .brightcove import BrightcoveLegacyIE
+from .brightcove import (
+    BrightcoveLegacyIE,
+    BrightcoveNewIE,
+)
 from .common import InfoExtractor
 from ..compat import compat_str
 from ..utils import (
@@ -23,9 +26,12 @@ class NownessBaseIE(InfoExtractor):
                             note='Downloading player JavaScript',
                             errnote='Unable to download player JavaScript')
                         bc_url = BrightcoveLegacyIE._extract_brightcove_url(player_code)
-                        if bc_url is None:
-                            raise ExtractorError('Could not find player definition')
-                        return self.url_result(bc_url, 'BrightcoveLegacy')
+                        if bc_url:
+                            return self.url_result(bc_url, BrightcoveLegacyIE.ie_key())
+                        bc_url = BrightcoveNewIE._extract_url(player_code)
+                        if bc_url:
+                            return self.url_result(bc_url, BrightcoveNewIE.ie_key())
+                        raise ExtractorError('Could not find player definition')
                     elif source == 'vimeo':
                         return self.url_result('http://vimeo.com/%s' % video_id, 'Vimeo')
                     elif source == 'youtube':