# Get JSON parameters
         json_params = self._search_regex(
-            r'var currentVideo = new Video\((.*)\)[,;]',
+            [r'videoJa?son\s*=\s*({.+})',
+             r'var\s+currentVideo\s*=\s*new\s+Video\((.+?)\)[,;]'],
             webpage, 'JSON parameters')
         try:
             params = json.loads(json_params)
-        except:
+        except ValueError:
             raise ExtractorError('Invalid JSON')
 
         self.report_extraction(video_id)