+class NowTVBaseIE(InfoExtractor):
+    _VIDEO_FIELDS = (
+        'id', 'title', 'free', 'geoblocked', 'articleLong', 'articleShort',
+        'broadcastStartDate', 'seoUrl', 'duration', 'files',
+        'format.defaultImage169Format', 'format.defaultImage169Logo')
+
+    def _extract_video(self, info, display_id=None):
+        video_id = compat_str(info['id'])
+
+        files = info['files']
+        if not files:
+            if info.get('geoblocked', False):
+                raise ExtractorError(
+                    'Video %s is not available from your location due to geo restriction' % video_id,
+                    expected=True)
+            if not info.get('free', True):
+                raise ExtractorError(
+                    'Video %s is not available for free' % video_id, expected=True)
+
+        formats = []
+        for item in files['items']:
+            if determine_ext(item['path']) != 'f4v':
+                continue
+            app, play_path = remove_start(item['path'], '/').split('/', 1)
+            formats.append({
+                'url': 'rtmpe://fms.rtl.de',
+                'app': app,
+                'play_path': 'mp4:%s' % play_path,
+                'ext': 'flv',
+                'page_url': 'http://rtlnow.rtl.de',
+                'player_url': 'http://cdn.static-fra.de/now/vodplayer.swf',
+                'tbr': int_or_none(item.get('bitrate')),
+            })
+        self._sort_formats(formats)
+
+        title = info['title']
+        description = info.get('articleLong') or info.get('articleShort')
+        timestamp = parse_iso8601(info.get('broadcastStartDate'), ' ')
+        duration = parse_duration(info.get('duration'))
+
+        f = info.get('format', {})
+        thumbnail = f.get('defaultImage169Format') or f.get('defaultImage169Logo')
+
+        return {
+            'id': video_id,
+            'display_id': display_id or info.get('seoUrl'),
+            'title': title,
+            'description': description,
+            'thumbnail': thumbnail,
+            'timestamp': timestamp,
+            'duration': duration,
+            'formats': formats,
+        }
+
+
+class NowTVIE(NowTVBaseIE):
+    _WORKING = False
+    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?nowtv\.(?:de|at|ch)/(?:rtl|rtl2|rtlnitro|superrtl|ntv|vox)/(?P<show_id>[^/]+)/(?:(?:list/[^/]+|jahr/\d{4}/\d{1,2})/)?(?P<id>[^/]+)/(?:player|preview)'