diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/trutube.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/trutube.py
index 57f956683..a73f3c43a 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/trutube.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/trutube.py
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
-import re
-
 from .common import InfoExtractor
+from ..utils import xpath_text
 
 
 class TruTubeIE(InfoExtractor):
-    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?trutube\.tv/video/(?P<id>[0-9]+)/.*'
-    _TEST = {
+    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?trutube\.tv/(?:video/|nuevo/player/embed\.php\?v=)(?P<id>[0-9]+)'
+    _TESTS = [{
         'url': 'http://trutube.tv/video/14880/Ramses-II-Proven-To-Be-A-Red-Headed-Caucasoid-',
         'md5': 'c5b6e301b0a2040b074746cbeaa26ca1',
         'info_dict': {
@@ -16,29 +15,26 @@ class TruTubeIE(InfoExtractor):
             'title': 'Ramses II - Proven To Be A Red Headed Caucasoid',
             'thumbnail': 're:^http:.*\.jpg$',
         }
-    }
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://trutube.tv/nuevo/player/embed.php?v=14880',
+        'only_matching': True,
+    }]
 
     def _real_extract(self, url):
-        mobj = re.match(self._VALID_URL, url)
-        video_id = mobj.group('id')
+        video_id = self._match_id(url)
 
-        webpage = self._download_webpage(url, video_id)
-        video_title = self._og_search_title(webpage).strip()
-        thumbnail = self._search_regex(
-            r"var splash_img = '([^']+)';", webpage, 'thumbnail', fatal=False)
+        config = self._download_xml(
+            'https://trutube.tv/nuevo/player/config.php?v=%s' % video_id,
+            video_id, transform_source=lambda s: s.strip())
 
-        all_formats = re.finditer(
-            r"var (?P<key>[a-z]+)_video_file\s*=\s*'(?P<url>[^']+)';", webpage)
-        formats = [{
-            'format_id': m.group('key'),
-            'quality': -i,
-            'url': m.group('url'),
-        } for i, m in enumerate(all_formats)]
-        self._sort_formats(formats)
+        # filehd is always 404
+        video_url = xpath_text(config, './file', 'video URL', fatal=True)
+        title = xpath_text(config, './title', 'title')
+        thumbnail = xpath_text(config, './image', ' thumbnail')
 
         return {
             'id': video_id,
-            'title': video_title,
-            'formats': formats,
+            'url': video_url,
+            'title': title,
             'thumbnail': thumbnail,
         }