+    _VALID_URL = r'https?://.*brightcove\.com/(services|viewer).*\?(?P<query>.*)'
+    _FEDERATED_URL_TEMPLATE = 'http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/htmlFederated?%s'
+
+    _TESTS = [
+        {
+            # From http://www.8tv.cat/8aldia/videos/xavier-sala-i-martin-aquesta-tarda-a-8-al-dia/
+            'url': 'http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/htmlFederated?playerID=1654948606001&flashID=myExperience&%40videoPlayer=2371591881001',
+            'file': '2371591881001.mp4',
+            'md5': '5423e113865d26e40624dce2e4b45d95',
+            'note': 'Test Brightcove downloads and detection in GenericIE',
+            'info_dict': {
+                'title': 'Xavier Sala i Martín: “Un banc que no presta és un banc zombi que no serveix per a res”',
+                'uploader': '8TV',
+                'description': 'md5:a950cc4285c43e44d763d036710cd9cd',
+            }
+        },
+        {
+            # From http://medianetwork.oracle.com/video/player/1785452137001
+            'url': 'http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/htmlFederated?playerID=1217746023001&flashID=myPlayer&%40videoPlayer=1785452137001',
+            'file': '1785452137001.flv',
+            'info_dict': {
+                'title': 'JVMLS 2012: Arrays 2.0 - Opportunities and Challenges',
+                'description': 'John Rose speaks at the JVM Language Summit, August 1, 2012.',
+                'uploader': 'Oracle',
+            },
+        },
+        {
+            # From http://mashable.com/2013/10/26/thermoelectric-bracelet-lets-you-control-your-body-temperature/
+            'url': 'http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?&playerID=1265504713001&publisherID=AQ%7E%7E%2CAAABBzUwv1E%7E%2CxP-xFHVUstiMFlNYfvF4G9yFnNaqCw_9&videoID=2750934548001',
+            'info_dict': {
+                'id': '2750934548001',
+                'ext': 'mp4',
+                'title': 'This Bracelet Acts as a Personal Thermostat',
+                'description': 'md5:547b78c64f4112766ccf4e151c20b6a0',
+                'uploader': 'Mashable',
+            },
+        },
+        {
+            # test that the default referer works
+            # from http://national.ballet.ca/interact/video/Lost_in_Motion_II/
+            'url': 'http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid756015033001?bckey=AQ~~,AAAApYJi_Ck~,GxhXCegT1Dp39ilhXuxMJxasUhVNZiil&bctid=2878862109001',
+            'info_dict': {
+                'id': '2878862109001',
+                'ext': 'mp4',
+                'title': 'Lost in Motion II',
+                'description': 'md5:363109c02998fee92ec02211bd8000df',
+                'uploader': 'National Ballet of Canada',
+            },
+        }
+    ]
+
+    @classmethod
+    def _build_brighcove_url(cls, object_str):
+        """
+        Build a Brightcove url from a xml string containing
+        <object class="BrightcoveExperience">{params}</object>
+        """
+
+        # Fix up some stupid HTML, see https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/issues/1553
+        object_str = re.sub(r'(<param name="[^"]+" value="[^"]+")>',
+                            lambda m: m.group(1) + '/>', object_str)
+        # Fix up some stupid XML, see https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/issues/1608
+        object_str = object_str.replace('<--', '<!--')
+        object_str = fix_xml_ampersands(object_str)
+
+        object_doc = xml.etree.ElementTree.fromstring(object_str)
+
+        fv_el = find_xpath_attr(object_doc, './param', 'name', 'flashVars')
+        if fv_el is not None:
+            flashvars = dict(
+                (k, v[0])
+                for k, v in compat_parse_qs(fv_el.attrib['value']).items())
+        else:
+            flashvars = {}
+
+        def find_param(name):
+            if name in flashvars:
+                return flashvars[name]
+            node = find_xpath_attr(object_doc, './param', 'name', name)
+            if node is not None:
+                return node.attrib['value']
+            return None
+
+        params = {}
+
+        playerID = find_param('playerID')
+        if playerID is None:
+            raise ExtractorError('Cannot find player ID')
+        params['playerID'] = playerID
+
+        playerKey = find_param('playerKey')
+        # Not all pages define this value
+        if playerKey is not None:
+            params['playerKey'] = playerKey
+        # The three fields hold the id of the video
+        videoPlayer = find_param('@videoPlayer') or find_param('videoId') or find_param('videoID')
+        if videoPlayer is not None:
+            params['@videoPlayer'] = videoPlayer
+        linkBase = find_param('linkBaseURL')
+        if linkBase is not None:
+            params['linkBaseURL'] = linkBase
+        data = compat_urllib_parse.urlencode(params)
+        return cls._FEDERATED_URL_TEMPLATE % data
+
+    @classmethod
+    def _extract_brightcove_url(cls, webpage):
+        """Try to extract the brightcove url from the webpage, returns None
+        if it can't be found
+        """
+        urls = cls._extract_brightcove_urls(webpage)
+        return urls[0] if urls else None
+
+    @classmethod
+    def _extract_brightcove_urls(cls, webpage):
+        """Return a list of all Brightcove URLs from the webpage """
+
+        url_m = re.search(r'<meta\s+property="og:video"\s+content="(http://c.brightcove.com/[^"]+)"', webpage)
+        if url_m:
+            return [unescapeHTML(url_m.group(1))]
+
+        matches = re.findall(
+            r'''(?sx)<object
+            (?:
+                [^>]+?class=[\'"][^>]*?BrightcoveExperience.*?[\'"] |
+                [^>]*?>\s*<param\s+name="movie"\s+value="https?://[^/]*brightcove\.com/
+            ).+?</object>''',
+            webpage)
+        return [cls._build_brighcove_url(m) for m in matches]