-        data_json = self._search_regex(r'var\s+vars\s*=\s*({.+?});', info_page, 'vars')
-        data = json.loads(data_json)
-
-        # Extract upload date
-        upload_date = None
-        mobj = re.search(r'id="mv_date(?:_views)?_wrap"[^>]*>([a-zA-Z]+ [0-9]+), ([0-9]+) at', info_page)
-        if mobj is not None:
-            mobj.group(1) + ' ' + mobj.group(2)
-            upload_date = unified_strdate(mobj.group(1) + ' ' + mobj.group(2))
-
-        view_count = None
-        views = self._html_search_regex(
-            r'"mv_views_count_number"[^>]*>(.+?\bviews?)<',
-            info_page, 'view count', default=None)
-        if views:
-            view_count = str_to_int(self._search_regex(
-                r'([\d,.]+)', views, 'view count', fatal=False))
+        # vars does not look to be served anymore since 24.10.2016
+        data = self._parse_json(
+            self._search_regex(
+                r'var\s+vars\s*=\s*({.+?});', info_page, 'vars', default='{}'),
+            video_id, fatal=False)
+
+        # <!json> is served instead
+        if not data:
+            data = self._parse_json(
+                self._search_regex(
+                    [r'<!json>\s*({.+?})\s*<!>', r'<!json>\s*({.+})'],
+                    info_page, 'json', default='{}'),
+                video_id)
+            if data:
+                data = data['player']['params'][0]
+
+        if not data:
+            data = self._parse_json(
+                self._search_regex(
+                    r'var\s+playerParams\s*=\s*({.+?})\s*;\s*\n', info_page,
+                    'player params'),
+                video_id)['params'][0]
+
+        title = unescapeHTML(data['md_title'])
+
+        # 2 = live
+        # 3 = post live (finished live)
+        is_live = data.get('live') == 2
+        if is_live:
+            title = self._live_title(title)
+
+        timestamp = unified_timestamp(self._html_search_regex(
+            r'class=["\']mv_info_date[^>]+>([^<]+)(?:<|from)', info_page,
+            'upload date', default=None)) or int_or_none(data.get('date'))
+
+        view_count = str_to_int(self._search_regex(
+            r'class=["\']mv_views_count[^>]+>\s*([\d,.]+)',
+            info_page, 'view count', default=None))