+
+
+class ArteTVPlus7IE(InfoExtractor):
+    IE_NAME = 'arte.tv:+7'
+    _VALID_URL = r'https?://www\.arte.tv/guide/(?P<lang>fr|de)/(?:(?:sendungen|emissions)/)?(?P<id>.*?)/(?P<name>.*?)(\?.*)?'
+
+    @classmethod
+    def _extract_url_info(cls, url):
+        mobj = re.match(cls._VALID_URL, url)
+        lang = mobj.group('lang')
+        # This is not a real id, it can be for example AJT for the news
+        # http://www.arte.tv/guide/fr/emissions/AJT/arte-journal
+        video_id = mobj.group('id')
+        return video_id, lang
+
+    def _real_extract(self, url):
+        video_id, lang = self._extract_url_info(url)
+        webpage = self._download_webpage(url, video_id)
+        return self._extract_from_webpage(webpage, video_id, lang)
+
+    def _extract_from_webpage(self, webpage, video_id, lang):
+        json_url = self._html_search_regex(r'arte_vp_url="(.*?)"', webpage, 'json url')
+        return self._extract_from_json_url(json_url, video_id, lang)
+
+    def _extract_from_json_url(self, json_url, video_id, lang):
+        json_info = self._download_webpage(json_url, video_id, 'Downloading info json')
+        self.report_extraction(video_id)
+        info = json.loads(json_info)
+        player_info = info['videoJsonPlayer']
+
+        info_dict = {
+            'id': player_info['VID'],
+            'title': player_info['VTI'],
+            'description': player_info.get('VDE'),
+            'upload_date': unified_strdate(player_info.get('VDA', '').split(' ')[0]),
+            'thumbnail': player_info.get('programImage') or player_info.get('VTU', {}).get('IUR'),
+        }
+
+        all_formats = player_info['VSR'].values()
+        # Some formats use the m3u8 protocol
+        all_formats = list(filter(lambda f: f.get('videoFormat') != 'M3U8', all_formats))
+        def _match_lang(f):
+            if f.get('versionCode') is None:
+                return True
+            # Return true if that format is in the language of the url
+            if lang == 'fr':
+                l = 'F'
+            elif lang == 'de':
+                l = 'A'
+            regexes = [r'VO?%s' % l, r'VO?.-ST%s' % l]
+            return any(re.match(r, f['versionCode']) for r in regexes)
+        # Some formats may not be in the same language as the url
+        formats = filter(_match_lang, all_formats)
+        formats = list(formats) # in python3 filter returns an iterator
+        if not formats:
+            # Some videos are only available in the 'Originalversion'
+            # they aren't tagged as being in French or German
+            if all(f['versionCode'] == 'VO' for f in all_formats):
+                formats = all_formats
+            else:
+                raise ExtractorError(u'The formats list is empty')
+
+        if re.match(r'[A-Z]Q', formats[0]['quality']) is not None:
+            def sort_key(f):
+                return ['HQ', 'MQ', 'EQ', 'SQ'].index(f['quality'])
+        else:
+            def sort_key(f):
+                return (
+                    # Sort first by quality
+                    int(f.get('height',-1)),
+                    int(f.get('bitrate',-1)),
+                    # The original version with subtitles has lower relevance
+                    re.match(r'VO-ST(F|A)', f.get('versionCode', '')) is None,
+                    # The version with sourds/mal subtitles has also lower relevance
+                    re.match(r'VO?(F|A)-STM\1', f.get('versionCode', '')) is None,
+                )
+        formats = sorted(formats, key=sort_key)
+        def _format(format_info):
+            quality = ''
+            height = format_info.get('height')
+            if height is not None:
+                quality = compat_str(height)
+            bitrate = format_info.get('bitrate')
+            if bitrate is not None:
+                quality += '-%d' % bitrate
+            if format_info.get('versionCode') is not None:
+                format_id = '%s-%s' % (quality, format_info['versionCode'])
+            else:
+                format_id = quality
+            info = {
+                'format_id': format_id,
+                'format_note': format_info.get('versionLibelle'),
+                'width': format_info.get('width'),
+                'height': height,
+            }
+            if format_info['mediaType'] == 'rtmp':
+                info['url'] = format_info['streamer']
+                info['play_path'] = 'mp4:' + format_info['url']
+                info['ext'] = 'flv'
+            else:
+                info['url'] = format_info['url']
+                info['ext'] = determine_ext(info['url'])
+            return info
+        info_dict['formats'] = [_format(f) for f in formats]
+
+        return info_dict
+
+
+# It also uses the arte_vp_url url from the webpage to extract the information
+class ArteTVCreativeIE(ArteTVPlus7IE):
+    IE_NAME = 'arte.tv:creative'
+    _VALID_URL = r'https?://creative\.arte\.tv/(?P<lang>fr|de)/magazine?/(?P<id>.+)'
+
+    _TEST = {
+        'url': 'http://creative.arte.tv/de/magazin/agentur-amateur-corporate-design',
+        'file': '050489-002.mp4',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'title': 'Agentur Amateur / Agence Amateur #2 : Corporate Design',
+        },
+    }
+
+
+class ArteTVFutureIE(ArteTVPlus7IE):
+    IE_NAME = 'arte.tv:future'
+    _VALID_URL = r'https?://future\.arte\.tv/(?P<lang>fr|de)/(thema|sujet)/.*?#article-anchor-(?P<id>\d+)'
+
+    _TEST = {
+        'url': 'http://future.arte.tv/fr/sujet/info-sciences#article-anchor-7081',
+        'file': '050940-003.mp4',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'title': 'Les champignons au secours de la planète',
+        },
+    }
+
+    def _real_extract(self, url):
+        anchor_id, lang = self._extract_url_info(url)
+        webpage = self._download_webpage(url, anchor_id)
+        row = get_element_by_id(anchor_id, webpage)
+        return self._extract_from_webpage(row, anchor_id, lang)
+
+
+class ArteTVDDCIE(ArteTVPlus7IE):
+    IE_NAME = 'arte.tv:ddc'
+    _VALID_URL = r'http?://ddc\.arte\.tv/(?P<lang>emission|folge)/(?P<id>.+)'
+
+    def _real_extract(self, url):
+        video_id, lang = self._extract_url_info(url)
+        if lang == 'folge':
+            lang = 'de'
+        elif lang == 'emission':
+            lang = 'fr'
+        webpage = self._download_webpage(url, video_id)
+        scriptElement = get_element_by_attribute('class', 'visu_video_block', webpage)
+        script_url = self._html_search_regex(r'src="(.*?)"', scriptElement, 'script url')
+        javascriptPlayerGenerator = self._download_webpage(script_url, video_id, 'Download javascript player generator')
+        json_url = self._search_regex(r"json_url=(.*)&rendering_place.*", javascriptPlayerGenerator, 'json url')
+        return self._extract_from_json_url(json_url, video_id, lang)