diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/generic.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/generic.py
index 8cef61c3c..6df89f814 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/generic.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/generic.py
@@ -1655,7 +1655,7 @@ class GenericIE(InfoExtractor):
         if not found:
             # Broaden the findall a little bit: JWPlayer JS loader
             found = filter_video(re.findall(
-                r'[^A-Za-z0-9]?file["\']?:\s*["\'](http(?![^\'"]+\.[0-9]+[\'"])[^\'"]+)["\']', webpage))
+                r'[^A-Za-z0-9]?(?:file|video_url)["\']?:\s*["\'](http(?![^\'"]+\.[0-9]+[\'"])[^\'"]+)["\']', webpage))
         if not found:
             # Flow player
             found = filter_video(re.findall(r'''(?xs)