diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/__init__.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/__init__.py
index 3f740baa1..1149dc1ec 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/__init__.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/__init__.py
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ from .myvideo import MyVideoIE
 from .naver import NaverIE
 from .nba import NBAIE
 from .nbc import NBCNewsIE
+from .ndtv import NDTVIE
 from .newgrounds import NewgroundsIE
 from .nhl import NHLIE, NHLVideocenterIE
 from .niconico import NiconicoIE
diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/ndtv.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/ndtv.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2e8501f99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/ndtv.py
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+import json
+import re
+import time
+
+from .common import InfoExtractor
+from ..utils import month_by_name
+
+
+class NDTVIE(InfoExtractor):
+    _VALID_URL = r'^https?://(?:www\.)?ndtv\.com/video/player/[^/]*/[^/]*/(?P<id>[a-z0-9]+)'
+
+    _TEST = {
+        u"url": u"http://www.ndtv.com/video/player/news/ndtv-exclusive-don-t-need-character-certificate-from-rahul-gandhi-says-arvind-kejriwal/300710",
+        u"file": u"300710.mp4",
+        u"md5": u"39f992dbe5fb531c395d8bbedb1e5e88",
+        u"info_dict": {
+            u"title": u"NDTV exclusive: Don't need character certificate from Rahul Gandhi, says Arvind Kejriwal",
+            u"description": u"In an exclusive interview to NDTV, Aam Aadmi Party's Arvind Kejriwal says it makes no difference to him that Rahul Gandhi said the Congress needs to learn from his party.",
+            u"upload_date": u"20131208",
+            u"duration": 1327,
+            u"thumbnail": u"http://i.ndtvimg.com/video/images/vod/medium/2013-12/big_300710_1386518307.jpg",
+        },
+    }
+
+    def _real_extract(self, url):
+        mobj = re.match(self._VALID_URL, url)
+        video_id = mobj.group('id')
+
+        webpage = self._download_webpage(url, video_id)
+
+        filename = self._search_regex(
+            r"__filename='([^']+)'", webpage, u'video filename')
+        video_url = (u'http://bitcast-b.bitgravity.com/ndtvod/23372/ndtv/%s' %
+                     filename)
+
+        duration_str = filename = self._search_regex(
+            r"__duration='([^']+)'", webpage, u'duration', fatal=False)
+        duration = None if duration_str is None else int(duration_str)
+
+        date_m = re.search(r'''(?x)
+            <p\s+class="vod_dateline">\s*
+                Published\s+On:\s*
+                (?P<monthname>[A-Za-z]+)\s+(?P<day>[0-9]+),\s*(?P<year>[0-9]+)
+            ''', webpage)
+        upload_date = None
+        assert date_m
+        if date_m is not None:
+            month = month_by_name(date_m.group('monthname'))
+            if month is not None:
+                upload_date = '%s%02d%02d' % (
+                    date_m.group('year'), month, int(date_m.group('day')))
+
+        description = self._og_search_description(webpage)
+        READ_MORE = u' (Read more)'
+        if description.endswith(READ_MORE):
+            description = description[:-len(READ_MORE)]
+
+        return {
+            'id': video_id,
+            'url': video_url,
+            'title': self._og_search_title(webpage),
+            'description': description,
+            'thumbnail': self._og_search_thumbnail(webpage),
+            'duration': duration,
+            'upload_date': upload_date,
+        }
diff --git a/youtube_dl/utils.py b/youtube_dl/utils.py
index 64300d8e0..0dab9fcc5 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/utils.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/utils.py
@@ -1045,3 +1045,15 @@ def get_term_width():
     except:
         pass
     return None
+
+
+def month_by_name(name):
+    """ Return the number of a month by (locale-independently) English name """
+
+    ENGLISH_NAMES = [
+        u'Januar', u'February', u'March', u'April', u'May', u'June',
+        u'July', u'August', u'September', u'October', u'November', u'December']
+    try:
+        return ENGLISH_NAMES.index(name) + 1
+    except ValueError:
+        return None